Haathon Ki Lakeeren

1986
2h 19m

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Jackie Shroff and Zeenat Aman in Haathon Ki Lakeeren (1986)

Geeta lives a poor lifestyle with her widowed mother in Bhavnagar, Gujarat, who works as a Nurse in a hospital run by Dr. Bhanu Pratap, while she herself sings and dances in a hotel. She is ... Read allGeeta lives a poor lifestyle with her widowed mother in Bhavnagar, Gujarat, who works as a Nurse in a hospital run by Dr. Bhanu Pratap, while she herself sings and dances in a hotel. She is in love with wealthy Lalit Mohan Singh, who lives with his widower dad in a mansion. When ... Read allGeeta lives a poor lifestyle with her widowed mother in Bhavnagar, Gujarat, who works as a Nurse in a hospital run by Dr. Bhanu Pratap, while she herself sings and dances in a hotel. She is in love with wealthy Lalit Mohan Singh, who lives with his widower dad in a mansion. When Lalit informs his dad that he wants to marry Geeta, he is told to go abroad and forget abo... Read all

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A very beatiful and well made film. This was the last film Chetan Anand made. Sanjeev Kumar, Priya Rajvansh( her last film, she has also written the story of this film) Zeenat Aman and Jackie Shroff ( paired toghether first time, looked good together, both dev anand's discoverys) all perfomed very well, the direction, script, music and Anwar Siraj his photography all very good. A new music director was introduced in this film Pyare Mohan. Sanjeev Kumar had completed all his entire work including dubbing. After Kudrat and before Hathoon Ki Lakeeren, Chetan Anand was planning a film tittled Salim Anarkali but the film was shelved then in 1981l/82. Then in the 1990s. Chetan Anand had launched a film with Adesh Srivastava as music composer, who had recorded 2 songs, but the film was shelved. Chetan Anand's first film was Neecha Nagar which came in 1946 and after 40 years in 1986 came his last film, Haathon Ki Lakeeren.

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Hai Tuhi Zindagi Meri
Performed by Bela Sulakhe
Composed by Pyare Mohan

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9/10

Heartwrenching story of maternal separation...

Hathon Ke Lakeeren tells the story of the anguish & despair felt by a woman separated from the child she brought up when the biological parents turn up on her doorstep demanding their child back. The child's real parents having no idea of the bond that has formed between mother & son that cannot easily be broken & forgotten about. Try as they may to convince the child that he is better off with them i.e. buying hundreds of toys & presents can find no substitute for the heartache that the child feels for his mother. The mother being his real mother or not. This is the woman who raised him since he was a baby, the infant crying out for attention clutches onto her fingers when she goes to comfort him with his real mother nowhere in sight. The mother losing her husband & without any family has only the child to live for is left empty without the love & adoration the child gives to her by just being there. This is told by the powerful ending that the film projects.

All in all a thoroughly believable story which is effectively portrayed by the cast. The film was also one the final films that Sanjeev Kumar made before his passing leaves a lasting tribute to the legacy left by an actor who made a substantial contribution to the Indian film industry with films such as Sholay, Anamika, Aandhi, Seeta Aur Geeta etc...