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{{Infobox film<br />
|name = Ab Dilli Dur Nahin<br />
|image = Ab Dilli Dur Nahin poster.jpg<br />
|caption = Original Hindi poster<br />
|director = Amar Kumar<br />
|producer = [[Raj Kapoor]]<br />
|writer = [[Rajinder Singh Bedi]]<br/>Muhafiz Hyder<br />
|screenplay = [[Akhtar Mirza]]<br />
|story = [[Akhtar Mirza]]<br />
|starring = [[Master Romi|Romi]]<br>[[Sulochana Latkar|Sulochana]]<br>[[Yakub (actor)|Yakub]]<br>[[Motilal Rajvansh|Motilal]]<br />
|music = [[Dattaram Wadkar|Dattaram]]<br />
|cinematography = Jaywant Pathare<br />
|editing = [[G. G. Mayekar]]<br>Dinakar Shetye<br />
|studio = R. K. Films Ltd.<br />
|distributor = R. K. Films Ltd.<br/>Shemaroo Video Pvt. Ltd.<br />
|released = {{Film date|1957}}<br />
|runtime =<br />
|country = India<br />
|language = Hindi<br />
|budget =<br />
}}<br />
'''''Ab Dilli Dur Nahin''''' ({{Translation|Now Delhi is not far away}}){{efn|A play on the phrase [[wikt:दिल्ली अभी दूर है|Delhi is still far off]] (meaning the work is still not complete).<ref>[[Ronald Stuart McGregor|McGregor, Ronald Stuart]] (1993), in ''The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary'', London: Oxford University Press, page 497.</ref>}} is a 1957 Indian Hindi-language film directed by Amar Kumar and written by [[Rajinder Singh Bedi]] and Muhafiz Hyder. The film was produced by [[Raj Kapoor]] and starred [[Yakub (actor)|Yakub]], [[Anwar Hussain (actor)|Anwar Hussain]], [[Motilal Rajvansh|Motilal]], [[Jagdeep]] and [[Amjad Khan (actor)|Amjad Khan]] (in a very minor role).<ref name="pressacademyarchives_59599">{{Cite web|url=http://pressacademyarchives.ap.nic.in/newspaperframe.aspx?bookid=59599|title=Press Academy of Andhra Pradesh|website=pressacademyarchives.ap.nic.in|access-date=2018-12-20|archive-date=20 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181220230634/http://pressacademyarchives.ap.nic.in/newspaperframe.aspx?bookid=59599|url-status=dead}}</ref><br />
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It follows a young boy in 1951 who travels to Delhi, wanting to meet Prime Minister [[Jawaharlal Nehru]] to seek justice for his father who has been wrongly [[Capital punishment in India|sentenced to death]].<br />
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==Cast==<br />
* [[Master Romi|Romi]] as Ratan<br />
* [[Sulochana Latkar|Sulochana]] as Bela<br />
* [[Motilal Rajvansh|Motilal]] as Hariram<br />
* [[Yakub (actor)|Yakub]] as Ghaseeta<br />
* [[Jagdeep]] as Maseeta<br />
* [[Anwar Hussain (actor)|Anwar Hussain]] as Mukundlal<br />
* [[Amjad Khan (actor)|Amjad Khan]] as Lachhu<br />
* Nand Kishore<br />
* [[Baij Sharma]]<br />
* [[C.S. Dubey]] as Ram Bharose <br />
* Shivaji Rathore<br />
* Om Prakash<br />
* Manohar Gir<br />
* Mohan Choti as Mithu<br />
* [[Suraj Prakash]]<br />
* Baby Chand as Shalu <br />
* Pappu<br />
* Ghanshyam (as Ghansham)<br />
* Ram Kumar<br />
* Chandan Mukherji<br />
* Tillu<br />
* [[Iftekhar]] as Inspector <br />
* [[Hari Shivdasani]] as Prosecuting Lawyer<br />
* [[Nana Palsikar]] as Defending Lawyer<br />
* [[Bhudo Advani]] (as Budo Adwani)<br />
* Bhupendra Kapoor as Guest Appearance (as Bhupendra Kapur)<br />
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==Music==<br />
The music for ''Ab Dilli Dur Nahin'' was composed by [[Dattaram Wadkar|Dattaram]], the lyrics penned by [[Shailendra (lyricist)|Shailendra]] and [[Hasrat Jaipuri]], including the popular song "Chun Chun Karti Aayi Chidiya".<br />
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===Soundtrack===<br />
#"Mata O Mata Jo Tu Aaj Hoti" – [[Sudha Malhotra]]<br />
#"Yeh Chaman Hamara Apna Hai" – [[Asha Bhosle]], [[Geeta Dutt]]<br />
#"Raghupati Raghav Raja Ram Ramleela" – [[Shamshad Begum]], Geeta Dutt, Asha Bhosle<br />
#"Chun Chun Karati Aai Chidiyaa" – [[Mohammed Rafi]]<br />
#"Jiyo Lal Mere Tum Lakho Baras" – [[Lata Mangeshkar]]<br />
#"Bhej Chhana Chhan" – Mohammed Rafi, [[S. Balbir]]<br />
#"Lo Har Chiz Lelo Zamane Ke Logo" – Geeta Dutt, Asha Bhosle<br />
#"Malik Tere Jahan Mein" – Sudha Malhotra<br />
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==Release==<br />
The film premiered in 1957.<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Dilli Abhi Door Hai]]<br />
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==Notes==<br />
{{notelist}}<br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{IMDb title|id=0137341|title=Ab Dilli Dur Nahin}}<br />
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{{Raj Kapoor}}<br />
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[[Category:1957 films]]<br />
[[Category:1957 Hindi-language films]]<br />
[[Category:1957 Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian black-and-white films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian legal drama films]]<br />
[[Category:R. K. Films films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian films with live action and animation]]<br />
[[Category:Cultural depictions of Jawaharlal Nehru]]<br />
[[Category:Films about miscarriage of justice]]<br />
[[Category:Films set in 1951]]<br />
[[Category:Films set in Delhi]]<br />
[[Category:Films shot in Delhi]]<br />
[[Category:Films about capital punishment]]<br />
[[Category:1957 drama films]]<br />
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