Passport (1961 film)

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Passport
Passport Film poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Pramod Chakravorty
Produced by Pramod Chakravorty
C. M. Thakker
Nutan Films
Starring Madhubala
Pradeep Kumar
Music by Kalyanji–Anandji
Release date
  • 7 October 1961 (1961-10-07)
Running time
135 minutes
Country India
Language Hindi

Passport is a 1961 Indian Bollywood drama film directed by Pramod Chakravorty. [1] The film stars Madhubala and Pradeep Kumar. [2] [3]

Contents

Passport was released in October 1961 and became a commercial success. It was the last film to star Madhubala and Kumar together, and also one of the last films of Madhubala. [4]

Plot

The film starts with a smuggler Samson D'Mello, bringing some jewellery illegally to India from Nairobi. However the customs police detect it, as soon as he crosses the customs barrier. A chase starts, at the end of which D'Mello dies as his car meets an accident. It soon turns out that he was smuggling jewellery for Shamsher Singh (K N Singh), who was a partner of Bhagwandas (Nazir Hussain) who owns a jewellery shop.

While assisting the Bombay Police in arresting jewellery smugglers, Shekhar (Pradeep Kumar) suspects Bhagwandas (Nazir Hussain). But soon, he discovers that Bhagwandas is the father of Rita, his love interest (Madhubala).

Meanwhile, an accountant of Bhagwandas dies mysteriously. This accountant had knowledge of all ill deals of the duo. Shekhar tries to find the guilty man. He comes across Shamsher Singh and tries to catch him. Bhagwandas's daughter Rita tries to help Shekhar. When he tries to inform the police, Singh starts to blackmail him. Shekhar tries to stop Singh from smuggling but instead, Singh tries to kill Shekhar. Soon the police discover that Singh is actually Shyamlal who has run from Nairobi after murdering someone. Shekhar helps the police to catch Singh.

Cast

The main cast of the film included: [5]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack of Passport was composed by Kalyanji–Anandji and lyrics were penned by Qamar Jalalabadi and Farooq Kaiser. [6] "Saaz-E-Dil Chhed De" was a chartbuster. [7]

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Nazar Ka Jhuk Jana" Qamar Jalalabadi Geeta Dutt 3:35
2."Saaz-E-Dil Chhed De" Farooq Qaiser Lata Mangeshkar & Mohammed Rafi 3:49
3."Sun Ja Dastan Yun Na Sata" Qamar Jalalabadi Subir Sen 3:23
4."Tauba Tauba Ho Tauba Meri Jaan" Qamar Jalalabadi Geeta Dutt 4:06
5."Ja Raha Hai Kyon Deewane"  Geeta Dutt 3:53

Reception

Passport was released at the peak of Madhubala's popularity and craze. The film consequently emerged as one of the biggest commercial successes of the year 1961, according to Filmfare . [3]

References

  1. ↑ "Rajshri Films - Passport (B&W; 1961)". rajshri.com. Archived from the original on 8 February 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  2. ↑ Akbar, Katijia (2011). I Want to Live: The Story of Madhubala. Hay House. p. 143. ISBN   9789381398210.
  3. 1 2 "The timeless beauty: Madhubala". filmfare.com. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  4. ↑ Deep, Mohan (1996). I Want to Live: The Mystery and Mystique of Madhubala. Magna Books. p. 93.
  5. ↑ Passport (1961) - IMDb , retrieved 29 January 2021[ unreliable source? ]
  6. ↑ "Songs from Passport (1961)". www.cinestaan.com. Archived from the original on 14 June 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  7. ↑ HindiGeetMala. "Passport : Lyrics and video of Songs from the Movie Passport (1961)". HindiGeetMala. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
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