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Director:
Raj Khosla
Writer:
Inder Raj Anand (screenplay)
Contact:
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Genre:
Action | Musical | Mystery See more »
Plot:
A newspaper editor, Shrivastav, is killed when he was about to expose the underworld links of a very rich and influential person... See more » | Add synopsis »
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Awards:
2 nominations See more »
NewsDesk:
(5 articles)
Hindi Singer Shamshad Begum Dead at 94
 (From Variety - Film News. 24 April 2013, 12:39 PM, PDT)
Dev Anand's statue to be unveiled in Mumbai
 (From RealBollywood. 29 November 2012, 3:19 AM, PST)
Waheeda Rehman to get Lifetime Achievement Award at 14th Mumbai Film Festival
 (From DearCinema.com. 24 September 2012, 4:43 AM, PDT)
User Reviews:
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Cast

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Dev Anand ... Inspector Shekhar
Shakila ... Rekha
Johnny Walker ... Master
K.N. Singh ... Superintendent of Police
Kumkum (as Kum Kum)
Bir Sakuja ... Dharamdas (as Bir Sakhuja)
Minoo Mumtaz
Mehmood ... Sher Singh
Tun Tun ... Complainant in police station (as Uma Devi)
Jagdish Raj ... Inspector Jagdish (as Jagdish)
Sheela Vaz
Prabhu Dayal
Ramesh Sharma
Pal Sharma
Sudesh Sharma
Prem Mubarak
Shyam Kapoor

Waheeda Rehman ... Kamini
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Directed by
Raj Khosla 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Inder Raj Anand  screenplay & dialogue

Produced by
Guru Dutt .... producer
 
Original Music by
O.P. Nayyar 
 
Cinematography by
V.K. Murthy (photography) (as V.K. Murty)
Anwar Pabani (photography) (as Late Anwar)
 
Film Editing by
Y.G. Chawhan 
 
Art Direction by
G.V. Divker  (as G.V. Divkar)
Biren Nag  (as Biren Naug)
 
Costume Design by
Bhanu Athaiya  (as Bhanumati)
 
Makeup Department
Jayant .... assistant makeup artist
Babu Rao .... makeup artist
 
Production Management
S. Guruswami .... production in charge (as Guru Swamy)
G.L. Kashmiri .... production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Pramod Chakravorty .... assistant director (as P.K. Chakravorty)
B. Padmanabham .... assistant director (as Padmanabh)
Bhappi Sonie .... assistant director
 
Stunts
Ravi Khanna .... stunt coordinator
 
Camera and Electrical Department
M.D. Moses .... assistant camera (as Moses)
K.G. Prabhakar .... assistant camera (as Prabhakar)
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Ramlal Maheswari .... costume assistant (as Ramlal)
 
Editorial Department
G.R. Narveker .... film processing (as G.R. Narvekar)
E.G. Shinde .... assistant editor
 
Music Department
Shamshad Begum .... playback singer (as Shamshad)
Asha Bhosle .... playback singer
Mukul Bose .... song recordist
Sebastian D'Souza .... music assistant (as Sabastian)
Geeta Dutt .... playback singer
G.S. Kohli .... music assistant (as Kohili)
Mohammad Rafi .... playback singer (as Mohd. Rafi)
Majrooh Sultanpuri .... lyrics (as Majrooh)
 
Other crew
Zohra Segal .... dances (as Zohra Saigal)
 

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Additional Details

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Runtime:
146 min
Country:
India
Language:
Hindi
Color:
Black and White
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound System)
Certification:
India:U
Filming Locations:
Central Famous Kardar Studios, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Company:
Guru Dutt Films Pvt. Ltd.See more »

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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year (2009)See more »
Soundtrack:
Kahin Pe Nigaahen Kahin Pe NishaanaSee more »

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7 out of 8 people found the following review useful.
An Entertaining Film Noire, 27 May 2007
Author: Chrysanthepop from Fraggle Rock

I thoroughly enjoyed 'C.I.D.', made in Film Noire style. The suspense, the car chase, the simplicity added to the entertainment value. The background score and lighting just make up the Noire style.

Dev Anand is pretty cool as the framed C.I.D. Shakila is bubbly and Waheeda Rehman was awesome in her debut, playing a greyish character.

The songs are quite fun too. I especially liked 'Kahin pe Nigahen' and the lyrics are awesome as through these lyrics, Waheeda's character narrates the escape route to Dev Anand. The turns and twists were skillfully handled and director Raj Khosla presents them very well. No time is wasted in meaningless subplots in this fast-paced thriller. Cinematography is top notch. All in all, this is one of the enjoyable classics. You can expect good entertainment :).

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