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			{{Short description\|1961 film}}
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	\| name = Zabak		\| name = Zabak
	\| image = Zabak 1961.jpg		\| image = Zabak 1961.jpg
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	\| studio = Basant Studios		\| studio = Basant Studios
	\| distributor =		\| distributor =
	\| released = 1961		\| released = {{Film date\|df=y\|1961\|01\|13}}
	\| runtime = 156 min		\| runtime = 156 min
	\| country = India		\| country = India
	\| language = [[Hindustani language\|Hindustani]]		\| language = [[Hindustani language\|Hindustani]]
	~~\| budget =~~
	~~\| gross =~~
	}}		}}
	'''''Zabak''''' is a [[List of Bollywood films of 1961\|1961]] [[Hindi]]/[[Urdu]] action costume drama film produced and directed by [[Homi Wadia]] for his Basant Pictures under the Wadia Productions banner.~~<ref name="Update">{{cite book\|title=Collections\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Q5UqAAAAYAAJ\|access-date=16 September 2014\|year=1991\|publisher=Update Video Publication}}</ref>~~ The story and dialogue were by C. L. Cavish, with screenplay by [[JBH Wadia]]. The music composer was [[Chitragupta (composer)\|Chitragupta]], with lyrics by [[Prem Dhawan]].<ref name=~~"Gomolo">{{cite web\|url=http://www.gomolo.com/zabak-movie-cast-crew~~/~~3324 \|title=Zabak 1961\|publisher=Gomolo.com\|access-date=16 September 2014}}</ref~~> The cast of the film included [[Shyama (Hindi actress)\|Shyama]], [[Mahipal (actor)\|Mahipal]], Sahira, [[Achala Sachdev]], [[Manhar Desai]], [[Muzaffar Adeeb]] and Krishna Kumari.<ref name="citwf">{{cite web\|url=http://www.citwf.com/film394100.htm \|title=Zabak\|publisher=Alan Goble\|access-date=~~16 September 2014~~}}</ref>		'''''Zabak''''' is a [[List of Bollywood films of 1961\|1961]] [[Hindi]]/[[Urdu]] action costume drama film produced and directed by [[Homi Wadia]] for his Basant Pictures under the Wadia Productions banner.

			The story and dialogue were by C. L. Cavish, with screenplay by [[JBH Wadia]]. The music composer was [[Chitragupta (composer)\|Chitragupta]], with lyrics by [[Prem Dhawan]].<ref name=citwf/> The cast of the film included [[Shyama (Hindi actress)\|Shyama]], [[Mahipal (actor)\|Mahipal]], Sahira, [[Achala Sachdev]], Manhar Desai, Muzaffar Adeeb and Krishna Kumari.<ref name=citwf>{{cite web\|url=http://www.citwf.com/film394100.htm \|title=Zabak (1961 film)\|publisher=Alan Goble\|access-date=5 October 2023\|website=Complete Index To World Film (CITWF) website\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304214752/http://www.citwf.com/film394100.htm\|archive-date=4 March 2016}}</ref>

	The film was a costume drama about a middle-class man in love with a princess. He joins the dacoits to avenge his father's death.		The film was a costume drama about a middle-class man in love with a princess. He joins the dacoits to avenge his father's death.

	This film was remade in Tamil with the title ''[[Arabu Naattu Azhagi]]''.<ref name=anandan>{{cite book\|url=http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1961.asp\|title=Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru\|trans-title=History of Landmark Tamil Films\|publisher=Sivakami Publishers\|author=Film News Anandan\|author-link=Film News Anandan\|date= 23 October 2004\|location=Chennai\|language=ta}}</ref> ~~Music~~ was composed by Vijayabaskar.		This film was remade in Tamil with the title ''Arabu Naattu Azhagi''.<ref name=anandan>{{cite book\|url=http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1961.asp\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170405200508/http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1961.asp\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=5 April 2017\|title=Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru\|trans-title=History of Landmark Tamil Films\|publisher=Sivakami Publishers\|author=Film News Anandan\|author-link=Film News Anandan\|date= 23 October 2004\|location=Chennai\|language=ta}}</ref> Tamil version movie's music was composed by Vijayabaskar.

	==Plot==		==Plot==
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	==Cast==		==Cast==
	* [[Shyama (Hindi actress)\|Shyama]] as Zainab		* [[Shyama (Hindi actress)\|Shyama]] as Zainab<ref name=citwf/><ref name=upperstall>{{cite web\|url=http://upperstall.com/films/1961/zabak\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=23 December 2010\|website=Upperstall.com website\|access-date=5 October 2023\|title=Zabak (1961 film)\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101223214430/http://upperstall.com/films/1961/zabak}}</ref>
	* [[Mahipal (actor)\|Mahipal]] as Zabak/Hajji		* [[Mahipal (actor)\|Mahipal]] as Zabak/Hajji<ref name=citwf/><ref name=upperstall/>
	* Sahira as Samina		* Sahira as Samina
	* Krishna Kumari as Salma		* Krishna Kumari as Salma
	* [[Achala Sachdev]] as Zabak's mother		* [[Achala Sachdev]] as Zabak's mother<ref name=citwf/>
	* [[Manhar Desai]]		* Manhar Desai<ref name=upperstall/>
	* Adeeb		* Adeeb
	* [[W. M. Khan]]		* W. M. Khan
	* [[B. M. Vyas]] as Usman Shah/dacoit		* [[B. M. Vyas]] as Usman Shah/dacoit<ref name=citwf/>
	* Babu Raje		* Babu Raje
	* Uma Dutt		* Uma Dutt
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	==Music==		==Music==
	"Teri Duniya Se Door" became a successful song for [[Mohammed Rafi]] and [[Lata Mangeshkar]] ~~who gave playback for the actors in the film~~. The singers included [[Geeta Dutt]], [[Lata Mangeshkar]], [[Mahendra Kapoor]], Mohammed Rafi, [[Mukesh (singer)\|Mukesh]] and Balbir.<ref name="Hindigeetmala">{{cite web\|url=~~http~~://hindigeetmala.net/movie/zabak.htm\|title=Zabak\|publisher=Hindi Geetmala\|access-date=~~16 September 2014~~}}</ref>		[[Prem Dhawan]] wrote all the songs and [[Chitragupt (composer)\|Chitragupt]] composed them.<ref name=citwf/><ref name=upperstall/> "Teri Duniya Se Door" became a successful song for [[Mohammed Rafi]] and [[Lata Mangeshkar]]. The singers included [[Geeta Dutt]], [[Lata Mangeshkar]], [[Mahendra Kapoor]], [[Mohammed Rafi]], [[Mukesh (singer)\|Mukesh]] and Balbir.<ref name=upperstall/><ref name="Hindigeetmala">{{cite web\|url=https://hindigeetmala.net/movie/zabak.htm\|title=Zabak\|publisher=Hindi Geetmala website\|access-date=5 October 2023}}</ref>

	===Songlist===		===Songlist===
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	\| 1		\| 1
	\| "Tujhko Main Jaan Gai"		\| "Tujhko Main Jaan Gai, Maan Ya Na Maan, Wai Wai"<ref name="Hindigeetmala"/>
	\| Lata Mangeshkar ~~Mohd~~ Rafi		\| Lata Mangeshkar, Mohammed Rafi<ref name=upperstall/>
	\|-		\|-
	\| 2		\| 2
	\| "Teri Duniya Se Door Chale Hoke Majboor"		\| "Teri Duniya Se Door Chale Hoke Majboor, Hamein Yaad Rakhna"<ref name="Hindigeetmala"/>
	\| Mohammed Rafi, Lata Mangeshkar		\| Mohammed Rafi, Lata Mangeshkar<ref name=upperstall/>
	\|-		\|-
	\| 3		\| 3
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	\| 5		\| 5
	\| "Teri Taqdeer Ka Sitara"		\| "Teri Taqdeer Ka Sitara"
	\| Geeta Dutt,Mohammed Rafi, Balbir		\| Geeta Dutt, Mohammed Rafi, Balbir<ref name=upperstall/>
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	\| 9		\| 9
	\| "Jaane Kaisa Chhane Laga Nasha"		\| "Jaane Kaisa Chhane Laga Nasha Yeh Pyar Ka"<ref name="Hindigeetmala"/>
	\| Lata Mangeshkar		\| Lata Mangeshkar
	\|}		\|}
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	[[Category:1961 films]]		[[Category:1961 films]]
	[[Category:~~1960s~~ Hindi-language ~~films]]~~		[[Category:1961 Hindi-language films]]
	~~[[Category:Indian~~ films]]
	[[Category:Films directed by Homi Wadia]]		[[Category:Films directed by Homi Wadia]]
	[[Category:Films scored by Chitragupta]]		[[Category:Films scored by Chitragupta]]
	[[Category:Hindi films remade in other languages]]		[[Category:Hindi films remade in other languages]]
	[[Category:Urdu-language films]]		[[Category:1960s Urdu-language films]]
			[[Category:Urdu-language Indian films]]
	[[Category:Urdu films remade in other languages]]		[[Category:Urdu films remade in other languages]]
	[[Category:Indian historical drama films]]		[[Category:Indian historical drama films]]

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{{Use Indian English|date=November 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Zabak
| image = Zabak 1961.jpg
| image_size =
| border =
| alt =
| caption =
| director = [[Homi Wadia]]
| producer = Wadia Brothers Production
| writer = Cavish
| screenplay = JBH Wadia
| story = C. L. Cavish
| based_on =
| narrator =
| starring = [[Mahipal (actor)|Mahipal]]<br>[[Shyama (Hindi actress)|Shyama]]<br>[[Achala Sachdev]]<br>Manhar Desai
| music = [[Chitragupta (composer)|Chitragupta]]
| cinematography = Anant Wadadeker
| editing = Kamlakar
| studio = Basant Studios
| distributor =
| released = 1961
| runtime = 156 min
| country = India
| language = [[Hindustani language|Hindustani]]
| budget =
| gross =
}}
'''''Zabak''''' is a [[List of Bollywood films of 1961|1961]] [[Hindi]]/[[Urdu]] action costume drama film produced and directed by [[Homi Wadia]] for his Basant Pictures under the Wadia Productions banner.<ref name="Update">{{cite book|title=Collections|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Q5UqAAAAYAAJ|access-date=16 September 2014|year=1991|publisher=Update Video Publication}}</ref> The story and dialogue were by C. L. Cavish, with screenplay by [[JBH Wadia]]. The music composer was [[Chitragupta (composer)|Chitragupta]], with lyrics by [[Prem Dhawan]].<ref name="Gomolo">{{cite web|url=http://www.gomolo.com/zabak-movie-cast-crew/3324 |title=Zabak 1961|publisher=Gomolo.com|access-date=16 September 2014}}</ref> The cast of the film included [[Shyama (Hindi actress)|Shyama]], [[Mahipal (actor)|Mahipal]], Sahira, [[Achala Sachdev]], [[Manhar Desai]], [[Muzaffar Adeeb]] and Krishna Kumari.<ref name="citwf">{{cite web|url=http://www.citwf.com/film394100.htm |title=Zabak|publisher=Alan Goble|access-date=16 September 2014}}</ref>

The film was a costume drama about a middle-class man in love with a princess. He joins the dacoits to avenge his father's death.

This film was remade in Tamil with the title ''[[Arabu Naattu Azhagi]]''.<ref name=anandan>{{cite book|url=http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1961.asp|title=Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru|trans-title=History of Landmark Tamil Films|publisher=Sivakami Publishers|author=Film News Anandan|author-link=Film News Anandan|date= 23 October 2004|location=Chennai|language=ta}}</ref> Music was composed by Vijayabaskar.

==Plot==
Hajji ([[Mahipal (actor)|Mahipal]]) is a carefree young man in love with the princess Zainab ([[Shyama (Hindi actress)|Shyama]]). His father is a middle-class man who runs a Hamam (Bath house). He is not happy with his son's relationship with the princess because of their social inequality. The minister Qasim Beg has Hajji and his father arrested. The father's hair is shaven off as punishment while Zabak is whipped. The father, out of shame for his situation, commits suicide. Zabak is thrown out of the city gates, where he saves Saudagar (merchant) Usman Shah's daughter from being kidnapped. Usman Shah (B. M. Vyas), though posing as a merchant, turns out to be a dacoit. Hajji, now Zabak, joins the dacoits, albeit unwillingly. When Usman plans to attack and loot Zabak's home town Isbahan, he goes along as he finds out that Qasim Beg will marry Zainab. During the dacoity, Zainab is abducted by one of Usman's men. Qasim, who was in a fight with Zabak and left for dead, kills the Sultan and takes his place. Zabak goes through being misunderstood by his beloved and his mother, but with help from his friends, he succeeds in righting all the wrongs committed by Qasim and marries the princess.

==Cast==
* [[Shyama (Hindi actress)|Shyama]] as Zainab
* [[Mahipal (actor)|Mahipal]] as Zabak/Hajji
* Sahira as Samina
* Krishna Kumari as Salma
* [[Achala Sachdev]] as Zabak's mother
* [[Manhar Desai]]
* Adeeb
* [[W. M. Khan]]
* [[B. M. Vyas]] as Usman Shah/dacoit
* Babu Raje
* Uma Dutt
* Sardar Mansoor
* Mithoo Miyan

==Music==
"Teri Duniya Se Door" became a successful song for [[Mohammed Rafi]] and [[Lata Mangeshkar]] who gave playback for the actors in the film. The singers included [[Geeta Dutt]], [[Lata Mangeshkar]], [[Mahendra Kapoor]], Mohammed Rafi, [[Mukesh (singer)|Mukesh]] and Balbir.<ref name="Hindigeetmala">{{cite web|url=http://hindigeetmala.net/movie/zabak.htm|title=Zabak|publisher=Hindi Geetmala|access-date=16 September 2014}}</ref>

===Songlist===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! # !! Title !! Singer
|-
| 1
| "Tujhko Main Jaan Gai"
| Lata Mangeshkar Mohd Rafi
|-
| 2
| "Teri Duniya Se Door Chale Hoke Majboor"
| Mohammed Rafi, Lata Mangeshkar
|-
| 3
| "Shama Jale Armaanon Ki"
| Lata Mangeshkar
|-
| 4
| "Mujhe Mubarak Purani Yaadein"
| Mukesh, Lata Mangeshkar
|-
| 5
| "Teri Taqdeer Ka Sitara"
| Geeta Dutt,Mohammed Rafi, Balbir
|-
| 6
| "Mehlon Ne Chheen Liya Bachpan Ka Pyar Mera"
| Mukesh, Lata Mangeshkar
|-
| 7
| "Himmat Kare Insan"
| Mahendra Kapoor
|-
| 8
| "Humko Be De De Sahara"
| Mohammed Rafi
|-
| 9
| "Jaane Kaisa Chhane Laga Nasha"
| Lata Mangeshkar
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb title|id=0372038|title=Zabak (1961)}}

{{Homi Wadia}}

[[Category:1961 films]]
[[Category:1960s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Homi Wadia]]
[[Category:Films scored by Chitragupta]]
[[Category:Hindi films remade in other languages]]
[[Category:Urdu-language films]]
[[Category:Urdu films remade in other languages]]
[[Category:Indian historical drama films]]
[[Category:Indian historical action films]]
[[Category:1950s historical drama films]]
[[Category:1950s historical action films]]