C.I.D. (film)

C.I.D

Directed by	Raj Khosla
Produced by	Guru Dutt
Starring	Dev Anand Shakila (actress) Waheeda Rehman
Music by	O. P. Nayyar
Language	Hindi
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C.I.D. is a 1956 Indian Hindi film. Produced by Guru Dutt, it was directed by Raj Khosla. It stars Dev Anand, Shakila (actress), Johnny Walker, K. N. Singh and Waheeda Rehman. The movie was a crime thriller and has Dev playing a police inspector investigating a case. The music is by O. P. Nayyar and the lyrics by Majrooh Sultanpuri

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Dev Anand and Guru Dutt were friends when they struggled to get a break in films, and had promised each other that Dev would give Guru Dutt a film to direct (which he did with Baazi) and Guru Dutt would cast Dev as a hero and direct him. As Guru Dutt did not direct C.I.D. he could fulfill only half his promise.
Guru Dutt had spotted Waheeda Rehman in a Telugu movie and cast her in Pyaasa, but gave her a key supporting role in C.I.D. to prepare her for Pyaasa.
Guru Dutt had reportedly gifted Raj Khosla a swanky foreign car after the success of CID.
The choreography of this film was done by Zohra Sehgal-now famous for her ‘granny’ roles (Veer-Zara, Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gam, Chini Kum).
The costumes were credited to a Bhanumati, who is better known as Bhanu Athaiya.
Assisting Raj Khosla on CID were Pramod Charavorty and Bhappi Sonie who went on to become successful directors in their own right.
One of the lyricists was Jan Nissar Akhtar, father of Javed Akhtar.
The scriptwriter was Inder Raj Anand, father of actor-filmmaker Tinnu Anand.