Baaz (1953 film)

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Baaz
Directed by	Guru Dutt
Written by	Guru Dutt ,
Produced by	Haridarshan
Starring	Geeta Bali Guru Dutt K. N. Singh Johnny Walker
Cinematography	V. K. Murthy
Edited by
Music by	O. P. Nayyar
Release date	1953 (1953)
Running time	150 minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindi

Baaz (lit. 'Falcon') is a 1953 Hindi action film directed by Guru Dutt. This film is Guru Dutt's first starring film, an action film packed with adventure staged mainly on a ship.

It is among the earliest adventure films made in India and was ranked #7 in the list of "Best Guru Dutt's Movies" (in which he starred or directed) by The Cinemaholic.^[1]

Plot[]

The 16th century, the Malabar Coast. General Barbosa (KN Singh) signs a treaty with the queen (Sulochana) of a small state giving the Portuguese right to trade in exchange for military protection. With the help of the queen's nephew Jaswant (Ramsingh), he begins to meddle in the administration as well. He arrests merchant Ramzan Ali and his friend Narayan Das. Das' daughter Nisha (Geeta Bali) tries to save her father but is caught by Barbosa and both are sold to a cruel Portuguese pirate Cabral. Cabral kills Narayan Das. Nisha rouses her fellow slaves to revolt against Cabral and once Cabral is killed Nisha becomes a pirate queen pillaging all Portuguese ships in sight. One such ship includes heir to the throne Prince Ravi (Guru Dutt), a Portuguese woman Rosita (Kuldip Kaur) and a court astrologer (Johnny Walker). Nisha spares their lives as Ravi had saved her life earlier. They inevitably fall in love. Ravi joins the mutineers without revealing his identity. Back on shore, Ravi learns Jaswant is to be crowned king. Ravi is arrested and sentenced to death. Nisha saves him and they join forces with other local chiefs to defeat Barbosa.

Cast[]

• Guru Dutt as Prince Ravi
• Geeta Bali as Nisha
• K. N. Singh as General Barborosa
• Johnny Walker as Court Astrologer
• as Nisha's Friend
• Ruby Myers as Raj Mata
• Kuldip Kaur as Rosita
• Jankidas as Ramzan Ali Saudagar

Soundtrack[]

The music was composed by O. P. Nayyar and the lyrics were penned by Majrooh Sultanpuri.

References[]

External links[]

• Baaz aka The Hawk at IMDb

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