Jaali Note

Jaali Note (transl. "Fake Currency") is a 1960 Hindi film directed by Shakti Samanta, based on the theme of counterfeit money. It stars Dev Anand along with Madhubala, Helen, Madan Puri and Om Prakash. The film, although critically panned, became a major success at the box office. Its music was composed by O. P. Nayyar, which was a rage in those days.[1]

Jaali Note
Theatrical release poster
Directed byShakti Samanta
Produced byPachhi
Sant Singh
Screenplay byRanjan Bose
StarringDev Anand
Madhubala
Helen
Madan Puri
Om Prakash
Music byO. P. Nayyar
Release date
1960
Running time
155 min.
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Plot

Dinesh (Dev Anand) lives a middle-class lifestyle with his mother in Bombay. On his fifth birthday, his father left them never to return.

Now, Inspector Dinesh has grown up, is working for the Criminal Investigations Department, and has been assigned to stop the circulation of fake currency notes. His investigations take him to Sunderdas, who is killed. He then masquerades as social worker Abdul Rashid to try to get some information from a jailed convict, Banwarilal, to no avail. Finally, he dons the disguise of wealthy Kunver Vijay Bahadur, rents a suite in Hotel Paris and befriends Manohar (Madan Puri) and several other gangsters. He gets arrested and lodged in the same cell as Banwarilal. From there, the men break out and join Manohar and the rest of the gang.

It is here that Dinesh will find out the king-pin behind the racket. But before he can do anything, he finds himself confronting his past and will be trapped in an underwater fortress with his sweetheart, press reporter Renu (Madhubala).

Cast

Soundtrack

All songs are composed by O. P. Nayyar and lyrics are written by Raja Mehdi Ali Khan.

Song Singer
"Chhuri Ban, Kaanta Ban, O My Son" Mohammed Rafi
"Gustakh Nazar Chehre Se Hata" Asha Bhosle, Mohammed Rafi
"Oh Mr. Dil, Badi Mushkil Mein Tune Aaj Daala" Asha Bhosle, Mohammed Rafi
"Dil Hai Aapka Huzoor, Lijiye Na Lijiye" Asha Bhosle, Mohammed Rafi
"Sach Kehta Hoon Bahut Haseen Ho" Asha Bhosle, Mohammed Rafi
"Chand Sard Sard Hai, Raat Sard Sard Hai" Asha Bhosle, Mohammed Rafi
"Nigahon Ne Phenka Hai Panje Pe Chhakka" Asha Bhosle, Mohammed Rafi
"Idhar Dekh Mera Dil Tera Deewana Hai" Asha Bhosle, Shamshad Begum

Reception

Critical reception

Jaali Note was sharply criticised by the critic Karan Bali. Bali referred to the film as "yet another urban crime thriller that Hindi cinema churned out regularly through the 1950s and early '60s." He stated that the film is poorly written, the script is unlike real and lacks logic. The only aspect of the film praised by him was its score by O. P. Nayyar, but here also he found the song's picturisations to be only satisfying.[2]

Box office and popularity

Jaali Note was a big box office success.[2][3] However, the film's music attained more popularity than the film itself, and the songs were reported to be hugely popular among audience in those days.[1]

Trivia
  • Like in many other films, in this also you can see Dev Anand playing cards in bar.
  • The car in which Madhubala is kidnapped and taken to Manohar's den, has old 'J&K' number plate, very rarely seen.

References
  1. Yu, Sabrina Qiong (13 April 2017). Revisiting Star Studies: Cultures, Themes and Methods. Edinburgh University Press. ISBN 978-1-4744-0433-4.
  2. Bali, Karan (18 June 2019). "Jaali Note". Upperstall.com. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  3. "Box Office Hits of Dev Anand". IMDb. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
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