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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|1958 Indian Hindi film}}<br />
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| location = India<br />
| name = 12 O'Clock<br />
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| director = [[Pramod Chakravorty]]<br />
| producer = [[G. P. Sippy]]<br />
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| starring = [[Guru Dutt]]<br/>[[Waheeda Rehman]]<br />
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| music = [[O. P. Nayyar]]<br />
| cinematography = [[V.K. Murthy]]<br />
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'''12 O'Clock''' is a [[List of Bollywood films of 1958|1958]] [[Bollywood]] [[Thriller (genre)|Thriller]] and [[Mystery film|Mystery]] film starring [[Guru Dutt]], [[Waheeda Rehman]] and [[Rehman (actor)|Rehman]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0051335/|title=12 O'Clock|publisher=|via=www.imdb.com}}</ref> It was produced by [[G.P. Sippy]] and directed by [[Pramod Chakravorty]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0051335/fullcredits|title=12 O'Clock (1958)|publisher=|via=www.imdb.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cinestaan.com/movies/12-o-clock-2466/cast-crew|title=12 O' CLOCK: CAST & CREW|website=Cinestaan|publisher=Cinestaan Digital Pvt. Ltd}}</ref> It was listed in '''''Best Bollywood Noirs of 1950s''''' by Filmfare, citing, ''While Guru Dutt is as effective as ever and Waheeda looks suitably grief-stricken and confused, the film belongs to [[Rehman (actor)|Rehman]], who plays Bani's manipulative brother-in-law to perfection''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Filmfare recommends: Best Bollywood noir films of the ’50s|url=https://www.filmfare.com//features/filmfare-recommends-best-bollywood-noir-films-of-the-50s_-40059.html|access-date=2021-04-13|website=filmfare.com|language=en}}</ref><br />
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==Plot==<br />
At exactly 12:00 noon, two gunshots are fired at the [[Dadar railway station|Dadar Railway Station]], [[Bombay]]. The gunshots kill Maya (Sabita Chatterji), the wife of Raimohan ([[Rehman (actor)|Rehman]]). One of the assailants is none other than Maya's sister, Bani Choudhary ([[Waheeda Rehman]]), and a gun is recovered from her handbag. The second assailant flees on a motorcycle, meets with an accident, and is instantly killed. The police charge Bani with murdering her sister. Faced with overwhelming evidence against Bani, her lawyer boyfriend, Ajay Kumar ([[Guru Dutt]]) must race against time to come to the truth behind Maya's murder.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0051335/plotsummary|title=12 O'Clock (1958)|publisher=|via=www.imdb.com}}</ref><br />
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==Cast==<br />
*[[Guru Dutt]] as Ajay Kumar<br />
*[[Waheeda Rehman]] as Bani Chaudhary<br />
*[[Shashikala]] as Neena<br />
*[[Rehman (actor)|Rehman]] as Raimohan<br />
*[[Johnny Walker (actor)|Johnny Walker]] as Motilal Sharma 'Moti'<br />
*Sabita Chatterji as Maya<br />
*Ashita Mujumdar as Marina<br />
*[[Tun Tun|Umadevi]] as Kumari Natesh Sundari<br />
*Amrit Rana<br />
*[[Abrar Alvi]] as Police Inspector<br />
*Tanvir <br />
*Rajen Kapoor as Kapoor<br />
*Jagdish Nirulla<br />
*Bhishan Khanna <br />
*[[Jagdish Raj|Jagdish]] as Police Inspector Chauhan<br />
*Shankar<br />
*Sitaram<br />
*Govind <br />
*Raj <br />
*Mirajkar <br />
*Sagar <br />
*[[Hari Shivdasani|Hari Sivdasani]] as Bali's Mamaji <br />
*[[Helen (actress)|Helen]] as Dancer in song "Arey Tauba"<br />
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==Soundtrack==<br />
Songs of the film were penned by [[Sahir Ludhianvi]] and [[Majrooh Sultanpuri]] while the music was composed by [[O. P. Nayyar]].<br />
{|class="wikitable"<br />
! # !! Song !! Singer<br />
|-<br />
| 1<br />
| "Main Kho Gaya Yahi Kahin"<br />
| [[Mohammed Rafi]]<br />
|-<br />
| 2<br />
| "Dekh Idhar Ae Haseena"<br />
| Mohammed Rafi, [[Geeta Dutt]]<br />
|-<br />
| 3<br />
| "Tum Jo Huye Mere Humsafar"<br />
| Mohammed Rafi, Geeta Dutt<br />
|-<br />
| 4<br />
| "Kaisa Jaadu Balam Tune Daara"<br />
| Geeta Dutt<br />
|-<br />
| 5<br />
| "Arey Tauba, Yeh Teri Ada"<br />
| Geeta Dutt<br />
|-<br />
| 6<br />
| "Aji O, Suno To"<br />
| Geeta Dutt<br />
|-<br />
| 7<br />
| "Saiyan Teri Ankhiyon Mein"<br />
| [[Shamshad Begum]]<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0051335/?ref_=ttsnd_snd_tt 12 O'Clock at IMDb]<br />
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