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{{Infobox film
| name = Baazi
| image = Baazi (1951).jpg
| caption = Poster
| director = [[Guru Dutt]]
| producer = [[Dev Anand]]
| writer = [[Balraj Sahni]]
| screenplay = [[Balraj Sahni]]
| story = [[Guru Dutt]]<br>[[Balraj Sahni]]
| starring = [[Dev Anand]]<br>[[Geeta Bali]]<br>[[Kalpana Kartik]]
| music = [[S. D. Burman]]
| cinematography = V. Ratra
| editing = Y. G. Chawhan
| studio = [[Navketan Films]]
| distributor = [[Navketan Films]]
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|1951|07|01}}
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| budget =
}}
[[File:Baazi (1951).webm|thumb|''Baazi'' (1951)]]
'''''Baazi''''' (English: ''Gamble'') is a [[Bollywood films of 1951|1951]] Indian [[Bollywood|Hindi]] [[Film noir|noir film]] directed by [[Guru Dutt]]. This was the second film of [[Dev Anand]]'s production house [[Navketan Films]], and as per a commitment given by [[Dev Anand]] to [[Guru Dutt]] in their days of struggle, the movie was given to Dutt for direction. ''Baazi'' was the first crime noir made in the country. It initiated a new genre called "'''Bombay Noir'''", the success of which encouraged and defined the later noir films of 1950s and '60s in Hindi cinema.<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Dec 10|last2=2011|last3=Ist|first3=00:00|title=Dev saga: When Navketan went noir - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/dev-saga-when-navketan-went-noir/articleshow/21631974.cms|access-date=2021-04-12|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> It was the first film in which Dev Anand came up with his unique style of rapid-fire. The film's story was partly inspired by the 1946 movie Gilda.<ref name=TheWire>{{cite web|title=Baazi (1951)|url=https://thewire.in/5874/guru-dutt-was-much-more-than-pyaasa-and-kagaz-ke-phool/}}</ref><ref name=openthemagazine>{{cite web|title=Baazi (1951)|url=http://www.openthemagazine.com/article/arts-letters/my-friend-guru}}</ref>

The movie stars [[Dev Anand]] with [[Geeta Bali]] and [[Kalpana Kartik]]. It is a crime thriller and had very popular music composed by [[S.D. Burman]].<ref name=indiafilm>{{cite web|title=Baazi (1951)|url=http://harveypam.wordpress.com/2010/04/24/baazi-1951/|publisher=harveypam.wordpress.com|accessdate=4 November 2013}}</ref><ref name=imdb>{{cite web|title=Baazi(1951)|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0043307/|publisher=imdb.com|accessdate=4 November 2013}}</ref><ref name=brittanica>{{cite web|title=Baazi|url=http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/1917185/Baazi|publisher=britannica.com|accessdate=4 November 2013}}</ref><ref name=upperstall>{{cite web|title=Baazi|url=http://www.upperstall.com/films/1951/baazi|publisher=upperstall.com|accessdate=4 November 2013}}</ref><ref name=nytimes>{{cite web|title=Baazi (1951)|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/145510/Baazi/overview|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307040437/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/145510/Baazi/overview|url-status=dead|archive-date=7 March 2016|department=Movies & TV Dept.|work=[[The New York Times]]|author=Jonathan Crow|date=2016|accessdate=4 November 2013}}</ref>

The film is a tribute to the Forties' [[Film noir]] [[Hollywood]] with the morally ambiguous hero, the transgressing siren, and shadow lighting.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=14 must watch Neo-Noir films from India|url=https://www.filmelon.com/articles/sam-s-column-14-must-watch-film-noir-neo-noir-films-from-india}}</ref> It was hugely successful at the box office and was the second highest grossing film of 1951 after [[Awaara]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2010-01-02|title=BoxOffice India.com|url=http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=156&catName=MTk1MQ==|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100102005532/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=156&catName=MTk1MQ==|url-status=dead|archive-date=2010-01-02|access-date=2021-04-12}}</ref>

[[The Times of India]] called Baazi, "''a milestone in the short lived genre that can be loosely called Bombay Noir''." It was listed by [[Filmfare]] in '''''Best Bollywood Noir Films of '50s'''''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Filmfare recommends: Best Bollywood noir films of the '50s|url=https://www.filmfare.com/features/filmfare-recommends-best-bollywood-noir-films-of-the-50s_-40059.html|access-date=2021-04-12|website=filmfare.com|language=en}}</ref> It is considered one of the '''''Best Noir films''''' to have come from India.<ref name=":0" />

==Synopsis==
Madan (Dev Anand) comes from a once well-to-do family background, and is now out of work and lives in a shanty with a sick younger sister Manju (Roopa Verman). Unable to find employment, he takes to gambling in a big way. He develops a reputation for being a lucky gambler and is one day found and escorted by a stranger named Pedro to the Star Hotel where he meets the seductive dancer Leena (Geeta Bali) and is offered a job by the mysterious "Maalik" (Boss), of tempting rich gentlemen to come and gamble at the club. Initially reluctant to take up this offer due to moral pangs, he refuses and leaves. He meets with the sophisticated and cultured Dr. Rajani (Kalpana Kartik), who has opened a free clinic in his locality to treat the poor and needy and helps him out in the treatment of his sister, who is suffering from tuberculosis. Both are attracted to each other and soon fall in love. Rajani's rich lawyer dad ([[K.N. Singh]]) does not approve of Madan, nor of his background, and prefers that Rajani marry her childhood friend Inspector Ramesh ([[Krishan Dhawan]]), who is in love with her. Dejected and in dire need of money for his sister's treatment who has been packed off to a sanatorium somewhere in a hill station, Madan accepts the job at star club and meets more frequently with the sexy club dancer Leena. He becomes friends with her and is seen discussing his troubles and thoughts with her. In turn, she is obviously charmed by him and evidently has a soft spot for him. Then Inspector Ramesh arrests Madan and imprisons him for the murder of Leena, who was killed with a revolver with Madan's fingerprints on it. The shooter intended to kill Madan, but Leena protected him and was killed instead. Rajani's father (who also turns out to be Maalik, the mysterious Boss of Star Club) had ordered the killing because he didn't consider Madan suitable for his daughter. Rajani's father threatens Madan that he will kill his sister if he says anything. Madan keeps quiet and is sentenced to be hanged at 6 am. Inspector Ramesh finds some evidence that it wasn't Madan who killed Leena. He sets a trap for Rajani's father and leads him to believe that Madan has been hanged, and in his joy, makes him confess to his plan to frame Madan. Then, Rajani's father is arrested and imprisoned and Madan is sent to three months' worth probation for indulging in gambling activities. He is freed after serving his small sentence and is united with Rajani.

==Cast==
* [[Dev Anand]] as Madan
* [[Geeta Bali]] as Leena
* [[Kalpana Kartik]] as Rajani
* [[Roopa Verman]] as Manju
* [[Krishan Dhawan]] as Ramesh
* [[K. N. Singh]] as Rajani's Father
* [[Rashid Khan (actor)|Rashid Khan]] as Pedro
* [[Johnny Walker (actor)|Johnny Walker]]
* [[Habib]]
* [[Srinath]]
* [[Rashid Ahmed]]
* [[Abu Baker]]
* [[Nirmal Kumar]]

==Music==
{{Infobox album
| name = Baazi
| type = [[Album]]
| artist = [[Sachin Dev Burman]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 1951
| recorded = 1951
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length =
| label = EMI Records
| producer = [[Sachin Dev Burman]]
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
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}}

Lyrics were written by [[Sahir Ludhianvi]].

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Track # !! Song !! Singer(s)
|-
| 1
| "Suno Gajar Kya Gaaye"
| [[Geeta Dutt]]
|-
| 2
| "Dekh Ke Akeli Mohe Barkha Sataaye"
| Geeta Dutt
|-
| 3
| "Yeh Kaun Aaya Ki Meri Dil Ki Duniya Mein"
| Geeta Dutt
|-
| 4
| "Tadbeer Se Bigdi Hui Taqdeer Bana Le"
| Geeta Dutt
|-
| 5
| "Aaj Ki Raat Piya"
| Geeta Dutt
|-
| 6
| "Tum Bhi Na Bhoolo Balam"
| Geeta Dutt
|-
| 7
| "Sharmaaye Kaahe Ghabraaye Kaahe"
| [[Shamshad Begum]]
|-
| 8
| "Mere Labon Pe Chhipe"
| [[Kishore Kumar]]
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|0043307|Baazi}}

{{Authority control}}

[[Category:1951 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:1950s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Guru Dutt]]
[[Category:Films scored by S. D. Burman]]
[[Category:Indian black-and-white films]]

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