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Mayabazar Presents: Anand
Hrishikesh Mukherjee, 1971, India, 122 min
Dr. Bhaskar Bannerjee (Amitabh Bachchan) struggles with his patients' suffering and the darkness and poverty he confronts daily in his native India. He treats a cancer patient, Anand Saigal (Rajesh Khanna), who upon learning of his impending death determines to use the time he has left to the absolute fullest. Bannarjee's experience with the patient leaves a profound impression on him, and so he writes a heartrending bestseller based on recorded interviews with Anand.