Aar Paar (1985 film)

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Aar Paar
Poster
Directed by	Shakti Samanta
Written by	Shaktipada Rajguru
Produced by	Shakti Samanta
Starring	Rozina Mithun Chakraborty Utpal Dutt
Music by	R D Burman
Release date	22 November 1985 (1985-11-22)
Running time	130 min.
Countries	India, Bangladesh
Languages	Hindi, Bengali

Aar Paar (transl. This or That), also released as Annay Abichar/ Abichar, is a 1985 Indo-Bangladesh joint venture action film directed by Shakti Samanta, based on the story of Shaktipada Rajguru.^[1] It stars Rozina, Mithun Chakraborty, and Utpal Dutt in lead roles.^[2]

Plot

Ghanashyam aka Ghana (Mithun Chakraborty) is an honest fisherman with a coterie with whom he conducts his fishing work. He is indebted to Mahesh Manna aka Mahesh Babu for the loan he took to buy his boat.

Mahesh Manna is crooked, and cons Ghana and the likes of him by under-weighing their fishing catch — among other things. He also lusts after Ghana's love interest Kamli (Rozina).

As Ghana's problems mount and Mahesh Babu's plans to exploit them unravel, the situation sets up a final confrontation that even the local crooked cop (Asit Sen) cannot deter.

Soundtrack

Lyrics: Anand Bakshi

"Jaiyo Na Jaiyo Na Door Humre Jiya Me Rahiyo" – Sabina Yasmin, Kishore Kumar
"Gali Gali Shor Hai, Sethiya Chor" – Kishore Kumar
"Kaunse Dariya, Kaunse Nadiya Ka Tu Rehane Waala" – Sabina Yasmin
"O Maajhi Teri Naiyaan Se Chhuta Kinaara" – R D Burman
"Mera Naam Pannabai Patnewali" – Shailendra Singh, Asha Bhosle
"Kaunse Dariya, Kaunse Nadiya Ki Tu Rehane Waali" – Kishore Kumar

Cast

Rozina as Kamli
Nuton as Pannabai
Mithun Chakraborty as Ghansham alias Ghaniya
Utpal Dutt as Mahesh Babu
Tarun Ghosh as Padla
Hasan Imam
Deepa Sahi
Asit Sen
Manik Dutt as Jatin
Maya Ghosh
A.T.M. Shamsuzzaman (Bangladesh)
Golam Mustafa (Bangladesh)
Ahmed Sharif

Bengali voice track version

The film was also released on 18 October 1985 with a Bengali-language voice track as Anyay Abichar.^[3]^[4]

References

^ FilmiClub. "Aar Paar (1985) Complete Cast & Crew". FilmiClub. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
^ Akbar, Zahid (16 October 2021). "Bangladeshi actresses paving their way into Bollywood". The Daily Star. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
^ Rajadhyaksha, Ashish; Willemen, Paul, eds. (2014). Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema (2nd ed.). Routledge. p. 572. ISBN 978-1-135-94318-9.
^ Sur, Ansu, ed. (1999). Bengali Film Directory. Nandan. p. 212. OCLC 44167429.

External links

Aar Paar at IMDb

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