Pocket Maar (1956 film)

1956 Indian film

Pocket Maar (transl. Pickpocket) is a 1956 Indian Hindi-language crime film.^[1] Produced by Prem Sethi and directed by Harnam Singh Rawail the film stars Dev Anand, Geeta Bali and Nadira.^[2] The film's music is given by Madan Mohan. The film was remade in Tamil as Thirudathe,^[3] in Kannada as Manassakshi and in Telugu as Marina Manishi.

Plot

The movie revolves with the journey of Roshan, a Bombay based pickpocket and gambler. He steals money from a person who commits suicide later. Driven by guilt, he tries to remit this amount to the deceased man's family.^[4]

Cast

• Dev Anand as Roshan
• Geeta Bali as Shukal
• Nadira as Rita
• Lalita Pawar
• Tun Tun
• Madan Bhandari
• Ramayan Tiwari as Shankar
• Sunder as Manglu mama
• Kumud Tripathi as money lender
• Bhagwan Sinha
• Pratima Devi
• Jagdish Kanwal

Soundtrack

1. "Ye Nayi Nayi Preet Hai, Tu Hi To Mera Meet Hai" – Talat Mahmood, Lata Mangeshkar
2. "Chhoti Si Hai Zindagi Apni Khushi Se Ji" – Lata Mangeshkar
3. "Pyaase Nainon Ki Pyaas Bujhaa Le" – Lata Mangeshkar
4. "Duniya Ke Saath Chal Pyare" – Geeta Dutt
5. "Kisi Ke Thukra Kar Armaan Na Ja O Bedardi Nadan" – Lata Mangeshkar
6. "Ladi Aankh Se Aankh Mohabbat Ho Gai" – Lata Mangeshkar, Mohammed Rafi
7. "Teri Gali Kaise Aaoon Sajna" – Lata Mangeshkar
8. "Balma Anadi Manga De Ghoda Gadi" – Lata Mangeshkar

References

1. Bhatia, Uday (7 September 2019). "Who killed the Hindi gangster film?". mint. Archived from the original on 17 February 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
2. "Pocket Maar (1956) - Review, Star Cast, News, Photos". Cinestaan. Archived from the original on 14 October 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
3. Kannan, R. (2017). MGR: A Life. India: Penguin Random House. p. 115. ISBN 978-93-86495-88-4.
4. "POCKET MAAR (1956)". BFI. Archived from the original on 26 December 2021. Retrieved 26 December 2021.

External links

• Pocket Maar at IMDb