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{{Infobox film
| name = Saiyan
| image = Saiyan 1951 film.jpg
| caption = Original theatrical release poster
| director = M. Sadiq
| producer = M. Sadiq
| writer = Azim Bazidpuri
| starring = [[Madhubala]]<br>[[Ajit Khan|Ajit]]<br>[[Sajjan (actor)|Sajjan]]<br>[[Jayant (actor)|Jayant]]
| music = Sajjad Hussain
| cinematography =
| editing = Moosa Mansoor
| studio = Sadiq Productions Ltd
| distributor =
| released = 21 September 1951
| runtime = 120 minutes
| country = India
| language = [[Hindi]]
| budget =
| gross =
}}
'''''Saiyan''''' ({{Translation|"Beloved"}}) is a [[Bollywood films of 1951|1951 Bollywood film]]-[[Hindi]] romantic drama directed by M. Sadiq for his Sadiq Productions Ltd.<ref name="Akbar2011">{{cite book|author=Khatija Akbar|title=I Want to Live: The Story of Madhubala|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=r9ZABAAAQBAJ&pg=PT136|access-date=3 August 2015|date=1 April 2011|publisher=Hay House, Inc|isbn=978-93-81398-21-0|pages=136–}}</ref> The story and screenplay were written by Azmi Bazidpuri. The music was composed by Sajjad Hussain, with lyrics written by [[D. N. Madhok]], [[Rajendra Krishan]] and [[Hasrat Jaipuri]].<ref name=Gomolo>{{cite web|title=Cast and Crew Saiyan|url=http://www.gomolo.com/saiyan-movie-cast-crew/2180|website=gomolo.com|publisher=Gomolo.com|access-date=3 August 2015}}</ref> The film stars [[Madhubala]], [[Ajit Khan|Ajit]], Sajjan, and [[Jayant (actor)|Jayant]].<ref name=citwf>{{cite web|title=Saiyan|url=http://www.citwf.com/film302988.htm|website=citwf.com|publisher=Alan Goble|access-date=3 August 2015}}</ref> It was both a critical and commercial success.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=India's "Duel In the Sun" a success|url=http://hindi-movies-songs.com/joomla/index.php/hindi-films/articles/1640-musing-620-roberto-103-saiyan-in-singapore|access-date=2020-11-04|website=hindi-movies-songs.com}}</ref>

A period film depicting feudal [[India]], the plot is remade from the American Western ''[[Duel in the Sun (film)|Duel In the Sun]]'' (1946). A love triangle, the story revolves around two brothers (Ajit and Sajjan), both in love with an orphan girl (Madhubala), who is given shelter by their family.

==Plot==
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==Cast==
* [[Madhubala]] as Saiyan
* [[Ajit Khan|Ajit]] as Vijay
* [[Sajjan (actor)|Sajjan]] as Rajjoo
* [[Raj Mehra]] as Thakor Sahib
* [[Leela Chitnis]] as Rani Sahiba
* [[Jayant (actor)|Jayant]]
* Abbas
* Ramesh Thakur
* Ramesh Sinha
* Amar
* Amir Ali
* [[Kathana]]
* [[Cuckoo Moray|Cuckoo]]

==Soundtrack==
The music composer was Sajjad Hussain with lyrics by [[D. N. Madhok]] and [[Rajendra Krishan]]. The playback singers were Lata Mangeshkar, Mohammed Rafi and Shamshad Begum.<ref name=HindiGeetmala>{{cite web|title=Saiyan (1951)|url=http://hindigeetmala.net/movie/saiyan.htm|website=hindigeetmala.net|publisher=Hindi Geetmala|access-date=3 August 2015}}</ref> The song "Tumhe Dil Diya" sung by Lata Mangeshkar, was not used in the film.<ref name=Cine>{{cite web|title=Saiyan (1951)|url=http://cineplot.com/data/1951/saiyan.php|website=cineplot.com|publisher=Cineplot|access-date=3 August 2015}}</ref>

===Songlist===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! # !! Title !! Singer !!Lyricist
|-
| 1
| "Woh Raat Din Vo Shaam Ki Guzari Hui Kahaaniyaan"
| [[Lata Mangeshkar]]
| [[D. N. Madhok]]
|-
| 2
| "Tumhe Dil Diya"
| Lata Mangeshkar
| D. N. Madhok
|-
| 3
| "Kali Kali Raat Re Dil Bada Sataye"
| Lata Mangeshkar
| D. N. Madhok
|-
| 4
| "Us Par Is Diwar Ke Jo Rahte Hai"
| [[Mohammed Rafi]]
| D. N. Madhok
|-
| 5
| "Hawa Mein Dil Dole Machal Kar Bole"
| Lata Mangeshkar
| [[Rajendra Krishan]]
|-
| 6
| "Kismat Mein Khushi Ka Naam Nahin"
| Lata Mangeshkar
| Rajendra Krishan
|-
|7
| "Meri Ja Mohabbat Karo Chupke Chupke"
| [[Shamshad Begum]]
| Rajendra Krishan
|-
|8
| "Khayalon Mein Tum Ho, Nazaaron Mein Tum Ho"
| Lata Mangeshkar
| [[Hasrat Jaipuri]]
|}

==Reception==
''Saiyan'' was extensively praised by international film critic Roger Yoe. He, in the [[Singapore Free Press]], called the film "splendour and magnificen[t]" and stated that it is "cleverly directed and well-photographed". Yoe also took notice of Madhubala's portrayal of the title role and referred it to as "perfect".<ref name=":0" />

Upon its theatrical release, ''Saiyan'' proved a hit with the audience. The film ran to packed houses throughout India and did extremely well at the box office.<ref name=":0" />

Writer Ganga Prasad Sharma called ''Saiyan'' the best film starring [[Sajjan (actor)|Sajjan]] in the leading role.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Śarmā|first=Gaṅgā Prasāda|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yIVGnaM7z38C&q=saiyan+Madhubala&pg=PA65|title=Hindī sinemā kā suhānā saphara|date=2005|publisher=Diamond Pocket Books (P) Ltd.|isbn=978-81-288-0717-6|language=hi}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|id=0130989}}

[[Category:1951 films]]
[[Category:1950s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:Indian remakes of American films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Sajjad Hussain]]
[[Category:Indian romantic drama films]]
[[Category:1951 romantic drama films]]
[[Category:Indian black-and-white films]]
[[Category:Hindi-language films]]

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