Author: Dev Anand
Geeta Bali/
Director/Composer/Na: Guru Dutt/S D Burman
Publisher: Shemaroo
Year: 2006
Language: multilingual
Pages: NA
ISBN/UPC (if available): SHEDVD 261

Description

A criminal hero with a heart of gold, Madan (Dev Anand). A doctor Rajni (Kalpana Kartik) bent upon saving him and his sick sister. Nina (Geeta Bali), a night club dancer with a soft spot for the hero. A master criminal hiding behind a mask of respectability. When Nina tells Madan, When you have nothing to loose, stake it all. And Madan stakes it all and gets framed for murder.

Special features:
Baazi set the tone for the wave of crime films that were to come out of Bollywood, during the 50s and the 60s. This second offering from the Navketan banner, was the debut directorial film for Guru Dutt, who went on to become one of Hindi cinemas premier directors.

The film was also a launching pad for several talents who went on to make a name for themselves Dev Anand the ideal actor for crime thrillers like Jaal, Pocketmaar, C. I. D, Nau Do Gyarah, Kaala Bazaar, and Jaali Note, to name a few, lyricist Sahir Ludhianvi, choreographer Zohra Sehgal, playback singer Geeta Roy (later known as Geeta Dutt), the comedian Johny Walker.

Two songs from this film stand out as hits, Tadbeer se bigdi hui taqdeer bana le a ghazal set to a western beat and the svelte, seductive number, Suno gajar kya gaaye both by Geeta Dutt.

Starring:
Dev Anand, Rashid Khan, Johny Walker, Geeta Bali,
Roopa Verman, Kalpana Kartik

Director: Guru Dutt

Music Director: S D Burman

Producer: Navketan

Year: 1951

Print Type: Black & White

Author: Dharmendra
Waheeda Rehman/
Director/Composer/Na: Moni Bhattacharya/Kalyanji Anandji
Publisher: Ultra
Year: 2007
Language: multilingual
Pages: NA
ISBN/UPC (if available): DVD U-176

Description

Baazi is the edge of the seat suspense thriller, which is intriguing yet entertaining in the real Bollywood style.

Ajay (Dharmendra) a police officer is in love with Elizabeth DSilva (Waheeda Rehman), a vivacious young damsel. While Lizs uncle sit over her fathers wealth making life are miserable for Liz, it is only her marriage that would help do away with her uncles hold on her wealth as per her fathers will. However, young Liz wishes that the uncle were dead, not dead in the real sense of it, but dead enough to loose the purse string and let her enjoy the wealth.

But wishes, sometimes, have an uncanny way of coming true. And to Lizs horror her uncle did die… and the death was sudden and swift. When Ajay in response to Lizs frantic phone call drove to her house, he found Liz had fainted away due to the shock of this unwarranted tragedy. The local doctor pronounced the cause of the uncles death as sudden cardiac failure. With the help of the Father of the local Church. Ajay interred the body of Lizs uncle to the graveyard.

A few days later, a man approaches inspector Ajay to help him find his missing son. The photograph of this son, when produced by the man, startled the wits out of Ajay. It was the photograph of Lizs uncle

Ajay was intrigued! Did he help bury someone elses body? Hurriedly the grave was dug, but………. THERE IS NO BODY!

List of Tracks:
Mai hasina najnina koi muzsa nahi, mai samina….
Dil hamara husnawalo ka akhada ho gaya …
Aa mere gale lag ja o jane-jana, khushi hai jindagi hai….
Pyar ki baate hum ko na samzawo, kaisa hota hai pyar…
Dil duta roye naina, aab pyar samaz me aa gaya….

Star Cast:
Dharmendra, Waheeda Rehman, Johny Walker

Director: Moni Bhattacharya

Music Director: Kalyanji Anandji

Producer: Golden Films

Genre: Action