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'''''Hum Sub Chor Hain''''' ({{translation|We are all Thieves}}), also known as '''''The Criminals''''', is a [[Bollywood films of 1973|1973]] [[Hindi]] crime action film directed by [[Marutirao Parab]].<ref name="Vitali">{{cite book |last1=Vitali |first1=Valentina |editor1-last=Jain |editor1-first=Manju |title=Narratives of Indian Cinema |date=2009 |publisher=Primus Books |isbn=978-81-908918-4-4 |page=60 |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ORE9TDOoU1IC&pg=PA60 |language=en |chapter=History Matters}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Rajadhyaksha |first1=Ashish |last2=Willemen |first2=Paul |title=Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema |date=1999 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-135-94318-9 |page=327 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SLkABAAAQBAJ&pg=PA217 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=N |first1=Patcy |title=When I was working, I was not allowed to lose weight |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/report/when-i-was-working-i-was-not-allowed-to-lose-weight/20151014.htm |website=[[Rediff]] |accessdate=14 October 2020 |language=en |date=14 October 2015}}</ref> The film stars [[Dara Singh]] and [[Sheikh Mukhtar]] in the lead roles.<ref name="screen">{{cite book |title=Screen World Publication's 75 Glorious Years of Indian Cinema: Complete Filmography of All Films (silent & Hindi) Produced Between 1913-1988 |date=1988 |publisher=Screen World Publication |page=261 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=q7UEAQAAIAAJ |language=en}}</ref> The film was released on 9 January 1973 and was certified U by the [[Central Board of Film Certification]].<ref>{{cite journal |title=The Criminals |journal=[[The Gazette of India]] |date=19 July 1975 |volume=384|page=1428 |url=https://archive.org/details/in.gazette.1975.384/page/n43 |publisher=[[Government of India Press, Nilokheri|Government of India Press]]}}</ref>
'''''Hum Sub Chor Hain''''' ({{translation|We are all Thieves}}), also known as '''''The Criminals''''', is a [[Bollywood films of 1973|1973]] [[Hindi]] crime action film directed by [[Marutirao Parab]].<ref name="Vitali">{{cite book |last1=Vitali |first1=Valentina |editor1-last=Jain |editor1-first=Manju |title=Narratives of Indian Cinema |date=2009 |publisher=Primus Books |isbn=978-81-908918-4-4 |page=60 |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ORE9TDOoU1IC&pg=PA60 |language=en |chapter=History Matters}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Rajadhyaksha |first1=Ashish |last2=Willemen |first2=Paul |title=Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema |date=1999 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-135-94318-9 |page=327 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SLkABAAAQBAJ&pg=PA217 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=N |first1=Patcy |title=When I was working, I was not allowed to lose weight |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/report/when-i-was-working-i-was-not-allowed-to-lose-weight/20151014.htm |website=[[Rediff]] |accessdate=14 October 2020 |language=en |date=14 October 2015}}</ref> The film stars [[Dara Singh]] and [[Sheikh Mukhtar]] in the lead roles.<ref name="screen">{{cite book |title=Screen World Publication's 75 Glorious Years of Indian Cinema: Complete Filmography of All Films (silent & Hindi) Produced Between 1913-1988 |date=1988 |publisher=Screen World Publication |page=261 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=q7UEAQAAIAAJ |language=en}}</ref> The film was released on 9 January 1973 and certified U by the [[Central Board of Film Certification]].<ref>{{cite journal |title=The Criminals |journal=[[The Gazette of India]] |date=19 July 1975 |volume=384|page=1428 |url=https://archive.org/details/in.gazette.1975.384/page/n43 |publisher=[[Government of India Press, Nilokheri|Government of India Press]]}}</ref>


==Cast==
==Cast<ref name="screen" />==
The cast is listed below:<ref name="screen"/>
* [[Dara Singh]] ... Mohan
* [[Dara Singh]] ... Mohan
* [[Sheikh Mukhtar]] ... Shaikh
* [[Sheikh Mukhtar]] ... Shaikh
* [[Shabnam]] ... Sheela
* [[Shabnam]] ... Sheela
* [[Hiralal (actor)|Hiralal]] Hiralal ... Ram Singh / Shyam Singh
* [[Hiralal (actor)|Hiralal]]... Ram Singh / Shyam Singh
* [[Jagdish Raj]] ... Police Inspector Jagdish
* [[Jagdish Raj]] ... Police Inspector Jagdish
* [[Daljeet]] ... Ramesh
* [[Daljeet]] ... Ramesh
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==Reception==
==Reception==
Film historian Valentina Vitali described the film as one of the "cheap urban action films" in which Singh starred.<ref name="Vitali"/>
Film historian Valentina Vitali described the film as "cheap urban action films" in which Singh starred.<ref name="Vitali"/>


==Soundtrack==
==Soundtrack==

Revision as of 10:14, 5 August 2021

Hum Sub Chor Hain
Directed byMarutirao Parab
Produced byA. V. Mohan
Written byH. M. Singh
Subhash Babbar
S. N. Ajeeb
Afzal Irshad
StarringDara Singh
Sheikh Mukhtar
Music byUsha Khanna
CinematographyShankar Palav
Edited byWaman Rao
Distributed bySangam Films
Release date
9 January 1973
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Hum Sub Chor Hain (transl. We are all Thieves), also known as The Criminals, is a 1973 Hindi crime action film directed by Marutirao Parab.[1][2][3] The film stars Dara Singh and Sheikh Mukhtar in the lead roles.[4] The film was released on 9 January 1973 and certified U by the Central Board of Film Certification.[5]

Cast[4]

Reception

Film historian Valentina Vitali described the film as "cheap urban action films" in which Singh starred.[1]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Usha Khanna.[4] Lyrics by Indivar, Asad Bhopali, Jan Nisar Akhtar

  1. "Aaja Mere Saathi" - Asha Bhosle
  2. "Dekhoon Kisko Chahoon Kisko" - Asha Bhosle
  3. "Dil Humaara Ki Heere Se Kuchh KumNa Tha" - Krishna Kalle, Usha Khanna, Manhar Udhas, Mahendra Kapoor
  4. "Panchhi Pinjare Mein Roye" - Hemlata, Suman Kalyanpur
  5. "Tu Nahin Jaane" - Usha Khanna

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Vitali, Valentina (2009). "History Matters". In Jain, Manju (ed.). Narratives of Indian Cinema. Primus Books. p. 60. ISBN 978-81-908918-4-4.
  2. Rajadhyaksha, Ashish; Willemen, Paul (1999). Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema. Routledge. p. 327. ISBN 978-1-135-94318-9.
  3. N, Patcy (14 October 2015). "When I was working, I was not allowed to lose weight". Rediff. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 Screen World Publication's 75 Glorious Years of Indian Cinema: Complete Filmography of All Films (silent & Hindi) Produced Between 1913-1988. Screen World Publication. 1988. p. 261.
  5. "The Criminals". The Gazette of India. 384. Government of India Press: 1428. 19 July 1975.

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