Film festival Ekagra concluded with the film Andaz screened at Bharat Bhavan here on Sunday.
Andaz is a 1949 Indian Bollywood film, directed by Mehboob Khan, with music by Naushad. The film stars Dilip Kumar, Nargis and Raj Kapoor in a love triangle, with Cukoo and Murad in supporting roles. The film's music was provided by Naushad and lyrics written by Majrooh Sultanpuri.
Neena (Nargis) is the spoiled daughter of a rich businessman (Murad). One day while horse-riding, she loses control of her horse and is rescued by a young man named Dilip (Dilip Kumar). Dilip instantly takes a liking to her.
However, tragedy strikes when Neena's father dies of a heart attack, leaving Nina devastated. Dilip comforts her and Neena gives him the responsibility of looking after her father's business and staying in a spare room at her home.
Dilip tries to confide in Neena about his feelings for her but is shocked when her fiancé Rajan (Raj Kapoor) returns from London. Rajan and Neena eventually get married, and Dilip finally reveals his true feelings for Neena on the wedding day.
A few years later, Rajan and Neena are the parents of a daughter. On their daughter's birthday, Dilip arrives with a present. When the electricity cuts off and causes a blackout in their home, Neena tries to secretly to tell Dilip that she does not love him and that he should leave, unaware that she has said all this to Rajan. Rajan accuses Neena of having an affair with Dilip and Dilip decides to clear Rajan's misunderstanding. In a fit of rage, Rajan attacks Dilip rendering him unconscious. When Dilip awakens, he is half mad and tries to molest Neena. Neena grabs a gun and shoots Dilip, killing him instantly, and is then imprisoned.
Rajan testifies against Neena in court about her affair Rajan tells his daughter that she is not coming back and tears up the doll that Dilip had given her on her birthday.
Inside the doll he finds a letter Dilip had written for Neena, saying that Rajan is the fortunate one who she loves and he has realised this now. Upon reading the letter, Rajan realises he had been wrong about Neena and that Neena loved only him. The judge sentences Neena to life imprisonment.