A melodramatic tale of a man ANAND (Rajesh Khanna) with a terminal disease. The story begins with Dr. Bhaskar (Amitabh Bachchan) winning a literary prize for his book about a patient called Anand. The rest is flashback. Anand, the title character, is suffering from lymphosarcoma of the intestine. He, however appears to be cheerful on the outside and is determined to extract as much pleasure from his remaining lifespan as is possible. Remembered as one of the classics made by Hrishikesh Mukherjee. Movie also stars Ramesh Deo and Seema Deo. Excellent Music by Salil Chaudhry with evergreen hit songs like 'Maine Tere Liye Hain Saat Rang Ke Sapne', 'Kahin Door Jab Din Dhal Jae', 'Zindagi Kaisi Hai Paheli' etc.