Bairaag

Bairaag
Directed byAsit Sen
Written byS. Khalil
Abrar Alvi
Dr. Rahi Masoom Reza
Produced byMushir-Riaz
StarringDilip Kumar
Saira Banu
Leena Chandavarkar
Helen
Nazir Hussain
CinematographyKamal Bose
Edited byTarun Dutta
Music byKalyanji Anandji
Production
company
M. R. Productions
Release date
  • October 15, 1976 (1976-10-15)
Running time
149 min
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Bairaag (transl. Renunciation) is a 1976 Hindi-language film. Produced by the duo Mushir-Riaz, it is directed by Asit Sen. The film stars Dilip Kumar, who received a Filmfare nomination for Best Actor for playing a triple role. Bairaag also stars Saira Banu, Leena Chandavarkar, Ruma Guha Thakurta, Prem Chopra, Helen, Sujit Kumar, Madan Puri, Paintal, Kader Khan, Asit Sen and Sachin. Its music is by the duo Kalyanji Anandji, who received a Filmfare nomination for Best Music. The film received a Filmfare Award for Best Sound for P. Harikishan. The film failed to perform at the box office.[1][2] It was Dilip Kumar's third consecutive failure at box-office, the first and only time in his career since Milan (1946).[3] After this film, he went on an indefinite hiatus and returned after 4 years in Kranti (1981).[4]

  1. ^ "Box Office 1976". boxofficeindia.com. Archived from the original on 22 September 2012.
  2. ^ Malhotra, Aps (24 September 2015). "Bairaag (1976)". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  3. ^ "Dilip Kumar Filmography, Movies List, Box Office Collection with HIT or Flop Verdict - Boxofficeindia, Box Office India, Box Office Collection, Bollywood Box Office, Bollywood Box Office". www.addatoday.com. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  4. ^ Bhattacharya, Roshmila (8 February 2018). "This Week That Year: Whipping up a revolution with Manoj Kumar's Kranti". Mumbai Mirror. Retrieved 19 October 2021.

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