Deedar Details

Deedar

Adopting much of the Saigal type of melodrama (street singer, 1938), the tale opens with adolecents Shamu (Dr. Kumar) and childhood sweetheart Mala (Nargis). Malas rich father disapproves and when the children have an accident while horse riding he has Shamu and his mother evicted.The trauma kills the mother and turns Shamu blind.He is rescued and brought up by Champa (Nimmi) and her canny guardian, Chaudhary. Champa loves Shamu but he cannot forget Mala.Dr. Kishore (A. Kumar), an eye surgeon moved by the music Shamu sings on the street restores the heros eyesight. "Shamu then sees that Mala, to whom he has dedicated his life, is married to his benifactor, Dr. Kishore and he puts his eyes again. Dilip Kumars tragic performance clearly evokes the oedipus legend with blindness signifying an escape from the unbreakable present and mourning for a lost innocence.

Starring	Dilip Kumar, Nargis, Ashok Kumar, Nimmi
Director	Nitin Bose
Studio	BABA DIGITAL
Run time	DVD: 2 hrs
Certificate
Genres	Bollywood
Language	DVD: Hindi
Subtitles	DVD: English
Released	Production year: 1951 To Rent: DVD: 27 Feb 2006