Azaad is a 1955

1955 in film

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 produced and directed by Sriramulu Naidu S.M. The music director is C. Ramchandra

C. Ramchandra

Ramchandra Narhar Chitalkar was a renowned music composer in the movie industry of India. In the composer's role, he mostly used the name C. Ramachandra, though he also used the names Annasaheb , Ram Chitalkar Ramchandra Narhar Chitalkar(Marathi: रामचंद्र नरहर चितळकर /सी.रामचंद्र ) (1918–1982) was...

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Hit songs from the movie include 'Aplam Chaplam' sung by Lata and Usha Mangeshkar

Usha Mangeshkar

Usha Mangeshkar is an Indian singer who has recorded many Hindi, Marathi and Gujarati songs soundtracks.She is daughter of Pandit Deenanath Mangeshkar & Shevanti . She is the younger sister of singers, Lata Mangeshkar and Asha Bhosle and elder to her music-director brother Hridaynath Mangeshkar...

, and 'Na Bole Na Bole' sung by Lata Mangeshkar

Lata Mangeshkar

Lata Mangeshkar is a singer from India. She is one of the best-known and most respected playback singers in India. Mangeshkar's career started in 1942 and has spanned over six and a half decades. She has recorded songs for over a thousand Hindi films and has sung songs in over thirty-six regional...

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It was the top grossing Hindi film in the year of its release, and one of the biggest Hindi film hit in its decade.http://www.boxofficeindia.com/50-59.htm

Plot

After her widower dad, Kedarnath, passes away, Shobha goes to live with his friend, Charandas, and his wife, Shanta, who had their son go missing as a child. Years later Shobha is now matured and Charandas scouts for a suitable groom. A wealthy man, Sunder, would like to marry Shobha, but the family detests him. Then one night Shobha is abducted. The Police are informed but their search is in vain. A few days later they get wind that Shobha may be in Sunder's custody, a search does prove to be in vain. Then Shobha returns home and tells them she was rescued by a wealthy man named Azaad, housed in a mansion, looked after very well, and brought back home all in one piece. They subsequently find out that the wealthy man is none other than a notorious bandit named Azaad. They are even more shocked when Shobha informs them that she wants to get married to Azaad. Will Charandas and Shanta permit her to marry a bandit?

Cast

• Dilip Kumar
  Dilip Kumar
  Dilip Kumar , is an Indian actor and a former Member of Parliament.He lives in Pali Hill, Bandra in Mumbai, India. He is commonly known as "Tragedy King",and is described as "the ultimate method actor" by Satyajit Ray....
  
  ... Azaad / Abdul Rahim Khan / Kumar
• Meena Kumari
  Meena Kumari
  Meena Kumari , born Mahjabeen Bano, was an Indian movie actress and poetess. She is regarded as one of the most prominent actresses to have appeared on the screens of Hindi Cinema...
  
  ... Shobha
• Pran  ... Sunder
• Raj Mehra  ... Police Inspector
• Murad
  Murad (actor)
  Murad was an Indian character actor who appeared more than 100 Bollywood films from the early 1940s through to the end of the 1980s playing character roles ranging from a father, uncle, police officer, courtroom judge or an emperor. His son Raza Murad is also an actor in the Bollywood industry who...
  
  ... Jagirdar
• Om Prakash
  Om Prakash
  Om Prakash was an Indian character actor. He was born in Jammu as Om Prakash Chibber. He used to play the role of Kamla in the stage play by the famous Dewan Mandir Natak Samaj Koliwada. Starting his career in 1942, he was a popular supporting actor from the 1950s until the 1980s. He was one of...
  
  ... Head Constable Motilal
• Achala Sachdev
  Achala Sachdev
  Achala Sachdev is an Indian film actress who started her career as a child. She later became known for mother and grandmother roles in Hindi films...
  
  ... Shanta
• Shammi  ... Janki
• S. Nazir ... Chander
• Badri Prasad ... Charandas
• Deepa ... Paro
• Sai ... Chanda (as Sayee)
• Subbalaxmi ... Gopi (as Subbulakshmi)

Soundtrack

The music was composed by C. Ranchandra and the songs were written by Rajendra Krishan

Rajendra Krishan

Rajendra Krishan , also credited as Rajinder Krishan, was an Indian poet, lyricist and screenwriter.-Biography:...

Track #	Song	Singer(s)
1	Radha Na Bole Na Bole Re, Ghunghat Ke Phat Na Kholey Re	Lata Mangeshkar Lata Mangeshkar Lata Mangeshkar is a singer from India. She is one of the best-known and most respected playback singers in India. Mangeshkar's career started in 1942 and has spanned over six and a half decades. She has recorded songs for over a thousand Hindi films and has sung songs in over thirty-six regional...
2	Kitna Haseen Hai Mausam Kitna Haseen Safar Hai	Lata Mangeshkar, C. Ramchandra
3	Ja Ri Ja Ri O Kari Badariya	Lata Mangeshkar
4	Aplam Chaplam Chap Laiteri Duniya Ko Chod	Lata Mangeshkar, Usha Mangeshkar Usha Mangeshkar Usha Mangeshkar is an Indian singer who has recorded many Hindi, Marathi and Gujarati songs soundtracks.She is daughter of Pandit Deenanath Mangeshkar & Shevanti . She is the younger sister of singers, Lata Mangeshkar and Asha Bhosle and elder to her music-director brother Hridaynath Mangeshkar...
5	Kitni Jawan Hai Raat	Lata Mangeshkar
6	O Balliye Balliye	Lata Mangeshkar, Usha Mangeshkar
7	Dekho Ji Bahar Aayi Baghon Me Khili Kaliyan	Lata Mangeshkar
8	Kabhi Khamosh	Lata Mangeshkar
9	Marna Bhi Mohabbat Mein (Qawwali)	Raghunath Jadhav & Party