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{{Infobox film
| name =Dillagi (1949 film)
| image = Dillagi (1949).jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Film poster
| director = [[Abdur Rashid Kardar|A. R. Kardar]]
| producer = [[Abdur Rashid Kardar|A. R. Kardar]]
| writer = Azm Bazidpuri
| story = Azm Bazidpuri
| narrator =
| starring = [[Suraiya]]<br/>[[Shyam (actor)|Shyam]]
| music = [[Naushad]]
| cinematography = [[Dwarka Divecha]] (as Dwarkadas Divecha)
| editing = [[G. G. Mayekar]]
| studio = [[Abdur Rashid Kardar|Kardar Productions]]
| distributor = [[Abdur Rashid Kardar|Kardar Productions]]
| released = 1949
| runtime =
| country = [[India]]
| language = [[Hindustani language|Hindustani]]
| budget =
| gross =
| preceded_by =
| followed_by =
| website =
}}

'''''Dillagi ''''' (The Jest) is a [[Bollywood films of 1949|1949]] Indian [[Bollywood]] film. It was the fourth highest grossing Indian film of 1949.<ref name=citwf/> The film was produced and directed by [[A. R. Kardar]] for his "Kardar Productions", and had music composed by [[Naushad]].<ref name="DiettrichMoulin2011">{{cite book|author1=Brian Diettrich|author2=Jane Freeman Moulin|author3=Michael Hugh Webb|title=Music in Pacific Island Cultures: Experiencing Music, Expressing Culture|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lkhuBAAAQBAJ&pg=PA211|accessdate=20 March 2015|date=1 January 2011|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=978-0-19-986254-2|pages=211–}}</ref> The film starred [[Suraiya]], and the actor [[Shyam (actor)|Shyam]], in his "best known film".<ref name="Rishi2012">{{cite book|author=Tilak Rishi|title=Bless You Bollywood!: A Tribute to Hindi Cinema on Completing 100 Years|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=r623sWyGm0sC&pg=PA106|accessdate=20 March 2015|year=2012|publisher=Trafford Publishing|isbn=978-1-4669-3963-9|pages=106–}}{{Self-published inline|certain=yes|date=January 2018}}</ref> The film co-starred Chandabai, Sharda, Amar and Amir Banu.<ref name=citwf>{{cite web|title=Dillagi (The Jest)|url=http://www.citwf.com/film88470.htm|website=citwf.com|publisher=Alan Goble|accessdate=24 May 2016}}</ref>

The story was a romantic tragedy, and became commercially successful at the box office.<ref name="Tilak Rishi">{{cite book|title=Bless You Bollywood!: A Tribute to Hindi Cinema on Completing 100 Years}}</ref> The plot was adapted from ''[[Wuthering Heights (1939 film)|Wuthering Heights]]'' directed by [[William Wyler]].<ref name="Garga1996">{{cite book|author=Bhagwan Das Garga|title=So many cinemas: the motion picture in India|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wXRZAAAAMAAJ|accessdate=21 March 2015|year=1996|publisher=Eminence Designs|isbn=978-81-900602-1-9}}</ref> Kardar was to later use a similar theme in ''[[Dil Diya Dard Liya]]'' (1966).<ref name="Bronte">{{cite book|author=Emily Bronte|title=Wuthering Heights (Annotated)|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nVbGBgAAQBAJ&pg=PT225|accessdate=21 March 2015|publisher=Bronson Tweed Publishing|pages=225–|id=GGKEY:JXQKH8ETFJN}}</ref>

== Cast ==

* [[Suraiya]] as Mala
* [[Shyam (actor)|Shyam]] as Swaroop
* Sharda as Mala's friend
* Sham Kumar as Jyoti
* Amir Bano as Shankari, Swaroop's sister in law
* Agha Mehraj as Biharilal, Mala's father
* Gulam Hasan as Swaroop's brother
* Baby Shyama as Paro, Jyoti's sister
* Gulzar as Swaroop's mother
* M.A.Shah as Swaroop's father
* Chanda Bai as Fake Bride
* Amar as Popatlal, Mala's uncle

==Soundtrack==
The music was composed by [[Naushad]] and it had [[Shakeel Badayuni]] as the film songs lyricist.<ref name="Bharatan2013">{{cite book|author=Raju Bharatan|title=Naushadnama: The Life and Music of Naushad|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mg09BAAAQBAJ&pg=PT164|accessdate=20 March 2015|date=1 August 2013|publisher=Hay House, Inc|isbn=978-93-81398-63-0|pages=164–}}</ref> Suraiya's song "Tu Mera Chand" became a popular number,<ref name="Ranade2006">{{cite book|author=Ashok Damodar Ranade|title=Hindi Film Song: Music Beyond Boundaries|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZI1wqkWsIjYC&pg=PA340|accessdate=20 March 2015|date=1 January 2006|publisher=Bibliophile South Asia|isbn=978-81-85002-64-4|pages=340–}}</ref> while Mohammed Rafi's "Is Duniya Mein Ae Dilwalo" also became "extremely popular".<ref name="O'Brien">{{cite book|author=Derek O'Brien|title=Derek Introduces: 100 Iconic Indians|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YMOeAwAAQBAJ&pg=PT205|accessdate=20 March 2015|publisher=Rupa Publications|isbn=978-81-291-3413-4|pages=205–}}</ref> Two other notable songs termed as "evergreen hits" by Suraiya were, "Char Din Ki Chandni" and "Nirala Mohabbat Ka Dastur Dekha".<ref name="Patel2012">{{cite book|author=Bhaichand Patel|title=Bollywood's Top 20: Superstars of Indian Cinema|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RQL4dkVAnPIC&pg=PA70|accessdate=21 March 2015|year=2012|publisher=Penguin Books India|isbn=978-0-670-08572-9|pages=70–}}</ref> The singers were [[Suraiya]], [[Mohammed Rafi]], [[Shamshad Begum]], [[Tun Tun|Uma Devi]] and Shyam.<ref name=HindiGeetmala>{{cite web|title=Dillagi|url=http://hindigeetmala.net/movie/dillagi.htm|website=hindigeetmala.net|publisher=Hindi Geetmala|accessdate=24 May 2016}}</ref>

===Song List===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! # !! Title !! Singer
|-
| 1
| "Tu Mera Chand Mein Teri Chandni "
| [[Shyam (actor)|Shyam]], [[Suraiya]]
|-
| 2
| "Is Duniya Mein Dil Ka Lagana Kheil Nahin"
| [[Mohammed Rafi]]
|-
| 3
| "Murliwale Murli Baja"
| Suraiya
|-
| 4
| "Char Din Ki Chandni Thi Phir Andheri Raat Hai"
| Suraiya
|-
| 5
| "Duniya Kya Jaane"
| Suraiya
|-
| 6
| "Nirala Mohabbat Kaa Dastur Dekha"
| Suraiya
|-
| 7
| "Tera Khayal Dil Se Bhulaya Na Jayega"
| Suraiya
|-
| 8
| "Le Ke Dil Chupke Se Kiya Majboor"
| Suraiya
|-
| 9
| "Tu Mera Chand, Mein Teri Chandani"
| Shyam, Suraiya
|-
| 10
| "Tere Koche Mein Armaano Ki Duniya"
| [[Mohammed Rafi]]
|-
| 11
| "De Dhil De Dhil O Ree Sakhi"
| [[Tun Tun|Uma Devi]], [[Shamshad Begum]]
|-
| 12
| "Zalim Jamana Mujh ko"
| Shyam, Suraiya
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|id=0231462|title=Dillagi }}

{{A. R. Kardar}}

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