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{{Infobox film
| name = Jadoo
| image = Jadoo_1951.jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Publicity still from ''Jadoo''
| director = [[Abdur Rashid Kardar|A. R. Kardar]]
| producer = [[Abdur Rashid Kardar|A. R. Kardar]]
| writer = Jagdish Kanwal Zahur Raja S. N. Banerji
| story = S. N. Banerji
| narrator =
| starring = [[Nalini Jaywant]] [[Suresh (Hindi films actor)|Suresh]] Shyam Kumar
| music = [[Naushad]]
| cinematography = [[Dwarka Divecha]]
| editing = [[G. G. Mayekar]] Iqbal
| studio = [[Abdur Rashid Kardar|Kardar Productions]]
| distributor = Musical Pictures Ltd.
| released = 1951
| runtime = 137 minutes
| country = [[India]]
| language = [[Hindi language|Hindi]]
| budget =
| gross =
| preceded_by =
| followed_by =
| website =
}}
'''''Jadoo''''' (Magic) is a [[Bollywood films of 1951|1951]] [[Hindi]] psychosocial melodrama film directed by [[A. R. Kardar]].<ref name="Raj2009">{{cite book|author=Ashok Raj|title=Hero Vol.1|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tgo9BAAAQBAJ&pg=PT101|year=2009|publisher=Hay House, Inc|isbn=978-93-81398-02-9|page=101}}</ref> The story writers were S. N. Bannerji and Jagdish Kanwal, with dialogues by Zahur Raja and Bannerji. The music director was [[Naushad]], with lyrics by [[Shakeel Badayuni]].<ref name=LyricsBogie>{{cite web|title=Jadoo (1951)|url=https://www.lyricsbogie.com/category/movies/jadoo-1951|website=lyricsbogie.com|publisher=LyricsBogie|accessdate=22 March 2015}}</ref> This was the second to last film in which Naushad was to be the music director for Kardar. After an association of fourteen films, Naushad composed one last time for Kardar in ''[[Deewana (1952 film)|Deewana]]'' (1952). Prior to this Kardar had already approached composer [[S. D. Burman]] for ''[[Jeewan Jyoti (1953 film)|Jeewan Jyoti]]'' (1953).<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=PT16|year=2013|publisher=Hay House, Inc|isbn=978-93-81398-63-0|page=16}}</ref> A "Musical Pictures Ltd." presentation, the film starred [[Nalini Jaywant]], [[Suresh (Hindi films actor)|Suresh]], Shyam Kumar, Sharda, and Ramesh.<ref name=citwf>{{cite web|title=Jadoo|url=http://www.citwf.com/film170691.htm|website=citwf.com|publisher=Alan Goble|accessdate=22 March 2015}}</ref>

The film revolves around a young singer and dancer, Sundari, who is involved with crooks, but falls in love with a police constable, Pritam. The plot of the film was inspired from ''[[The Loves of Carmen (1948 film)|The Loves of Carmen]]'' (1948), directed by [[Charles Vidor]] and starring [[Rita Hayworth]].<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|year=1996|publisher=Eminence Designs|isbn=978-81-900602-1-9}}</ref>

==Plot==
Sundari, a hot-tempered young woman makes her living as a stage dancer and singer. She appears to lead a trouble-free, fun amoral life. Pritam (Suresh) is a constable. When the two meet, they fall in love. Sundari is arrested for a brawl, where she attacked a woman. Pritam lets her escape, but gets into trouble with his superior. Sundari steps forward and asks Pritam to be forgiven. Pritam soon finds out that Sundari is in fact a member of a gang of thieves. Their leader Rahu who is in jail at present, considers Sundari his property. Pritam gets involved in the shady dealings along with Sundari and he is soon hunted by the police. The film ends with Pritam shooting Sundari, and getting shot by the police himself.

==Cast==
* Nalini Jaywant as Sundari
* Suresh as Havaldar Pritam
* Shyam Kumar
* Ramesh
* Sharda
* Amanullah
* E. Billimoria
* Krishna Kumar
* Nawab
* Amir Banu

==Soundtrack==
The music was composed by [[Naushad]] and the lyricist was [[Shakeel Badayuni]]. Church music was used for the background score in ''Jadoo'' as well as for [[Dastan (1950 film)|Dastan]] (1950).<ref name="(Firm)2005">{{cite book|author=Osian's (Firm)|title=Osian's Cinemaya|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1vMqAQAAIAAJ|accessdate=21 March 2015|volume=1|year=2005|publisher=Osian's}}</ref> The singers were [[Mohammed Rafi]], [[Lata Mangeshkar]], [[Shamshad Begum]], [[Zohrabai Ambalewali]].

===Songlist===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! # !! Title !! Singer
|-
| 1
| "Pyar Ke Sagar Se Nikli"
| [[Mohammed Rafi]]
|-
| 2
| "Ulajh Gaya Jiya Mera Nainon Ke Jaal Me"
| [[Lata Mangeshkar]]
|-
| 3
| "Gin Gin Taare Main Haar Gai Raat Ko"
| Lata Mangeshkar
|-
| 4
| "Lo Pyar Ki Ho Gayi Jeet"
| Lata Mangeshkar
|-
| 5
| "Insan Badalte Rehte Hain"
| Lata Mangeshkar
|-
| 6
| "Jab Nain Milein Nainon Se, Laaraa Lu "
| Shamshad Begum
|-
| 7
| "Ek Do Tin Chaar, Roop Ki Dushman Paapi Duniya"
| [[Shamshad Begum]]
|-
| 8
| "Ae Ji Thandi Sadak Hai Thandi Sadak"
| Shamshad Begum
|-
| 9
| "Lelo Lelo Phuldani Lelo"
| Shamshad Begum, [[Zohrabai Ambalewali]], Mohammed Rafi
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|id=0231807|title=Jadoo (1951) }}

{{A. R. Kardar}}

[[Category:1951 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:1950s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:Films directed by A. R. Kardar]]
[[Category:Films scored by Naushad]]
[[Category:Indian drama films]]
[[Category:1951 drama films]]
[[Category:Melodramas]]

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