Mili (1975 film)

Mili is a 1975 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee. It starred Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Bachchan and Ashok Kumar.[1] Jaya Bachchan received a Filmfare nomination as Best Actress, the only nomination for the film. The film was later remade in Telugu in 1976 as Jyothi starring Jayasudha in the title role.[2]

Mili
Directed byHrishikesh Mukherjee
Written byBimal Dutta
Rahi Masoom Reza
Mohini N. Sippy
Produced byHrishikesh Mukherjee
N. C. Sippy
StarringAmitabh Bachchan
Jaya Bachchan
Ashok Kumar
Asrani
Aruna Irani
Parikshat Sahni
Suresh Chatwal
CinematographyJaywant Pathare
Edited byHrishikesh Mukherjee
Music bySachin Dev Burman
Production
company
Mohan Studios
Release date
  • 20 June 1975 (1975-06-20)
Running time
124 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Plot

Mili is a story about a girl who suffers from pernicious anemia, a disease considered untreatable during the period the film was produced. Her lively, inquisitive and cheerful demeanour spreads happiness in everyone's life. She becomes an inspiration to her new neighbour Shekhar who is a depressed alcoholic. With her cheerful ways she changes Shekhar and he falls in love with her, unaware of her ailment. When he learns of it, he thinks of going away as he cannot bear to see her die. A reproach from their neighbour Aruna Irani makes him reconsider his decision. As he loves the girl, he offers to marry her and take her abroad for her treatment. The film begins and ends with a scene of a jet aircraft taking off, ostensibly carrying the couple to Switzerland where they hope to find a cure.[3]

Cast

Music

All lyrics are written by Yogesh.[4]; all music is composed by S.D. Burman[5]

Songs
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Aaye Tum Yaad Mujhe"Kishore Kumar04:41
2."Badi Sooni Sooni Hai"Kishore Kumar03:29
3."Maine Kaha Phoolon Se"Lata Mangeshkar05:03
4."Badi Sooni Soni Hai (Revival)"Kishore Kumar03:40
5."Badi Sooni Hai Zindagi (With Dialogues)"Kishore Kumar, Amitabh Bachchan04:04

Awards
Year Nominee / work Award Result
1976 Amitabh Bachchan[6] BFJA Awards for Best Actor (Hindi) Won
Jaya Bachchan Filmfare Award for Best Actress Nominated

References
  1. "Rajesh Khanna's Anand and Jaya Bachchan's Mili are exactly the same movie. Here's how". The Indian Express. 24 March 2020. Archived from the original on 14 October 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
  2. Warrier, Shobha. "I hated every minute of it". Rediff.com.
  3. "Mili (1975)". 3 July 2014 – via The Hindu.
  4. Sharma, Unnati (29 May 2022). "From Anand to Mili, Yogesh wrote timeless hits for Bollywood's best, but never got his due".
  6. "39th Annual BFJA Awards". BFJA. Archived from the original on 19 January 2008. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
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