Dillagi (1949 film)

Dillagi (1949 film)
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Directed by	Abdul Rashid Kardar
Produced by	A. R. Kardar
Written by	Azm Bazidpuri (story and screenplay)
Starring	Shyam Suraiya
Music by	Naushad
Cinematography	Dwarka Divecha (as Dwarkadas Divecha)
Edited by	G.G. Mayekar
Production company	Kardar Productions
Release date	1949
Country	India
Language	Hindi

Dillagi (The Jest) is a 1949 Indian Bollywood film. It was the fourth highest grossing Indian film of 1949. The film was produced and directed by A. R. Kardar for his "Kardar Productions", and had music composed by Naushad. The film starred Suraiya, and the actor Shyam, in his "best known film". The film co-starred Chandabai, Sharda, Amar and Amir Banu.

The story was a romantic tragedy, and became commercially successful at the box-office. The plot was adapted from Wuthering Heights directed by William Wyler. Kardar was to later use a similar theme in Dil Diya Dard Liya (1966).

The music was composed by Naushad and it had Shakeel Badayuni as the film songs lyricist. Suraiya's song "Tu Mera Chand" became a popular number, while Mohammed Rafi's "Is Duniya Mein Ae Dilwalo" also became "extremely popular". Two other notable songs termed as "evergreen hits" by Suraiya were, "Char Din Ki Chandni" and "Nirala Mohabbat Ka Dastur Dekha". The singers were Suraiya, Mohammed Rafi, Shamshad Begum, Uma Devi and Shyam.