Ek Duje Ke Liye

Ek Duuje Ke Liye
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Directed by	K. Balachander
Produced by	L.V. Prasad
Written by	K. Balachander
Starring	Kamal Haasan, Rati Agnihotri, Madhavi
Music by	Laxmikant Pyarelal
Release date(s)	5 June 1981
Running time	163 min.
Language	Hindi

Ek Duuje Ke Liye (1981) is a Hindi movie directed by K. Balachander, starring Kamal Haasan, Rati Agnihotri. It was a remake of the Telugu movie Maro Charithra. The film was a "blockbuster" at the box office in 1981, earning a total of 10 crore (US$ 2.27 million) in box office receipts.
The movie is about the love between a Tamil man, Vasu (Kamal Haasan) and a North-Indian woman, Sapna (Rati Agnihotri), who are neighbours in (Goa). They come from totally different backgrounds and can hardly speak each other's language. Their parents despise each other and there are regular skirmishes for various reasons. When Vasu and Sapna admit their love there is chaos in their homes and their parents totally reject the idea.
As a ploy to separate the lovers, their parents impose a condition that Vasu and Sapna should stay away from each other for a year, and after such a period if they still want to get together they can get married. Also, during the period there should be no contact between them whatsoever. Vasu and Sapna agree to the condition and decide to separate.
Vasu moves to Hyderabad, and they both initially suffer a lot being unable to tolerate the separation. Vasu then meets Sandhya (Madhavi), a widow who teaches him Hindi. Meanwhile, Sapna's mother brings a family friend's son, Chakram (Rakesh Bedi) to Goa to distract Sapna from her devotion to Vasu, but she is not impressed. At a chance meeting in Mangalore, Chakram lies to Vasu that Sapna has agreed to marry him. Vasu gets upset and decides to marry Sandhya on the rebound. However, Sandhya comes to know of Vasu's real love and goes to Goa to clear the misunderstanding between the lovers.
Vasu then returns to Goa and impresses Sapna's parents with his Hindi skills. When Vasu goes to meet Sapna he is attacked by an assassin hired by Sandhya's brother (Raza Murad). Meanwhile, Sapna gets raped at a temple and is left to die. The movie ends tragically when they both commit suicide by jumping off a cliff.

Cast

Character's name	Played by
Vasudev	Kamal Haasan
Sapna	Rati Agnihotri
Sandhya	Madhavi
Chakram	Rakesh Bedi
Sapna's mother	Shuba Khote

Release	1981 (1981)
Language	Hindi

The music was composed by Laxmikant Pyarelal and the lyrics were written by Anand Bakshi.

• "Tere Mere Beech Mein" - Lata Mangeshkar, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
• "Hum Tum Dono Jab Mil Jayen" - Lata Mangeshkar, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
• "Mere Jeevan Saathi" - S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Anuradha Paudwal
• "Hum Bane Tum Bane" - Lata Mangeshkar, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
• "Tere Mere Beech Mein (Sad)" - S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
• "Solah Baras Ki Bali Umar" - by Lata Mangeshkar, Anup Jalota

Awards and nominations

• National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer - S.P. Balasubramaniam
• Filmfare Best Editing Award - K.R. Kitoo
• Filmfare Best Lyricist Award - Anand Bakshi for the song "Tere Mere Beech"
• Filmfare Nomination for Best Film
• Filmfare Nomination for Best Director-K. Balachander
• Filmfare Nomination for Best Actor - Kamal Haasan
• Filmfare Nomination for Best Actress - Rati Agnihotri
• Filmfare Nomination for Best Supporting Actress - Madhavi
• Filmfare Nomination for Best Performance in a Comic Role - Asrani
• Filmfare Nomination for Best Story - K. Balachander
• Filmfare Nomination for Best Lyricist - Anand Bakshi for the song "Solah Baras Ki Bali Umar"
• Filmfare Nomination for Best Male Playback Singer - S.P. Balasubramaniam for the song "Tere Mere Beech"

Trivia

• Balachander was advised to change the ending, but he stuck to his original story.

• Ek Duuje Ke Liye marked the debut of two stars from South India in Hindi films: Leading lady Rati Agnihotri and playback singer S.P. Balasubramaniam. Both received Filmfare nominations becoming top stars in Hindi films later.

• The only person that was missing in the Hindi remake that was present in the original Telugu hit Maro Charithra (1979) was leading lady Saritha, as her role was now played by Rati Agnihotri. Director K. Balachander, Kamal Haasan, Madhavi, and S.P. Balasubramaniam all repeated their artistry in the Hindi hit.

• Kamal Hassan and Rati Agnihotri were paired together again in a Hindi film titled Dekha Pyar Tumhara (1985), but the film wasn't a hit, and they were never paired together again.