Deedar (1951 film)
| Deedar | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Nitin Bose |
| Produced by | Rajendra Jain (Filmkar) |
| Written by | Azm Bazidpuri |
| Starring |
Ashok Kumar Dilip Kumar Nargis Nimmi |
| Music by |
Naushad Shakeel Badayuni (lyrics) |
| Cinematography | Dilip Gupta |
| Edited by | Bimal Roy |
Release dates | 1951 |
Running time | 130 min |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Deedar (Hindi: दीदार, "glance") is a 1951 Bollywood Hindi language film directed by Nitin Bose and starring Ashok Kumar, Dilip Kumar, Nargis and Nimmi. A story of unfulfilled love, when hero's childhood love is separated from him due to class inequalities. It is one of noted tragedies made in early Hindi cinema. It became a popular film of the Golden era and further established Dilip Kumar as "King of Tragedy".[1][2]
Many years later, when Deedar was having a rerun at Mumbai theatres, actor Manoj Kumar, who asked director Raj Khosla to accompany him for a show. Thereafter, the story of Do Badan (1966) was written after reworking its storyline, the film was also a hit.[3] It is referred to repeatedly in the Vikram Seth's 1993 novel A Suitable Boy, in which people watching it burst into tears and people who can't get tickets start a riot.[4]
Cast
- Ashok Kumar: Dr. Kishore
- Nargis: Mala
- Dilip Kumar: Shamu
- Nimmi: Champa
- Murad
- Tabassum: Baby Mala (as Baby Tabassum)
- Tun Tun: Rai' s maidservant (as Uma Devi)
- Surendra:(as Surrender)
- Agha Miraz: (as Agha Mehraj)
- Yakub: Choudhury
- Motilal: Bhalla
- Parikshit Sahni
Soundtrack
The Soundtrack was composed by the legend Naushad with lyrics by Shakeel Badayuni. The all-round soundtrack consisted of all the elements of a great album. It exploited the talents of singing legends, such as Mohammad Rafi, Lata Mangeshkar, Shamshad Begum and G. M. Durrani to the utmost. This was also amongst those few soundtracks in which the career of veteran Mohammad Rafi coincided with that of his idol G. M. Durrani.
| Song | Singer |
|---|---|
| Bachpan Ke Din Bhoola Na Dena - Male | Mohammad Rafi |
| Hue Hum Jinke Liye Barbad - I | Mohammad Rafi |
| Hue Hum Jinke Liye Barbad - II | Mohammad Rafi |
| Naseeb Dar Pe Tera Aazmane Aya Hon | Mohammad Rafi |
| Meri Kahani Bhoolne Wale | Mohammad Rafi |
| Dekh Liya Maine Kismat Ka Tamasha | Mohammad Rafi & Lata Mangeshkar |
| Tu Kon Hai Mera Kehde Balam | Lata Mangeshkar |
| Le Ja Meri Duayeein Le Ja | Lata Mangeshkar |
| Duniya Ne Teri Duniyawale | Lata Mangeshkar |
| Bachpan Ke Din Bhoolana Dena - Female | Shamshad Begum & Lata Mangeshkar |
| Chaman Mein Rakhe Verana | Shamshad Begum |
| Nazar Na Phero Humse | Shamshad Begum & G. M. Durrani |
References
- ↑ Tilak Rishi (2012). Bless You Bollywood!: A Tribute to Hindi Cinema on Completing 100 Years. Trafford Publishing. p. 38. ISBN 978-1-4669-3963-9.
- ↑ Bhaichand Patel (2012). Bollywood's Top 20: Superstars of Indian Cinema. Penguin Books India. p. 84. ISBN 978-0-670-08572-9.
- ↑ "Cinema : Do Badan (1966)". The Hindu. 15 October 2010. Retrieved 2014-03-13.
- ↑ Vikram Seth (1993). A Suitable Boy. Penguin Books India. pp. 134–. ISBN 978-0-14-023033-8.