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	{{Infobox film		{{Infobox film
	\| name = Dilli Ka Thug		\| name = Dilli Ka Thug
	\| image = Dilli Ka Thug poster.jpg		\| image = Dilli Ka Thug poster.jpg
	~~\| image_size =~~		\| caption = Poster
	\| caption = Poster		\| director = S. D. Narang
	\| director = S. D. Narang		\| producer = S. D. Narang
	\| producer = S. D. Narang		\| writer = H. A. Rahi
	\| writer = S. D. ~~Narang~~		\| screenplay = Z.Hussain
	\| screenplay = Z. Hussain		\| story = Z.Hussain
	\| narrator =		\| narrator =
	\| starring = [[Kishore Kumar]]<br />[[Nutan]]		\| starring = [[Kishore Kumar]]<br />[[Nutan]]
	\| music = [[Ravi (music director)\|Ravi]]		\| music = [[Ravi (music director)\|Ravi]]
	\| cinematography =		\| cinematography = G. Singh<br />F. C. Marconi (Colour)
	\| editing = Mohan Rathod		\| editing = Mohan Rathod
	~~\| distributor =~~		\| studio = Famous Cine Lab & Studios Ltd.
	\| studio = Famous Cine Lab & Studios Ltd.		\| distributor = New Oriental Pictures
	\| released = {{Film date\|1958}}		\| released = {{Film date\|1958}}
	\| runtime = 132 minutes		\| runtime = 132 minutes
	\| country = [[India]]		\| country = India
	\| language = [[Hindi]]		\| language = Hindi
	\| budget =		\| budget = <!--Must cite a reliable published source with a reputation for fact-checking. No blogs, no IMDb. no fan-sites.-->
	}}		}}

	'''''Dilli Ka Thug''''' (''The ~~Trickster~~ of Delhi'') is a ~~[[Bollywood films of 1958\|~~1958]] [[Hindi]]-language [[comedy film]]. It stars [[Kishore Kumar]], [[Nutan]], [[Madan Puri]] and [[Iftekhar]]. The music was by [[Ravi (music director)\|Ravi]] and the lyrics were by [[S.H. Bihari]], [[Shailendra (lyricist)\|Shailendra]] and [[Majrooh Sultanpuri]]~~. The song "''Hum to mohabbat karega''" was Sultanpuri's contribution~~.		'''''Dilli Ka Thug''''' (''The Gangster of Delhi'') is a 1958 [[Hindi]]-language [[comedy film]] directed by S. D. Narang.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Dilli Ka Thug (1958) - Review, Star Cast, News, Photos \|url=https://www.cinestaan.com/movies/dilli-ka-thug-2498 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200814142442/https://www.cinestaan.com/movies/dilli-ka-thug-2498 \|url-status=live \|archive-date=14 August 2020 \|access-date=2022-04-22 \|website=Cinestaan}}</ref> It stars [[Kishore Kumar]], [[Nutan]], [[Madan Puri]] and [[Iftekhar]].<ref>{{Citation \|title=Dilli Ka Thug \|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/dilli-ka-thug \|access-date=2022-04-22}}</ref> The music was by [[Ravi (music director)\|Ravi]] and the lyrics were by [[S.H. Bihari]], [[Shailendra (lyricist)\|Shailendra]] and [[Majrooh Sultanpuri]].

	==Plot==		==Plot==
	Kishore Kumar Sharma ~~([[Kishore Kumar]])~~ gambles and tricks people to make money. On being confronted by his mother, he decides to find a job and lands one in Mumbai, where he continues wooing Asha ~~([[Nutan]])~~. Kishore's father and his friend were murdered by the notorious Anantram who now wears a mask to hide his true identity, continues manufacturing spurious medicines and also passes as Asha's uncle. The firm employing Kishore is run by Anantram and his two henchmen Sevakram and Bihari. Anantram goes to murder Kishore in the hospital, but drops his monocle, which makes inspector Dilip Singh ~~([[Iftekhar]])~~ suspicious. He manages to take Anantram's fingerprints on Sohan Lal's wallet and figures out the truth. What follows is a dramatic air-borne sequence where Anantram is beaten by Kishore and shot by Asha. Kishore manages to land the airplane after the pilots lose consciousness.		Kishore Kumar Sharma gambles and tricks people to make money. On being confronted by his mother, he decides to find a job and lands one in Mumbai, where he continues wooing Asha. Kishore's father and his friend were murdered by the notorious Anantram who now wears a mask to hide his true identity, continues manufacturing spurious medicines and also passes as Asha's uncle. The firm employing Kishore is run by Anantram and his two henchmen Sevakram and Bihari. Anantram goes to murder Kishore in the hospital, but drops his monocle, which makes inspector Dilip Singh suspicious. He manages to take Anantram's fingerprints on Sohan Lal's wallet and figures out the truth. What follows is a dramatic air-borne sequence where Anantram is beaten by Kishore and shot by Asha. Kishore manages to land the airplane after the pilots lose consciousness.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Dilli-Ka-Thug (1958) Movie: Watch Full Movie Online on JioCinema \|url=https://www.jiocinema.com/movies/dilli-ka-thug?type=0&id=32407e00915011ea89645106a19c19c7 \|access-date=2022-04-22 \|website=Jiocinema }}</ref>

	==Cast==		==Cast==
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	* [[Iftekhar]] as Inspector Dilip Singh		* [[Iftekhar]] as Inspector Dilip Singh
	* Krishnakant as Sewakram		* Krishnakant as Sewakram
	* Pratima Devi as Mrs.Sharma		* Pratima Devi as Mrs. Sharma
	* Uma Dutt as Judge		* Ratna Bhushan as Radha Sharma
	* Ratna Bhushan as ~~Razia /~~ Radha Sharma		* [[Smriti Biswas]] as Dancer Lily (In the song O Babu O Lala)
	* [[Minoo Mumtaz]] as Dancer (~~Song: Kisika dil~~ Lena ho)		* [[Minoo Mumtaz]] as Dancer (In the song Kisi Ka Dil Lena Ho)
	* Kumud Tripathi as Jaggu		* Kumud Tripathi as Jaggu
	* Ratan Gaurang as Kishore's punter		* Ratan Gaurang as Kishore's punter
	* [[Smriti Biswas]] as Dancer Lily (Song: O babu O lala)
	* Amar as Professor Amarnath		* Amar as Professor Amarnath
	* Mirajkar as Subramaniam		* Mirajkar as Subramaniam
	* Brahm Bharadwaj as Prosecutor lawyer		* Brahm Bharadwaj as Prosecutor lawyer

			== Production ==
			[[Madhubala]] was the initial choice for the female lead role. She left the film due to health issues, and was replaced by Nutan.{{sfn\|Bhattacharjee\|Dhar\|2022\|page=242}}

	==Soundtrack==		==Soundtrack==
	The background score and soundtrack were composed by [[Ravi (music director)\|Ravi]], while the lyrics were penned by [[Majrooh Sultanpuri\|Majrooh]], [[Shailendra (lyricist)\|Shailendra]] and [[S. H. Bihari]]. The song "Cat ~~Maane~~ Billi" was later adapted as the Tamil song "B..o.~~.y…. boy-inna Paiyyan~~ " for ''[[Thilakam (1960 film)\|Thilakam]]'' (1960).<ref>{{Cite news\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-columns/blast-from-the-past-thilakam-1959/article6555579.ece\|title=Thilakam 1959\|last=Guy\|first=Randor\|date=2014-11-01\|work=The Hindu\|access-date=2017-12-02~~\|language=en-IN~~\|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>		The background score and soundtrack were composed by [[Ravi (music director)\|Ravi]], while the lyrics were penned by [[Majrooh Sultanpuri\|Majrooh]], [[Shailendra (lyricist)\|Shailendra]] and [[S. H. Bihari]]. The song "Cat Mane Billi" was later adapted as the Tamil song "B.O.Y. Boy Inna Paiyan " for ''[[Thilakam (1960 film)\|Thilakam]]'' (1960).<ref>{{Cite news\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-columns/blast-from-the-past-thilakam-1959/article6555579.ece\|title=Thilakam 1959\|last=Guy\|first=Randor\|date=2014-11-01\|work=The Hindu\|access-date=2017-12-02\|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

	~~The song 'O babu O lala' was inspired from the song [[Rum and Coca-Cola]] by The Andrew Sisters~~
	===Track listing===		===Track listing===
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	\|-		\|-
	\| "C A T Cat, Cat Mane Billi, R A T Rat, Rat Mane Chooha"		\| "C A T Cat, Cat Mane Billi, R A T Rat, Rat Mane Chooha"
	\| [[Kishore Kumar]], ~~'''~~[[Asha Bhosle]]~~'''~~		\| Kishore Kumar, [[Asha Bhosle]]
	\|-		\|-
	\| "Yeh Raaten, Yeh Mausam, Nadi Ka Kinara"		\| "[https://lyricalwings.com/ye-raate-ye-mausam-nadi-ka-kinara-lyrics/ Yeh Raaten, Yeh Mausam, Nadi Ka Kinara]"
	\| [[Kishore Kumar]], ~~'''[[~~Asha Bhosle~~]]'''~~		\| Kishore Kumar, Asha Bhosle
			\|-
			\| "O Bandariya"
			\| Kishore Kumar
	\|-		\|-
	\| "Seekh Le Babu Pyar Ka Jadu"		\| "Seekh Le Babu Pyar Ka Jadu"
	\| ~~'''[[~~Asha Bhosle~~]]'''~~		\| Asha Bhosle
	\|-		\|-
	\| "Yeh Bahar, Yeh Sama"		\| "Yeh Bahar, Yeh Sama"
	\| ~~'''[[~~Asha Bhosle~~]]'''~~		\| Asha Bhosle
	\|-		\|-
	\| "Kisi Ka Dil Lena Ho"		\| "Kisi Ka Dil Lena Ho"
	\| ~~'''[[~~Asha Bhosle~~]]'''~~		\| Asha Bhosle
	\|-		\|-
	\| "O Babu, O Lala"		\| "O Babu, O Lala"
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	==References==		==References==
	~~<references />~~		* {{cite book \| last1=Bhattacharjee \| first1=Anirudha \| last2=Dhar \| first2=Parthiv \| title=[[Kishore Kumar: The Ultimate Biography]] \|year=2022 \| publisher=Harper Collins India \| isbn=978-9356291713 }}

			{{reflist}}

	==External links==		==External links==
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	[[Category:~~Indian films]]~~		[[Category:1958 Hindi-language films]]
	~~[[Category:1950s~~ Hindi-language films]]
	[[Category:1958 comedy films]]		[[Category:1958 comedy films]]
	[[Category:Indian comedy films]]		[[Category:Indian comedy films]]

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	\| director = [[S.D. Narang]]		\| director = S. D. Narang
	\| producer = S.D. Narang		\| producer = S. D. Narang
	\| writer = S.D. Narang		\| writer = S. D. Narang
	\| screenplay = Z.Hussain		\| screenplay = Z. Hussain
	\| narrator =		\| narrator =
	\| starring = [[Kishore Kumar]]<br />[[Nutan~~]]<br />[[Madan Puri]]<br />[[Iftekhar~~]]		\| starring = [[Kishore Kumar]]<br />[[Nutan]]
	\| music = [[Ravi (music director)\|Ravi]]		\| music = [[Ravi (music director)\|Ravi]]
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	\| runtime = 132 minutes		\| runtime = 132 minutes
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	\| language = Hindi		\| language = [[Hindi]]
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	* [[Madan Puri]] as Bihari		* [[Madan Puri]] as Bihari
	* [[Iftekhar]] as Inspector Dilip Singh		* [[Iftekhar]] as Inspector Dilip Singh
			* Krishnakant as Sewakram
			* Pratima Devi as Mrs.Sharma
			* Uma Dutt as Judge
			* Ratna Bhushan as Razia / Radha Sharma
			* [[Minoo Mumtaz]] as Dancer (Song: Kisika dil Lena ho)
			* Kumud Tripathi as Jaggu
			* Ratan Gaurang as Kishore's punter
			* [[Smriti Biswas]] as Dancer Lily (Song: O babu O lala)
			* Amar as Professor Amarnath
			* Mirajkar as Subramaniam
			* Brahm Bharadwaj as Prosecutor lawyer

	==~~Track listing~~==		==Soundtrack==
	The background score and soundtrack were composed by [[Ravi (music director)\|Ravi]], while the lyrics were penned by [[Majrooh Sultanpuri\|Majrooh]], [[Shailendra (lyricist)\|Shailendra]] and [[S. H. Bihari]]. The song "Cat Maane Billi" was later adapted as the Tamil song "B..o..y…. boy-inna Paiyyan " for ''[[Thilakam (1960 film)\|Thilakam]]'' (1960).<ref>{{Cite news\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-columns/blast-from-the-past-thilakam-1959/article6555579.ece\|title=Thilakam 1959\|last=Guy\|first=Randor\|date=2014-11-01\|work=The Hindu\|access-date=2017-12-02\|language=en-IN\|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>		The background score and soundtrack were composed by [[Ravi (music director)\|Ravi]], while the lyrics were penned by [[Majrooh Sultanpuri\|Majrooh]], [[Shailendra (lyricist)\|Shailendra]] and [[S. H. Bihari]]. The song "Cat Maane Billi" was later adapted as the Tamil song "B..o..y…. boy-inna Paiyyan " for ''[[Thilakam (1960 film)\|Thilakam]]'' (1960).<ref>{{Cite news\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-columns/blast-from-the-past-thilakam-1959/article6555579.ece\|title=Thilakam 1959\|last=Guy\|first=Randor\|date=2014-11-01\|work=The Hindu\|access-date=2017-12-02\|language=en-IN\|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

			The song 'O babu O lala' was inspired from the song [[Rum and Coca-Cola]] by The Andrew Sisters
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{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2015}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Dilli Ka Thug
| image = Dilli Ka Thug poster.jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Poster
| director = [[S.D. Narang]]
| producer = S.D. Narang
| writer = S.D. Narang
| screenplay = Z.Hussain
| narrator =
| starring = [[Kishore Kumar]]<br />[[Nutan]]<br />[[Madan Puri]]<br />[[Iftekhar]]
| music = [[Ravi (music director)|Ravi]]
| cinematography =
| editing = Mohan Rathod
| distributor =
| studio = Famous Cine Lab & Studios Ltd.
| released = {{Film date|1958}}
| runtime = 132 minutes
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| budget =
}}

'''''Dilli Ka Thug''''' (''The Trickster of Delhi'') is a [[Bollywood films of 1958|1958]] [[Hindi]]-language [[comedy film]]. It stars [[Kishore Kumar]], [[Nutan]], [[Madan Puri]] and [[Iftekhar]]. The music was by [[Ravi (music director)|Ravi]] and the lyrics were by [[S.H. Bihari]], [[Shailendra (lyricist)|Shailendra]] and [[Majrooh Sultanpuri]]. The song "''Hum to mohabbat karega''" was Sultanpuri's contribution.

==Plot==
Kishore Kumar Sharma ([[Kishore Kumar]]) gambles and tricks people to make money. On being confronted by his mother, he decides to find a job and lands one in Mumbai, where he continues wooing Asha ([[Nutan]]). Kishore's father and his friend were murdered by the notorious Anantram who now wears a mask to hide his true identity, continues manufacturing spurious medicines and also passes as Asha's uncle. The firm employing Kishore is run by Anantram and his two henchmen Sevakram and Bihari. Anantram goes to murder Kishore in the hospital, but drops his monocle, which makes inspector Dilip Singh ([[Iftekhar]]) suspicious. He manages to take Anantram's fingerprints on Sohan Lal's wallet and figures out the truth. What follows is a dramatic air-borne sequence where Anantram is beaten by Kishore and shot by Asha. Kishore manages to land the airplane after the pilots lose consciousness.

==Cast==
* [[Kishore Kumar]] as Kishore Kumar Sharma
* [[Nutan]] as Asha
* [[Madan Puri]] as Bihari
* [[Iftekhar]] as Inspector Dilip Singh

==Track listing==
The background score and soundtrack were composed by [[Ravi (music director)|Ravi]], while the lyrics were penned by [[Majrooh Sultanpuri|Majrooh]], [[Shailendra (lyricist)|Shailendra]] and [[S. H. Bihari]]. The song "Cat Maane Billi" was later adapted as the Tamil song "B..o..y…. boy-inna Paiyyan " for ''[[Thilakam (1960 film)|Thilakam]]'' (1960).<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-columns/blast-from-the-past-thilakam-1959/article6555579.ece|title=Thilakam 1959|last=Guy|first=Randor|date=2014-11-01|work=The Hindu|access-date=2017-12-02|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
{|class="wikitable"
! Song !! Singer
|-
| "Hum To Mohabbat Karega"
| [[Kishore Kumar]]
|-
| "C A T Cat, Cat Mane Billi, R A T Rat, Rat Mane Chooha"
| [[Kishore Kumar]], '''[[Asha Bhosle]]'''
|-
| "Yeh Raaten, Yeh Mausam, Nadi Ka Kinara"
| [[Kishore Kumar]], '''[[Asha Bhosle]]'''
|-
| "Seekh Le Babu Pyar Ka Jadu"
| '''[[Asha Bhosle]]'''
|-
| "Yeh Bahar, Yeh Sama"
| '''[[Asha Bhosle]]'''
|-
| "Kisi Ka Dil Lena Ho"
| '''[[Asha Bhosle]]'''
|-
| "O Babu, O Lala"
| [[Geeta Dutt]]
|-
|}

==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0247291}}

[[Category:1958 films]]
[[Category:Indian black-and-white films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:1950s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:1958 comedy films]]
[[Category:Indian comedy films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Ravi]]
[[Category:Hindi-language comedy films]]
[[Category:Films set in Delhi]]

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