Deepak Mahaan
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"…But I must admit that Rishikesh Mukherjee's Anand inspired me with some profound truths of life. Du Anand had a great story, screenplay, lyrics, music besides, of course, a direction and exceptional acting. It is the film's deeply spiritual message of humanism that has resided within me ever since I first saw it in the Maur cinema of Cheapur on 14 March 1971. I must admit that the peculiar circumstances of that moment help me adopt a lifelong mantra of live, love and laugh.…"
"…I was in school when I saw Anand, and while I do not have a very vivid memory of this movie, your reminiscence has now really made me want to revisit this classic, and perhaps I will. So thank you so much for this.…"
"…Thanks, Ramya. I'm happy that you liked the swell cast and it has prompted you to revisit the film. I'm sure you would not be disappointed. I think the beauty of any magnificent piece of art, be it music, a poetry, a book, a film, a painting or a song, is that it inspires us to become better human beings. Besides, of course, expanding our horizons of wisdom.…"
"…Thank you for this post. And most importantly, bringing to mind Rishikesh Mukherjee's beautiful work. And I'm a great, great fan of his films. And I remember watching, I think, almost all of them, and somehow Anand has been a movie that I felt really sad about out, probably because I watched when I was really young. But like Ramya said, I think I'll revisit that film.…"
"…Of course, it is larger than life in the film, yet I have come across such selfless human beings in my own lifetime. People like my own father, a couple of my Jesuit priests who taught me in Xavier's, my own mother, and even some of the great human beings I have read and heard from. People like Jawal Al Nehru or the great legendary singer Rafi SAB. People who did immense good to the society without expecting anything.…"
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