Ek Baar Phir (Hindi: एक बार फिर; translation: Once Again) is a 1979 film produced and directed by Vinod Pande. This offbeat social drama casts Suresh Oberoi and Deepti Naval as lead pair with Saeed Jaffrey, Chitto Chopra, Pradeep Verma, Vinod Pande in support cast. It was the first Indian-language film to be made in England.[1]
The film was later featured in Avijit Ghosh's book, 40 Retakes: Bollywood Classics You May have Missed. Ek Baar Phir was described as "a bold movie that refreshingly speaks out for women's freedom of choice in a failed marriage at a time when Bollywood was still making Maang Bharo Sajna."
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Kalpana (Deepti Naval), a middle class girl, is excited about her marriage with a film star Mahendar Kumar (Suresh Oberoi). The star is busy with his profession and is a flirt. Kalpana learns this after marriage and finds Mahendar has no time to spend with her. Both happen to visit London on Mahendar's project. There she meets a young student Vimal (Pradeep Verma), studying arts at London University, who makes art works of the people around and exhibits them. He requests Kalpana for a sketch, which she obliges. They meet very often and fall in love with each other. With him, Kalpana sees the new phase and joy of life, which she has not seen earlier. They get intimate and Kalpana fells guilty about this. She stops meeting Vimal for some time. One day she finds a letter from Vimal and replies him. She starts meeting him again and finds herself swaying between Mahendar and Vimal. At this juncture, she decides to break away from Mahendar and joins Vimal to lead a joyful life. The rest story shows the turn of events thereafter, in the lives of Mahendar, Kalpana and Vimal.
baar, phir, hindi, एक, translation, once, again, 1979, film, produced, directed, vinod, pande, this, offbeat, social, drama, casts, suresh, oberoi, deepti, naval, lead, pair, with, saeed, jaffrey, chitto, chopra, pradeep, verma, vinod, pande, support, cast, fi. Ek Baar Phir Hindi एक ब र फ र translation Once Again is a 1979 film produced and directed by Vinod Pande This offbeat social drama casts Suresh Oberoi and Deepti Naval as lead pair with Saeed Jaffrey Chitto Chopra Pradeep Verma Vinod Pande in support cast It was the first Indian language film to be made in England 1 Ek Baar PhirDVD coverDirected byVinod PandeStory byVinod PandeProduced byVinod PandeStarringSuresh Oberoi Deepti Naval Saeed Jaffrey Chitto Chopra Pradeep Verma Vinod PandeCinematographyNadeem KhanEdited byKant Pan Pradeep RoyMusic byRaghunath SethVinod Pande lyrics Distributed byImage EnterprisesRelease dates28 July 1979 1979 07 28 UK 1 7 March 1980 1980 03 07 India 2 Running time147 min 2 CountryIndiaLanguageHindi The story is about the incompatibility between a film star husband and a traditional wife resulting in an extra marital relationship Contents 1 Critical reception 2 Plot 3 Cast 4 Release 5 Soundtrack 6 References 7 External linksCritical reception editThe film was later featured in Avijit Ghosh s book 40 Retakes Bollywood Classics You May have Missed Ek Baar Phir was described as a bold movie that refreshingly speaks out for women s freedom of choice in a failed marriage at a time when Bollywood was still making Maang Bharo Sajna Plot editKalpana Deepti Naval a middle class girl is excited about her marriage with a film star Mahendar Kumar Suresh Oberoi The star is busy with his profession and is a flirt Kalpana learns this after marriage and finds Mahendar has no time to spend with her Both happen to visit London on Mahendar s project There she meets a young student Vimal Pradeep Verma studying arts at London University who makes art works of the people around and exhibits them He requests Kalpana for a sketch which she obliges They meet very often and fall in love with each other With him Kalpana sees the new phase and joy of life which she has not seen earlier They get intimate and Kalpana fells guilty about this She stops meeting Vimal for some time One day she finds a letter from Vimal and replies him She starts meeting him again and finds herself swaying between Mahendar and Vimal At this juncture she decides to break away from Mahendar and joins Vimal to lead a joyful life The rest story shows the turn of events thereafter in the lives of Mahendar Kalpana and Vimal Cast editSuresh Oberoi as Mahender Kumar Deepti Naval as Kalpana Kumar Saeed Jaffrey as Saeed Pradeep Verma Avtar Singh Chitto Chopra Collin Alexander Dilip Kalpana Pandya Kinsan Krishan Gould Leena Patel Mansur Maria Meenu Budhwar Mohammed Paravati Meharaj Prem Prakash Salim Shaikh Vinod Gurani Vinod Pande Wasim Siddiqui Yolande Zubair ZalariaRelease editThe film had its gala opening at the Liberty West End cinema on Edgware Road in London on 28 July 1979 1 Soundtrack editAll lyrics are written by Vinod Pande all music is composed by Raghunath SethNo TitleSinger s Length1 Baby I Have A Crush On You Kittu4 352 Bambai Se Aaya Hoon Suresh Wadkar5 453 Jeevan Ek Sauda Hai Anuradha Paudwal6 354 Jane Yeh Mujhko Kya Ho Raha Hai Bhupinder7 355 Yeh Paude Yeh Patte Yeh Phool Anuradha Paudwal Bhupinder4 556 Orchestral Music Ek Baar Phir 4 40References edit a b c Indian film opens Screen International 28 July 1979 p 24 a b Ek Baar Phir 1980 Flixster Archived from the original on 12 June 2012 Retrieved 30 July 2011 External links editEk Baar Phir at IMDb nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ek Baar Phir amp oldid 1193890097, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,