Daag (1952 film)

Daag
Daag
	File:Daag1952.jpg Theatrical poster
Directed by	Amiya Chakravarty
Produced by	Amiya Chakravarty
Written by	Rajinder Singh Bedi
Screenplay by	Amiya Chakravarty ; Rajendra Shankar
Story by	Amiya Chakravarty ; Rajendra Shankar
Starring	Dilip Kumar; Nimmi; Usha Kiran
Music by	Shankar Jaikishan
Cinematography	V. Babasaheb
Edited by	D. B. Joshi
Production; company	Mars & Movies Productions
Distributed by	Mars & Movies Productions
Release date	4 July 1952;
Running time	149 mins
Country	India
Language	Hindi
Box office	₹ 1,50,00,000

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Daag (lit. 'The Stain') is a 1952 Indian Hindi romantic drama film produced and directed by Amiya Chakravarty. The film stars Dilip Kumar, Nimmi and Lalita Pawar in lead roles. The film's music is composed by the duo Shankar Jaikishan.

Madhubala was the first choice of Chakravarty to play the female lead in the movie, but she was left it because of hectic schedule. She was also shooting for Tarana and Sangdil at this time, which starred her alongside Kumar.^[2]

Dilip Kumar won the first ever Filmfare Award in the Best Actor category for his performance in this film. The Awards were instituted from 1954. The film fared well at the box office and was declared a hit.^[1] Got No. 4 in Box-office collection list.^[3]^{[circular reference]}

Plot[edit]

Shankar (played by Dilip Kumar) and his mother live a life of poverty. To earn money he makes and sells mud toys. Being the lone bread winner of the family, he is unable to meet the needs. His debt starts rising higher and higher when he gets addicted to alcohol. He is attracted to Parvati (Nimmi), who also lives a poor lifestyle along with her step-brother, Jagat Narayan, his wife and their daughter, Pushpa. After an argument with his mother, Shankar departs to the city, gives up drinking and earns a lot of money. He then returns home and pays off his mortgage. With new confidence he proposes to marry Parvati. But he is then told that Parvati's marriage has been arranged elsewhere. Broken, he starts drinking again and his mother also dies at this stage. Now he again starts drinking heavily and starts walking on the path of self-destruction. The only thing which can save his life is Parvati's love. But her parents are the only obstacle who are in the view that drunken Shankar can never become a good man in life. In a dramatic turns of events, Jagat Narayan agrees to marry Parvati with Shankar, Shankar quits alcohol and the film finally finishes with a happy ending.

Cast[edit]

Dilip Kumar as Shankar
Nimmi as Parvati "Paro"
Usha Kiran as Pushpa "Pushpi"
Lalita Pawar as Shankar's Mother
Kanhaiyalal as Lala Jagat Narayan
Jawahar Kaul as Shyam Sunder
Leela Mishra as Jagat's wife
C. S. Dubey as Hira
Krishnakant as Money Lender
Laxman Rao as Raghunath

Music[edit]

Composed by Shankar Jaikishan, the songs of the film are written by Shailendra and Hasrat Jaipuri.

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Ae Mere Dil Kahin Aur Chal (Part 1)"	Shailendra	Talat Mahmood	02:59
2.	"Ae Mere Dil Kahin Aur Chal (Part 2)"	Shailendra	Talat Mahmood	02:47
3.	"Ae Mere Dil Kahin Aur Chal (Part 3)"	Shailendra	Lata Mangeshkar	03:21
4.	"Ae Mere Dil Kahin Aur Chal (Part 4)"	Shailendra	Talat Mahmood	00:48
5.	"Hum Dard Ke Marhon Ka Itna Hi Fasana Hai"	Hasrat Jaipuri	Talat Mahmood	03:36
6.	"Kahey Ko Der Lagai Re, Aaye Na Ab Tak Balma"	Hasrat Jaipuri	Lata Mangeshkar	04:32
7.	"Dekho Aaya Ye Kaisa Zamaana"	Shailendra	Lata Mangeshkar	04:15
8.	"Lage Jabse Nain Lage"	Shailendra	Lata Mangeshkar	03:52
9.	"Koi Nahin Mera Is Duniya Mein"	Hasrat Jaipuri	Talat Mahmood	03:26
10.	"Preet Yeh Kaisi, Bol Ri Duniya"	Shailendra	Lata Mangeshkar	03:27
Total length:				33:03

Awards[edit]

Filmfare Best Actor Award for Dilip Kumar

References[edit]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 "Box Office 1952". Boxofficeindia.com.
↑ Akbar, Katijia (1 April 2011). I Want to Live: The Story of Madhubala. Hay House, Inc. p. 113. ISBN 978-93-81398-21-0.
↑ List of Bollywood films of 1952

External links[edit]

Daag on IMDb

[Boxoffice-1] 1.0 ^1.1 "Box Office 1952". Boxofficeindia.com.

[2] Akbar, Katijia (1 April 2011). I Want to Live: The Story of Madhubala. Hay House, Inc. p. 113. ISBN 978-93-81398-21-0.

[3] List of Bollywood films of 1952

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