''Beqasoor'' () is a 1950 social drama film, directed by

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, produced by M. R. Navalkar and starring

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, Ajit and

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in lead roles. The film is a family drama and revolves around an inspector who is framed for doing black marketing and his wife who is forced to dance for money. ''Beqasoor'' was theatrically released on 2 June 1950, and emerged as a box office success. The success of the film cemented Madhubala's position as one of the most bankable stars of those times, as well as having declared Ajit as a prominent newcomer.

Plot

Brij, a jobless young man is thrown out of the house with his blind mother by his nasty brother Ghanshayam and sister-in-law. To get a job, he travels to Bombay, and leaves his mother at his sister's house. In the train to Bombay, he encounters a mysterious girl, who introduces herself to be Usha Devi, a naive girl who ran away from her cruel brother's house to avoid forced prostitution. Meanwhile, Usha's purse is stolen by a passenger, and Brij offers to help her. He pays for her tickets as well as her hotel bill. Usha inevitably falls in love with Brij, and so does he. Brij returns to Bombay with a job of policeman and Usha, now his wife. Unfortunately, he is soon framed for doing black marketing by his own jealous brother Ghanshyam and then jailed. On the other hand, Usha becomes pregnant. Now what will happen? The film answers the question.

Cast

* Ajit as Brij *

as Usha *

as Brij's Mother *

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as Ghanshyam * Gope * Pramila * Mangla * Geeta Nizami * Ramesh

Production

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was the initial choice for playing the male lead. However, he was replaced by Ajit later because of date issues. After Ajit was cast in the film, director K. Amarnath suggested him to change his long name "Hamid Ali Khan" and assume the screen name "Ajit". In ''Beqasoor'', he was credited by the screen name for the first time.

Soundtrack

Composed by Anil Biswas, the soundtrack of ''Beqasoor'' consisted of eight songs. The lyrics were written by Ehsan Rizvi and Aarzoo Lakhnavi.Soundtracks of Beqasoor (1950) on hindigeetmala.net website
Retrieved 29 August 2018

Box office

''Beqasoor'' grossed an estimated ₹0.9 crore at the box office, and resulted in a profit of ₹0.5 crore for the producers. It ranked seven in the list of highest-grossing films of 1950. Adjusted for

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, the film's gross was equivalent to ₹125.3 crore in 2016.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Beqasoor 1950 films 1950s Hindi-language films Films scored by Anil Biswas Films directed by K. Amarnath Indian drama films 1950 drama films Indian black-and-white films