Amar Prem
Amar Prem () is a 1972 Indian romantic drama film directed by Shakti Samanta. It is a remake of the Bengali film "Nishi Padma" (1970), directed by Arabinda Mukherjee, who wrote screenplay for both the films based on the Bengali short story "Hinger Kochuri" by Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay. The film portrays the decline of human values and relationships and contrasts it by presenting an illustrious example of a boy's innocent love for a neighbourhood courtesan. The movie is about a school boy, who is ill-treated by his step mother, and becomes friends with a prostitute neighbour. The film stars Sharmila Tagore playing a prostitute with a heart of gold, with Rajesh Khanna in the role of a lonely businessman and Vinod Mehra as adult Nandu, the young child, who they both come to care for.

The film is noted for its music by R. D. Burman; numbers sung by famous playback singers like Kishore Kumar, R.D. Burman's father S.D. Burman and Lata Mangeshkar; lyrics were by Anand Bakshi. The songs and soundtrack written by Anand Bakshi and sung by Kishore Kumar were well-received, with "Chingaari Koi Bhadke" topping at 5th position on the year-end chart Binaca Geetmala annual list 1972.
Chingari Koi Bhadke' an entire song shot on a gently rocking boat in the Hoogly river against the iconic Howrah Bridge in the background, it creates a beautiful drama with perfect face impressions of Rajesh Khanna and camera movements, adding to the already magical Anand Bakshi's lyrics and Kishore Kumar's voice. Rajesh Khanna's inner torment is visible, as he shifts from one place to another on the boat.
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