Dekh Kabira Roya
Dekh Kabira Roya is a 1957 romantic comedy film, directed by Amiya Chakravarty.
The tag line in the title says 'The truth is stranger than fiction. Comedy is exaggeration of truth'.
Plot summary
This Bollywood classic is a farcical comedy about the vicissitudes of modern love. Mohan (Anoop Kumar), Pradeep (Daljit), and Ranjeet (Jawahar Kaul) are three struggling artists—singer, painter, and writer, respectively—who live together in the same rooming house. Romantic hijinks ensue when the trio meet three lovely girls, Geeta (Ameeta), Rekha (Anita Guha), and Kalpana (Shubha Khote), with very specific ideas about art and love.[1] The three male friends decide to help each other out by using their talents, and utter and hilarious chaos reigns.[2]
Cast
- Anita Guha as Rekha
- Anoop Kumar as Mohan
- Jawahar Kaul as Pradeep
- Ameeta as Geeta
- Daljeet as Ranjeet
- Shubha Khote as Kalpana
- Shivraj as Rekha's Father
- Parveen Paul as Geeta's Mother
- Sunder as the coffee house waiter who plays a central role in disentangling the situation
- Rirkoo as Arjun, Kalpana's cricket playing brother
- Ratan Gaurang as peon
Crew
Director: Amiya Chakrabarty
Editor: C. Ramarao
Writer: Chandrakant, Amiya Chakrabarty, Manoranjan Ghose
Producer: Amiya Chakrabarty
Music: Madan Mohan
Cinematographer: Ajit Kumar [3]
Soundtrack
The music of this film was composed by Madan Mohan. The songs were penned by Rajendra Krishan. The following is a list of songs featured in this film.
Song | Singer(s) | Lyricists | Music Director |
---|---|---|---|
"Lagan Tose Lagi Balma" | Lata Mangeshkar | Rajendra Krishan | Madan Mohan |
"Meri Veena Tum Bin Roye" | Lata Mangeshkar | Rajendra Krishan | Madan Mohan |
"Hum Panchhi Mastaane" | Lata Mangeshkar Geeta Dutt & Seeta Agarwal | Rajendra Krishan | Madan Mohan |
"Humse Aaya Na Gaya" | Talat Mahmood | Rajendra Krishan | Madan Mohan |
"Tum Meri Raakho Laaj Hari" | Sudha Malhotra | Rajendra Krishan | Madan Mohan |
"Tu Pyar Kare Ya Thukraye" | Lata Mangeshkar | Rajendra Krishan | Madan Mohan |
"Ashqon Se Teri Humne" | Asha Bhosle | Rajendra Krishan | Madan Mohan |
"Hum Bulate Hi Rahe" | Asha Bhosle & Mohammad Rafi | Rajendra Krishan | Madan Mohan |
"Bairan Ho Gayi Rain" | Manna Dey | Rajendra Krishan | Madan Mohan |
"Kaun Aaya, Mere Man Ke Dwaare" | Manna Dey | Rajendra Krishan | Madan Mohan |
Trivia
- Probably the only movie in which three songs are played in continuation - 'Meri Veena tum bin roye', 'Ashqon se teri hamne' and 'Tu pyar kare ya thukraye' in sequence picturized on three actresses and ending with 'Meri veena..'
- Sunder who plays the waiter, hums the song 'Ae mere dil kahin aur chal' from 1952 movie 'Daag' , while resolving the misunderstanding at the end.
References
- https://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1808726628/details
- "Dekh Kabira Roya (1957)". Retrieved 22 January 2018 – via www.IMDb.com.
- "Dekh Kabira Roya (1957)". Retrieved 22 January 2018 – via www.IMDb.com.