Prem Bandhan(1979)
Adivasi Mahua lives a poor lifestyle in a fishing village along with her widowed dad. One day the local Poojary comes across a seemingly menacing looking male, feeds him, and asks Mahua's dad to look after him. This male has no memory and they name him Kishan. Shortly thereafter Mahua and Kishan fall in love and get married. After about 2 months Kishan goes to the city and does not return home. A frantic Mahua and her dad go to the Police as well as to the city to search for him albeit in vain and return home. Mahua continues to worry about Kishan and sets out on her own to try to locate him. She meets with a doctor who informs her that he recalls treating a male fitting Kishan's description and gives her his Bombay address. Mahua travels to Bombay and locates Kishan's house. This is where she will find out that Kishan now calls himself Mohan Khanna, who is very wealthy, lives in a mansion but who now refuses to recognize her, and is about to get formally engaged to equally wealthy Meena Mehra.
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- Theatrical Release
- 19 January 1979
- Director
- Ramanand Sagar
- Language
- Hindi
- Rating
- 6.5/10
Storyline
Mahua, a poor young woman from a fishing village, cares for a mysterious man with no memory named Kishan. They fall in love and marry, but he disappears after a trip to the city. Determined to find him, Mahua follows a clue to Bombay, where she finally locates his home.
“A forgotten love. A journey to remember.”
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Frequent partnerships reunited for Prem Bandhan
Cast reunions in this film: Rajesh Khanna & Om Shivpuri (15 films together), Rekha & A.K. Hangal (5 films together), Rekha & Om Shivpuri (5 films together), Rekha & Rajesh Khanna (4 films together), Rekha & Lalita Pawar (4 films together), and Rajesh Khanna & A.K. Hangal (4 films together).
Trivia
- The film's director Ramanand Sagar later became a household name for creating the iconic TV series 'Ramayan' in the late 1980s.
- The movie's music was composed by Laxmikant-Pyarelal, but the soundtrack was not a major commercial hit compared to their other works from that era.
- Actor Rajesh Khanna, who played Kishan, was at a career crossroads when this film was released, as his superstar phase had begun to wane.
- The film is a remake of the 1977 Tamil movie 'Kavikkuyil', which also starred Rajesh Khanna in the lead role.
- Much of the early village setting was filmed in the coastal regions of Maharashtra to depict the adivasi fishing community authentically.
- The movie's plot involving amnesia was a popular melodramatic trope in Indian cinema during the 1970s and 1980s.
- Despite the star power of Rajesh Khanna and Reena Roy, the film did not perform exceptionally well at the box office.