Aarkayne wrote:
I dont believe the movie was shot back-to-back. It was a separate remake project taken up several years after Tamil original was made. I remember quite clearly SADMA was released at least a couple(actually more) years after MOONRAM PIRAI was. I had read about MOONRAM PIRAI winning the National Award in Filmfare when still in school and by the time SADMA came about I was in college....so there is no question it was shot back to back(unless they chose to sit on the Hindi footage for so long, waiting for God knows what).
Balu Mahendra gained his reputation with the Tamil original and gained a foothold into Bollywood with this movie. NC Sippy and gang (Gulzar, Hrishikesh Mukherjee included) backed this movie and were involved in this project after the movie won the National award. I quote all this from memory. Correct me if I am wrong.
you could be right, the film was made before my time so I was presuming it was made back to back. But its odd if it isn't as the film does look so similar with same locales, set designs and even camerawork.
It is one of Indian cinema's best tradegy love stories, and the ending is simply superb.