Yaadein (1964 film)

Yaadein
Directed by	Sunil Dutt
Written by	Akhtar ul-Iman
Starring	Sunil Dutt Nargis Dutt
Music by	Vasant Desai
Cinematography	Ramachandra Singh
Release dates	1964 (1964)
Running time	113 minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindi

Yaadein (translation: Memories) is a 1964 black and white Hindi film directed and produced by Sunil Dutt also starring himself. The only other actor in the film is Nargis Dutt that too in a silhouette in the final scene.^[1][2]

This film is the first Indian film in cinema that features only a single actor and hence has found an entry in the Guinness Book of World Records in the category Fewest actors in a narrative film.^[3][4]

Film narrative progresses through dialogues and background music composed by Vasant Desai, who also gave two songs sung by Lata Mangeshkar.

Overview

The film is soliloquy of a man who comes home to find that his wife and son are not at home, he assumes that they have left him and reminiscences his life with them, and scared of his life without them, he regrets his past indiscretions.

Music

1. "Radha Tu Hai Diwani" - Lata Mangeshkar
2. "Dekha Hai Sapna Koi" - Lata Mangeshkar

Cast

• Sunil Dutt - Anil
• Nargis Dutt - Priya's silhouette

Awards

• 1966: Filmfare Award
  • Best Cinematographer: S. Ramachandra (B&W category)
  • Best Sound: Essa M. Suratwala ^[5]

References

External links

• Yaadein at the Internet Movie Database