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Pocket Maar (1956 film) 
Summary
Pocket Maar (transl. Pickpocket) is a 1956 Indian Hindi-language crime film.[1] Produced by Prem Sethi and directed by Harnam Singh Rawail the film stars Dev Anand, Geeta Bali and Nadira.[2] The film's music is given by Madan Mohan. The film was remade in Tamil as Thirudathe,[3] in Kannada as Manassakshi and in Telugu as Marina Manishi.
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| Directed by | Harnam Singh Rawail |
| Written by | Harnam Singh Rawail |
| Produced by | Khushi Prem Sethi |
| Starring | Dev Anand Geeta Bali Nadira Lalita Pawar |
| Cinematography | M.W. Mukadam |
| Edited by | Pran Mehra |
| Music by | Madan Mohan |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Plot edit
The movie revolves with the journey of Roshan, a Bombay based pickpocket and gambler. He steals money from a person who commits suicide later. Driven by guilt, he tries to remit this amount to the deceased man's family.[4]
Cast edit
- Dev Anand as Roshan
- Geeta Bali as Shukal
- Nadira as Rita
- Lalita Pawar
- Tun Tun
- Madan Bhandari
- Ramayan Tiwari as Shankar
- Sunder as Manglu mama
- Kumud Tripathi as money lender
- Bhagwan Sinha
- Pratima Devi
- Jagdish Kanwal
Soundtrack edit
- "Ye Nayi Nayi Preet Hai, Tu Hi To Mera Meet Hai" – Talat Mahmood, Lata Mangeshkar
- "Chhoti Si Hai Zindagi Apni Khushi Se Ji" – Lata Mangeshkar
- "Pyaase Nainon Ki Pyaas Bujhaa Le" – Lata Mangeshkar
- "Duniya Ke Saath Chal Pyare" – Geeta Dutt
- "Kisi Ke Thukra Kar Armaan Na Ja O Bedardi Nadan" – Lata Mangeshkar
- "Ladi Aankh Se Aankh Mohabbat Ho Gai" – Lata Mangeshkar, Mohammed Rafi
- "Teri Gali Kaise Aaoon Sajna" – Lata Mangeshkar
- "Balma Anadi Manga De Ghoda Gadi" – Lata Mangeshkar
References edit
- ^ Bhatia, Uday (7 September 2019). "Who killed the Hindi gangster film?". mint. Archived from the original on 17 February 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- ^ "Pocket Maar (1956) - Review, Star Cast, News, Photos". Cinestaan. Archived from the original on 14 October 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
- ^ Kannan, R. (2017). MGR: A Life. India: Penguin Random House. p. 115. ISBN 978-93-86495-88-4.
- ^ "POCKET MAAR (1956)". BFI. Archived from the original on 26 December 2021. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
External links edit
- Pocket Maar at IMDb
