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	'''''Azaad''''' ({{translation\|Free}}) is a 1955 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[action comedy film]] produced and directed by [[S. M. Sriramulu Naidu]]. It was the top grossing Hindi film in the year of its release, and one of the biggest Hindi film hits in the decade. In addition, [[Dilip Kumar]] won his ~~third~~ [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor]] for his work in this movie.		'''''Azaad''''' ({{translation\|Free}}) is a 1955 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[action comedy film]] produced and directed by [[S. M. Sriramulu Naidu]]. It was the top grossing Hindi film in the year of its release, and one of the biggest Hindi film hits in the decade. In addition, [[Dilip Kumar]] won his second [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor]] for his work in this movie.

	[[C. Ramchandra]] was the [[music director]]. Hit songs from the movie include "Aplam Chaplam", sung by [[Lata Mangeshkar]] and [[Usha Mangeshkar]] and "Na Bole Na Bole", sung by [[Lata Mangeshkar]]. The movie was a remake of director's own 1954 Tamil film ''[[Malaikkallan]]''.<ref>{{Cite web\|date=2014-09-07\|title=Azaad was what the doctor had prescribed for Dilip Kumar\|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/azaad-was-what-the-doctor-had-prescribed-for-dilip-kumar/\|access-date=2020-08-29\|website=The Indian Express~~\|language=en~~}}</ref>		[[C. Ramchandra]] was the [[music director]]. Hit songs from the movie include "Aplam Chaplam", sung by [[Lata Mangeshkar]] and [[Usha Mangeshkar]] and "Na Bole Na Bole", sung by [[Lata Mangeshkar]]. The movie was a remake of director's own 1954 Tamil film ''[[Malaikkallan]]''.<ref>{{Cite web\|date=2014-09-07\|title=Azaad was what the doctor had prescribed for Dilip Kumar\|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/azaad-was-what-the-doctor-had-prescribed-for-dilip-kumar/\|access-date=2020-08-29\|website=[[The Indian Express]]}}</ref>

	==Plot==		==Plot==
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	==Cast==		==Cast==
	Cast according to the opening credits of the film<ref name="movie">{{Cite AV media \|title=Azaad \|last=Naidu \|first=S. M. S. \|type=motion picture \|language=Hindi \|publisher=[[Pakshiraja Studios]] \|year=1955 \|author-link=S. M. Sriramulu Naidu \|time=0:08, 0:30 to 0:50 \|time-caption=Opening credits, from}}</ref>
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	~~;Male Cast~~
	* [[Dilip Kumar]] as Kumar / Azaad / Abdul Rahim Khan		* [[Dilip Kumar]] as Kumar / Azaad / Abdul Rahim Khan
			* [[Meena Kumari]] as Shobha
			* [[Pran (actor)\|Pran]] as Sundar
	* [[Om Prakash]] as Head Constable Motilal		* [[Om Prakash]] as Head Constable Motilal
	* [[Pran (actor)\|Pran]] as Sundar
	* [[Raj Mehra]] as Sub Inspector		* [[Raj Mehra]] as Sub Inspector
	* [[Randhir (actor)\|Randhir]] as Kedarnath		* [[Randhir (actor)\|Randhir]] as Kedarnath
	* [[Badri Prasad]] as Charandas		* [[Badri Prasad]] as Charandas
	* [[S. Nazir]] as ~~Chander~~		* [[S. Nazir]] as Chandar
	* [[Murad (actor)\|Murad]] as Jagirdar		* [[Murad (actor)\|Murad]] as Jagirdar
	* Ramesh Sinha, Balam, Nissar as Azaad's People		* Ramesh Sinha, Balam, Nissar as Azaad's People
	~~{{col-break\|width=50%}}~~
	~~;Female Cast~~
	* [[Meena Kumari]] as Shobha
	* [[Achala Sachdev]] as Shanta		* [[Achala Sachdev]] as Shanta
	* [[Shammi (actress)\|Shammi]] as Janki		* [[Shammi (actress)\|Shammi]] as Janki
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	* [[Sayee Subbulakshmi\|Sayee]] as Chanda		* [[Sayee Subbulakshmi\|Sayee]] as Chanda
	* [[Sayee Subbulakshmi\|Subbulakshmi]] as Gopi		* [[Sayee Subbulakshmi\|Subbulakshmi]] as Gopi
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	~~;Dancers~~
	*[[Sayee Subbulakshmi\|Sayee & Subbulakshmi]]		*[[Sayee Subbulakshmi\|Sayee & Subbulakshmi]]
	~~{{Col-end}}~~

	==Soundtrack==		==Soundtrack==
	The music was composed by [[C. Ramchandra]] and the songs were written by [[Rajendra Krishan\|Rajendra Krishna]]. According to author, musicologist and film critic Rajesh Subramanian, [[Naushad]] was first offered to compose the songs. He refused when Naidu insisted that the songs had to be composed in a week. Hence, [[C. Ramchandra]] was signed on and the melodies were composed in record time. According to a book published by Raju Bharatan, Naidu requested Naushad to compose ten tunes within 30 days, for which he would get his "due payment". To this, Naushad ~~purpotedly~~ said: "Naidusaab, yeh koi baniye ki dukaan samjha aapne? Ek gaana nahi milega aapko tees din main". (Naidusaab, do you think this is a baniya store? You will not get even one song in 30 days.)<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Why Lata Mangeshkar cancelled song recordings\|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-raju-bharatan-reveals-secrets-of-music-industry/20101207.htm\|access-date=2020-08-29\|website=Rediff\|language=en}}</ref>		The music was composed by [[C. Ramchandra]] and the songs were written by [[Rajendra Krishan\|Rajendra Krishna]]. According to author, musicologist and film critic Rajesh Subramanian, [[Naushad]] was first offered to compose the songs. He refused when Naidu insisted that the songs had to be composed in a week. Hence, [[C. Ramchandra]] was signed on and the melodies were composed in record time. According to a book published by Raju Bharatan, Naidu requested Naushad to compose ten tunes within 30 days, for which he would get his "due payment". To this, Naushad purportedly said: "Naidusaab, yeh koi baniye ki dukaan samjha aapne? Ek gaana nahi milega aapko tees din main". (Naidusaab, do you think this is a baniya store? You will not get even one song in 30 days.)<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Why Lata Mangeshkar cancelled song recordings\|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-raju-bharatan-reveals-secrets-of-music-industry/20101207.htm\|access-date=2020-08-29\|website=Rediff\|language=en}}</ref>
	{\|class="wikitable"		{\|class="wikitable"
	! Song !! Singer		! Song !! Singer
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	\| [[Lata Mangeshkar]]		\| [[Lata Mangeshkar]]
	\|-		\|-
	\| "Ja Ri ~~Ja Ri~~ O Kari Badariya"		\| "Ja Ri, O Kari Badariya"
	\| [[Lata Mangeshkar]]		\| [[Lata Mangeshkar]]
	\|-		\|-
	\| "Peeke Daras Ko Taras ~~Rahi~~"		\| "Peeke Daras Ko Taras"
	\| [[Lata Mangeshkar]]		\| [[Lata Mangeshkar]]
	\|-		\|-
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	==External links==		==External links==
	* {{IMDb title\|id=0131852~~\|title=Azaad~~}}		* {{IMDb title\|id=0131852}}
	*[https://www.cinestaan.com/movies/azaad-2126 Azaad(1955) on Cinestaan]

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{{more citations needed|date=June 2018}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Azaad
| image = Azaad (1955).jpg
| alt =
| caption = Poster
| native_name =
| director = [[S. M. Sriramulu Naidu]]
| producer = [[S. M. Sriramulu Naidu]]
| writer =
| screenplay = [[Rajendra Krishan]]
| story = [[Venkatarama Ramalingam Pillai]]
| based_on =
| starring = [[Dilip Kumar]]<br />[[Meena Kumari]]
| narrator =
| music = [[C. Ramchandra]]
| cinematography = Sailen Bose
| editing = Veluswamy
| studio = [[Pakshiraja Studios]], [[Coimbatore]]
| distributor = Pakshiraja Studios
| released = {{Film date|1955|df=y}}
| runtime = 151 mins
| country = [[India]]
| language = [[Hindi]]
| budget =
| gross =
}}
'''''Azaad''''' ({{translation|Free}}) is a 1955 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[action comedy film]] produced and directed by [[S. M. Sriramulu Naidu]]. It was the top grossing Hindi film in the year of its release, and one of the biggest Hindi film hits in the decade. In addition, [[Dilip Kumar]] won his third [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor]] for his work in this movie.

[[C. Ramchandra]] was the [[music director]]. Hit songs from the movie include "Aplam Chaplam", sung by [[Lata Mangeshkar]] and [[Usha Mangeshkar]] and "Na Bole Na Bole", sung by [[Lata Mangeshkar]]. The movie was a remake of director's own 1954 Tamil film ''[[Malaikkallan]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2014-09-07|title=Azaad was what the doctor had prescribed for Dilip Kumar|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/azaad-was-what-the-doctor-had-prescribed-for-dilip-kumar/|access-date=2020-08-29|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref>

==Plot==
After her widower father, Kedarnath, passes away, Shobha goes to live with her father's friend Charandas and his wife Shanta, who had their son go missing as a child. Years later, Shobha is now matured and Charandas scouts for a suitable groom. A wealthy man, Sundar, would like to marry Shobha, but the family detests him. Then one night Shobha is abducted. The Police are informed but their search is in vain. A few days later, they get wind that Shobha may be in Sundar's custody, and a search proves to be in vain. Then Shobha returns home and tells them that she was rescued by a wealthy man named Azaad, housed in a mansion, looked after very well and brought back home all in one piece. They subsequently find out that the wealthy man is none other than a notorious bandit named Azaad. They are even more shocked when Shobha informs them that she wants to marry Azaad. Will Charandas and Shanta permit her to marry a bandit?

==Cast==
Cast according to the opening credits of the film<ref name="movie">{{Cite AV media |title=Azaad |last=Naidu |first=S. M. S. |type=motion picture |language=Hindi |publisher=[[Pakshiraja Studios]] |year=1955 |author-link=S. M. Sriramulu Naidu |time=0:08, 0:30 to 0:50 |time-caption=Opening credits, from}}</ref>
{{Col-begin|width=60%}}
{{col-break|width=50%}}
;Male Cast
* [[Dilip Kumar]] as Kumar / Azaad / Abdul Rahim Khan
* [[Om Prakash]] as Head Constable Motilal
* [[Pran (actor)|Pran]] as Sundar
* [[Raj Mehra]] as Sub Inspector
* [[Randhir (actor)|Randhir]] as Kedarnath
* [[Badri Prasad]] as Charandas
* [[S. Nazir]] as Chander
* [[Murad (actor)|Murad]] as Jagirdar
* Ramesh Sinha, Balam, Nissar as Azaad's People
{{col-break|width=50%}}
;Female Cast
* [[Meena Kumari]] as Shobha
* [[Achala Sachdev]] as Shanta
* [[Shammi (actress)|Shammi]] as Janki
* [[Unni Mary|Deepa]] as Paro
* [[Sayee Subbulakshmi|Sayee]] as Chanda
* [[Sayee Subbulakshmi|Subbulakshmi]] as Gopi
{{col-break|width=50%}}
;Dancers
*[[Sayee Subbulakshmi|Sayee & Subbulakshmi]]
{{Col-end}}

==Soundtrack==
The music was composed by [[C. Ramchandra]] and the songs were written by [[Rajendra Krishan|Rajendra Krishna]]. According to author, musicologist and film critic Rajesh Subramanian, [[Naushad]] was first offered to compose the songs. He refused when Naidu insisted that the songs had to be composed in a week. Hence, [[C. Ramchandra]] was signed on and the melodies were composed in record time. According to a book published by Raju Bharatan, Naidu requested Naushad to compose ten tunes within 30 days, for which he would get his "due payment". To this, Naushad purpotedly said: "Naidusaab, yeh koi baniye ki dukaan samjha aapne? Ek gaana nahi milega aapko tees din main". (Naidusaab, do you think this is a baniya store? You will not get even one song in 30 days.)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Why Lata Mangeshkar cancelled song recordings|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-raju-bharatan-reveals-secrets-of-music-industry/20101207.htm|access-date=2020-08-29|website=Rediff|language=en}}</ref>
{|class="wikitable"
! Song !! Singer
|-
| "Na Bole, Na Bole"
| [[Lata Mangeshkar]]
|-
| "Kitni Jawan Hai Raat"
| [[Lata Mangeshkar]]
|-
| "Dekho Ji Bahaar Aayi"
| [[Lata Mangeshkar]]
|-
| "Ja Ri Ja Ri O Kari Badariya"
| [[Lata Mangeshkar]]
|-
| "Peeke Daras Ko Taras Rahi"
| [[Lata Mangeshkar]]
|-
| "Kitna Haseen Hai Mausam, Kitna Haseen Safar Hai"
| [[Lata Mangeshkar]], [[C. Ramchandra]]
|-
| "Aplam Chaplam, Chap Laiteri Duniya Ko Chhod"
| [[Lata Mangeshkar]], [[Usha Mangeshkar]]
|-
| "Baliye O Baliye, Chal Chhaliye"
| [[Lata Mangeshkar]], [[Usha Mangeshkar]]
|-
| "Marna Bhi Mohabbat Mein"
| [[Raghunath Jadhav]]
|-
|}

==References==
<references />

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|id=0131852|title=Azaad}}
*[https://www.cinestaan.com/movies/azaad-2126 Azaad(1955) on Cinestaan]

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[[Category:1955 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:1950s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:Films scored by C. Ramchandra]]
[[Category:Hindi remakes of Tamil films]]
[[Category:Filmfare Awards winners]]