When he tried to coax her into performing, she is unable to do so. Raka is also surprised by "Geeta's" sudden gentle nature and desire to do housework. Here, Seeta meets Raka ( Dharmendra), Geeta's friend and fellow performer. Her surrogate mother has attributed her new docile attitude to shock. Meanwhile, the real Seeta is living in Geeta's house. Geeta realizes the cruelty that Seeta has been living under and vows to teach her aunt a lesson. Ravi is surprised by this "Seeta" and the Seeta he had met previously. She then meets Ravi ( Sanjeev Kumar) and, though he also mistakes her for Seeta, she goes home with him. They attempt to force Geeta to go with them but, using some of her clever tricks, she escapes them and the police who have been searching for her. Meanwhile, Seeta's aunt and uncle are frantically searching for her and find Geeta. She is saved but is mistaken for her identical twin Geeta and is taken to Geeta's home. One day, Seeta decides life is not worth living and runs away to commit suicide. Seeta's only consolation is her old grandmother, a wheelchair user. Chachi treats Seeta like a servant, despite the fact that the family is living off her late parents' money. Geeta, a feisty girl is raised in a poor neighborhood and is a street performer, while Seeta is raised by her cruel aunt Chachi and meek uncle. Seeta and Geeta ( Hema Malini in a dual role) are twin girls who were separated at birth. It became a cult film in the Soviet Union when it was shown there. Vaikunth won the Filmfare Best Cinematographer Award. Hema Malini won her only competitive Filmfare Best Actress Award of her career. Kuch Khatti Kuch Meethi starring Kajol, in the dual roles. Subsequent Hindi remakes of the story have been made, including Geeta Mera Naam starring Sadhana Shivdasani,ĬhaalBaaz starring Sridevi, Kishen Kanhaiya starring Anil Kapoor, Another earlier film with a similar theme was Muqabala (1942) starring Fearless Nadia. The film subverted a formula by having the heroine eventually become the "hero" while the male lead is in a mostly supporting role.
The film was remade in other languages which includes the Telugu film Ganga Manga (1973) and the Tamil film Vani Rani (1974), both starring Vanisri in the dual roles. The theme of the film is based on Ram Aur Shyam which inspired Salim-Javed to write Seeta Aur Geeta, Infact, Ram Aur Shyam is also a remake of Telugu film Ramudu Bheemudu.
Furthermore, Hema Malini was noted for the novelty of her role as Geeta where she is rambunctious and sometimes violent. Manorama plays the evil aunt who changes her tune after her arm is twisted (literally).
The two sisters' partners in the movie are played by Dharmendra and Sanjeev Kumar. The twins then swap places (like The Prince and the Pauper). The story is about identical twins (played by Hema Malini) who are separated at birth and grow up with different temperaments.
It stars Hema Malini, Dharmendra and Sanjeev Kumar in leading roles, and features music composed by R.D. Seeta and Geeta) is a 1972 Indian Hindi-language comedy-drama film, written by Salim–Javed ( Salim Khan and Javed Akhtar) and directed by Ramesh Sippy.