Ek Nazar

Ek Nazar
Ek Nazar
Directed by	B. R. Ishara
Written by	B. R. Ishara
Produced by	Anil Khanna; A. C. Diwan
Starring	Amitabh Bachchan; Jaya Bachchan
Music by	Laxmikant-Pyarelal
Release date	28 July 1972;
Running time	127 minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindi

Ek Nazar (transl. One Look) is a 1972 Bollywood romance film directed by B. R. Ishara. The film stars Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan in lead roles, with Nadira playing a tyrant. This is also the debut film of Raza Murad.

Although the film is one of the lesser known films of Amitabh's early career, he and Jaya fell in love on the set of Ek Nazar, and wed in 1973.

Plot

Akash is a poet and writer who while walking through a market one day overhears one of his poems being sung at a courtesan's house. He can't help but go in and meet Shabnam who is a singer and dancer there. She is an admirer of Akash's work but doesn't know him. The acquaintance soon turns into love for each other. But neither the courtesan's mother Amina Bai nor Akash's father is willing for the relationship. Things take a turn when Shabnam is accused of Amina Bai's murder. Can Akash's lawyer friend Ashok save Shabnam ? Will the society accept them being together ? The film answers these questions and also looks at other morals which are placed on others but not on oneself.

Cast

Amitabh Bachchan as Manmohan Tyagi / Akash
Jaya Bhaduri as Shabnam
Nadira as Ameena Bai
Tarun Bose as Raghunath Tyagi
Raza Murad as Ashok
Manmohan Krishna
Asit Sen as Popatlal Begana
Dulari as Kalavati
Sudhir as Deepak / Nawab Shaukatjung
Johnny Whisky
Rashid Khan
Hari Shukla
Daya Devi
Kamlabai Gokhale
Raja Duggal
Hameed

Songs

"Pyar Ko Chahiye Kya Ek Nazar" – Kishore Kumar
"Ae Gham-E-Yaar Bata Kaise JiyaKarte Hain" – Mahendra Kapoor
"Humeen Karen Koi Soorat UnhenBulane Ki" – Lata Mangeshkar
"Patta Patta Boota Boota" – Mohammed Rafi, Lata Mangeshkar
"Pehle Sau Baar Idhar Aur Udhar Dekha Hai" – Lata Mangeshkar

All lyrics penned by Majrooh Sultanpuri.

References

1 2 "Jaya Bachchan opposed rape scene in Ek Nazar, ended up beating villain so much that he said: 'I don't want to…'". Free Press Journal. 9 April 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2026 – via ProQuest.
↑ "Bollywood's most iconic vamp blamed Raj Kapoor's film for ruining career; once struggled for food but became 1st Indian actor to own Rolls Royce: An important role in Raj Kapoor's Shree 420 became the 'waterloo' for this actor's career. She refused 200 films after that but could not outlive the image". Indian Express. 19 August 2025. Retrieved 9 August 2026 – via ProQuest.
↑ "Raza Murad reminisces about shooting with Kishore Kumar in 'Door Waadiyon Mein Kahin'". IANS English. New Delhi. 9 October 2025. Retrieved 9 August 2026 – via ProQuest.
↑ "When Amitabh Bachchan called Jaya Bachchan 'embarrassingly straight', said he was 'fortunate' to marry her: 'Never tried to disturb that quality of hers': Amitabh Bachchan talked about his marriage with Jaya Bachchan and how, because both of them belonged to the film fraternity and were actors, it helped them understand each other better". Indian Express. 3 August 2025. Retrieved 9 August 2026 – via ProQuest.

External links

Ek Nazar at IMDb

[:0-1] 1 2 "Jaya Bachchan opposed rape scene in Ek Nazar, ended up beating villain so much that he said: 'I don't want to…'". Free Press Journal. 9 April 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2026 – via ProQuest.

[2] "Bollywood's most iconic vamp blamed Raj Kapoor's film for ruining career; once struggled for food but became 1st Indian actor to own Rolls Royce: An important role in Raj Kapoor's Shree 420 became the 'waterloo' for this actor's career. She refused 200 films after that but could not outlive the image". Indian Express. 19 August 2025. Retrieved 9 August 2026 – via ProQuest.

[3] "Raza Murad reminisces about shooting with Kishore Kumar in 'Door Waadiyon Mein Kahin'". IANS English. New Delhi. 9 October 2025. Retrieved 9 August 2026 – via ProQuest.

[4] "When Amitabh Bachchan called Jaya Bachchan 'embarrassingly straight', said he was 'fortunate' to marry her: 'Never tried to disturb that quality of hers': Amitabh Bachchan talked about his marriage with Jaya Bachchan and how, because both of them belonged to the film fraternity and were actors, it helped them understand each other better". Indian Express. 3 August 2025. Retrieved 9 August 2026 – via ProQuest.