Dil Deke Dekho (1959)

 ●  Hindi ● 2 hrs 51 mins

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Hussain’s reworking of Tumsa Nahin Dekha (1957) repeats the former film’s plot, except that the long-lost father is replaced by a mother. Heiress Jamuna (Sulochana) is deserted by her husband Rana, who takes their son Roop with him. She adopts Kailash (Rajendranath) and Neeta (Parekh) and wants the two to get married. However, Neeta falls in love with a rock singer who turns out to be the grown-up Roop (Kapoor). The villain Harichand persuades Jamuna that her son is in fact his accomplice Sohan, and that Sohan should marry Neeta. The confusion is resolved by way of a shootout during the marriage ceremony. Shammi Kapoor repeats his trademark scene, impersonating a Muslim gentleman (cf. the Dekho kasam se number in Tumsa Nahin Dekha), Professor Saamri, who sings Do ekam do while dispensing advice to other characters. The story merely provides a framework for a series of rock numbers including the title song Dil deke dekho, dil dene walon and Pyar ho to keh do Yes (sung by Mohammed Rafi).

Cast: Asha Parekh, Shammi Kapoor

Crew: Nasir Hussain (Director), Dilip Gupta (Director of Photography), Usha Khanna (Music Director)

Genres: Romantic Comedy

Release Dates: 02 Oct 1959 (India)

Hindi Name: दिल देके देखो

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Film Type:
Feature
Language:
Hindi
Colour Info:
Black & White
Frame Rate:
24 fps
Aspect Ratio:
2.39:1 (Scope)
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Tracklist
05:46

Music Director: Usha Khanna
Playback Singer: Asha Bhosle, Govind Moonis
04:18

Music Director: Usha Khanna
Playback Singer: Asha Bhosle, Govind Moonis
03:34

Music Director: Usha Khanna
Playback Singer: Govind Moonis, Asha Bhosle
03:19

Music Director: Usha Khanna
Playback Singer: Govind Moonis
02:09

Music Director: Usha Khanna
Playback Singer: Govind Moonis
04:17

Music Director: Usha Khanna
Playback Singer: Govind Moonis
04:12

Music Director: Usha Khanna
Playback Singer: Shiji Mohammed
03:24

Music Director: Usha Khanna
Playback Singer: Govind Moonis
04:00

Music Director: Usha Khanna
Playback Singer: Govind Moonis, Asha Bhosle
Trivia:
Asha Parekh's debut film as lead actress.

Asha Parekh fell in love with director Nasir Hussain, who made her a star with this film. Their romance lasted decades, but it didn't culminate into marriage, since he was already married to assistant choreographer Ayesha Khan.

The film marked the debut of Usha Khanna, one of the first female music directors in India

The song 'Dil Deke Dekho Je' performed by Mohammad Rafi was a re-working of the melody of the 1958 song "Sugartime" by The McGuire Sisters.

The first film in Shammi Kapoor and Asha Parekh's long movie partnership.