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Aar Paar
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| Aar-Paar | |
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| Directed by | Guru Dutt |
| Produced by | Guru Dutt |
| Written by | Abrar Alvi |
| Screenplay by | Nabendu Ghosh |
| Starring | Guru Dutt Shyama Shakila Johnny Walker Jagdeep Jagdish Sethi |
| Music by | O. P. Nayyar |
| Cinematography | V. K. Murthy |
| Edited by | Y. G. Chawhan |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Guru Dutt Productions |
Release date | 1954 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Aar-Paar (English: This or That) is a 1954 Indian noir-comedy Hindi-language film. Directed by Guru Dutt, it has music by O.P. Nayyar and lyrics by Majrooh Sultanpuri. Aar-Paar stars Johnny Walker, Shyama, Shakila, Jagdeep, Jagdish Sethi. The film was super-hit at box office and one of the top highest-grossing films of the year.[1] Raj Khosla and Atma Ram, Guru Dutt's brother assisted Guru Dutt in film direction.[2]
It is written an article by The Print, which says "the beauty of Aar Paar's dialogue is that every character speaks in a language that reflects where they're from, their upbringing and education. Instead of one-size-fits-all Hindi, there's a bit of Punjabi, a bit of Parsi, inflections of Urdu, a smattering of street Bambaiyya, some heartland Hindi mixed with clumsy English. That attention to detail not only made the dialogue more authentic to the character, but also to the city of Bombay, long known for its cosmopolitan population."[3][4][5]
The film had very popular music.[5] The album of the film was ranked #34 in the list of "Best Bollywood Albums of all time" by Film Companion.[6] It was also named the "Best Album of Golden Era" for the year 1954 in the 7th Mirchi Music Awards, 2014.
Plot[edit]
Kalu is a migrant taxi-driver in Mumbai.[4] He has two women who love him and would like to marry him. Kalu first wants to establish himself and become rich, before he can even think of marriage.
Cast[edit]
- Guru Dutt as Kalu
- Shyama as Nikki
- Shakila as Dancer
- Johny Walker as Rustam
- Jagdeep as Elaichi Sandow
- Jagdish Sethi as Lalaji, Nikki's father
- Bir Sakhuja as Captain
- V. K. Murthy as Jailor Saxena
- Kum Kum as Labour (in song "Kabhi Aar Kabhi Paar"; Uncredited)
- Noor as Rustam's Girlfriend (Uncredited)
- Tun Tun as Rustam's Girlfriend's Mother (Uncredited)
Songs[edit]
All songs were composed by O. P. Nayyar with lyrics by Majrooh Sultanpuri.
| Song | Singer |
|---|---|
| "Mohabbat Kar Lo, Ji Bhar Lo, Aji Kisne Roka Hai" | Mohammed Rafi, Geeta Dutt, Suman Kalyanpur |
| "Arey, Na Na Na, Na Na Na, Tauba Tauba, Main Na Pyar Karungi" | Mohammed Rafi, Geeta Dutt |
| "Sun Sun, Sun Sun Zalima, Pyar Humko Tumse Ho Gaya" | Mohammed Rafi, Geeta Dutt |
| "Ja Ja Ja Ja Bewafa" | Geeta Dutt |
| "Babuji Dheere Chalna" | Geeta Dutt |
| "Ye Lo Main Haari Piya" | Geeta Dutt |
| "Hoon Abhi Main Jawan" | Geeta Dutt |
| "Kabhi Aar, Kabhi Paar" | Shamshad Begum |
In popular culture[edit]
Kabhi Aar Kabhi Paar was sampled by Raghav in Can't Get Enough from his debut album Storyteller (2004)
References[edit]
- ↑ "Highest Grossing Hindi Movies of 1954". IMDb. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
- ↑ Dinesh Raheja (5 June 2003). "Aar Paar: A noir comedy". Rediff.com movies. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
- ↑ Sood, Samira (4 July 2020). "Aar Paar, Guru Dutt's 1954 film that initiated authentic, realistic dialogue by Abrar Alvi". ThePrint. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Changing face of Mumbai in Hindi cinema". The Times of India. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Bhattacharjee, Rudradeep. "Audio master: The blockbuster combination of Guru Dutt and OP Nayyar in 'Aar Paar'". Scroll.in. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- ↑ Nair, Vipin (6 October 2017). "#34 Aar Paar: Top 100 Bollywood Albums". Film Companion. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
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