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By Lyn
This is my first foray into older Bollywoods after enjoying many from this millennium particularly. You can't really compare old and new but have to view it within its time - otherwise you'd mark it down for bee-hive hairdos, checkerboard designs and kohl almost back to the ears at times.
However I found this a really good plot that kept moving, kept you guessing and had many unexpected plot twists.
It is about a clever and daring jewel thief on the loose. At the same time the disowned son of a police commissioner takes up employment as a jewelery assessor. Then he seems to be known under another name by some people, and to even have been taken by a beautiful woman for her fiancee. So is he a duplicate of the jewel thief? Is he involved himself? And the police commissioner has sworn to step down if the thief isn't apprehended by a particular day...
The hero/thief (Dev Anand) is a debonair cravat wearing Cary Grant type character. He charms the women and seems as knowledgeable as James Bond about jewels and action when required. He was very good as were all the other actors (all new to me) The songs were fine for their era but I have more modern tastes. The dances were also a sort of energetic traditionally inspired ones. A few of the female dancers were wearing skimpier outfits than many modern Bollywood women do now. They were more statuesque and like a Sophia Loren. But this was the era and the Hollywoods of the era looked much the same.
It looks like the movie has been reworked as the colours are vivid and visual quality sharp so it visually doesn't look as dated as some from the 90s I've seen.
For its plot and execution I give it a 5. Elsewhere on the Net it seems to be scored above average (eg commonly 8 out of 10).... Read more ›
However I found this a really good plot that kept moving, kept you guessing and had many unexpected plot twists.
It is about a clever and daring jewel thief on the loose. At the same time the disowned son of a police commissioner takes up employment as a jewelery assessor. Then he seems to be known under another name by some people, and to even have been taken by a beautiful woman for her fiancee. So is he a duplicate of the jewel thief? Is he involved himself? And the police commissioner has sworn to step down if the thief isn't apprehended by a particular day...
The hero/thief (Dev Anand) is a debonair cravat wearing Cary Grant type character. He charms the women and seems as knowledgeable as James Bond about jewels and action when required. He was very good as were all the other actors (all new to me) The songs were fine for their era but I have more modern tastes. The dances were also a sort of energetic traditionally inspired ones. A few of the female dancers were wearing skimpier outfits than many modern Bollywood women do now. They were more statuesque and like a Sophia Loren. But this was the era and the Hollywoods of the era looked much the same.
It looks like the movie has been reworked as the colours are vivid and visual quality sharp so it visually doesn't look as dated as some from the 90s I've seen.
For its plot and execution I give it a 5. Elsewhere on the Net it seems to be scored above average (eg commonly 8 out of 10).... Read more ›
By Gautam
Great film - one of the better Bollywood films
Only issue with the DVD is sometimes the subtitles do not match what the actors are. The DVD then pauses for a while for subtitles to catch up
Only issue with the DVD is sometimes the subtitles do not match what the actors are. The DVD then pauses for a while for subtitles to catch up
This movie was made in the 60's, with excellent direction and virtually everything by Vijay Anand. Beautiful Music by Late S.D Burman and lovely dances by Vijantimala.
Marvelous acting by late Ashok Kumar, but the whole movie is stolen by story, edition, direction and screenplay by Vijay Anand. The twists and turns of the story and direction is wonderful to watch and you may even hear the directors voice.
Watch and ENJOY
Marvelous acting by late Ashok Kumar, but the whole movie is stolen by story, edition, direction and screenplay by Vijay Anand. The twists and turns of the story and direction is wonderful to watch and you may even hear the directors voice.
Watch and ENJOY
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