Dekh Kabira Roya

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Dekh Kabira Roya
Directed by Amiya Chakravarty
Written byChandrakant
Screenplay byAmiya Chakravarty
Chandrakant
Story byManoranjan Ghose
Produced byAmiya Chakravarty
Starring Anita Guha
Anoop Kumar
Jawahar Kaul
Ameeta
Daljeet
Shubha Khote
CinematographyAjit Kumar
Edited byC. Ramarao
Music by Madan Mohan
Production
company
Shrirangam Production
Distributed byShrirangam Production
Release date
  • 1957 (1957)
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi


Dekh Kabira Roya is a 1957 romantic comedy film, directed by Amiya Chakravarty.

Contents

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 meet at Janta coffee house for the first time . 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

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 was composed by Madan Mohan. The songs were penned by Rajendra Krishan. The following is a list of songs featured in this film.

SongSinger
"Lagan Tose Lagi Balma" Lata Mangeshkar
"Meri Veena Tum Bin Roye" Lata Mangeshkar
"Tu Pyar Kare Ya Thukraye" Lata Mangeshkar
"Hum Panchhi Mastane, Hum Panchhi Mastane" Lata Mangeshkar, Geeta Dutt
"Tum Meri Rakho Laj Hari" Sudha Malhotra
"Ashqon Se Teri Humne" Asha Bhosle
"Hum Bulate Hi Rahe, Tum Jalate Hi Rahe" Asha Bhosle, Mohammed Rafi
"Humse Aaya Na Gaya" Talat Mahmood
"Kaun Aaya Mere Man" Manna Dey
"Bairan Ho Gayi Rain" Manna Dey

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