Review By Kamal K

Karan Saxena (Rishi Kapoor) and Timsi (Neetu Singh) are college friends who fall in love and get married. At first Karan's father doesn't agree to their marriage due to their rich status, but eventually accepts Timsi.

Things are very good between the couple. As time passes by Karan feels the need to start a company by himself and decides to start up an ad agency.

Things take a turn for Karan when Nisha, a freelancer who smokes, drinks and has no inhibitions, enters his office. Dressed in a bold attire she begins to woo Karan as he is a look alike of her boyfriend Shashi Sehgal (Shashi Kapoor) who has passed away in an accident.

Karan also starts falling for her and this is when Timsi realises that she needs to win her husband back. What happens next forms the crux of the film.

The antagonist played by Rakhee is the best. She manages to create a mystery around her shifting sides from a bubbly colleague to an enticing lover.

Rishi Kapoor also plays his part well. He is quite convincing as an actor and he delivers his skills to the best.

Supporting roles played by Neetu Singh, Shashi Kapoor and the others are good too.

Overall it is a very good movie as a distinct Yash Chopra look and feel is given to it. The highlight of the movie is the climax where the whole story restarts all over again.

Direction by Ramesh Talwar is up to the mark. Music is average to Good.

Doosara Aadmi review :

Yash Chopra was the master of love triangles. Daag (1973),Silsila (1981),Chandni (1989),Darr (1993) and Dil To Pagal Hai (1997) are some of his accomplished works in that genre. In 1977, he also produced what was one of the bold subject of its time and gave it to Ramesh Talwar to direct. Yup, I am referring to Doosara Aadmi - a love triangle featuring the real life pair Rishi Kapoor and Neetu Singh along with Rakhee who plays the other woman.

The film starts with just out of college kiddos Rishi and Neetu falling in love and exchanging wedding vows soon thereafter. Rishi starts his advertising agency and hires the much older Rakhee as his chief visualiser. An intense attraction develops between the two as Rishi falls for her mature charm while Rakhee is smitten by his close resemblance to her dead amour (Shashi Kapoor in an endearing cameo).

The plot involving a married dude in his twenties falling for a forty plus woman was quite bold for the '70s yet maturely handled by Yash Chopra- Ramesh Talwar duo. Moreover, Rajesh Roshan's melodious score made Doosara Aadmi a highly engaging fare. The climax may be predictable but the film manages to grab your attention throughout. One more positive factor is Rakhee who has never looked more beautiful.

Regards, Sumeet Nadkarni.

Yash Chopra during the 70s made films like Deewaar,Trishul and in between he made romantic films like Kabhie Kabhie which was a big hit, Doosra Aadmi was his production directed by Ramesh Talwar. The film had a different theme(for Hindi films),it is based on the Hollywood movie - Goodbye Again (1961) which is a celluloid adaptation of Francois Sagan's bestselling novel - 'Aimez-vous Brahms ?' The film has a concept which was not accepted that time of a lady falling for a younger guy because he resembles her previous love. The film starts with routine love story and then transforms into a mature one and is well handled, no doubt, we also have comedy in between by Deven Verma. It ends on a predictable note though but perhaps the director thought it's smart considering the theme being bold.

Direction is good Music by Rajesh Roshan was superb, Chal Kahin Door is a superb song sung by Kishore,Lata and Rafi, rest songs by Kishore and Lata are superb too.

Rishi Kapoor is superb in his role, Neetu Singh is admirable too in her role, both were dating that time and it shows in their chemistry. Shashi who is real life uncle of Rishi suits the role and impresses in a cameo, Raakhee is superb in her role too Parikshit Sahni is good, Satyen Kapoo is as always good, Deven verma entertains

Years later in 2001 there was a movie Dil Ne Phir Yaad Kiya which had Govinda and his nephew Vinay Anand in a remake of this film which too bombed.