Daag: A Poem of Love (दाग: ए पोएम ऑफ़ लव) 1973

Published on June 6, 2013 in Cinema

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Banner	Yash Raj Films
Director	Yash Chopra
Writer	Akhtar Ul Iman, Gulshan Nanda
Producer	Yash Chopra
Production executive	Anand Gosavi
Music Director	Laxmikant - Pyarelal
Cinematography	Kay Gee
Film Editing	Pran Mehra
Art Director	R.G. Gaekwad
Camera Operator	Romesh Bhalla, Vijay Hangal, Roshanlal Sharma
Assistant Cameramen
Playback Singers	Lata Mangeshkar, Kishore Kumar, Minoo Purshottam, Rajesh Khanna

Character	Actor / Actress
Sunil Kohli	Rajesh Khanna
Sonia Kohli	Sharmila Tagore
Chandni	Rakhee Gulzar
Dheeraj Kapoor	Prem Chopra
K.C. Khanna	Madan Puri
Inspector Singh	Iftekhar
Prisoner in van	Manmohan
Pinky	Baby Pinky
Rinku	Raju Shrestha
Deewan	Manmohan Krishna
Doctor Kapoor	Karan Dewan
Prosecuting attorney	Kader Khan
Sunil's uncle	Surendra Nath
Jagdish Kapoor	Babita Kapoor
School Principal	Yashodra Katju
Judge	S.N. Banerjee
Dancer	Aruna
Smith who removed handcuffs with Sunil	Habib
Mrs. Malti Khanna	Achala Sachdev
Dancer	Padma Khanna
Prosecuting Attorney / Judge	A.K. Hangal
Ram Singh	Jagdish Raj

Plot
Sunil Kohli and Sonia are attracted to each other, and both get married. They go to spend their honeymoon, and on the way there spend a night at Sunil's boss' bunglow, which is occupied by his son, Dhiraj Kapoor. Dhiraj welcomes the two, and allows them to spend the night. Next morning, when Sunil leaves the house, Dhiraj attempts to molest Sonia and have sex with her. He is interrupted with Sunil's return, a fight ensues, and Dhiraj is killed. The police arrest Sunil, and sentence him to prison for life. On the way to the prison, a fight breaks out amongst the prisoners, and the driver loses control of the van, a accident results, and all occupants are killed. Devastated at these turn of event, Sonia relocates and becomes a school-teacher, and lives as a widow. Years later, she finds out that Sunil is still alive, has got a new identity as Sudhir, is married to rich and attractive Chandni, and even has a child.

Plot

Sunil Kohli and Sonia are attracted to each other, and both get married. They go to spend their honeymoon, and on the way there spend a night at Sunil's boss' bunglow, which is occupied by his son, Dhiraj Kapoor. Dhiraj welcomes the two, and allows them to spend the night. Next morning, when Sunil leaves the house, Dhiraj attempts to molest Sonia and have sex with her. He is interrupted with Sunil's return, a fight ensues, and Dhiraj is killed. The police arrest Sunil, and sentence him to prison for life. On the way to the prison, a fight breaks out amongst the prisoners, and the driver loses control of the van, a accident results, and all occupants are killed. Devastated at these turn of event, Sonia relocates and becomes a school-teacher, and lives as a widow. Years later, she finds out that Sunil is still alive, has got a new identity as Sudhir, is married to rich and attractive Chandni, and even has a child.

Release date	27-Apr-73
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Awards
Filmfare Awards: Best Director Award Yash Chopra Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award Raakhee Filmfare Nomination for Best Actor Rajesh Khanna Filmfare Nomination for Best Music Laxmikant Pyarelal Filmfare Nomination for Best Male Playback Singer Kishore Kumar