Salaam Bollywood: Representations and interpretations. ^ Kishore, Vikrant Sarwal, Amit Patra, Parichay, eds.Archived from the original on 8 November 2018. "Dr Rajkumar's Kasturi Nivasa returns in colour today". ^ Srinivasa, Srikanth (7 November 2014).Archived from the original on 29 March 2021. "On Sanjeev Kumar's 81st birthday, a look at why he remains unparalleled as an actor on the Indian screen". Shaandaar was released on 22 September 1974, and failed to match the success of the original. The Christmas-themed number, "Aata Hai Aata Hai Santaclauz", attained popularity. The soundtrack was composed by Laxmikant–Pyarelal, while the songs are written by Rajendra Krishan. The film stresses the principle that "life is to give-not to take". Maruti Rao, and the dialogues were written by Rajinder Krishan. Cine Corporation, with Krishnan–Panju directing. The remake, titled Shaandaar, was produced by K. Rajan fails to confess the former and breathes his last.Īfter the success of the 1971 Kannada film Kasturi Nivasa, the Hindi remake rights were sold for ₹400,000 (equivalent to ₹10 million or US$130,000 in 2020). Thus, Pratima requests for the dove (But Rajan sold the dove for feeding Pratima when she comes to his house). Later, Munna becomes sick, and wants to play with Rajan's dove. Meanwhile, Rani falls off the staircase and dies making Rajan crestfallen. He starts drinking alcohol and thus join lavish parties. Munna likes playing with Rajan's dove.ĭue to Rajan's loss, Pratima shows her sympathy to him, much to Chander's dismay which leads him to become addicted to drugs. Thus, Chander and Pratima shift to Laxmi Bhavan. Chander calls for the highest bid and wants to give it back to Rajan, but being the man that he is, Rajan would not accept. This begins Rajan's downfall, his charity and donating activities have eaten up profit and ends up putting his house on sale. Protesting this, Chander resigns and starts his own matchbox company, Eagle and becomes the leading matchbox manufacturer. The traditionalist Rajan becomes infuriated. Rani starts to believing Pratima to be her mother which lead to Pratima and Chander to marry, making Rajan disheartened as he wanted to marry her.Ĭhander suggests changing the company's structure. As Chander attends training in the U.S., Rajan suggests his secretary, Pratima, whom he has a crush on, to look after his daughter Rani. Recognising that his honest employee Chander is in a similar position, he decides to help Chander financially. (Thus, he has a pet Dove) Rajan is a widower. Rajan, the owner of a matchbox factory called "Dove", lives in a huge house named Laxmi Bhavan.