Dekh Kabira Roya | |
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Directed by | Amiya Chakravarty |
Written by | Chandrakant |
Screenplay by | Amiya Chakravarty Chandrakant |
Story by | Manoranjan Ghose |
Produced by | Amiya Chakravarty |
Starring | Anita Guha Anoop Kumar Jawahar Kaul Ameeta Daljeet Shubha Khote |
Cinematography | Ajit Kumar |
Edited by | C. Ramarao |
Music by | Madan Mohan |
Production company | Shrirangam Production |
Distributed by | Shrirangam Production |
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Country | India |
Language | Hindi |
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'.
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]
Director: Amiya Chakrabarty
Editor: C. Ramarao
Writer: Chandrakant, Amiya Chakrabarty, Manoranjan Ghose
Producer: Amiya Chakrabarty
Music: Madan Mohan
Cinematographer: Ajit Kumar [3]
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.
Song | Singer |
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"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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