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Year
1957
Runtime
146 min.
Director
Guru Dutt
Genres
Drama, Romance, Musical
Rating *
8.5
Votes *
4,064
Checks
939
Favs
109
Dislikes
14
Favs/checks
11.6% (1:9)
Favs/dislikes
8:1
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Top comments

  1. mathiasa's avatar

    mathiasa

    This world of palaces, of thrones,
    of crowns
    This world of division,
    enemy of man
    This world of blind custom
    hungry for wealth
    Would I care if such a world
    were mine?
    Bodies wounded,
    souls thirsty
    Confusion in eyes,
    despondency in hearts
    Is this a world or
    a place of bewilderment?
    Would I care if such a world
    were mine?
    Here a man's life is a plaything
    Here live worshippers of the dead
    Here life has no value,
    death comes cheaper
    Would I care if such a world
    were mine?
    Youth strays into crime
    Young bodies are adorned
    for the marketplace
    Here love is another name for trade
    Would I care if such a world
    were mine?
    This world where man
    counts for nothing
    Loyality and friendship
    count for nothing
    Where love has no importance
    Would I care if such a world
    were mine?
    Burn it, blow this world away
    Take this world away from my sight
    Take charge of this world,
    you can keep it
    5 years 3 months ago
  2. Fitz of Fury's avatar

    Fitz of Fury

    Netflix dvd was subtitled...EXCEPT THE SONGS!!!

    Bummer as the guy is a poet and the whole film revolves around his reading, or singing, of his poetry.
    10 years 10 months ago
  3. Timec's avatar

    Timec

    Some of the strange contrivances toward the end seemed unnecessary - the plot was already dramatic and compelling enough without them - but still a really lovely film. And, in an unexpected turn of events, I really liked the songs in a Bollywood musical. 12 years 1 month ago
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  1. This movie ranks #4 in Outlook India's Best Bollywood Films
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  2. This movie ranks #16 in IMDb's 1950s Top 50
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  3. This movie ranks #74 in BIFF's Asian Cinema 100
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  4. This movie ranks #75 in BFI's 100 Film Musicals
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  5. This movie ranks #85 in iCheckMovies's 1950s Top 100
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  6. This movie ranks #102 in National Film Archive of India's 125 Great Indian Films
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  7. This movie ranks #193 in Sight & Sound's The Greatest Films of All Time
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  8. This movie ranks #276 in Tom Vick's Asian Cinema: A Field Guide
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  9. This movie ranks #328 in TSPDT's 1,000 Greatest Films
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  10. This movie ranks #476 in UNESCO's Memory of the World
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