Jaal (1952 film)
Jaal (lit. 'The net [or] the trap') is a 1952 Bollywood crime thriller film starring Dev Anand and Geeta Bali, and directed by Guru Dutt.[1] This was Guru Dutt's second movie, after Dev Anand's production Baazi, Guru Dutt was trying to find his bearings through commercially successful movies. After Baazi, this was the second film in which Dev Anand also came through as an actor with a unique style of his own.
| Jaal | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Guru Dutt |
| Produced by | T. R. Fatehchand |
| Written by | M. A. Lateef |
| Screenplay by | Guru Dutt |
| Story by | Guru Dutt |
| Starring | Geeta Bali Dev Anand Purnima K. N. Singh Johnny Walker |
| Music by | S. D. Burman |
| Cinematography | V. K. Murthy |
| Edited by | J. S. Diwadkar |
Production company | Film Arts |
| Distributed by | Film Arts |
Release date | 3 October 1952 |
Running time | 165 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Plot
After losing his vision during a storm, Carlos (K.N. Singh) lives with his sister, Maria (Geeta Bali), on the Indian coast in a fishing village. One day a mysterious young woman, Lisa, enters their lives, followed by a mysterious man, Tony Fernandes (Dev Anand). Maria and Tony fall in love with each other, much to the chagrin of Simon, who loves Maria and wants to marry her. Lisa then warns Maria that she has known Tony, they have had an affair together, and he had betrayed her, however, this warning has no effect on Maria. Then a gypsy palm-reader also cautions Maria that she may be headed for disaster at the hands of a stranger. The question remains: who exactly are Lisa and Tony, and what is the reason behind their presence in this fishing community; and whether or not Maria is being drawn into a web of lies and deceit at the hands of Tony?
Set in a fishing village of Goa, this film depicts the ties between Tony, a good-for-nothing man from the city, and Maria, a village girl who loves him innocently. The spirit of Christian love and forgiveness lies at the base of the story, and the film has a strong religious colour to it, unusual for Guru Dutt.
Cast
- Geeta Bali as Maria
- Dev Anand as Tony Fernandes
- Purnima as Lisa
- K. N. Singh as Carlos
- Ram Sing as Simon
- Rasheed as
- Krishna Kumari as
- Johnny Walker
- Raj Khosla
Songs
| # | Song | Singer(s) | Lyrics |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Sun Ja Dil Ki Dastan" (Yeh Raat Yeh Chandni) | Hemant Kumar | Sahir Ludhianvi |
| 2 | "De Bhi Chuke Hum Dil Nazrana" | Geeta Dutt, Kishore Kumar | Sahir Ludhianvi |
| 3 | "Chori Chori Meri Gali Aana Hai Bura" | Lata Mangeshkar | Sahir Ludhianvi |
| 4 | "Yeh Raat Yeh Chandni" | Hemant Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar | Sahir Ludhianvi |
| 5 | "Jor Laga Ke" | Geeta Dutt | Sahir Ludhianvi |
| 6 | "Pighla Hai Sona Door Gagan Par" | Lata Mangeshkar | Sahir Ludhianvi |
| 7 | "Hans Le Ga Le Dhoom Macha Le" | Lata Mangeshkar | Sahir Ludhianvi |
| 8 | "Soch Samajh Kar Dil Ko Lagana" | Geeta Dutt | Sahir Ludhianvi |
Shooting Location
One of the shooting locations for the movie was Malvan, Sindhudurg District, returning from where Dev Anand and Geeta Bali met with an accident. He almost broke his ribs. They spent some time in the local hospital for recovery.[2]
References
- Bali, Karan (21 March 2016). "Jaal". Upperstall.com.
- "88 Facts You Didn't Know About Dev Anand -- VIII". Rediff. Retrieved 12 May 2020.