295:
Amba Prasad becomes a part of Aarti's family, the only other member of it being Aarti's little brother, who is disabled. Aarti makes medicines and gives it to the villagers and refuses to take money for her services. Her only income is from typing and stitching clothes for people. Arun and Aarti love each other. However, Arun realizes that he is just a poor artist and cannot afford to support Aarti, her brother and pay her debts, when he can barely manage to look after himself and his mother. Hence, he tries to find a rich husband for Aarti. Aarti refuses to even consider this.
299:
come there. When Aarti and Arun reach there he tells them that Amba Prasad has died. As he was in fact a rich man he has bequeathed them his cash and property. However both Aarti and Arun refuse to take the wealth. They ask him to donate it to needy in memory of 'anndata'. Amba Prasad appears and tells them as they know how to put his money to good use he will stay with them, till the end of his life.
29:
291:
pressure from her greedy parents. However, it turns out that Amba Prasad is alive as he had missed the flight. His lawyer makes him see the harsh reality that none of his so-called relatives were there to pay respect to him, but to get his money. Disheartened, he leaves his house with his faithful dog.
294:
He ends up in a little village and meets Arun, an artist (Anil Dhawan), who paints a portrait of Amba Prasad sleeping under a tree guarded by his dog. He assumes that Amba Prasad is a poor man and pays him. Later, Amba Prasad faints as he is exhausted. The dog brings Aarti to help his master. Soon
298:
Amba Prasad is impressed by their honesty and steadfastness in adversity. He goes back to his home and tells his lawyer friend that loving people who love others still exists. The lawyer does not believe him and to test them sends a letter with false news of Amba Prasad's illness and asks them to
290:
Amba Prasad, a rich benevolent man, people refer to him as 'anndata' (the food provider). He is supposed to have died in an Air crash and all his "relatives" gather to find out how much they can inherit. A poor girl he literally brought up like his daughter claims to be carrying his baby, under
656:
46:
666:
641:
140:
585:
112:
554:
93:
65:
50:
72:
661:
646:
263:
79:
39:
651:
61:
359:
636:
383:
353:
267:
377:
326:
395:
86:
621:
341:
332:
448:
427:
185:
562:
347:
630:
469:
271:
161:
139:
389:
308:
314:
275:
165:
28:
371:
320:
279:
175:
590:
523:
365:
17:
615:
259:
22:
487:"Nis Din Nis Din Mera Julmi Sajan Aisi Batiya Banye Na"
424:"Nain Hamaare Saanjh Sakaare, Dekhane Laakhon Sapane"
236:
228:
205:
191:
181:
171:
157:
149:
132:
53:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
362:as Dancer "O Meri Pran Sajni" (as Gopi Kishen)
445:"Raaton Ke Saaye Ghane Jab Bojh Dil Par Bane"
8:
138:
129:
113:Learn how and when to remove this message
406:
546:
520:"Yaha Ab Kya Rehna, Kisi Se Kya Kehna"
460:Anil Dhawan, Jaya Bhaduri, Om Prakash
439:Anil Dhawan, Jaya Bhaduri, Om Prakash
7:
51:adding citations to reliable sources
584:Lokapally, Vijay (1 January 2015).
503:"O Meri Pran Sajni Champavati Aaja"
252:
380:as Ratna's Mother (as Praveen Pal)
14:
350:as Man who bought Arun's painting
27:
657:Films scored by Salil Chowdhury
506:Kishore Kumar, Sabita Chowdhury
38:needs additional citations for
1:
386:as Landlord (as Kanahiyalal)
16:For 2002 Bengali film, see
683:
667:Hindi-language drama films
642:1970s Hindi-language films
392:as Chachi (as Leela Misra)
15:
481:Jaya Bhaduri, Anil Dhawan
466:"Guzar Jaaye Din Din Din"
323:as Amba Prasad 'Annadata'
137:
62:"Annadata" 1972 film
256: The food provider
515:Gopi Kishan, Madhumati
329:as Pestonji Vasiyatwala
214:21 April 1972
47:improve this article
258:) is a 1972 Indian
662:Indian drama films
647:1970s Indian films
526:, Sabita Chowdhury
586:"Annadata (1972)"
555:"ANNADATA (1972)"
538:
537:
529:Salil Chowdhury,
509:Salil Chowdhury,
493:Salil Chowdhury,
474:Salil Chowdhury,
453:Salil Chowdhury,
432:Salil Chowdhury,
374:as Ratna's Father
282:in pivotal role.
270:. The film stars
244:
243:
123:
122:
115:
97:
674:
652:1972 drama films
603:
602:
600:
598:
581:
575:
574:
572:
570:
565:on 18 April 2021
561:. Archived from
551:
407:
344:as Motu Bhandari
335:as Arun's Mother
257:
254:
221:
219:
142:
130:
127:1972 Indian film
118:
111:
107:
104:
98:
96:
55:
31:
23:
682:
681:
677:
676:
675:
673:
672:
671:
627:
626:
612:
607:
606:
596:
594:
583:
582:
578:
568:
566:
553:
552:
548:
543:
490:Lata Mangeshkar
449:Lata Mangeshkar
405:
338:Shamim as Ratna
305:
288:
255:
224:
217:
215:
208:
201:
196:
194:
186:Salil Chowdhury
164:
145:
128:
119:
108:
102:
99:
56:
54:
44:
32:
21:
12:
11:
5:
680:
678:
670:
669:
664:
659:
654:
649:
644:
639:
629:
628:
625:
624:
611:
610:External links
608:
605:
604:
576:
545:
544:
542:
539:
536:
535:
533:
527:
521:
517:
516:
513:
507:
504:
500:
499:
497:
491:
488:
484:
483:
478:
472:
467:
463:
462:
457:
451:
446:
442:
441:
436:
430:
425:
421:
420:
417:
414:
411:
404:
401:
400:
399:
398:as Young Ratna
393:
387:
381:
375:
369:
363:
357:
351:
348:Brahm Bhardwaj
345:
339:
336:
330:
324:
318:
312:
304:
301:
287:
284:
242:
241:
238:
234:
233:
230:
226:
225:
223:
222:
211:
209:
206:
203:
202:
199:
197:
192:
189:
188:
183:
179:
178:
173:
172:Cinematography
169:
168:
159:
155:
154:
151:
147:
146:
143:
135:
134:
126:
121:
120:
35:
33:
26:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
679:
668:
665:
663:
660:
658:
655:
653:
650:
648:
645:
643:
640:
638:
635:
634:
632:
623:
619:
618:
614:
613:
609:
593:
592:
587:
580:
577:
564:
560:
556:
550:
547:
540:
534:
532:
528:
525:
522:
519:
518:
514:
512:
508:
505:
502:
501:
498:
496:
492:
489:
486:
485:
482:
479:
477:
473:
471:
470:Kishore Kumar
468:
465:
464:
461:
458:
456:
452:
450:
447:
444:
443:
440:
437:
435:
431:
429:
426:
423:
422:
418:
415:
412:
409:
408:
402:
397:
394:
391:
388:
385:
382:
379:
376:
373:
370:
368:as Champavati
367:
364:
361:
358:
355:
352:
349:
346:
343:
340:
337:
334:
331:
328:
325:
322:
319:
316:
313:
310:
307:
306:
302:
300:
296:
292:
285:
283:
281:
277:
273:
269:
265:
261:
250:
249:
239:
235:
231:
227:
213:
212:
210:
204:
198:
190:
187:
184:
180:
177:
174:
170:
167:
163:
160:
156:
152:
148:
141:
136:
131:
125:
117:
114:
106:
95:
92:
88:
85:
81:
78:
74:
71:
67:
64: –
63:
59:
58:Find sources:
52:
48:
42:
41:
36:This article
34:
30:
25:
24:
19:
616:
595:. Retrieved
589:
579:
567:. Retrieved
563:the original
558:
549:
530:
510:
494:
480:
475:
459:
454:
438:
433:
390:Leela Mishra
378:Praveen Paul
360:Gopi Krishna
309:Jaya Bhaduri
297:
293:
289:
272:Jaya Bhaduri
266:directed by
247:
246:
245:
207:Release date
162:Jaya Bhaduri
124:
109:
100:
90:
83:
76:
69:
57:
45:Please help
40:verification
37:
384:Kanhaiyalal
327:Krishnakant
315:Anil Dhawan
276:Anil Dhawan
200:L. B. Films
166:Anil Dhawan
150:Directed by
637:1972 films
631:Categories
541:References
410:Song Title
403:Soundtrack
396:Baby Guddi
372:Tarun Bose
321:Om Prakash
280:Om Prakash
264:drama film
262:-language
218:1972-04-21
193:Production
176:Kamal Bose
73:newspapers
591:The Hindu
524:Manna Dey
366:Madhumati
356:as Kundan
103:June 2019
18:Annadaata
617:Annadata
569:22 April
416:Lyricist
342:Asit Sen
311:as Aarti
268:Asit Sen
248:Annadata
237:Language
182:Music by
158:Starring
153:Asit Sen
133:Annadata
597:26 July
419:Actors
317:as Arun
253:transl.
229:Country
216: (
195:company
87:scholar
531:Yogesh
511:Yogesh
495:Yogesh
476:Yogesh
455:Yogesh
434:Yogesh
428:Mukesh
413:Singer
333:Dulari
144:Poster
89:
82:
75:
68:
60:
354:Bobby
260:Hindi
240:Hindi
232:India
94:JSTOR
80:books
622:IMDb
599:2020
571:2023
303:Cast
286:Plot
278:and
274:and
66:news
620:at
559:BFI
49:by
633::
588:.
557:.
601:.
573:.
251:(
220:)
116:)
110:(
105:)
101:(
91:·
84:·
77:·
70:·
43:.
20:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
