Daag (1952 film)

1952 film

For 1973 film, see Daag: A Poem of Love.

Daag

Theatrical poster

Directed by| Amiya Chakravarty
Written by| Rajinder Singh Bedi
Screenplay by| Amiya Chakravarty
Rajendra Shankar
Story by| Amiya Chakravarty
Rajendra Shankar
Produced by| Amiya Chakravarty
Starring| Dilip Kumar
Nimmi
Cinematography| V. Babasaheb
Edited by| D. B. Joshi
Music by| Shankar–Jaikishan

Production
company

Mars & Movies Productions

Distributed by| Mars & Movies Productions

Release date

* 4 July 1952 (1952-07-04)

Running time

| 149 mins
Country| India
Language| Hindi
Box office| ₹ 1,50,00,000[1]
Daag (1952) by Amiya Chakravarty

Daag (lit. 'The Stain') is a 1952 Indian Hindi romantic drama film produced and directed by Amiya Chakravarty. The film stars Dilip Kumar, Nimmi, along with Usha Kiran, Lalita Pawar, Kanhaiyalal, Leela Mishra in pivotal roles. The film's music is composed by Shankar–Jaikishan.[2]

Madhubala was Chakravarty's first choice to play the female lead in the movie, but she left it because of hectic schedule. She was also shooting for Tarana and Sangdil at this time, which starred her alongside Kumar.[3]

Dilip Kumar won the first ever Filmfare Award in the Best Actor category for his performance in this film. The Awards were instituted from 1954. The film fared well at the box office and was declared a hit, despite its heavy theme.[1]

## Plot

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Shankar (Dilip Kumar) and his mother live a life of poverty. To earn money he makes and sells mud toys. Being the lone breadwinner of the family, he is unable to meet the needs. His debt starts rising steadily when he gets addicted to alcohol. He is attracted to Parvati (Nimmi), a poor neighbour who lives with her stepbrother Jagat Narayan, his wife and their daughter Pushpa (Usha Kiran). After an argument with his mother, Shankar leaves for the city, manages to give up drinking and earns a lot of money. He then returns home and pays off his mortgage. With new confidence he proposes to marry Parvati. But he is then told that Parvati's marriage has been arranged elsewhere. Broken, he starts drinking again and his mother also dies at this stage. He starts drinking heavily and starts walking on the path of self-destruction. The only thing which can save his life is Parvati's love. But her parents are an obstacle as they believe that the alcoholic Shankar can never become a good man in life. In a dramatic turns of events, however, Jagat Narayan agrees to get Parvati married to him. Shankar again manages to quit the drinking habit and the film finally finishes with a happy ending.

## Cast

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* Dilip Kumar as Shankar[2]
* Nimmi as Parvati "Paro"[2]
* Usha Kiran as Pushpa "Pushpi"[2]
* Lalita Pawar as Shankar's Mother[2]
* Kanhaiyalal as Lala Jagatnarayan
* Leela Mishra as Mrs. Jagatnarayan
* C. S. Dubey as Heera
* Jawahar Kaul as Shyam Sundar
* Krishnakant as Money Lender
* Laxman Rao as Raghunath

## Music

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Composed by Shankar Jaikishan,[2] the songs of the film are written by Shailendra and Hasrat Jaipuri.

Song | Singer

|

"Koi Nahin Mera"  | Talat Mahmood
"Hum Dard Ke Maron Ka"  | Talat Mahmood
"Ae Mere Dil Kahin Aur Chal"-1  | Talat Mahmood
"Ae Mere Dil Kahin Aur Chal"-2  | Talat Mahmood
"Ae Mere Dil Kahin Aur Chal"-3  | Lata Mangeshkar
"Kahe Ko Der Lagayi Re"  | Lata Mangeshkar
"Dekho Aaya Ye Kaisa"  | Lata Mangeshkar
"Lage Jabse Nain"  | Lata Mangeshkar
"Preet Yeh Kaisi"  | Lata Mangeshkar

## Awards

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* Filmfare Best Actor Award for Dilip Kumar.[4]

## References

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1. ^ a b "Box Office India - Top Earners 1952". Boxofficeindia.com website. Archived from the original on 22 September 2012. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
2. ^ a b c d e f "Daag (1952 film)". Complete Index To World Film (CITWF) website. Archived from the original on 4 April 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
3. ^ Akbar, Katijia (1 April 2011). I Want to Live: The Story of Madhubala. Hay House, Inc. p. 113\. ISBN 978-93-81398-21-0.
4. ^ "Dilip Kumar - Best actor in Daag (1952 film) (scroll down to 'Filmfare winners of the year 1954)". Filmfare.com website. Archived from the original on 2 July 2018. Retrieved 28 September 2023.

## External links

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* Daag at IMDb

*[lit.]: literal translation