Rajnigandha a 1974 film directed by Basu Chatterjee, based on the short story, ‘ Yahi Sach Hai’ by the noted writer Mannu Bhandari. Starring in the film are Amol Palekar, Vidya Sinha and Dinesh Thakur in the lead roles.
Deepa (Vidya Sinha) a college student and Sanjay (Amol Palekar) are in a long term relationship and in love with each other. Sanjay is known to be a humorous, carefree, good hearted individual but with quite a laid back attitude in life with no sense of punctuality. Deepa is looking for a more serious commitment from him. Deepa after she graduates moves to Mumbai in search of a job and meets Navin (Dinesh Thakur) who was once her lover but they had separated due to hostility between the two. Navin is in every way different from Sanjay, a very punctual and committed looks after her stay in Mumbai and also helps her get a job interview. Deepa is rekindled with the same feelings for Navin and starts comparing between the two, her past and her present. Torn between Sanjay and Navin, she returns to Delhi, she feels her first love Navin is her true love. In the meantime, she gets a job offer in Mumbai and is packing to leave Sanjay and the city to start a new life, when Sanjay comes to her to announce his promotion and also confess his love for her and pleads to amend his ways to be more committed in their relationship. Deepa and Sanjay marry with a happy ending to the film.
