Tamasha (1952 film)

Tamasha (1952)
Directed by Phani Mazumdar
Starring Meena Kumari, Dev Anand, Kishore Kumar and Ashok Kumar
Music by Manna Dey, S K Pal, Kheemchand Prakash
Cinematography Roque M Layton
Edited by Raghu Tipnis
Release date
 1952
Country India
Language Hindi

Tamasha is a 1952 Indian romantic comedy film directed by Phani Mazumdar, starring Meena Kumari, Dev Anand and Ashok Kumar in lead roles. One of the big hits of the year from Bombay Talkies produced by Ashok Kumar and Sarak Vacha, "Tamasha" had a narrative far ahead of its times, its action spread over 16 eventful days. This movie is a COPY of the Hollywood movie It Started with Eve[1]

A young Meena Kumari with a sparkle in her eyes and an impish smile was quite the opposite of the accomplished tragedienne she became immortalised as.[2] This is the first film of Meena Kumari and Dev Anand and the 2nd film in which Dev Anand and Kishore Kumar acted together. First film of Dev Anand and Kishore Kumar was Ziddi along with Kamini Kaushal.[2]

Cast

Storyline

A young heir-apparent, Dilip (Dev Anand) is hopelessly in love with an aspiring film actress, Nayantara (Kaushalya), who together with her scheming mother (Sunalini Devi), a struggling director (Randhir), and an assistant who actually want him to finance her launching pad. The stumbling block is Dilip's ailing grandfather, Rai Saheb (Bipin Gupta) who is dead against the alliance and constantly warning him to break away from the actress that will otherwise only bring shame to the family. Although Dilip keeps assuring him that he has severed all ties, and is, in fact, dating a homely girl from a middle-class family, he is actually besotted with the actress who is simultaneously in an unholy alliance with big star Ashok Kumar (Ashok Kumar). Persuaded by Rai Sahib, Dilip hires the services of Kiran (Meena Kumari) as his new love interest. As Kiran gets more and more comfortable as the housekeeper, Dilip gets caught in the whirlpool of his own creation, drowned in his infatuation with Nayantara and admiration for Kiran. [2]

Soundtrack

Track #SongSinger(s)LyricsComposer
1 "Aramaanon Ki Nagari, Mere Chhote Se Dil Ko Tod Chale" Lata Mangeshkar Bharat Vyas Manna Dey
2 "Khaali Pili Kaahe Ko Akkhaa Din Baith Ke" Kishore Kumar Bharat Vyas Manna De
3 "Kyu Ankhiya Bhar Aayi Kya Fir Koi Yaad Aaya" Lata Mangeshkar Manna Dey Bharat Vyas
4 "Thi Jinse Palbhar Ki Pehchan Bane Ab Man Ke Vo Mehman" Asha Bhosle S K Pal Bharat Vyas
5 "Nahi Bolu Ghunghat Nahi Kholu" Rajkumari S K Pal Bharat Vyas
6 "Raat Mohe Mitha Mitha Sapna Aaya Re" Geeta Dutt Manna Dey Bharat Vyas
7 "Koi Jal Jal Mare Koi Phansi Chadhe" Asha Bhosle Manna Dey Bharat Vyas
8 "Jab Miya Bibi Raazi To Kya Karega Kaazi" Khemchand Prakash Bharat Vyas

    References

    1. ↑ Kohli, Suresh (2012-03-23). "Tamasha (1952) - NorthIndia". The Hindu. Retrieved 2016-12-20.
    2. 1 2 3 Kohli 2012.
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