Gambler (film)
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 Gambler (1971) | |
| Directed by | Amarjeet |
| Produced by | Amarjeet Productions |
| Written by | Kaushal Bharti |
| Starring |
Dev Anand Shatrughan Sinha Zaheeda |
| Music by |
Sachin Dev Burman Gopal Das Neeraj (Lyrics) |
| Cinematography | Faredoon A. Irani |
| Edited by | Babu Sheikh |
Release dates | 1971 |
Running time | 154 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Gambler is a 1971 Bollywood thriller film directed by Amarjeet. The film stars Dev Anand and Shatrughan Sinha.
Plot Synopsis
Raja (Dev Anand) has been abandoned by his biological mother at a very young age, and grows up with Master (Jeevan), a criminal don and card-sharp, who would like Raja to continue working with him on a commission basis. Raja learns all that could be learned about playing cards, quits work with Master, and starts work on his own. He succeeds considerably, and soon gets rich and wealthy. He falls in love with beautiful Chandra Gangaram (Zaheeda), and would like to marry her. But her father would like her to marry U.K. settled Ram Mehta(Sudhir), before Raja could do or say anything against this alliance, he is charged with the cold-blooded murder of Master. The climax in Raja's life is in the Court Room where he will find out about his past, and about his parents - while he awaits the outcome of the trial.
Storyline
Raja (Dev Anand) has been abandoned by his biological mother at a very young age, and grows up with Master (Jeevan), a criminal don and card-sharp, who would like Raja to continue working with him on a commission basis.Raja meets Chanda Gangaram (Zaheeda) daughter of a wealthy industrialist and her uncle (Ifthekar)is also the city's police commissioner.Raja takes a liking to her at the very instant though she does not reciprocate, her uncle notices Raja's face to be familiar but ignores the suspicion.
Cast
- Dev Anand ... Raja
- Zaheeda ... Chandra Gangaram
- Kishore Sahu ... Public Prosecutor
- Shatrughan Sinha ... Banke Bihari
- Sudhir ... Ram Mehta
- Zaheera ... Julie (as Zahira)
- Jeevan ... Master
- Manorama ... Ram's aunt
- Tabassum
- Mumtaz Begum ... Seeta Devi
- Iftekhar
- Sachin
- Rashid Khan
- Jagdish Raj ... Inspector Ranade
- Ravikant
Music
S. D. Burman composed the music for the film and Gopal Das Neeraj penned the lyrics.
- "Apne Honthon Ki" (Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar)
- "Choodi Nahin Ye Mera Dil" (Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar)
- "Dil Aaj Shayar Hai" (Kishore Kumar)
- "Mera Man Tera Pyasa" (Mohammed Rafi)
- "Kaisa Hai Mere Dil Tu Khiladi" (Kishore Kumar)
- "Mera Man Tera Pyasa" was featured in the soundtrack of the 2004 film Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.
External links
- Gambler at the Internet Movie Database