''Qaidi No. 911'' () is a 1959 Indian

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produced and directed by Aspi Irani, and written by C. J. Pavri. The film stars

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. It focuses on a man who is arrested for a robbery he never committed. The film was remade in

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as '' Kaithi Kannayiram'' (1960) and in

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as '' Khaidi Kannayya'' (1962).

Plot

A man is arrested for a robbery he never committed.

Cast

as Birju *

as Gita *

as Anand * Hiralal as Shambhu * Jagirdar as the jailor *

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as Guddu

Production

''Qaidi No. 911'' was produced and directed by Aspi Irani under Super Pictures. The story and screenplay were written by C. J. Pavri, and the dialogue by Akhtar Ul-iman. Cinematography was handled by Dali Daroowala.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by Dattaram, and the lyrics were written by

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. The song "Mithi Mithi Baton Se Bachna Zara" was later re-used in the

film '' Santhi Nivasam'' (1960) as "Aasalu Theerchave". In ''Qaidi No. 911''s

remake '' Kaithi Kannayiram'' (1960), the same song was re-used as "Konji Konji Pesi", and in the Telugu remake '' Khaidi Kannayya'' (1962), it was re-used as "Teeya Teeyani Tenela Maatalato".

Reception

K. B. Goel, a reviewer for the magazine ''Thought'' wrote, " heikh Mukhtaris strongly built and very tall but seems ill-adjusted in his role" and added, "All this abracadabra could have been a little intelligible had the director Mr Aspi concentrated on the character development rather than dances, which occur at the least provocation, and on enacting the same scene, with slight variations, of the night club. But he chooses what is grist in our films. And that is that." The film was a commercial success.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, id=0155080 1959 crime films 1959 films 1950s Hindi-language films Hindi films remade in other languages Indian crime films Films about miscarriage of justice Hindi-language crime films Indian black-and-white films