Movie Name : Milan

Producer : Prasad Productions Pvt. Ltd.

Director : A. Subha Rao

Music Director : Laxmikant Pyarelal

Lyrics : Anand Bakshi

Songs :

Sawan Ka Mahina - Lata Mangeshkar & Mukesh (Click here to hear the sound)

Mubarak Ho Sab Ko Yeh Sama Suhana - Mukesh (Click here to hear the sound)

Hum Tum Yug Yug Se Yeh Geet -Lata Mangeshkar & Mukesh

Raam Kare Asiaa Ho Jaye - Mukesh

Film Synopsis :

Telegu director Adurthi Subha Rao remade his Moogamanushulu into Milan, an intense love story where, unlike Heer Ranjha, the protagonists didn't touch each other even once.

Once again, as is the wont in passionate love stories, the feminine object of love was imagined as an idealised, unattainable demi-goddess. Nutan's classic posture lent a compelling credence to her character of the upperclass feudal heiress, Radha, who's taken across the river each day by a naive and excitable boatman Gopi (Sunil Dutt). All exchange of love and affection between the two protagonists is founded on notions of inequality. He, the worshipful commoner. She, the deified earthly goddess. Their 'love' crosses over into several afterlives as Lata Mangeshkar and Mukesh sing 'Hum Tum Yug Yug Se Yeh Geet Milan Ke Gaate Rahen Hai Gaate Rahenge'.

There's a striking poignancy to the artless romance between the devi and her devotee. He teaches her a folk song for an inter-college competition, sings her to sleep with a silken lullaby when she's troubled and unhappy, and brings her a rose every day. She rewards him every day with a dazzling smile that lights up his life.

Interestingly, the age-old opposition between spiritual and corporeal love is epitomised by the contrasting characters played by Nutan and Jamuna. The latter plays the archetypal dhoti-chaser determined to seduce the besotted boatman away from his object of eternal adoration.

- Movie Magazine - The 25 Greatest Romantic Films - December 1998

Milan marks the comeback of an actress from the south, Jamuna, and is the first significant film on reincarnation after Madhumati.

- g Magazine - The story continues ... - 11th Anniversary Issue 2000 (Vol. 12 No.3)