Anurodh

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Anurodh
Directed by	Shakti Samanta
Starring	Rajesh Khanna Vinod Mehra Simple Kapadia
Music by	Laxmikant Pyarelal
Cinematography	Aloke Dasgupta
Editing by	Bijoy Chowdhary
Release date(s)	1977
Country	India
Language	Hindi
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Anurodh is a 1977 Hindi film, based on the 1963 Bengali film Deya Neya, produced by Girija Samanta and directed by Shakti Samanta. The film stars Rajesh Khanna, Vinod Mehra, Simple Kapadia, Rita Bhaduri, Ashok Kumar, Asrani, Asit Sen Utpal Dutt and Nirupa Roy. The music of the film is by Laxmikant Pyarelal. Director Shakti Samanta later said that although the film had an "interesting story," he felt that audiences didn't want to accept the leading man, Rajesh Khanna, doing romantic scenes with his real-life wife Dimple Kapadia's sister Simple Kapadia.^[1]

Synopsis

Mr. Choudhary does not approve of his son, Arun (Rajesh Khanna), indulging in singing songs and music, instead wanting him to be a businessman like himself. Out of fear of his father finding out about his continued indulgence, Arun changes his name to Sanjay Kumar. He soon becomes a popular singer, and he is hired by the local radio station to sing songs. With his increasing popularity, the risk of his father discovering the truth has also increased, and so Arun must struggle to keep his singing career a secret.