Aar Paar
| Aar-Paar | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Directed by | Guru Dutt |
| Produced by | Guru Dutt |
| Written by |
Abrar Alvi (dialogue) Nabendu Ghosh (screenplay) Majrooh Sultanpuri (lyrics) |
| Starring |
Shyama Guru Dutt Jagdish Sethi Johnny Walker Shakila Jagdeep |
| Music by | O.P. Nayyar |
| Cinematography | V.K. Murthy |
| Edited by | Y. G. Chawhan |
Release date | 1954 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi, Urdu |
Aar-Paar (English: This or That) is a 1954 Indian noir-comedy Hindi-language film. Directed by Guru Dutt, it has music by O.P. Nayyar and lyrics by Majrooh Sultanpuri. A light-hearted film (unlike those of Dutt's later years), Aar-Paar stars Johnny Walker, Shyama, Shakila, Jagdeep, Jagdish Sethi.
Raj Khosla and Atma Ram, Guru Dutt's brother assisted Guru Dutt in film direction.[1]
Plot
Kalu is a migrant taxi-driver in Mumbai.[2] He has two women who love him and would like to marry him. Kalu first wants to establish himself and become rich, before he can even think of marriage.
Cast
- Shyama as Nikki
- Guru Dutt as Kalu
- Jagdish Sethi as Lalaji
- Johnny Walker as Rustom
- Jagdeep as Elaichi Sandow
- Shakila as Dancer
- Bir Sakhuja as 'captain'
- Rajendra
- Amir Banu as Kalu's jiji
- Rashid Khan as taxi owner
- M.A. Lateef
Songs
All songs composed by O.P. Nayyar.
| Song | Singer(s) |
|---|---|
| "Sun Sun Sun Sun Zaalima" | Geeta Dutt and Mohammed Rafi |
| "Ja Ja Ja Ja Bewafa" | Geeta Dutt |
| "Babuji Dheere Chalna" | Geeta Dutt |
| "Ye Lo Main Haari Piya" | Geeta Dutt |
| "Hoon Abhi Main Jawaan Aye Dil" | Geeta Dutt |
| "Mohabat Karlo Ji Barlo" | Geeta Dutt and Mohammed Rafi |
| "Na Na Na Na Na Na Tauba Tauba" | Geeta Dutt and Mohammed Rafi |
| "Kabhi Aar Kabhi Paar" | Shamshad Begum |
In popular culture
Kabhi Aar Kabhi Paar was sampled by Raghav in Can't Get Enough from his debut album Storyteller (2004)
References
- ↑ Dinesh Raheja (5 June 2003). "Aar Paar: A noir comedy". Rediff.com movies. Retrieved 2015-05-25.
- ↑ "Changing face of Mumbai in Hindi cinema". The Times of India. Retrieved 2015-05-25.
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