| Aar Paar | |
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| Directed by | Guru Dutt |
| Written by | Abrar Alvi (dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | Nabendu Ghosh |
| Produced by | Guru Dutt |
| Starring | Guru Dutt Shyama Shakila |
| Cinematography | V. K. Murthy |
| Edited by | Y. G. Chawhan |
| Music by | O. P. Nayyar |
Production company | Guru Dutt Productions |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Aar Paar (transl. This or That) is a 1954 IndianHindi-languagenoircomedy film. Directed byGuru Dutt, it has music byO.P. Nayyar and lyrics byMajrooh Sultanpuri.Aar-Paar starsJohnny Walker,Shyama,Shakila,Jagdeep,Jagdish Sethi.Raj Khosla and Atma Ram, Guru Dutt's brother assisted Guru Dutt in film direction.[1]
It is written in an article byThePrint, which states "the beauty of Aar Paar's dialogue is that every character speaks in a language that reflects where they're from, their upbringing and education. Instead of one-size-fits-all Hindi, there's a bit of Punjabi, a bit of Parsi, inflections of Urdu, a smattering of street Bambaiyya, some heartland Hindi mixed with clumsy English. That attention to detail not only made the dialogue more authentic to the character, but also to the city of Bombay, long known for its cosmopolitan population."[2][3][4]
The film had very popular music.[4] The album of the film was ranked #34 in the list of "Best Bollywood Albums of all time" byFilm Companion.[5] It was also named the "Best Album of Golden Era" for the year 1954 in the7th Mirchi Music Awards, 2014.
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Kalu is a migrant taxi-driver inBombay. He has two women who love him and would like to marry him. Kalu first wants to establish himself and become rich, before he can even think of marriage.
All songs were composed byO. P. Nayyar with lyrics byMajrooh Sultanpuri.
| Song | Singer |
|---|---|
| "Mohabbat Kar Lo, Ji Bhar Lo, Aji Kisne Roka Hai" | Mohammed Rafi,Geeta Dutt |
| "Arey, Na Na Na, Na Na Na, Tauba Tauba, Main Na Pyar Karungi" | Mohammed Rafi,Geeta Dutt |
| "Sun Sun, Sun Sun Zalima, Pyar Humko Tumse Ho Gaya" | Mohammed Rafi,Geeta Dutt |
| "Ja Ja Ja Ja Bewafa" | Geeta Dutt |
| "Babuji Dheere Chalna" | Geeta Dutt |
| "Ye Lo Main Haari Piya" | Geeta Dutt |
| "Hoon Abhi Main Jawan" | Geeta Dutt |
| "Kabhi Aar, Kabhi Paar" | Shamshad Begum |
Actress Noor played Johny Walker's girlfriend in this movie. In real life, she was Shakila's sister and wife of Johny Walker.
Kabhi Aar Kabhi Paar was sampled byRaghav inCan't Get Enough from his debut albumStoryteller (2004).[7]