''Saiyan'' () is a 1951 Bollywood film-

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romantic drama directed by M. Sadiq for his Sadiq Productions Ltd. The story and screenplay were written by Azmi Bazidpuri. The music was composed by Sajjad Hussain, with lyrics written by D. N. Madhok,

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and

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. The film stars

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, Ajit, Sajjan, and

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. It was both a critical and commercial success. A period film depicting feudal

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, the plot is remade from the American Western '' Duel In the Sun'' (1946). A love triangle, the story revolves around two brothers (Ajit and Sajjan), both in love with an orphan girl (Madhubala), who is given shelter by their family.

Plot

Cast

as Saiyan * Ajit as Vijay * Sajjan as Rajjoo *

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as Thakor Sahib *

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as Rani Sahiba *

* Abbas * Ramesh Thakur * Ramesh Sinha * Amar * Amir Ali *

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Soundtrack

The music composer was Sajjad Hussain with lyrics by D. N. Madhok and

. The playback singers were Lata Mangeshkar, Mohammed Rafi and Shamshad Begum. The song "Tumhe Dil Diya" sung by Lata Mangeshkar, was not used in the film.

Songlist

Reception

''Saiyan'' was extensively praised by international film critic Roger Yoe. He, in the

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, called the film "splendour and magnificen and stated that it is "cleverly directed and well-photographed". Yoe also took notice of Madhubala's portrayal of the title role and referred it to as "perfect". Upon its theatrical release, ''Saiyan'' proved a hit with the audience. The film ran to packed houses throughout India and did extremely well at the box office. Writer Ganga Prasad Sharma called ''Saiyan'' the best film starring Sajjan in the leading role.

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* {{IMDb title, id=0130989 1951 films 1950s Hindi-language films Indian remakes of American films Films scored by Sajjad Hussain Indian romantic drama films 1951 romantic drama films Indian black-and-white films Films directed by M. Sadiq