Director: Raj Khosla; Writer: G.R. Kamat, Anand Pal, Bappi Sonie; Producer: Dev Anand; Cinematographer: V. Ratra; Editor: Dharam Vir; Cast: Dev Anand, Madhubala (Begum Mumtaz Jehan), Nalini Jaywant, Kishore Sahu, Nasir Hussain, Sapru, Krishna Dhawan, M.A. Latif, Rashid Khan, Beer Sakhuja, Mukri, Agha
Duration: 02:25:06; Aspect Ratio: 1.290:1; Hue: 149.740; Saturation: 0.019; Lightness: 0.193; Volume: 0.232; Cuts per Minute: 10.247; Words per Minute: 50.959
Summary: A crime movie about institutionalised corruption. Hero Karan (Anand) discovers that his father, believed dead, is in fact in jail for a murder he did not commit. Karan sets out to prove his father’s innocence with the help of a fearless journalist, Asha (Madhubala). The villain is the corrupt public prosecutor (Sahu). The key witness is a dancer, Kishori, played by Nalini Jaywant who elevates the film beyond its plot. Her own desire, rendered in the hit Asha Bhosle number Nazar laagi raja tore bangle pe, makes for an ambiguous love triangle that also provides other reasons to that of the hero’s vendetta for seeking out the truth. The other song hit Hum bekhudi me tumko pukare (sung by Mohammed Rafi), in which Kishori unleashes her charms on the drunken hero, was described by Mahesh Bhatt (1993) as ‘a typical example of a Raj Khosla song and his unique attitude towards sex on the Indian screen’.
Song: hum bekhudi mein tumko pukaare chale gaye
हम... आ... चले गये
हम बेखुदी में तुमको पुकारे चले गये
Song: Jab naam-e-muhabbat leke kisi naadaan ne daaman phailaaya
जब नाम-ए-मुहब्बत लेके किसी नादान ने दामन फैलाया
Song: O apna waale ab teri chilman ki khair ho
ओ छुपने वाले अब तेरी चिलमन की ख़ैर हो
दिलवाले आ गए तेरे दामन की ख़ैर हो
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