Waqt (1965 film)
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| Waqt | |
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 1965 movie poster |
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| Directed by | Yash Chopra |
| Produced by | B.R. Chopra |
| Written by | Akhtar-Ul-Iman (dialogue) Akhtar Mirza (story) |
| Starring | Sunil Dutt Sadhana Raaj Kumar Shashi Kapoor Sharmila Tagore |
| Music by | Ravi |
| Cinematography | Dharam Chopra |
| Editing by | Pran Mehra |
| Distributed by | Shemaroo Video Pvt. Ltd. |
| Release date(s) | 1965 |
| Running time | 206 min. |
| Language | Hindi |
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Waqt (Hindi: वक़्त, Urdu: وقت) is a 1965 Indian film directed by Yash Chopra. It made it onto BFI's long list of films in consideration for their top ten award.[1] It was produced by B.R. Chopra and starred an ensemble cast including Sunil Dutt, Raaj Kumar, Shashi Kapoor, Sadhana, Balraj Sahni and Madan Puri. Apart from the main stars it also had the then not so famous Sharmila Tagore and Rehman.
It pioneered the concept of films with multiple stars, starting a trend followed by other films.[2] The movie and its music did very well. The plot is standards. A happy family separated by waqt (time), goes through a series of trials trying to reunite. Yash Chopra won his first Best Director award for this movie.
The film contains the popular Hindi song "Aage Bhi Jaane Na Tu" sung by Asha Bhosle.
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[edit] References
- ^ "Long list". bfi.org.uk. 3 November 2005. Accessed 3 April 2006
- ^ "Waqt: Where Time Stands Still." Rediff.
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