Baazi (1951)
July 1, 1951Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Dev Anand
Madan
Geeta Bali
Leena
Kalpana Kartik
Rajani
Roopa Verman
Actress
K.N. Singh
Rajani's Father
Johnny Walker
Actor
Krishan Dhawan
Ramesh
Shree Nath
Abu Baker
Rashid Khan
Actor
Habib
Actor
Guru Dutt
Director
V. Jadhav
Art Direction
Balraj Sahni
Writer
V.K. Murthy
Camera Technician
Sachin Dev Burman
Composer
C.M. Nagotra
Assistant Director
V Ratra
Cinematographer
Vithal Gosavi
Assistant Editor
Y.G. Chawhan
Editor
Hammad Jafri
Assistant Production Coordinator
Minoo Katrak
Recording Supervision
Suhrid Kar
Assistant Music Supervisor
Sahir Ludhianvi
Songs
Media.
Details.
Release DateJuly 1, 1951
Original Nameबाज़ी
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 23m
Genres
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Wiki.
Baazi (English: Gamble) is a 1 July 1951 Indian Hindi noir film directed by Guru Dutt. This was the second film of Dev Anand's production house Navketan Films, and as per a commitment given by Dev Anand to Guru Dutt in their days of struggle, the movie was given to Dutt for direction. Baazi was the first crime noir made in the country. It initiated a new genre called "Bombay Noir", the success of which encouraged and defined the later noir films of 1950s and '60s in Hindi cinema. It was the first film in which Dev Anand came up with his unique style of rapid-fire. The film's story was partly inspired by the 1946 movie Gilda.The movie stars Dev Anand with Geeta Bali and Kalpana Kartik. It is a crime thriller and had very popular music composed by S.D. Burman.The film is a tribute to the Forties' Film noir Hollywood with the morally ambiguous hero, the transgressing siren, and shadow lighting. It was hugely successful at the box office and was the second highest grossing film of 1951 after Awaara.The Times of India called Baazi, "a milestone in the short lived genre that can be loosely called Bombay Noir." It was listed by Filmfare in "Best Bollywood Noir Films of '50s". It is considered one of the Best Noir films to have come from India.