Haqeeqat is a 1964 Hindi

Hindi

Standard Hindi, or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi, also known as Manak Hindi , High Hindi, Nagari Hindi, and Literary Hindi, is a standardized and sanskritized register of the Hindustani language derived from the Khariboli dialect of Delhi...

 war-film directed by Chetan Anand. It was supported by the Government of India

Government of India

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The movie stars Balraj Sahni

Balraj Sahni

Balraj Sahni , born Yudhishthir Sahni , was a famous Hindi film actor. He belonged to a Punjabi Khatri family from Bhera now in Punjab, Pakistan...

, Dharmendra

Dharmendra

Dharmendra Singh Deol |Punjab]]), better known as Dharmendra, is an award-winning Hindi film actor who has appeared in more than 247 Hindi-language films as of 2011. In 1997, he received the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award for his contribution to Hindi cinema and also another Lifetime...

, Rajender Kumar, Priya Rajvansh

Priya Rajvansh

Priya Rajvansh , born Vera Sundersingh, was an Indian film actress, who is known her performance in films like, Heer Ranjha and Hanste Zakhm , amongst a handful of films she did during her career....

, Sanjay Khan

Sanjay Khan

-Career:Khan made his debut in the 1964 Chetan Anand film "Haqeeqat" followed by the Rajshri film Dosti. In the 1960s and 1970s Khan starred in the movies Dus Lakh, Ek Phool Do Mali and Intaqam. He also acted opposite his brother Feroz in three films Upaasna , Mela and Nagin...

 and Vijay Anand. the music is by Madan Mohan and the lyrics by Kaifi Azmi

Kaifi Azmi

Kaifi Azmi was an Indian Urdu poet. He is considered to be one the greatest Urdu poets of 20th century. Together with Pirzada Qasim, Jon Eliya and many others he participated in many memorable mushairas of 20th century.-Early life:...

. The movie was based on the 1962 Sino-Indian War

Sino-Indian War

The Sino-Indian War , also known as the Sino-Indian Border Conflict , was a war between China and India that occurred in 1962. A disputed Himalayan border was the main pretext for war, but other issues played a role. There had been a series of violent border incidents after the 1959 Tibetan...

. It won the National Film Award for Second Best Feature Film

National Film Award for Second Best Feature Film

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 in 1965.

Synopsis

Set against the Sino-Indian War of 1962, the film's main plot concerns a small platoon of Indian soldiers in the hilly terrain of Ladakh who are considered dead but are rescued by Ladakhi tribesmen and by Capt. Bahadur Singh (Dharmendra). They are asked to retreat from their post (chowky) as the Chinese have surrounded them. Capt. Bahadur Singh and his girlfriend Angmo (Priya Rajvansh) die holding the Chinese at bay so that their comrades can retreat to safety. But even the retreating soldiers are heavily outnumbered and give up their lives for the country.

Awards

• 1965: National Film Award for Second Best Feature Film
  National Film Award for Second Best Feature Film
  The National Film Award for Second Best Feature Film winners :-See also:...
  
  : Haqeeqat
• Filmfare Best Art Direction
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   Award for M. S. Sathyu
  M. S. Sathyu
  Mysore Shrinivas Sathyu is a leading film director, stage designer and art director from India. His film Garam Hawa is a film on the partition of India. He is a recipient of the Padma Shri in 1975.-Early life:Sathyu conducted his schooling and higher education at Mysore and Bangalore...
  
  

Music

The music of this film has several notable songs. All songs are written by Kaifi Azmi

Kaifi Azmi

Kaifi Azmi was an Indian Urdu poet. He is considered to be one the greatest Urdu poets of 20th century. Together with Pirzada Qasim, Jon Eliya and many others he participated in many memorable mushairas of 20th century.-Early life:...

 and the music is composed by Madan Mohan
One of the songs - Kar Chale Hum Fida, Jaano Tan Saathiyon, Ab Tumhare Hawale Watan Saathiyon, sung by Mohammed Rafi

Mohammed Rafi

Mohammad Rafi , was an Indian playback singer whose career spanned four decades. He was awarded National Award and 6 Filmfare Awards. In 1967, he was honoured with the Padma Shri awarded by the Government of India....

, has become synonymous with patriotism in India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

. (It means: We have sacrificed our lives and bodies for the Nation, Now the Nation is in your hands, take care of it.)"Hoke Majboor Mujhe Usne Bhulaya Hoga" is another song from the movie that has been immortalised in Rafi's voice.

Two of the numbers sung by Lata Mangeshkar

Lata Mangeshkar

Lata Mangeshkar is a singer from India. She is one of the best-known and most respected playback singers in India. Mangeshkar's career started in 1942 and has spanned over six and a half decades. She has recorded songs for over a thousand Hindi films and has sung songs in over thirty-six regional...

 have gone on to be acclaimed by all.
Zaraa See Aahat Hotee Hai To Dil Sochtaa Hai, Kahin Ye Woh To Nahin. (Meaning: Whenever there is a slight indication of someone's arrival, my mind thinks, Can it be 'him'?) and
Khelo Naa Mere Dil Se, O Mere Saajanaa, O Saajanaa, O Saajanaa (Meaning: Please do not trouble me by playing with my heart, oh dear) This song was deleted from the movie but was on the records and people associate the song with this movie anyway.

Two more Rafi numbers are:
Mastee Mein Chhed Ke Taraanaa Koee Dil Kaa (Meaning: Someone plucked the chord of my heart...)
and
Main Ye Sochkar Uske Dar Se Uthaa Thaa (Meaning: I had got up to leave from her place thinking she will stop me...). This song begins with very beautiful rendition of violin

Violin

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