Nirala (film)

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{{Infobox film
| image = Nirala (1950).jpg
| name = Nirala
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = Devendra Mukherjee
| producer =
| writer = P. L. Santoshi
| screenplay =
| story =
| based_on =
| starring = [[Dev Anand]]<br />[[Madhubala]]
| narrator =
| music = [[C. Ramchandra]]
| cinematography = G. Kale G. T. Kale
| editing = Viththal Bankar
| studio =
| distributor =
| released = {{release date|df=y|1950|06|11}}
| country = [[India]]
| language = [[Hindi]]
| budget =
| gross = {{Estimation}} {{INR}}6 million
}}
'''''Nirala''''' ({{Translation|"Different"}}) is a [[Bollywood films of 1950|1950]] [[Bollywood|Bollywood film]] directed by Devendra Mukherjee. It stars [[Dev Anand]], [[Madhubala]] in lead roles, along with [[Mazhar Khan (actor, born 1905)|Mazhar Khan]] plays the main antagonist. [[Mumtaz Ali]], [[Leela Mishra]], [[Yakub (actor)|Yakub]] play the supporting roles. It revolves around a doctor who unknowingly forces a girl, who is in love with him, to marry a king.

With profits of {{Indian Rupee}}6 million, the film was a commercial success, which lead Anand and Madhubala doing seven more films together. It is specially noted for its song "Mehfil Mein Jal Uthi Shama" (picturised on Madhubala, sung by [[Lata Mangeshkar]]).

== Plot ==
After studying abroad for several years, a young doctor Anand ([[Dev Anand]]) returns home to inherit ownership of a rural village. En route to the village he encounters a girl, Poonam ([[Madhubala]]) whose mother ([[Leela Mishra]]) needs treatment. He secures lodgings in their house. A romance blossoms, but the girl's impecunious gambler brother ([[Yakub (actor)|Yakub]]) marries her off to King Sangram ([[Mazhar Khan (actor, born 1905)|Mazhar Khan]]) and the couple are parted. When Poonam falls ill, Anand as the doctor is called and their lives are imperiled by the King's suspicious sister leading to a melodramatic denouement. Many misunderstandings and tears follow with Poonam committing suicide just before Anand reaches her.

==Cast==
*[[Dev Anand]] as Dr. Anand
*[[Madhubala]] as Poonam
*[[Mazhar Khan (actor, born 1905)|Mazhar Khan]] as Raja Sangram Singh
*[[Mumtaz Ali]] as Rani
*[[Yakub (actor)|Yakub]] as Poonam's Brother
*[[Leela Mishra]] as Poonam's Mother

==Soundtrack==
The music of ''Nirala'' was composed by [[C. Ramchandra]]. The film's director Pyarelal Santoshi also wrote the lyrics of the songs. ''Nirala''<nowiki/>'s music was an instant hit among the audience; most popular tracks were "Mehfil Mein Jal Uthi Shama", "Aisi Mohabbat Se Hum Baaj Aaye" and "Mohabbat Meri Rang Laane Lagi".
{|class="wikitable"
! Song !! Singer
|-
| "Mehfil Mein Jal Uthi"
| [[Lata Mangeshkar]]
|-
| "Majboor Meri Aankhen"
| [[Lata Mangeshkar]]
|-
| "Aisi Mohabbat Se Hum"
| [[Lata Mangeshkar]]
|-
| "Chandni Raat Mein Jane"
| [[Lata Mangeshkar]]
|-
| "Zor Laga Do, Zor Laga Do"
| [[Lata Mangeshkar]]
|-
| "Mera Dil Hai Nikhattu"
| [[C. Ramchandra]]
|-
| "Kehnewale Sach Keh Gaye Hai, Husn Bhara Hai"
| [[C. Ramchandra]], [[Mohammed Rafi]]
|-
| "Dil Mein Kisi Ke Rehna Ho To Kiski Ijaazat Chahiye"
| [[C. Ramchandra]], [[Shamshad Begum]]
|-
| "Mohabbat Meri Rang Lane"
| [[Shamshad Begum]]
|-
|}

==Reception ==

=== Critical reception ===
In the review written by Cineplot, ''Nirala'' was described as the "most exasperating and irritating picture". Further it was written that, "It has a story that mocks common sense and makes light of reason. There is no motivation, for the actions of its characters have been repeatedly told to us." However it praised Madhubala's performance and called her "good enough in her role".<ref>{{Cite web|last=Says|first=Vishal|title=Nirala (1950) – Review – Cineplot.com|url=https://cineplot.com/nirala-1950-review/|access-date=2020-10-04|language=en-US}}</ref>
=== Box office ===
Despite negative reviews, ''Nirala'' was a box-office hit; its success played a crucial role in establishing Madhubala as a leading lady of the time.<ref>{{Cite web|title=MADHUBALA: The Bewitching Beauty of Bollywood|url=https://www.songsofyore.com/madhubala-the-bewitching-beauty-of-bollywood/|access-date=2021-01-20|website=Songs Of Yore|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Highest Grossing Hindi Movies of 1950|url=https://www.imdb.com/list/ls005572996/|access-date=2021-01-20|website=IMDb|language=en}}</ref>

==References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|id=0134850|title=Nirala}}

[[Category:1950 films]]
[[Category:1950s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Indian black-and-white films]]

Armaan (1953 film)

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{{Infobox film
| name = Armaan
| image = Armaan (1953).jpg
| alt =
| caption = [[Lobby card]]
| native_name =
| director = [[Fali Mistry]]
| producer = Fali Mistry
| writer =
| screenplay =
| story =
| based_on =
| starring = [[Dev Anand]]<br />[[Madhubala]]
| narrator =
| music = [[S. D. Burman]]
| cinematography =
| editing =
| studio = Film Technician of India
| distributor =
| released = {{release date|df=y|1953|08|19}}
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| country = [[India]]
| language = [[Hindi]]
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}}
'''''Armaan''''' ({{Translation|"Desire"}}) is a [[Bollywood films of 1953|1953]] Indian [[Hindi|Hindi-language]] [[Romance film|romantic drama film]] directed and produced by [[Fali Mistry]]. The music is composed by [[S. D. Burman]]. ''Armaan'' revolves around Radha ([[Madhubala]]), a peasant girl who is fostered by her dead father's loyal servant Ramdas ([[Jagirdar]]) so that she does not fall in clutches of her treacherous uncle Bahadur Singh ([[K. N. Singh]]). [[Dev Anand]] stars as Radha's love interest Madan.

''Armaan'' was theatrically released on August 19, 1953, and received mixed reviews from critics. Madhubala's and Jagirdar's performances were praised; but the music and Anand's performance were sharply criticised. Nevertheless, the film became a box office success. Since no print of the film is known to survive today, ''Armaan'' is considered [[Lost film|lost]] today.

== Plot ==
Ramdas, a poor noble soul ([[Jagirdar]]) rears up the only daughter of his dead master away from his own home so that she may not fall into the clutches of her treacherous uncle, Bahadur Singh ([[K. N. Singh]]). Baby Radha grows up to be a beautiful girl ([[Madhubala]]) and falls in love with the poet Madan ([[Dev Anand]]), who happens to visit her village. Fate separates them and Radha is taken over by her uncle and taught to outgrow her peasant upringing to become a swell girl. But her love for her foster father, now a dispiriterd rickshaw puller, flames again leading up to a climax.

== Cast ==
*[[Dev Anand]] as Madan
*[[Madhubala]] as Radha
*[[Shakila (actress)|Shakila]] as Roopa
*[[K. N. Singh]] as Bahadur Singh
*[[Jagirdar]] as Ramdas

==Soundtrack==
All music was composed by [[S. D. Burman]].
{|class="wikitable"
! Song !! Singer
|-
| "Krodh Kapat Ke Andhiare Mein"
| [[Manna Dey]]
|-
| "Jadubhari Yeh Fizayen"
| [[Geeta Dutt]]
|-
| "Yeh Hansi, Yeh Khushi"
| [[Geeta Dutt]]
|-
| "Bharam Teri Wafaon Ka"
| [[Talat Mahmood]]
|-
| "Chahe Kitna Mujhe Tum Bulao Ji, Nahin Bolungi" (Duet)
| [[Talat Mahmood]], '''[[Asha Bhosle]]'''
|-
| "Chahe Kitna Mujhe Tum Bulao Ji, Nahin Bolungi" (Solo)
| '''[[Asha Bhosle]]'''
|-
| "Main Pankh Lagake Ud Jaun"
| '''[[Asha Bhosle]]'''
|-
| "Jab Duniya Badli Hai"
| '''[[Asha Bhosle]]'''
|-
|}

== Release ==
=== Critical reception ===
A review by ''[[The Indian Express]]'' in October 1953 appreciated the performances by Madhubala and Jagirdar and also the music,<ref name=":2" /> in contrast to a review by ''Cineplot'', which called it "too frequently hybrid".<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Arman – Review|url=https://cineplot.com/arman-1953/|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-11-04|website=|language=en-US}}</ref> Regarding Madhubala, the critic commented that she "puts her part over with an allure, charm and sensitivity which are astoundingly, good."<ref name=":0" /> ''Cineplot'' concluded: "''Armaan'' makes for pleasurable entertainment despite its lack of logical cohesion due to the haphazard development of the key roles and the illogical actions of the characters."<ref name=":0" /> ''Thought'' was critical of the film's storyline, calling it a "sentimentalized rehash of a mediocre story", and Anand's performance, saying that he possesses "limited acting skills".<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=O5QcAQAAMAAJ&q=Arman|title=Thought|date=1953|publisher=Siddhartha Publications|language=en}}</ref>

=== Box office ===
''[[The Indian Express]]'' reported in October 1953 that the film is running to packed houses.<ref name=":2">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qMw-AAAAIBAJ|title=Arman: Review|publisher=[[The Indian Express]]|language=en}}</ref> At the end of its theatrical run, ''Armaan'' grossed {{INR}}2.9 million at the box office to emerge as the ninth most successful film of 1953.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Highest Grossing Hindi Movies of 1953|url=https://www.imdb.com/list/ls005576123/|access-date=2020-11-04|website=IMDb|language=en}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb title|0134292}}
[[Category:1953 films]]
[[Category:Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:1950s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:Films scored by S. D. Burman]]
[[Category:Indian films]]

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