It makes you laugh. It breaks your heart. Anand, often attributed as Hrishikesh Mukherjee's masterpiece, is quite an emotional journey through the ups and downs of a buoyant young man breathing smiles and spreading joy through his last, few, lymphosarcoma-afflicted days.
Eternally inspiring and ceaselessly profound, Anand muses over life and its bittersweet lyrics through the upbeat philosophy of its vivacious protagonist and the irony he treads. Without allowing the proceedings to get overbearingly melodramatic, Mukherjee succinctly conveys his point with Gulzar-penned humour and, at times, lop-sided sarcasm.
The poignant hues of its theme are articulated in Salil Choudhary's stirring compositions like Kahin door jab, Maine tere liye hi saat rang ke and Zindagi kaisi yeh paheli.
Also, the then little-known Amitabh Bachchan makes an unforgettable impact as Babumoshai, one of the most endearing supporting characters of cinema, ever.
Anand, of course, would be impossible to conceive today without Rajesh Khanna's boundless energy and unrelenting charisma. Career best? Undoubtedly!
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