It8217;s my choice

Rinke Khanna on the one film that always makes her cry:
I8217;d choose my dad8217;s film, Anand. The whole film has you holding your tears in check, and then in the last scene you just can8217;t hold back any longer you have to give vent to your grief8230; The character of Anand was so beautifully created. Throughout the film, he8217;s trying to put a smile to everybody8217;s face, when what he needs is reassurance himself, because he8217;s the one who8217;s going to die. Despite that, he8217;s this happy character trying hard to cheer everyone else up.

In the last scene, although you know that he8217;s going to die, you8217;re almost hoping for a miracle, because you8217;re so attached to him by then. Again, after his death when the tape recorder starts playing, you suddenly stop crying and hope that he8217;s not really dead you pray that he8217;s still around. But of course, none of that happens8230;

It was such a touching film. Even in his death, he doesn8217;t want others to grieve for him. I8217;ve seen the film so many times, but I still expect it to end differently each time I see it. That8217;s how much you fall in love with the character. The love between the two friends, and also Anand8217;s inability to see his friend grieve for him are some of the best moments in this film.