Anish Misra Amar Prem is a film directed by Shakti Samanta which is itself a remake of a Bengali film Nishi Padma. This film stars Sharmila Tagore, Rajesh Khanna, Om Prakash, Bindu, Vinod Mehra and a host of other actors. This film is considered as one of a classics till today. It was also famous for the Rajesh-Sharmila pair up. At first seeing the title, I thought it was a romantic film (seeing the name 'Amar Prem' meaning eternal love). But I didn't know that love could be depicted in this way a s shown in the film. And I had a great time watching this film.Plot: Pushpa is thrown into the world of prostitution after being thrown out of home by her mother and husband. There she finds happiness in Anand Babu (one of her customers) and Nandu (one of the children recently shifted to the neighborhood).Story and Direction: Like they say 'Old is Gold'. This film clearly justifies the statement. When I first heard the film, I just knew very little about it. But whoever saw this film has sung praises about it. So I decided let me give it a shot. And. O My God, I was impressed with each and every thing in the film. I thought at first that this was a Rajesh Khanna film. But no it is the story of Pushpa. At the time, when heroes dominated the cinema world, a story having a female protagonist was very rare. Every aspect is very nicely shown. From Anand Babu's frustration about his marriage to people seeing prostitutes as someone not fitting in a normal society. Also there is a scene where some mud from the prostitute's house is mixed with the clay by which Lord Durga's murti is made (according to the maker, it is considered auspicious). So beautifully the contrasting views of 2 different sects of the society. Also, the relations between Nandu and her step-mother and Pushpa is shown with reality. The climax was also justified in every way.Performances: Sharmila was very good as Pushpa. She emoted the scenes in a very nice way. Rajesh Khanna, who dons a more supporting character in this film was also great. Om Prakash does a really good comic act for the amount of time he is in the film. Bindu was also good as the (evil) step mother. Vinod Mehra appearing in the final scenes of the film also left an impact.Music: R D Burman creates some very good music in the film. All of the song are hummable and remembered all through the centuries. My favorites would be 'Raina Beet Jaye' and 'Chingaari Jo Bhadke'.Favorite Scene: Every scene where Anand says 'Pushpa, I hate tears' is my awww moment. There are 3 scenes in the entire film where the dialogue was said. Also the climax where Anand stands up for Pushpa was great.Final Verdict: Amar Prem satisfied me in every way. when I finished the film, I understood why this classic is still revered. I couldn't fault this film in any way. Any person who loves Indian films, this film is a must watch.I give it a full score of 10.

kitkrish Dear IMDb,Going through your site on the Movie "Amar Prem" I regret that the name of the Child Actor who portrayed "Nandu" as a child has been completely omitted. Kindly revise the site to include this information. I have checked other sites as well. Since I consider your site to be comprehensive, I would imagine it contain complete information. Needless to mention, this Child Actor has appeared in some other movies as well. Maybe you can suggest other ways of myself receiving this information. Thank you for your reply in advance. I regret that this request is not really a Review. It was the only way I could think of getting the information I have requested. Sorry for the inconvenience, if any. If you do not add the information I seek, to your site, I will not be offended. But I will be disappointed.

wassupbhaskar Well how should I describe this movie... the very first scene of the movie itself sets the background of the movie and tells about the masterpiece we are going to witness in the next 155 minutes....... Have you heard the song "doli me Bithay Ke Kanhar..."......? I bet you will forget the songs of recent times.... both son and father namely RD Burman and SD burman and the excellent sharmila Tagore will make you cry in the song............. Well you will take a long time to recover from the movie after watching it .... but if you don't watch it interestingly you will not like it much.... It is very artistic and touchy in its flavour....... It is bound to make you emotional in a very different way. Shakti Da has this great capability of making you cry by his character's plight and on the top of that the music matches the atmosphere of the movie bit by bit.... RD Burman was at his best in this movie.... the songs are incorporated in the movie to carry the viewer into the mind of the character.the lyrics are marvellous. Rajesh Khanna is unstoppable. Don't have words to express how he acted in the movie. As for Sharmila Tagore, she was the same as rajesh khanna.. the second half of the movie is quite touching..... Look at the way the song "BADA NATKAHT HAI" is used in the background when Vinod Mehra returns to search pushpa.. I recommend this movie to all who haven't seen what Indian directors are capable of. watch it to know it.............

Makarand Nalgirkar (mnalgirkar) I don't claim to be an expert in Bengali literature (far from it), but I have always found stories coming out of Bengal to be a class apart. The characterization, the depth of the plot, the sincerity of the human emotion in those stories are the among the finest to be found anywhere. Kabuliwala is another such great movie to be based on a Bengali story.Sharmila Tagore is superb, Vinod Mehra plays the grown up Nandu with great sincerity. Rajesh Khanna lends a lot of credibility to Anand-babu despite having turned a major superstar during the making of this movie. Om Prakash is always a pleasure to watch although his role is very small. R.D.Burman and Kishore Kumar top it all off with the great music!