Sanjog

About the Movie Sanjog: A Tale of Destiny

Sanjog is a romance movie showing the tragic story of a couple, Narain and Yashoda. Having met during his college time, Narain married a village belle Yashoda and started living with Narain’s joint family. This included his elder brothers, Lalitha and Sonu with their son Raju. Over time, Raju and Yashoda become very close. However, one day, Raju is involved in an accident and dies. This leads to complete instability in Yashoda’s mental state in this drama movie.

Sanjog Movie Release Date on OTT

The Hindi movie Sanjog was released in theatres on 21st November 1985. It is also streaming on the ZEE5 OTT platform.

Sanjog Movie Plot

The plot of the movie revolves around the unfortunate lives of a couple living at a hill station. Yashoda lives in a mental health facility where she is taken care of by her husband Narain. The couple met during Narain’s college education and got married. Living with his brother’s family, Yashoda maintains the house and in the process, gets highly attached to their son, Raju. This attachment grows so much that he also thinks of her as his mother, much to the dismay of his real mother, Lalitha. Some time later, Raju tragically passes away after an accident and this leaves Yashoda in an utter state of shock.

Sanjog Movie Cast and Crew

The cast of the movie includes Jeetendra as Narain, Jaya Prada as Yashoda and Asha and Vinod Mehra as Narain’s brother. Bharti Achrekar is seen as Lalita, Asrani as Chandu, Aruna Irani as Sunaina and Yunus Parvez as Lalaji, Chandu’s grandfather. Arvind Deshpande is seen as Narain’s dad with Agha, Goga Kapoor, Renu Joshi and Mini Tabassum as Sonu

The director for the movie is K Vishwanath and P Mallikharjuna Rao is the producer under the label of Bharati International. The music has been given by Laxmikant-Pyarelal with lyrics by Anjaan.

Interesting Facts About the Movie Sanjog

1. Sanjog featured Jaya Prada in a double role as mother and daughter in the box office hit. However, this led to the actress being somewhat typecast as a mature heroine along the lines of her seniors like Hema Malini and Rekha.

2. The movie ‘Woh 7 Din’ initially had the title ‘Sanjog’ at the time of launch. However, it was changed later.

3. The movie Sanjog is the Hindi adaptation of the 1975 Telugu movie Jeevana Jyothi by the director.

FAQs About the Movie Sanjog

Q1. Who was the cinematographer for the movie?

Ans: The cinematography for Sanjog has been handled by V Durgaprasad.

Q2. Was Sanjog nominated for any awards?

Ans: The movie was nominated for the Best Actress at the Filmfare awards, which was won by Jaya Prada for her performance in the film.

Q3 Who was the first choice as the female lead for the movie Sanjog?

Rekha was initially chosen for the double role of Yashodhara and Asha. However, Jaya Prada took her place later.