Jaal (1952 film)

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Jaal
Jaal the Net.jpg
Directed byGuru Dutt
Written byM. A. Lateef
Screenplay byGuru Dutt
Story byGuru Dutt
Produced byT. R. Fatehchand
StarringGeeta Bali
Dev Anand
Purnima
K. N. Singh
Johnny Walker
CinematographyV. K. Murthy
Edited byJ. S. Diwadkar
Music byS. D. Burman
Production
company
Film Arts
Distributed byFilm Arts
Release date
3 October 1952
Running time
165 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Jaal (lit. 'The Trap') is a 1952 Hindi crime noir film starring Dev Anand and Geeta Bali, and directed by Guru Dutt.[1] The film was hugely successful at box office and was the third-highest grossing film of the year in India.[2] Its music became popular, especially the song "Yeh Raat Yeh Chandni Fir Kahan".[3]

Jaal is considered a noir classic for its grey shade characters and dark theme which were the first of its type in Indian cinema.[4] Filmfare listed it in Best Bollywood Noir Films of '50s.[5] Jaal was one of the first film made in India that portrayed an Anti-Hero character in the lead. It established the idea of Anti-Hero with "no qualms about bending moral codes" in Hindi cinema and inspired further such characters particularly since 1970s.[6]

The film is also noted for strong acting performance of Dev Anand as Tony which is regarded as one of Hindi cinema's greatest Anti-Heroes.[7][4]

Plot[]

After losing his vision during a storm, Carlos (K.N. Singh) lives with his sister, Maria (Geeta Bali), on the Indian coast in a fishing village. One day a mysterious young woman, Lisa, enters their lives, followed by a mysterious man, Tony Fernandes (Dev Anand). Maria and Tony fall in love with each other, much to the chagrin of Simon, who loves Maria and wants to marry her. Lisa then warns Maria that she has known Tony, they have had an affair together, and he had betrayed her, however, this warning has no effect on Maria. Then a gypsy palm-reader also cautions Maria that she may be headed for disaster at the hands of a stranger. The question remains: who exactly are Lisa and Tony, and what is the reason behind their presence in this fishing community; and whether or not Maria is being drawn into a web of lies and deceit at the hands of Tony?

Set in a fishing village of Goa, this film depicts the ties between Tony, a good-for-nothing man from the city, and Maria, a village girl who loves him innocently. The spirit of Christian love and forgiveness lies at the base of the story, and the film has a strong religious colour to it, unusual for Guru Dutt.

Cast[]

Songs[]

# Song Singer(s) Lyrics
1 "Sun Ja Dil Ki Dastan" (Yeh Raat Yeh Chandni) Hemant Kumar Sahir Ludhianvi
2 "De Bhi Chuke Hum Dil Nazrana" Kishore Kumar, Geeta Dutt Sahir Ludhianvi
3 "Chori Chori Meri Gali Aana Hai Bura" Lata Mangeshkar Sahir Ludhianvi
4 "Yeh Raat Yeh Chandni" Hemant Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar Sahir Ludhianvi
5 "Jor Laga Ke" Geeta Dutt Sahir Ludhianvi
6 "Pighla Hai Sona Door Gagan Par" Lata Mangeshkar Sahir Ludhianvi
7 "Hans Le Ga Le Dhoom Macha Le" Lata Mangeshkar Sahir Ludhianvi
8 "Soch Samajh Kar Dil Ko Lagana" Geeta Dutt Sahir Ludhianvi

Shooting Location[]

One of the shooting locations for the movie was Malvan, Sindhudurg District, returning from where Dev Anand and Geeta Bali met with an accident. He almost broke his ribs. They spent some time in the local hospital for recovery.[8]

References[]

  1. ^ Bali, Karan (21 March 2016). "Jaal". Upperstall.com.
  2. ^ "BoxOffice India.com". 2 January 2010. Archived from the original on 2 January 2010. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  3. ^ Bureau, Adgully. "The Golden Year of 1952 on 20th March at 8 PM". www.adgully.com. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Best Dev Anand Movies". filmfare.com. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  5. ^ "Filmfare recommends: Best Bollywood noir films of the '50s". filmfare.com. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  6. ^ Pandya, Haresh (6 December 2011). "Dev Anand, Bollywood Star, Producer and Director, Dies at 88". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  7. ^ "Whither the villain? The 'bad men' of Bollywood could well be a disappearing breed - Entertainment News , Firstpost". Firstpost. 4 September 2016. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  8. ^ "88 Facts You Didn't Know About Dev Anand -- VIII". Rediff. Retrieved 12 May 2020.

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