July 27, 2017
It's been 44 years since the release of megastar
Amitabh Bachchan's film "Abhimaan", but the actor says he is still unknown about
who holds the rights for the movie.
Directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee,
"Abhimaan", which featured Amitabh alongside his wife Jaya Bachchan, revolved
around a popular singer, who encourages his wife to sing, but marital discord
sets in when her popularity surpasses his and jealousy rages.
"And we
have 44 years of the film that brought Jaya and me together for a most memorable
creative in our respective careers... The excellence of Hrishi Da, the music of
S.D. Burman, the master and the support of some of the most brilliant talent in
its writing," Amitabh wrote on his blog.
"Amiya -- the production name
was our production. Ami from Amitabh and Ya from Jaya and our respective
secretaries were looking after the nitty gritties while we worked.
"But
as is with most such productions, things went out of hand and we ended up with
nothing. The rights all still belong to 'dunno w'o', perhaps one of the
secretaries," he added.
The film is popularly known for its songs like
"Teri bindiya re", "Nadiya kinare", "Piya bina piya bina" and "Tere mere milan
ki yeh raina".
Amitabh says the songs from the film still "remains
haunting and a dream for many".
"There are many inputs for the film but
some other day shall go into the finer points of the thinking that went behind
in Hrishi 'a's mind," he added.
Amitabh also took to Twitter and wrote:
"'Abhimaan' 44 years! So many memories linked to this and the music... Simply
the very best ever! still".
Filmmaker Karan Johar wrote to Amitabh says
that "Abhimaan" is one of his favourite films.
"One of my favourite films
Amit uncle...I cry every time I see it...The most memorable music and
performances," Karan tweeted.