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Kora Kagaz (1974)

2h 5m

Running Time

May 4, 1974
Release Date

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Kora Kagaz (1974)

Name: Kora Kagaz
Genre: Drama
Released: 1974-05-04

2h 5m

Running Time

May 4, 1974
Release Date

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Plot.

A chance encounter while traveling by BEST bus service in Bombay gets two young people to meet. One of which is Professor Sukesh Dutt, and the other is Archana Gupta. They meet again, and are formally introduced to each other. Both are attracted to each other, and get married. But Archana's mother does not approve of Sukesh, due to his modest income. She makes up stories about their affluence, which offend Sukesh when he finds out. As a result, there is acrimony between Archana and Sukesh, and both separate. Archana goes to live with her parents, while Sukesh relocates. Archana's family would like her to forget Sukesh, and re-marry. But Archana finds that she still has feelings for Sukesh. But does Sukesh have the same feelings for Archana?

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Cast & Crew.

Jaya Bachchan

Archana Gupta

Achala Sachdev

Mrs. Gupta

A.K. Hangal

Principal Gupta

Vijay Anand

Sulochana Latkar

Deven Verma

Dinesh Hingoo

Anil Ganguly

Director

M.G. Hashmat

Writer

Ashutosh Mukhopadhyay

Writer

Anandji Veerji Shah

Composer

Kalyanji Veerji Shah

Composer

Waman B. Bhosle

Editor

Guru Dutt

Editor

Details.

Release Date
May 4, 1974

Original Name
कोरा कागज़

Status
Released

Running Time
2h 5m

Genres
Drama

Last updated: 2025-02-14

Wiki.

Kora Kagaz (translation: Blank Paper) is a 1974 Indian Hindi-language drama film produced by Sanath Kothari and directed by Anil Ganguly. The film stars Vijay Anand, Jaya Bhaduri, A.K. Hangal, Achala Sachdev and Deven Verma. The film's music is by Kalyanji Anandji. The famous title song "Mera Jeevan Kora Kagaz" (loosely translated as: "My life is a blank paper") was rendered by Kishore Kumar.

At the 22nd National Film Awards, it won the award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment, while Lata Mangeshkar won the award for Best Female Playback Singer.

The film is a remake of the 1963 Bengali film Saat Pake Bandha directed by Ajoy Kar, and starring Suchitra Sen which itself was based on the story of the same name by Ashutosh Mukhopadhyay. Kora Kagaz is remade in Malayalam as Archana Teacher, released in 1981.