Ab Dilli Dur Nahin (1957 film)

Ab Dilli Dur Nahin
Ab Dilli Dur Nahin
	Original Hindi poster
Directed by	Amar Kumar
Written by	Rajinder Singh Bedi; Muhafiz Hyder
Screenplay by	Akhtar Mirza
Story by	Akhtar Mirza
Produced by	Raj Kapoor
Starring	Romi; Sulochana; Yakub; Motilal
Cinematography	Jaywant Pathare
Edited by	G. G. Mayekar; Dinakar Shetye
Music by	Dattaram
Production; company	R. K. Films Ltd.
Distributed by	R. K. Films Ltd.; Shemaroo Video Pvt. Ltd.
Release date	1957;
Country	India
Language	Hindi

Ab Dilli Dur Nahin (transl. Now Delhi is not far away)^[a] is a 1957 Indian Hindi-language film directed by Amar Kumar and written by Rajinder Singh Bedi and Muhafiz Hyder. The film was produced by Raj Kapoor and starred Yakub, Anwar Hussain, Motilal, Nand Kishore and Jagdeep, and, in very minor role, Amjad Khan.^[2]

It follows a young boy in 1951 who travels to Delhi, wanting to meet Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru to seek justice for his father who has been wrongly sentenced to death.

Cast edit

Romi as Ratan
Sulochana as Bela
Yakub as Ghaseeta
Anwar Hussain as Mukundlal
Motilal as Hariram
Nand Kishore
Jagdeep as Masita
Baij Sharma
Amjad Khan as Lachhu
C.S. Dubey as Ram Bharose
Shivaji Rathore
Om Prakash
Manohar Gir
Mohan Choti as Mithu
Suraj Prakash
Baby Chand
Pappu
Ghanshyam (as Ghansham)
Ram Kumar
Chandan Mukherji
Tillu
Iftekhar as Inspector (as Iftikhar)
Hari Shivdasani as Prosecuting Lawyer
Nana Palsikar as Defending Lawyer
Bhudo Advani (as Budo Adwani)
Bhupendra Kapoor as Guest Appearance (as Bhupendra Kapur)

Music edit

The music for Ab Dilli Dur Nahin was composed by Dattaram, the lyrics penned by Shailendra and Hasrat Jaipuri, including the popular song "Chun Chun Karti Aayi Chidiya".

Soundtrack edit

"Mata O Mata Jo Tu Aaj Hoti" - Sudha Malhotra
"Yeh Chaman Hamara Apna Hai" - Asha Bhosle, Geeta Dutt
"Raghupati Raghav Raja Ram Ramleela" - Shamshad Begum, Geeta Dutt, Asha Bhosle
"Chun Chun Karati Aai Chidiyaa" - Mohammed Rafi
"Jiyo Lal Mere Tum Lakho Baras" - Lata Mangeshkar
"Bhej Chhana Chhan" - Mohammed Rafi, S. Balbir
"Lo Har Chiz Lelo Zamane Ke Logo" - Geeta Dutt, Asha Bhosle
"Malik Tere Jahan Mein" - Sudha Malhotra

Release edit

The film premiered in 1957.

Notes edit

^ A play on the phrase Delhi is still far off (meaning the work is still not complete).^[1]

References edit

^ McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 497.
^ "::Press Academy of Andhra Pradesh". pressacademyarchives.ap.nic.in. Archived from the original on 20 December 2018. Retrieved 20 December 2018.

External links edit

Ab Dilli Dur Nahin at IMDb

[2] A play on the phrase Delhi is still far off (meaning the work is still not complete).^[1]

[1] McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 497.

[1-3] "::Press Academy of Andhra Pradesh". pressacademyarchives.ap.nic.in. Archived from the original on 20 December 2018. Retrieved 20 December 2018.

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