The music of the movie rates 10/10 for me.
The fit of the songs in the story line is "forced" in many places like most Bollywood movies; therefore, I did not detract from the rating on this factor.
The social message of the movie also deserves the top rating; it was very appropriate for those times. Almost 70 years later today, a child out of wedlock does not seem to be such a big deal in the urban lifestyle.
The lead performers acted their parts very well, esp., Dev Anand; Agha's role went beyond the usual comedian sidekick in Bollywood movies; that factored highly in my rating.
The court scene near the end: The judgment was based on the self-defense argument; then, what was the point of the long speech by Lalita Pawar? Again, no worse than the theatrics in any other court scene in Bollywood movies; therefore, I did not derate the movie on this factor.
Many loose ends: How could people find Agha's (Mast Ram's) abode so quickly: Dev Anand chasing Usha Kiran; the police hunting for her. After his car crash, how did Dev Anand survive and come back into the main story? Was his song with Usha Kiran a spectre? Was his admonishment to Lalita Pawar (mother) a ghost voice? Given that the movie was based on a successful novel, I did not understand why the storyline had so many loose ends.
I suppose, in the interest of time, the moviemaker left these details to the viewers' imagination.
On the whole, even after being used to the modern technology of modern movies, I enjoyed this 70-year old movie very much.
The fit of the songs in the story line is "forced" in many places like most Bollywood movies; therefore, I did not detract from the rating on this factor.
The social message of the movie also deserves the top rating; it was very appropriate for those times. Almost 70 years later today, a child out of wedlock does not seem to be such a big deal in the urban lifestyle.
The lead performers acted their parts very well, esp., Dev Anand; Agha's role went beyond the usual comedian sidekick in Bollywood movies; that factored highly in my rating.
The court scene near the end: The judgment was based on the self-defense argument; then, what was the point of the long speech by Lalita Pawar? Again, no worse than the theatrics in any other court scene in Bollywood movies; therefore, I did not derate the movie on this factor.
Many loose ends: How could people find Agha's (Mast Ram's) abode so quickly: Dev Anand chasing Usha Kiran; the police hunting for her. After his car crash, how did Dev Anand survive and come back into the main story? Was his song with Usha Kiran a spectre? Was his admonishment to Lalita Pawar (mother) a ghost voice? Given that the movie was based on a successful novel, I did not understand why the storyline had so many loose ends.
I suppose, in the interest of time, the moviemaker left these details to the viewers' imagination.
On the whole, even after being used to the modern technology of modern movies, I enjoyed this 70-year old movie very much.
