Due to her disability, Belu is mocked by friends Bhola is unable to find a suitable match for her, a condition exacerbated by crippling financial constraints. He resides with his physically challenged sister, Belu (Naaz) in a village, with their acerbic stepmother. Some viewers might feel that the film has inspired (in a broader sense) the latter-day blockbuster, “Don”, as “Sachaa Jhutha” is essentially about Bhola (Rajesh Khanna), a naive band master. It was written by Desai's wife Jeevanprabha. “Sachaa Jhutha”, in which Rajesh Khanna, the first superstar of Hindi cinema, was directed by none other than Manmohan Desai, was destined to hit the bull's eye at the marquee, and win Khanna the Best Actor Award from Filmfare. Gen-next might only identify him when told he is the father-in-law of Akshay ‘Khiladi' Kumar, but the same ad shown to their moms would still set many a heart aflutter and many a memory to come tumbling out of naphthalene ballsMemories of ‘pilgrimages' to his bungalow, ‘Aashirwad', in Bombay, and men aping his body language, his gestures and his rakish hairstyle. Recently, an ad is being aired on television channels, features featuring an ageing gentleman in a dark suit who professes something to the effect that his fans never forget him.
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