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Summary
Vijay, a destitute poet, searches for true love while attempting to get his work published. With the assistance of two women in his life, his dream comes true - but at a cost that causes Vijay to rethink his worldview.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Teens
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+13)
Critics 100Audiences 87GoodWatch 91
Tomatometer100%
Audience score90%
IMDb8.3
Running time
2 h 26 min
Longer than 9 in 10 dramas, +37 min on the typical 109
typical 109146Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 5 countries, rent or buy in 11 more
Released
1957
February 19, 1957
69 years ago
Genres
DramaRomanceLanguage
Hindi
Original language
Made in
- India
and 6 moreDirecting · 3
- Guru Dutt Director, Producer
- Shyam Kapoor Assistant Director
- Niranjan Assistant Director
Writing · 2
- Abrar Alvi Screenplay, Dialogue
- Sahir Ludhianvi Lyricist, Songs
Production · 2
- G.L. Kashmiri Production Manager
- S. Guruswami Production Supervisor
Camera · 3
- V.K. Murthy Director of Photography
- M. D. Moses Additional Camera
- K.G. Prabhakar Additional Camera
Editing · 3
- Y.G. Chawhan Editor
- E.G. Shinde Assistant Editor
- G.R. Narvekar Other
Sound · 5
- Sachin Dev Burman Original Music Composer
- Mohammed Rafi Playback Singer
- Suhrid Kar Assistant Music Supervisor
- Mukul Bose Sound Recordist
- Geeta Dutt Playback Singer
Art · 1
- Biren Nag Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 4
- Bhanu Athaiya Costume Design
- Jayant Makeup Artist
- Babu Rao Makeup Department Head
- Ramlal Maheswari Assistant Costume Designer
Other crew · 1
- Surya Kumar Choreographer
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