Yaadein (1964 film)

Yaadein (English: Memories) is a 1964 black and white Hindi film directed and produced by Sunil Dutt who also stars in the film as the only actor to appear onscreen in the entire film. The only other actor in the film is Dutt’s wife Nargis Dutt who only appears as a silhouette in the final scene. Dutt conceptualized this black and white film art experiment with the brilliant use of imaginary expressions. The film is considered as a unique film which was ahead of its time.

This film is the first Indian film in cinema that features only a single actor and hence has found an entry in the Guinness Book of World Records in the category Fewest actors in a narrative film. Dutt won National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi for his performance and direction.

Film narrative progresses through dialogues and background music composed by Vasant Desai, who also gave two songs sung by Lata Mangeshkar.