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Dekh Kabira Roya
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Wikipedia article
'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 artistssinger, painter, and writer, respectivelywho 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. The three male friends decide to help each other out by using their talents, and utter and hilarious chaos reigns.
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
Soundtrack
The music was composed by Madan Mohan. The songs were penned by Rajendra Krishan. The following is a list of songs featured in this film.
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
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