Jul 16, 2009 - Daku (1955). daku. I am sure no regular reader of these pages will have .... Throughout the film, Badal is called a “Daku” by various and sundry ...
Daku (1955)
I am sure no regular reader of these pages will have any trouble
imagining my great joy at receiving this treasure from my new friend
Shalini.
Shammi + Wadia Brothers + Babubhai Mistry—it’s like a miracle!
*dies and goes straight to heaven*
Add in Shashikala as Shammi’s heroine, and the redoubtable Kuldip
Kaur (dictionaries should all have her picture next to the word
“haughty”), plus a hunchback, a band of gypsies, and royal
intrigue!…words fail me. Really. And it doesn’t matter, because I
couldn’t tell you honestly what the plot is, only that I love this film.
LOVE. Of all the early Shammi films I’ve seen, this is
the first one in which he actually pretty much resembles the Shammi of
his heyday. He looks like he’s having a ball—and why not? It’s oodles of
swashbuckling fun.
What little I managed to glean from the
story I’ll put here (and anyone should feel free to correct my
impressions if they can and want to!) along with lots of screen caps,
although the picture quality leaves a lot to be desired. Still, it’s
much much better than nothing! The movie opens with fireworks and a
lit-up palace: it’s the little heir to the throne’s birthday, and his
mother the Rajmata is celebrating.
There is plotting afoot though, in the form of the boy’s stepfather
(?) who conspires with his loyal hunchback to have the Prince kidnapped
by a gypsy. I am guessing only that he wants the younger two children—a
son and a daughter—who are his, to inherit.
In any case, the gypsy (from the Banjara tribe) hits the Rajmata and
her loyal Minister over the head and steals the young Prince away. When
they come to and find the Prince missing, the Minister quickly takes the
Rajmata away from the palace too.
The gypsy takes the Prince up a fabulous set of steps (Babubhai
rules!) and throws him off a cliff, but the little guy lands in a tree
and lives. He calls out to the gypsy and waves at him. It’s cute, but I
would have kept quiet until my would-be killer was gone.
The gypsy starts to toss the Prince over the cliff again but is
interrupted by a gypsy song and dance—the words “kismat” are clear so I
assume that he is stopped from completing his task by the idea that
maybe the Prince is meant to survive. In any case, he takes the little
boy back to the gypsy camp and adopts him, and names him Badal (I
think). Several years pass, and Badal, now aged about ten, has two
little girlfriends, Paro and Lily (I think, maybe Leela, but it doesn’t
matter) who like to fight with each other while he laughs and laughs
(boys do love a good catfight).
We segue from that into adulthood: the two girls are still fighting, and Badal (Shammi Kapoor) is still laughing.
Badal’s best friend (Anwar Hussain, so I’ll call him Anwar
henceforth) is now in love with Paro, and Badal is in love with Lily
(Shashikala). It’s so lovely to see Shashikala in a heroine’s role—she
is gorgeous, and fierce too!
They sing a duet (“Dil Ke Badle Dil”) which is lovely (and thanks to Shalini on YouTube as well). It’s a little strange to see Shammi singing with Mukesh’s voice!
At the palace, we meet the Rajkumar (a strange sort of fellow who
seems to be obsessed with making pots) and Rajkumari (Kuldip Kaur!
hooray—I don’t see nearly enough of her!) who are now all grown up.
An emissary has come to see them—it’s the Rajmata’s old Minister!—and
he is confronted by an Evil Guy with a Goatee (I’ll call him Captain
Egg) (Muzaffar Adeeb) who is quite clearly interested romantically in
the Rajkumari.
He argues with the Minister about something, and then the Minister
and his entourage are set upon by the palace guards. Luckily for them,
our four gypsy musketeers have just arrived at the palace to present a
magic show (Anwar’s specialty).
They join in the fray, and in the acrobatic mayhem the Minister
manages to escape. For some reason nobody seems to hold it against the
gypsies that they helped the Minister escape, and the magic show
commences.
In the audience is the King, who is still accompanied by his
hunchback. I guess a side benefit of being a hunchback is that you don’t
age, because he looks exactly the same, and thank God for that because I
love his black slanted eyebrows and mouche, gigantic fake nose and the
bolster sewn into his coat that serves as his hump. The nose is so
obviously made from putty that it sometimes looks like a duck’s bill.
So fabulous!!! The Rajkumar and Rajkumari and Captain Egg are all
there too, and as soon as the Rajkumari sets her eyes on our Badal she
is smitten. Who can blame her? It’s Shammi! Anwar does some magic, and
Lily sings a FAB song called “Lagi Lagi Lagi” which I am attaching here
because I like it so much and can’t find it anywhere else (music
director is Snehal Bhatkar). Audio Player
At the end of the show, the Rajkumari openly flirts with Badal, which
really enrages Captain Egg and doesn’t much please Lily either. He
starts a swordfight with Badal and quickly gets the better of him by
ripping off his headscarf and an earring.
Badal escapes with his pals, but not before Lily has become seriously
jealous. Throughout the film, Badal is called a “Daku” by various and
sundry people, sometimes in anger and sometimes only in fun, but it
always has the same result: he gets really mad. He hates being
called a Daku. In any case, jealous Lily calls him a Daku and he storms
off back to the palace to see the Rajkumari. I have no idea why, because
although she is thrilled to see him, he is pretty cold towards her and
she ends up calling the guards on him. Before they get there, though, he
is bundled up in a blanket and taken off by some other guys belonging
to the Minister.
The Minister is hiding out in an underground cavern thing, and he talks to Badal about something which shocks him.
I’m guessing he explains that Badal is the true heir to the throne
(although I have no idea how he’s figured it out) because he then brings
out the Rajmata, who is thrilled to see her son.
Unfortunately Captain Egg and his guys arrive (I don’t know how they
knew the Minister and Rajmata were hiding out there—I don’t know how
much of my not understanding things is due to the lack of subtitles, or
how much is lacking in the plot itself, but I suspect it’s about 30-70).
The Minister escapes through a cool sliding cave door with the Rajmata
while Badal fights with the guards until Captain Egg bashes him over the
head.
Back at the gypsy camp, Lily is fretting over Badal’s prolonged
absence. She finally goes off to the palace to look for him, followed
somewhat tardily by Anwar and Paro. She strikes up an acquaintance with
the head palace guard, who is a buffoon and also the CSP, and pretends
to be attracted to him by singing a cute song.
She gains admission to the palace and goes straight to the
Rajkumari’s rooms with her knife in hand. This ends in her being
arrested and taken down to the dungeon, where Badal is already being
tortured by Captain Egg and a fiercely mustachioed assistant.
Meanwhile Paro and Anwar have arrived at the palace too, and Anwar is
equally adept at charming the idiot head guard with Paro’s assistance
in song and dance form. He gets into the dungeon and finds Badal and
Lily, now strapped as well to a conveyor belt carrying her towards a
very strange (but typical of Babubhai and the Wadias—remember the giant handbag guillotine?) killing machine that plunges up and down:
I guess being squished to death by blunt instrument is just as bad
(maybe even worse) than a quick beheading, but it still makes me laugh.
Anyway, Anwar fills the room with smoke and easily defeats Captain Egg
and his henchman. They charm their way past our idiot guard again, and
escape to their caravan (don’t you think Enid Blyton’s Famous Five would
have holidayed in it? I do).
The Rajmata’s Minister arrives on the scene just then (again, not
sure how he knew where they were and don’t care) and asks Badal to go
with him, which he does. At the Minister’s hideout the Minister tells
him that the Rajmata has gone to the palace. She is confronting the
King, the hunchback and Captain Egg with the news that Badal is her son
and the rightful King. Not surprisingly this results in her being taken
away and imprisoned.
Badal goes to the palace to rescue his mother, and is confronted by
an angry Lily, who thinks he’s there to see the Rajkumari. She won’t
listen when he tells her he’s there for his Maa, and starts yelling for
the palace guards, who predictably show up: this seems to startle her.
I must say that most of the characters in this film act on impulse
without really considering the consequences. It makes for an exciting
plot, but is probably not the best way to live. In any case, Badal is
arrested although Captain Egg lets Lily go. Anwar and Paro are waiting,
and scold her for her stupidity. Anwar then hits on an idea to rescue
Badal once again. He goes to the Rajkumar’s pottery room and begins
smashing his beloved pots. Somehow this works; after a long conversation
which escapes me completely, the Rajkumar tries to get his father to
release Badal (I think).
Elsewhere in the palace, Badal is facing a firing squad (now that’s the way to kill your enemies, people!) as Captain Egg and the hunchback look on.
Will Anwar be in time to save his best friend? Will Badal forgive
Lily for putting him there in the first place? Where is the Rajmata—can
they save her? Will Badal get his rightful place on the throne? There
are many twists and turns of the plot to come, which I find hard to
follow but enjoy enormously nonetheless.
Here is some more random Goodness:
Song : Dil Ke Badle Dil Hi Loongi Singer : Mukesh, Asha Bhosle Movie : Daku 1955 Music : Snehal Bhatkar Lyrics : Manohar ...
Lyrics of Dil Ke Badle Dil Hee Lungee - दिल के बदले दिल ही लूँगी
dil ke badle dil hi lungi pyar ke badle pyar, pyar ke badle pyar dil ke badle dil hi lungi pyar ke badle pyar, pyar ke badle pyar banjaran hu prit hai meri do-dhari talwar
banjara hu aawara mere pyar ka kya aitabar banjara hu aawara mere pyar ka kya aitabar aaj yaha kal waha kahi iss dil ko nahi karar aaj yaha kal waha kahi iss dil ko nahi karar
kisi ko apne dil me rakh le kisi ke dil me kho ja kisi ke dil me kho ja, ho kisi ke dil me kho ja kisi ek ko apna kar le kisi ek ka ho ja kisi ek ka ho ja, ho kisi ek ka ho ja dil ka saaz bada najuk hai tut na jaye taar banjaran hu prit hai meri do-dhari talwar
tere rup ki dhup hai tikhi, mere pyar ki chhanv suhani mere pyar ki chhanv suhani shola hai tu shabnam hai tu aag hai tu thanda pani banjaran hu tikhi najare mitha mera pyar aag bhi hu, aag bhi hu pani bhi mai do-dhari talwar banjaran hu prit hai meri do-dhari talwar aa hoy dil ke badle dil hi lungi pyar ke badle pyar pyar ke badle pyar, ho pyar ke badle pyar
Daku (1955) - Mera Resham Ka Rumal Kare (Asha - Anwar Hussain) Lyrics - Kaif Irfani. Music - Snehal Bhatkar. Very Rare Duet ...
Lyrics of Mera Resham Ka Rumal Kare Jadu Ka Kamal - मेरा रेशम का रुमाल करे जादू का कमाल
mai aayi hu aasman se suno jami pe rahne walo aasman par bade maje hai aasman ka tiket katalo tiket katalo tiket katalo tiket katalo tiket katalo tiket katalo tiket katalo mai aayi hu aasman se suno jami pe rahne walo
log waha ke chale hawa pe bin motar bin rail bin motar bin rail is dunia ke logo dkeho is dunia ke logo dkeho us dunia ke khel dekho us dunia ke khel chalo yaha ke jhanjhat chodo or waha pe dera dalo mai aayi hu aasman se suno jami pe rahne walo aasman par bade maje hai aasman ka tiket katalo tiket katalo tiket katalo tiket katalo tiket katalo
socho samjho dunia walo socho samjho dunia walo is dunia me kitna gum hai is duniya me kitna gum hai us dunia me geet khushi ke us dunia me geet khushi ke is dunia me etam bam hai is dunia ke etam bam se apni jan bachalo apni jan bachalo apni jan bachalo
Sangdil Ban Gaya Bewafa Ho Gaya Daku 1955 pyar kahte hai jise wo aasmano me nahi in jhopdo ki jindagi unche makano me ...
Lyrics of Sangdil Ban Gaya Bewafa Ho Gaya - संगदिल बन गया बेवफा हो गया
pyar kahte hai jise wo aasmano me nahi in jhopdo ki jindagi unche makano me nahi sang dil ban gaya bewafa ho gaya haye re balma tujhko kya ho gaya sangdil ban gaya
bhul jate hai bankar bade aadmi dil ke hote hai pathar bade aadmi aaj sachmuch kisi ka kaha ho gaya sangdil ban gaya bewafa ho gaya haye re balma tujhko kya ho gaya sangdil ban gaya
aaj in aansuo ka asar bhi nahi meri halat pe jhuthi najar bhi nahi peeth firte hi tu dusra ho gaya sangdil ban gaya bewafa ho gaya haye re balma tujhko kya ho gaya sangdil ban gaya
kishore lata mangeshkar mohd rafi mukesh sd burman shankar jaikishan film hindi songs the 1970s rajesh khanna amitabh ...
https://youtu.be/winckNxCnPE?si=VWQVAdRYUTzojGBa
Lyrics of Kismat Dikhati Hai Kaise Kaise Rang - किस्मत दिखाती है कैसे कैसे रंग
kismat dikhati hai kaise kaise rang kismat dihkati hai kaise kaise rang kismat dihkati hai kaise kaise rang kabhi phulo se khele kabhi kato ke sang kabhi kato ke sang kismat dihkati hai kaise kaise rang kismat dihkati hai kaise kaise rang
kabhi din me andhera kabhi rat me ujala rat me ujala kabhi khushiyo ke moti kabhi ashko ki mala kabhi dhup kabhi chaw kabhi rang me ho bhang kabhi rang me ho bhang kismat dihkati hai kaise kaise rang kismat dihkati hai kaise kaise rang
deepak kahi ka pahucha kahi pe tara gagan ka tuta jami pe tara gagan ka tuta jami pe khajano ka malik hai roti se tang khajano ka malik hai roti se tang kabhi phulo se khele kabhi kato ke sang kabhi kato ke sang kismat dihkati hai kaise kaise rang kismat dihkati hai kaise kaise rang kabhi phulo se khele kabhi kato ke sang kabhi kato ke sang kismat dihkati hai kaise kaise rang
Provided to YouTube by Saregama India Ltd Lagi Hai Chot Dil Par · Asha Bhosle Dakoo ℗ 2020 Saregama India Ltd Released ...
Lyrics of Lagi Lagi Chot Dil Par - लगी लगी चोट दिल पर
lagi lagi lagi haye lagi lagi lagi lagi chot dil par lagi lagi lagi haye lagi lagi lagi lagi chot dil par dil ka kya kasur hai dil ne tujhe pyar kiya itna jarur hai itna jarur hai itna jarur hai
aankho ne dekha tujhe najro ne pyar kiya dil ne salam kiya tujhe so so bar kiya mere huzur mera itna kasur haye lagi lagi lagi haye lagi lagi lagi lagi chot dil par lagi lagi lagi haye lagi lagi lagi lagi chot dil par dil ka kya kasur hai dil ne tujhe pyar kiya itna jarur hai itna jarur hai itna jarur hai
kadmo me tere mera pyar bhara dil hai kadmo me tere mera pyar bhara dil hai yahi mera rasta hai yahi manjil hai gum dene wale dil tera maskur hai lagi lagi lagi haye lagi lagi lagi lagi chot dil par lagi lagi lagi haye lagi lagi lagi lagi chot dil par dil ka kya kasur hai dil ne tujhe pyar kiya itna jarur hai itna jarur hai itna jarur hai lagi lagi lagi haye lagi lagi
Song : Karen Been Been Mohabbat Ki Been Singer : Shamshad Begum Movie : Daku 1955 Music : Snehal Bhatkar Lyrics : Kaif ...
Lyrics of Kare Bebe Mohabbat Ki Been - करे बेबे मोहबत की बीन
kare kare bebe mohabbat ki been dekho hum to ji kitne hasin dekho hum to ji kitne hasin kare kare qwee qwee ek taara o mara o mara o haaye haaye tune maara tu hai no do gyarah mai hu ek do teen tu hai no do gyarah mai hu ek do teen
kare jiya dhak dhak oye dhak dhak dhak dhak tumhe hampe hai shak oye shak shak shak shak kare jiya dhak dhak tumhe hampe hai shak karo shak beshak beshak karo shak karo shak beshak aji hamko hai tumpe yakin aji hamko hai tumpe yakin kare bebi mohabat ki been dekho ham to ji kitne hasin dekho ham to ji kitne hasin
kar ghunghru jo chun kare payal thun kare roke maridang ham to jindagi se tang dha dha dhin ta tang badi bukh badi nang ab kaise kate mere din ho ab kaise kate mere din kare beby mohabbt ke been dekho ham to ji kitne hasin dekho ham to ji kitne hasin
kahe table ka tal o ji mera bura hal karu sara sara din mai to tak dhina dhin mai to tak dhina dhin kare dil ki lagi gamgin kare dil ki lagi gamgin kare baby mohabbat ki been dekho ham to ji kitne hasin dekho ham to ji kitne hasin
