''Anmol Rattan'' (Rare Jewel) is 1950
Bollywood
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drama film
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directed by
M. Sadiq.
The film was produced by Jaimani Dewan for his Dewan Productions banner, with music composed by
Vinod.
The film starred Karan Dewan, who was known as a "jubilee star" with most of his films becoming box-office successes. He was the younger brother of producer Jaimani Dewan.
Karan's co-stars were Meena Shorey (credited, as she was in all her films, as just Meena),
Nirmala, Gope,
Madan Puri and Gulab.
The story was written by
D. N. Madhok, who also wrote the lyrics and screenplay. Karan Dewan plays an idealistic struggling writer, who is waiting for his book to be published. His love interest was played by Meena.
Cast
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Karan Dewan
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Meena Shorey
Meena Shorey (13 November 1921 – 3 September 1989) was a Pakistani film actress who worked first in Indian cinema and later Pakistani cinema. She appeared in Hindi/Urdu and Punjabi language, Punjabi films. Credited in films by her mononym ...
(as Meena in credit roll)
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Madan Puri
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Gope
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Gulab
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Nirmala
Review
''Anmol Rattans review was titled "M. Sadiq's Insipid Direction". The film was called a "worthless picture" from Jaimini Dewan, "there was nothing anmol about it". The director M. Sadiq, and story writer D. N. Madhok, came in for harsh criticism stating that they had "insulted all cinegoers" by making this film. The photography by Ratanlal Nagar was praised as "the only man who has done his job well", as was actor Gope in his comic role "the only artiste who gave a good performance".
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Music
The soundtrack was composed by Vinod, with lyrics by D. N. Madhok. Vinod used Talat Mehmood
Talat Mahmood (24 February 1924 – 9 May 1998) was an Indian playback singer who is considered one of the popular male Indian film song and ghazal singers. Although he tried his luck as a film actor, he did not succeed a great deal in acti ...
in ''Anmol Rattan'' as Talat's first venture in Hindi films. However, since '' Arzoo'' (1950) was released earlier the credit of Talat's first song goes to composer Anil Biswas for the song "Ae Dil Mujhe Aisi Jagah Le Chal".Talat Mahmood
Talat Mahmood (24 February 1924 – 9 May 1998) was an Indian playback singer who is considered one of the popular male Indian film song and ghazal singers. Although he tried his luck as a film actor, he did not succeed a great deal in act ...
, Lata Mangeshkar
Lata Mangeshkar () (born as Hema Mangeshkar; 28 September 1929 – 06 February 2022) was an Indian playback singer and occasional music composer. She is widely considered to have been the greatest and most influential singers in India. Her con ...
, Nirmala and Asha Bhosle
Asha Bhosle (; Mangeshkar; born 8 September 1933) is an Indian playback singer, entrepreneur
and occasional actress and television personality who predominantly works in Indian Cinema. Known for her versatility, she has been described in th ...
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Songlist
References
External links
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* {{Bollywood Hungama movie, anmol-ratan
1950 films
1950s Hindi-language films
1950 drama films
Indian drama films
Films scored by Vinod
Hindi-language drama films
Indian black-and-white films
Films directed by M. Sadiq