Director: Mehboob; Cinematographer: Faredoon Irani; Cast: Surendra, Aruna Devi, Ramchandra, Pande, Pesi Patel, M.A. Mani, Kayamali, Bhudo Advani, Mehdi Raza, Gulzar, Kamala
Summary: Mehboob’s only full-scale stunt movie, made presumably after Luhar introduced the genre at Sagar Studio. The crooked trustees of Lala Niranjanmal’s estate try to eliminate its two heirs: the daughter (Aruna Devi) is jailed and the son becomes a penniless wanderer. When released, the daughter becomes the mysterious Deccan Queen, nemesis of evildoers. The plot gets complicated when a clerk in an insurance company, Vrinda (Aruna Devi again), turns out to be the wanted woman’s double. Vrinda falls in love with Inspector Suresh (Surendra), but then later so does the Deccan Queen. The triangle takes unusual turns when the queen impersonates Vrinda and demands that Suresh marry her at once. Apart from the fast-paced stunt action, Aruna Devi’s dual role is the film’s major attraction. It is also the debut of Surendra, a well-known Mehboob singing star (e.g.
Anmol Ghadi, 1946).
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