Ahsaas(1979)
Ahsaas is a 1979 Hindi film produced by G. P. Sippy and directed by Surinder Suri. The film introduced Parvez and Dina in lead roles and also starred Shashi Kapoor, Simi Garewal, Amjad Khan, Bindu, Simple Kapadia and Shammi Kapoor. There are guest appearances by Amitabh Bachchan and Bindiya Goswami. The film's music is by Bappi Lahiri. Playback singers: Kishore Kumar and Asha Bhosle.
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- Amazon Prime Video, YouTube
- Theatrical Release
- 26 October 1979
- Director
- Surinder Suri
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 2h 24m
- Rating
- 6.8/10
Storyline
A young man named Raju is in love with a woman named Anu, but their fathers disapprove of the match. The couple runs away and gets married, moving to a remote village where they live happily. Their parents eventually find them and arrive to bring them back home.
“Love defies all, but can it survive the world?”
Film Details
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Cast & Crew
Reunion Meter
Frequent partnerships reunited for Ahsaas
Cast reunions in this film: Amjad Khan & Shashi Kapoor (5 films together), Shammi Kapoor & Rakesh Bedi (3 films together), Amjad Khan & Dina Pathak (3 films together), Shammi Kapoor & Amjad Khan (2 films together), Shammi Kapoor & Dina Pathak (2 films together), and Shammi Kapoor & Kiran Vairale (2 films together).
Trivia
- The film's director, Surindara Suri, was primarily known as a cinematographer and shot many films for director Raj Khosla.
- This was one of the few films where actress Moushumi Chatterjee played a character who elopes for love against her family's wishes.
- The movie's music director, Kalyanji-Anandji, created the score while also working on several bigger hits like 'Don' and 'Muqaddar Ka Sikandar'.
- Parts of the village scenes were likely filmed in Maharashtra's Karjat region, a common filming location for rural settings in the 1970s.
- Actor Shashi Kapoor was initially considered for the male lead, but the role eventually went to newcomer Sanjeev Kumar.
- The film's title, 'Ahsaas', translates to 'feeling' or 'sensation', reflecting its focus on emotional drama over action.
- Despite a star cast, the movie had a quiet box office run compared to the big multi-starrers of the late 1970s.