''Insaniyat'' ( ''Humanity'') is a 1955 Hindi-language

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produced and directed by

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. The film stars

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and Bina Rai. The film's songs were written by

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. The film's music is by C. Ramchandra. It is a remake of 1950 Telugu film '' Palletoori Pilla'' and is the only film to feature Kumar and Anand together onscreen. ''Insaniyat'' was a blockbuster at box office. The film also features a chimpanzee named Zippy whose camaraderie with Kumar was its main attraction.

Plot

A once loyal soldier faces many challenges after turning into a rebel.

Cast

as Mangal *

as Bhanupratap * Bina Rai as Durga * Vijayalakshmi as Chanda *

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as Zangoora * Jairaj as Martand *

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as Mangal's Mother *

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as Durga's Father * Kumar as Vaidji * Agha as Bhola * Mohana as Chameli * T. Mukherjee as Madhav * Ishwarlal as Spy * G. V. Sharma as Spy * Vijay Rao as a Villager * G. Bhatt as Employee * Gemini Boys and Girls * Zippy as Zippo

Production

''Insaniyat'' was a remake of the 1950 Telugu film '' Palletoori Pilla'', and remained the only film where Dilip Kumar and Dev Anand worked together.

Soundtrack

All music was composed by C. Ramchandra and lyrics were by

References

External links

* {{Gemini Studios 1950s action films 1950s Hindi-language films 1955 films Films directed by S. S. Vasan Films scored by C. Ramchandra Gemini Studios films Hindi remakes of Telugu films Indian action films Indian black-and-white films