Ab Dilli Dur Nahin (1957 film)

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, Jagdeep and Amjad Khan (in a very minor role).[2]

Ab Dilli Dur Nahin
Original Hindi poster
Directed byAmar Kumar
Written byRajinder Singh Bedi
Muhafiz Hyder
Screenplay byAkhtar Mirza
Story byAkhtar Mirza
Produced byRaj Kapoor
StarringRomi
Sulochana
Yakub
Motilal
CinematographyJaywant Pathare
Edited byG. G. Mayekar
Dinakar Shetye
Music byDattaram
Production
company
R. K. Films Ltd.
Distributed byR. K. Films Ltd.
Shemaroo Video Pvt. Ltd.
Release date
  • 1957 (1957)
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

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

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Music

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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

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

Release

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The film premiered in 1957.

See also

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Notes

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

References

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  1. ^ McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 497.
  2. ^ "::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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