Baazi (1951 film)
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Directed by | Guru Dutt |
Written by | Balraj Sahni |
Screenplay by | Balraj Sahni |
Story by | Guru Dutt Balraj Sahni |
Produced by | Dev Anand |
Starring | Dev Anand Geeta Bali Kalpana Kartik |
Cinematography | V. Ratra |
Edited by | Y. G. Chawhan |
Music by | S. D. Burman |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Navketan Films |
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Country | India |
Language | Hindi |
Baazi (English: Gamble) is a 1 July 1951 Indian
The movie stars
The film is a tribute to the Forties' Film noir Hollywood with the morally ambiguous hero, the transgressing siren, and shadow lighting.[9] It was hugely successful at the box office and was the second highest grossing film of 1951 after Awaara.[10]
The Times of India called Baazi, "a milestone in the short lived genre that can be loosely called Bombay Noir." It was listed by Filmfare in "Best Bollywood Noir Films of '50s".[11] It is considered one of the Best Noir films to have come from India.[9]
Synopsis
Madan (Dev Anand) comes from a once well-to-do family background, and is now out of work and lives in a shanty with a sick younger sister Manju (Roopa Verman). Unable to find employment, he takes to gambling in a big way. He develops a reputation for being a lucky gambler and is one day found and escorted by a stranger named Pedro to the Star Hotel where he meets the seductive dancer Leena (Geeta Bali) and is offered a job by the mysterious "Maalik" (Boss), of tempting rich gentlemen to come and gamble at the club. Initially reluctant to take up this offer due to moral pangs, he refuses and leaves. He meets with the sophisticated and cultured Dr. Rajani (Kalpana Kartik), who has opened a free clinic in his locality to treat the poor and needy and helps him out in the treatment of his sister, who is suffering from tuberculosis. Both are attracted to each other and soon fall in love. Rajani's rich lawyer dad (
Cast
- Dev Anand as Madan
- Geeta Bali as Leena
- Kalpana Kartik as Rajani
- Roopa Verman as Manju
- Krishan Dhawan as Ramesh
- K. N. Singh as Rajani's Father
- Rashid Khan as Pedro
- Johnny Walker
- Nirmal Kumar
Music
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Sachin Dev Burman |
Lyrics were written by Sahir Ludhianvi.
Track # | Song | Singer(s) |
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1 | "Suno Gajar Kya Gaaye" | Geeta Dutt |
2 | "Dekh Ke Akeli Mohe Barkha Sataaye" | Geeta Dutt |
3 | "Yeh Kaun Aaya Ki Meri Dil Ki Duniya Mein" | Geeta Dutt |
4 | "Tadbeer Se Bigdi Hui Taqdeer Bana Le" | Geeta Dutt |
5 | "Aaj Ki Raat Piya" | Geeta Dutt |
6 | "Tum Bhi Na Bhoolo Balam" | Geeta Dutt |
7 | "Sharmaaye Kaahe Ghabraaye Kaahe" | Shamshad Begum |
8 | "Mere Labon Pe Chhipe" | Kishore Kumar |
References
- ^ "Dev saga: When Navketan went noir". The Times of India. 10 December 2011. Archived from the original on 12 April 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
- ^ "Baazi (1951)". Archived from the original on 1 April 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
- ^ "Baazi (1951)". Archived from the original on 2 July 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
- ^ "Baazi (1951)". harveypam.wordpress.com. Archived from the original on 14 November 2011. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
- ^ "Baazi(1951)". imdb.com. Archived from the original on 20 April 2014. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
- ^ "Baazi". britannica.com. Archived from the original on 1 September 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
- ^ "Baazi". upperstall.com. Archived from the original on 17 August 2013. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
- ^ Jonathan Crow (2016). "Baazi (1951)". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
- ^ a b "14 must watch Neo-Noir films from India". Archived from the original on 19 January 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
- ^ "BoxOffice India.com". 2 January 2010. Archived from the original on 2 January 2010. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
- ^ "Filmfare recommends: Best Bollywood noir films of the '50s". filmfare.com. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
External links
- Baazi at IMDb