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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Afsana<br />
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| director = [[B. R. Chopra]]<br />
| producer = [[B. R. Chopra]]<br />Shadilal Handa<br />
| writer = [[I. S. Johar]]<br />
| screenplay = [[I. S. Johar]]<br />
| story = [[I. S. Johar]]<br />
| narrator = <br />
| starring = [[Ashok Kumar]]<br />[[Veena (actress)|Veena]]<br />[[Pran (actor)|Pran]]<br />[[Kuldip Kaur]]<br />[[Jeevan (actor)|Jeevan]]<br />
| music = [[Husnlal Bhagatram]]<br />
| cinematography = Rajendra Malone<br />
| editing = Pran Mehra <br />
| studio = Sri Gopal Productions<br />
| distributor = Tribhuvan Productions<br />
| released = 1951<br />
| runtime = 154 min<br />
| country = [[India]]<br />
| language = [[Hindi]]<br />
| budget = <br />
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'''''Afsana''''' ({{trans|''The Tale''}}) is a 1951 [[Hindi]]-language [[drama film]]. It was the directorial debut of [[Baldev Raj Chopra]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Noted filmmaker B R Chopra passes away |url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/009200811051642.htm |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=5 November 2008 |accessdate=27 February 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629033642/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/009200811051642.htm |archivedate=29 June 2011 }}</ref> and starred [[Ashok Kumar]] as twin brothers, starting a trend for such dual roles.<ref>{{cite book |title=Wanted Cultured Ladies Only!: Female Stardom and Cinema in India, 1930s-1950s |last=Majumdar |first=Neepa |page=138 |year=2009 |publisher=[[University of Illinois Press]] |isbn=978-0-252-07628-2 }}</ref> It co-starred [[Veena (actress)|Veena]], [[Pran (actor)|Pran]], [[Kuldip Kaur]], [[Jeevan (actor)|Jeevan]], [[Cuckoo Moray|Cuckoo]], and Baby [[Tabassum (actress)|Tabassum]]. The story was written by [[I. S. Johar]] and the music composed by [[Husnlal Bhagatram]].<ref name=Upperstall>{{cite web|last=Upperstall|title=Afsana 1951|url=http://www.gomolo.com/afsana-movie-cast-crew/2101|work=Cast and crew|publisher=The Rest @Upperstall.com|accessdate=12 May 2014}}</ref><br />
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==Plot summary==<br />
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Ratan and Chaman (Ashok Kumar) are twin brothers who love the same girl, Meera. During a fair, all three are separated. While Chaman and Meera are found, Ratan is untraceable. Years later, Chaman is no longer attracted to Meera, but to a dancing girl named Rasily, while Meera awaits word of her childhood sweetheart Ratan, who she feels is still alive. Then the unexpected happens, Chaman gets into a fight with another man, killing him, and is on the run from the police. Misunderstandings are clarified, and the law declares this to be an accidental death, and as a result Chaman returns. But this is not the same Chaman any more. For one thing, he has lost interest in Rasily, and is more interested in Meera.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0158457/plotsummary?ref_=tt_ov_pl|title = Afsana (1951) - IMDb}}</ref><br />
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==Cast==<br />
* [[Ashok Kumar]] as Ratan Kumar alias Judge Ashok Kumar / Diwan Chaman Kumar<br />
* [[Veena (actress)|Veena]] as Meera<br />
* [[Jeevan (actor)|Jeevan]] as Chatpat<br />
* [[Kuldip Kaur]] as Leela<br />
* [[Pran (actor)|Pran]] as Mohan<br />
* [[Cuckoo Moray|Cuckoo]] as Rassily<br />
* [[Tabassum]] as Young Meera (Baby Tabassum)<br />
* [[Chaman Puri]] as Meera's blind dad<br />
* [[Ratan Kumar (actor)|Rattan Kumar]] as Young Ratan / Chaman<br />
* Narbada Shankar as doctor<br />
* [[O. P. Ralhan]]<br />
* [[Jagdeep]] as Child in theatre play<br />
* Uma Dutt<br />
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==Music==<br />
The music was composed by Husnlal Bhagatram and the lyrics were by [[Asad Bhopali]], Chander Oberoi, Saraswati Kumar Deepak and Gafil Harnalvi.<ref name=MySwar>{{cite web|last=MySwar|title=Afsana 1951|url=http://myswar.com/album/afsana-1951|publisher=MySwar|accessdate=12 May 2014}}</ref><br />
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===Soundtrack list===<br />
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{| class="wikitable"<br />
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! # !! Song !! Singer<br />
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| 1 ||"Duniya Ek Kahaani Re Bhaiya" ||[[Mohammed Rafi]]<br />
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| 3 ||"Chowpati Pe Kal Jo" || Mohammed Rafi, [[Shamshad Begum]]<br />
|-<br />
| 6 ||"Mohabbat Ka Dono Ke Dil Par Asar Hai" || Shamshad Begum<br />
|-<br />
| 4 ||"Kismat Bigdi Duniya Badli" || [[Mukesh (singer)|Mukesh]]<br />
|-<br />
| 2 ||"Kahan Hai Tu Mere Sapnon Ke Raja" || [[Lata Mangeshkar]] <br />
|-<br />
| 5 ||"Woh Aaye Bahaarein Laaye" || Lata Mangeshkar<br />
|-<br />
| 7 ||"Aaj Kuchh Aisi Chot Lagi Hai" || Lata Mangeshkar<br />
|-<br />
| 8 ||"Khushiyon Ke Din" || Lata Mangeshkar<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*{{IMDb title|0158457}}<br />
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{{B. R. Chopra}}<br />
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[[Category:1951 films]]<br />
[[Category:Twins in Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:1950s Hindi-language films]]<br />
[[Category:Films directed by B. R. Chopra]]<br />
[[Category:Films scored by Husnlal Bhagatram]]<br />
[[Category:Hindi-language drama films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian drama films]]<br />
[[Category:1951 drama films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian black-and-white films]]<br />
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