![]() From the first scene, where she defies her aunt to marry the man she loves (no blatant dramatics, just a quiet statement of what she will and will not do), to the part where she leaves the safety of her uncle's home rather than wreak havoc in his marriage and in her young cousins' lives, she has agency. Here, too, Sonia is a strong-willed, determined character. There is usually a strong core to her characters, and within their parameters of behaviour, she is 'strong'. ![]() For some reason, film-makers associated 'girlish' with positively simpering, and it was enough for me to dislike the adjective 'girlish' as well.) But when her characters attain a certain gravitas, as they invariably did, she was fantastic. ( But then, many actresses' 'innocent, girlish' avatars made me want to pull my hair out by its roots. I'm not a great fan of Sharmila simpering on screen her chulbuli avatar grated on my nerves. ![]() Which is a shame, since she owned this film. Ironically, Sharmila wasn't even considered for the Best Actress award. Laxmikant-Pyarelal and Best Male Playback Singer ( Mere dil mein aaj Nominations - Best Actor for Rajesh Khanna, Best Music for Yash Chopra and Best Supporting Actress for Raakhee, apart from three ![]() Daag was the highest grosser of the year and won two Filmfare trophies: Best Director for
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