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{{Infobox film
| name = Zimbo
| image = Zimbo 1958.jpg
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| director = [[Homi Wadia]]
| producer = Basant Pictures
| writer = [[JBH Wadia]]
| screenplay = JBH Wadia
| story =
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| starring = Azad<br />Chitra<br />Krishna Kumari<br />Sheikh
| music = [[Chitragupta (composer)|Chitragupta]]
| cinematography = Anant Wadadeker
| editing = Kamlaker
| studio = Basant Studios
| distributor =
| released = 1958
| runtime = 142 min
| country = India
| language = [[Urdu|Hindi]]
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'''''Zimbo''''' is a [[List of Bollywood films of 1958|1958]] [[Hindi]] action adventure film directed by [[Homi Wadia]] and produced by Basant Pictures.<ref name="Willemen2014">{{cite book|author1=Ashish Rajadhyaksha|author2=Paul Willemen|title=Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rF8ABAAAQBAJ&pg=RA1-PA1997|access-date=15 September 2014|date=10 July 2014|publisher=Taylor & Francis|isbn=978-1-135-94325-7|pages=1–}}</ref> [[John Cawas]], the earlier hero of most [[Wadia Movietone]] adventure films is credited in the title roll of the film as associate director, with special effects by [[Babubhai Mistry]]. The screenplay was by [[JBH Wadia]] with dialogues by Chand Pandit. The music was composed by [[Chitragupta (composer)|Chitragupta]], with lyrics by [[Majrooh Sultanpuri]].<ref name="muvyz">{{cite web|url=http://muvyz.com/moviepage/kk905219/songs/#tabs|title=Zimbo 1958|publisher=Muvyz, Inc|access-date=15 September 2014}}</ref> The film starred Azad, Krishna Kumari, Chitra, [[Achala Sachdev]], Sheikh and Dalpat .<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.citwf.com/film395752.htm|title=Zimbo 1958|publisher=Alan Goble|access-date=15 September 2014}}</ref>

The story idea was similar to Tarzan of the Apes; Homi Wadia made use of a "popular culture" icon like Tarzan and changed the name to Zimbo, with an Indian setting.<ref name="Gavankar2011">{{cite book|author=Nilu N. Gavankar|title=The Desai Trio and the Movie Industry of India|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xXrxLp3IxbUC&pg=PA180|access-date=15 September 2014|year=2011|publisher=AuthorHouse|isbn=978-1-4634-1941-7|pages=180–}}</ref> The film was originally made in 1937 as ''[[Toofani Tarzan]]'', directed by Homi Wadia and produced by Wadia Movietone.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tasveerghar.net/cmsdesk/essay/103/index_3.html|title=Still Magic-Brute Strength|publisher=Tasveer Ghar|access-date=24 September 2014}}</ref>

The film was dubbed into [[Tamil language|Tamil]] with the same title and released in 1958.<ref name=anandan>{{cite book|url=http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1958.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> [[Aaroor Dass]] wrote the dialogues and Kuyilan penned the lyrics. Adapted music was composed by VijayaBhaskar. The dubbing was done at Film Centre, Chennai. Editing of the Tamil version was done by M. Thaththaiah and G. Venkataraman.<ref name=songbook>{{Cite book|title=Zimbo Song Book|publisher=Gnanodaya Press, 11 Anderson Street, Chennai-1|url=https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7JevgDCLbuNWnl6YVdqb2NWYms/view}}</ref>

== Plot ==
Professor Chakravarty and his wife Uma ([[Achala Sachdev]]) live with their four-year-old son in the jungle where he carries out experiments. He has discovered the formula to prevent ageing. Adversity strikes when their house is attacked by lions, killing him, while his wife goes mad with grief. The professor's son goes missing in the melee. The story then follows the arrival of several people seventeen years later from the city. One of them is the Professor's brother who has traveled to the jungle with his daughter in search of the missing formula and to look for the professor's son. There are villains in the group of people, wanting the formula for their own purposes. Chakravarty's son Zimbo has been brought up by the apes and the story takes a turn when they try to relocate him with Dada (Pedro the Chimpanzee) to the city.

== Cast ==
* [[Azaad Irani|Azad]] as Zimbo
* [[Krishna Kumari (actress, born 1934)|Krishna Kumari]] as Queen Maya
* Chitra as Leela Devi
* Pedro the Chimpanzee as Dada
* [[Archala Sachdev]] as Uma Chakravarty, Azad’s mother
* Sheikh as Chalak
* Dalpat as Seth Durgadas
* [[B. M. Vyas]] as Biharilal
* Pedro the Chimpanzee
* [[Uma Dutt]] as Rajguru
* Sardar Mansoor as Dilawar
* Adeeb
* Habib

== Production ==
The film had special effects by [[Babubhai Mistry]]. Zimbo was a loose remake of Wadia Brother's ''[[Toofani Tarzan]]'' (1937), which did not have an ape. This time the main attraction of the film was Pedro the chimpanzee, also called the Ape Bomb. Pedro, called Dada in the film, wore female clothes for comic effects and got to handle a gun in the end. According to Rajesh Devraj, the film became a success at the box office.<ref name=Devraj>{{cite web|last1=Devraj|first1=Rajesh|title=The Wondrous Histories of Zippy The Chimp and Pedro The Ape Bomb|url=http://thebigindianpicture.com/2013/01/the-wondrous-histories-of-zippy-the-chimp-and-pedro-the-ape-bomb/|website=thebigindianpicture.com|publisher=TheBigIndianPicture|access-date=15 September 2014}}</ref>

== Music ==
The music was composed by Chitragupta, with the lyrics written by Majrooh Sultanpuri. The singers were [[Mohammed Rafi]], [[Geeta Dutt]], [[Asha Bhosle]] and [[Usha Mangeshkar]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hindigeetmala.net/movie/zimbo.htm|title=Zimbo|publisher=Hindi Geetmala|access-date=15 September 2014}}</ref>

=== Songlist ===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! # !! Title !! Singer
|-
| 1
| "Ye Raat Hai Mahtabi Sama Hai Diwana"
| Asha Bhosle
|-
| 2
| "Lo Chale Hum Behke Kadam"
| Asha Bhosle
|-
| 3
| "O Zalima Chala Kaha"
| Mohammed Rafi
|-
| 4
| "Ye Rate Aaha Ye Bate"
| Geeta Dutt
|-
| 5
| "Ye Kiya Tune Kaisa Jadu"
| Asha Bhosle
|-
| 6
| "So Ja Re Mere Rajdulare"
|
|-
| 7
| "Ye Mana Dil Jise Dhunde Badi Mushkil Se Milta Hai"
| Mohammed Rafi
|}

=== Songlist (Tamil)<ref name=songbook /> ===
Lyrics were penned by Kuyilan.
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! # !! Title !! Singer
|-
| 1 || "Naan Raani" || [[Jikki]], group
|-
| 2 || "Avar Ninaivum En Ninaivum" || [[P. Susheela]]
|-
| 3 || "Nammaasai Enra Nal Rojaa" || [[P. B. Srinivas]]
|-
| 4 || "Ullaasama Jalsaa Seydhe" || [[S. C. Krishnan]]
|-
| 5 || "En Nenjam Unnai Agalaadhu" || P. Susheela
|-
| 6 || "En Aattaththai Paarkkaamal" || Jikki, group
|-
| 7 || "Kodaanu Kodi Per Kaathirunthaare" || S. Janaki
|}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
*{{IMDb title|id=tt0390653|title=Zimbo (1958) }}

{{Homi Wadia}}

[[Category:1958 films]]
[[Category:Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:1950s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Homi Wadia]]
[[Category:Films scored by Chitragupta]]
[[Category:Jungle adventure films]]
[[Category:1950s action adventure films]]
[[Category:Indian action adventure films]]

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