Anjaan (1941 film)

Anjaan The Unknown is a 1941 Bollywood film directed by Amiya Chakrabarty and produced by Bombay Talkies. It was Chakrabartys first film direction. Films story and screenplay were by Amiya Chakrabarty, with dialogues by J. S. Casshyap. The cinematography was by the debutant R. D. Mathur. Its music direction was by Pannalal Ghosh, with lyrics by Kavi Pradeep and P. L. Santoshi. The film starred Devika Rani, who had recently returned to films after a twoyear absence, and following the recent death of her husband Himanshu Rai in 1940. The cast included Ashok Kumar, David, V. H. Desai, Gulab, Suresh and Om Prakash.

Indira Devika Rani is a poor governess employed by the widow, Ranima Gulab, of a Zamindar for her two children. The estate manager Ramnath Girish falls in love with her and turns to villainous acts in order to win her over.Devika falls in love with the doctor Ajit, played by Ashok Kumar, who looks after Ranima and is guardian to the two children. Following a scheming plot when Ranima dies, Ramnath implicates Ajit, for which he is apprehended. A court scene follows where Ajit is successful in acquitting himself. Indira and Ajit get together in the end, while the villain is convicted.The film came in for praise from the editor of the cinemagazine, Filmindia, Baburao Patel. Titling the review as Devika Returns With Charming Vengeance he called it a personal triumph for Devika Rani without whom even a foot of the picture becomes boring. The cinematographer R. D. Mathur was said to have in his very first chance proved himself to be the best camera artist in the studio. ........

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