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{{Infobox film
| name = Armaan
| image = Armaan (1953).jpg
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| caption = [[Lobby card]]
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| director = [[Fali Mistry]]
| producer = Fali Mistry
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| starring = [[Dev Anand]]<br />[[Madhubala]]
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| music = [[S. D. Burman]]
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| studio = Film Technician of India
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| 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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