Dekh Kabira Roya is a 1957 romantic comedy film, directed by Amiya Chakravarty. The tag line in the title says 'The truth is stranger than fiction. Comedy is exaggeration of truth'.

Plot summary

This Bollywood classic is a farcical comedy about the vicissitudes of modern love. Mohan (Anoop Kumar), Pradeep (Daljit), and Ranjeet (Jawahar Kaul) are three struggling artists—singer, painter, and writer, respectively—who meet at Janta coffee house for the first time . Romantic hijinks ensue when the trio meet three lovely girls, Geeta (Ameeta), Rekha (Anita Guha), and Kalpana (Shubha Khote), with very specific ideas about art and love. The three male friends decide to help each other out by using their talents, and utter and hilarious chaos reigns.

Cast

* Anita Guha as Rekha * Anoop Kumar as Mohan * Jawahar Kaul as Pradeep *

Ameeta Ameeta (born as Qamar Sultana) is an Indian actress. She appeared in Hindi language films such as '' Tumsa Nahin Dekha'', ''Mere Mehboob'' and '' Goonj Uthi Shehnai''. Career Beginning A fan of Madhubala, Ameeta was enacting her idol's sword ...

as Geeta * Daljeet as Ranjeet *

Shubha Khote Shubha Balsavar (''née'' Khote) is an Indian film and television actress who has worked in several Hindi-language and a few Marathi- Bhojpuri- films. She is also a former women's national champion in swimming and cycling. Early life and educa ...

as Kalpana *

Shivraj Shivraj (; 1920 – 3 June 2017) was an Indian actor. Selected filmography *'' Singaar'' (1949) *'' Andolan'' (1951) (He played a key role) *'' Patita'' (1953) *'' Devdas'' (1955) *'' Seema'' (1955) *'' Dekh Kabira Roya'' (1957) *'' Miss Mar ...

as Rekha's Father * Parveen Paul as Geeta's Mother * Sunder as the coffee house waiter who plays a central role in disentangling the situation * Rirkoo as Arjun, Kalpana's cricket playing brother * Ratan Gaurang as peon

Crew

Director:

Amiya Chakrabarty Amiya Chakravarty (30 November 1912 – 6 March 1957) was an Indian film director, screenwriter and producer, who was leading film director in Hindi cinema of the 1940s and 1950s. He is noted for films like '' Daag'' (1952), '' Patita'' (1953), ...

Editor: C. Ramarao Writer: Chandrakant, Amiya Chakrabarty, Manoranjan Ghose Producer: Amiya Chakrabarty Music:

Madan Mohan Madanamohana () is an epithet of the Hindu deity Krishna. It translates as, "he whose charm (''mohana'') bewilders even the god of love ('' madana'')". The epithet describes the powerful nature of the attraction for the deity from his devotees, e ...

Cinematographer: Ajit Kumar

Soundtrack

The music was composed by

. The songs were penned by Rajendra Krishan. The following is a list of

song A song is a musical composition performed by the human voice. The voice often carries the melody (a series of distinct and fixed pitches) using patterns of sound and silence. Songs have a structure, such as the common ABA form, and are usu ...

s featured in this

film A film, also known as a movie or motion picture, is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, emotions, or atmosphere through the use of moving images that are generally, sinc ...

References

External links

* 1957 films 1950s Hindi-language films Indian romantic comedy films 1957 romantic comedy films Films scored by Madan Mohan Films directed by Amiya Chakravarty Indian black-and-white films {{1950s-Hindi-film-stub