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Baazi (English: Gamble, Hindi: बाज़ी, Urdu: بازی) is a 1951 Indian Hindi film directed by Guru Dutt. This was the second film of Dev Anand's production house Navketan Films, and as per a commitment given by Dev Anand to Guru Dutt in their days of struggle, the movie was directed by Dutt. It was inspired by the 1946 Hollywood movie Gilda.
The movie stars Dev Anand with Geeta Bali and Kalpana Kartik. It is a crime thriller and had very popular music composed by S.D. Burman.
The film is a tribute to the Forties' Film Noir Hollywood with the morally ambiguous hero, the transgressing siren, and shadow lighting. It was very successful at the box-office.
Original Release
01/01/1951
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Geeta Bali | Leena |
| Kalpana Kartik | Rajani |
| Roopa Verman | |
| K.N. Singh | Rajani's Father / Malik |
| Johnny Walker | (as Badruddin Jamaluddin Kazi) |
| Krishan Dhawan | Ramesh |
| Rashid Khan | Pedro (as Rasheed Ahmed) |
| Habib | |
| Srinath | |
| Rashid Ahmed |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Geeta Bali | Leena |
| Kalpana Kartik | Rajani |
| Roopa Verman | |
| K.N. Singh | Rajani's Father / Malik |
| Johnny Walker | (as Badruddin Jamaluddin Kazi) |
| Krishan Dhawan | Ramesh |
| Rashid Khan | Pedro (as Rasheed Ahmed) |
| Habib | |
| Srinath | |
| Rashid Ahmed | |
| Abu Baker | |
| Nirmal Kumar Chakraborty | |
| Tina Misquitta | Party Guest |
| Dev Anand | Madan |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Dev Anand | Producer |
