''Dil Deke Dekho'' is a 1959 Indian Hindi romantic comedy film. It was Nasir Hussain's second film as a director after '' Tumsa Nahin Dekha'' (1957), which became a big hit and gave star

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a new image as a comedic, dancing hero. Hussain and Kapoor reteamed with this film. also in this,

Asha Parekh Asha Parekh (born 2 October 1942) is a retired Indian actress, film director, and producer who appeared in many commercially successful films throughout her career. She was the highest paid actress of her time and was one of the most successful ...

, a former child actress, made her film debut as a heroine. This is also music composer

Usha Khanna Usha Khanna (born 7 October 1941) is an Indian music director in Hindi cinema. She is the third female music director to enter the Hindi film industry, after Jaddan Bai and Saraswati Devi and is one of the most commercially successful music di ...

's first film. The film became a hit at the box office. Hussain, Kapoor, and Parekh would re-team again for ''

Teesri Manzil ''Teesri Manzil'' (English: "Third Floor") is a 1966 Indian musical thriller film directed by Vijay Anand and produced by Nasir Hussain. It starred Shammi Kapoor and Asha Parekh, along with Laxmi Chhaya, Premnath, Prem Chopra, Iftekhar, Hele ...

'' (1966), which also became a big hit. Hussain would also cast Parekh as his leading lady in five other films.

had said that he had initially wanted

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and these role were also been offered to actress Sadhana to play his leading lady in the film, but the producer had already signed

, and he encouraged her during filming. The film was released on Asha's 17th birthday.

Plot

Neeta is an heiress, the only daughter of U.K. based Industrialist Jagatnarayan. She is of marriageable age and is being wooed by Kailash, Chandar and Raja. She prefers Chandar over Kailash and Raja, but subsequently changes her mind and falls in love with Raja. Things take a dramatic turn when Jagatnarayan and Neeta find out that Raja is not who he claims he is. When Raja defends himself and calls himself Roop, his very own mother denies this claim and instead states that Chandar is Roop, her only son. Raja must now make attempts to prove himself as Roop and realizes that this is indeed an uphill task.

Cast

as Roop / Raja *

as Neeta *

Sulochana Latkar Sulochana Latkar (born 30 July 1928) known by her screen name Sulochana, is a well-known actress of Marathi and Hindi cinema and has acted in 50 films in Marathi and around 250 films in Hindi. She is most known for her performances in Marathi ...

as Jamna *

Raj Mehra Raj Mehra 20 May 1913 1993), was an Indian character artist and film actor in Hindi language films, especially known for his role as a father of leading actors. During his career, he worked in over 300 Hindi films. Some of his popular roles a ...

as Jagatnarayan *

Rajendranath Rajendra Nath Malhotra (8 June 1931 − 13 February 2008) was an Indian actor and comedian in Hindi and Punjabi films. Early life and family Rajendra Nath was born on 8 June 1931 in Tikamgarh, which is now in Madhya Pradesh. His family was f ...

as Kailash * Surendra *

Indira Billi Indira, also known as Indira Billi, is an Indian actress, Born on 6 August 1936 She acted in many Punjabi films as a heroine and played minor roles in many Hindi films. She married Shiv Kumar who is/was also an actor. Filmography Here are ...

venna *

Mumtaz Ali Mumtaz Ali (15 March 1905 – 6 May 1974) was an Indian dancer and character actor in Hindi cinema from the 1940s to 1970s. He was the father of Indian actor Mehmood. He also had his own dance troupe "Mumtaz Ali Nites" which performed all ...

Wasti Wasti or Wasiti is a toponymic surname originating from the city of Wasit, Iraq. Twelver Shias in India and Pakistan descending from Zayd ibn Ali also carry the surname along with Zaidi. Notable people bearing the name include: * Abu Bakr Muhamma ...

Soundtrack

The Soundtrack of the movie was composed by

, with the lyrics written by

Majrooh Sultanpuri Asrar ul Hassan Khan (1 October 1919 − 24 May 2000), better known as Majrooh Sultanpuri, was an Indian Urdu poet and lyricist in India's Hindi language film industry. He wrote Hindustani lyrics for numerous Hindi film soundtracks. He was ...

. Almost all her songs are memorable. Some music lovers feel they had an

O. P. Nayyar Omkar Prasad Nayyar (16 January 1926 – 28 January 2007) was an Indian film music composer, singer-songwriter, music producer, and musician. He is considered to be one of the most rhythmic and melodious music directors of the Hindi film industr ...

touch to them.

References

External links

* 1959 films 1950s Hindi-language films Films directed by Nasir Hussain Films scored by Usha Khanna {{1950s-Hindi-film-stub