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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = {{Lang|hi-latn|Andaz}}<br />
| image = Andaz 1949 film poster.jpg<br />
| caption = Film poster<br />
| director = [[Mehboob Khan]]<br />
| producer = [[Mehboob Khan]]<br />
| writer = [[S. Ali Raza]]<br />
| screenplay = [[S. Ali Raza]]<br />
| story = Shums Lucknavi<br />
| starring = [[Dilip Kumar]]<br>[[Nargis]]<br>[[Raj Kapoor]]<br />
| music = [[Naushad]]<br />
| cinematography = [[Faredoon Irani]]<br />
| editing = Shamsudin Kadri<br />
| studio = [[Mehboob Studio]]<br />
| distributor = [[Mehboob Khan|Mehboob Productions]]<br />
| released = {{Film date|1949|3|21||df=y}}<br />
| runtime = 147 mins<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = [[Hindi]]<br />
}}<br />
'''{{Lang|hi-latn|Andaz}}''' ({{translation|Style}}) is a [[Bollywood films of 1949|1949]] [[Indian people|Indian]] [[Hindi film|Hindi language]] [[romantic drama film]], directed by [[Mehboob Khan]], with music by [[Naushad]]. The film stars [[Dilip Kumar]], [[Nargis]], and [[Raj Kapoor]] in a [[love triangle]], with [[Cukoo]] and [[Murad (actor)|Murad]] in supporting roles. The film's music was provided by [[Naushad]] and lyrics by [[Majrooh Sultanpuri]]. It is the only film to feature Dilip Kumar and Raj Kapoor together onscreen.<ref name=rediff/><br />
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At the time of its release, {{Lang|hi-latn|Andaz}} was the [[List of highest-grossing Indian films|highest-grossing Indian film ever]], until its record was broken by Raj Kapoor's ''[[Barsaat (1949 film)|Barsaat]]'' that same year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=154&catName=MTk0OQ==|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131016234445/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=154&catName=MTk0OQ==|url-status=dead|archive-date=16 October 2013|title=Top Earners Box Office 1949|website=Box Office India website|access-date=12 June 2024}}</ref><ref name=rediff/> <br />
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Dilip Kumar's performance was profoundly appreciated by the critics of the time and was credited for drawing public to cinema halls for an otherwise alien subject.<ref>{{Citation |last=Divyansh Srivastava |title=IMG 20221225 142200 |date=2022-12-25 |url=http://archive.org/details/img-20221225-142200 |access-date=2022-12-25}}</ref><br />
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==Plot==<br />
Neena ([[Nargis]]) is the spoiled daughter of a rich businessman ([[Murad (actor)|Murad]]). One day, while horse riding, she loses control of her horse and is rescued by a young man named Dilip ([[Dilip Kumar]]). Dilip instantly takes a liking to her and starts to frequently visit her house where he entertains her with his singing along with Neena's friend Sheela ([[Cukoo]]). Neena's father dislikes this; he tries to make her realise that spending so much time with Dilip is not wise, as Dilip might misconstrue their friendship as love. On the day of Sheela's birthday party, Dilip realises he has fallen in love with Neena and tries to tell her. However, tragedy strikes on the same day when Neena's father dies of a heart attack, leaving Neena devastated. Dilip comforts her and Neena gives him the responsibility of looking after her father's business and staying in a spare room at her home.<br />
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Dilip tries to confide in Neena about his feelings for her but is shocked when her fiancé Rajan ([[Raj Kapoor]]) returns from [[London]]. Rajan and Neena eventually get married, and Dilip finally reveals his true feelings for Neena on the wedding day. Neena is shocked by Dilip's revelation as she thinks of him only as a friend. Dilip tries to leave but stays to avoid any suspicion from Rajan.<br />
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A few years later, Rajan and Neena are the parents of a daughter. On their daughter's birthday, Dilip arrives with a present. When the electricity cuts off and causes a blackout in their home, Neena tries to secretly tell Dilip that she does not love him and that he should leave, unaware that she has said all this to Rajan. Rajan accuses Neena of having an affair with Dilip, and Dilip decides to clear Rajan's misunderstanding. He confronts Rajan and tries to convince him that he is wrong about Neena. In a fit of rage, Rajan attacks Dilip rendering him unconscious. He leaves home and takes his daughter with him. Neena comes to Dilip's aid and tells a doctor to save him as he is proof that she has not cheated on Rajan. When Dilip awakens, he is half mad and tries to molest Neena, insisting she really is in love with him. Neena grabs a gun and shoots Dilip, killing him instantly, and is then imprisoned.<br />
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Rajan testifies against Neena in court about her affair with Dilip and how she killed him to hide her infidelity. While Neena awaits the judge's verdict, Rajan tells his daughter that she is not coming back and tears up the doll that Dilip had given her on her birthday. Inside the doll, he finds a letter Dilip had written for Neena, saying that Rajan is the fortunate one whom she loves and he has realized this now. Upon reading the letter, Rajan realizes he had been wrong about Neena and that Neena loved only him. The judge sentences Neena to life imprisonment and Rajan and his daughter come to see her before she is taken away.<br />
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==Cast==<br />
*[[Dilip Kumar]] - Dilip<ref name=rediff>{{cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/entertai/2002/mar/14dinesh.htm|url-status=dead|title=Andaz: An Ode to Love - a film review|author=Dinesh Raheja|archive-date=7 October 2023|access-date=12 June 2024|website=Rediff.com website|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231007110338/https://www.rediff.com/entertai/2002/mar/14dinesh.htm}}</ref><br />
*[[Nargis]] - Neena<ref name=rediff/><ref name=Upperstall>{{cite web|url=https://upperstall.com/film/andaz/|archive-date=4 December 2023|url-status=dead|author=Karan Bali|title=Andaz (1949 film) - a film review|website=Upperstall.com website|access-date=15 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231204100407/https://upperstall.com/film/andaz/}}</ref><br />
*[[Raj Kapoor]] - Rajan<ref name=rediff/><ref name=Upperstall/><br />
*V. H. Desai - Professor Devdas Dharamdas Trivedi<br />
*[[Cuckoo Moray|Cuckoo]] - Sheila (Neena's friend)<br />
*[[Murad (actor)|Murad]] - Badriprasad (Neena's father)<br />
*Anwari Bai<br />
*Amir Bano <br />
*Jamshedji <br />
*Abbas <br />
*Wasker <br />
*Abdul <br />
*Dyke (Child)<br />
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==Soundtrack==<br />
{{Infobox album<br />
| name = Andaz<br />
| type = [[soundtrack]]<br />
| artist = [[Naushad]]<ref name=Upperstall/><br />
| cover = <br />
| released = 1949<br />
| recorded = <br />
| venue = <br />
| studio = <br />
| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]<br />
| length = <br />
| label = <br />
| producer = <br />
| prev_title = [[Mela (1948 film)|Mela]]<br />
| prev_year = 1948<br />
| year = 1949<br />
| next_title = [[Chandni Raat]]<br />
| next_year = 1949<br />
}}<br />
Vocals were supplied by [[Mukesh (singer)|Mukesh]] (for Kumar), [[Lata Mangeshkar]] (for Nargis), and [[Mohammed Rafi]] (for Kapoor).<br />
{{Track listing<br />
| extra_column = Singer(s)<br />
| title1 = Jhoom Jhoom Ke Nacho Aaj<ref name=Upperstall/><br />
| lyrics1 = [[Prem Dhawan]]<br />
| extra1 = [[Mukesh (singer)|Mukesh]]<br />
| length1 = 4:11<br />
|<br />
| title2 = Koi Mere Dil Mein Khush Ban Ke Aaya<br />
| lyrics2 = [[Majrooh Sultanpuri]]<br />
| extra2 = [[Lata Mangeshkar]]<br />
| length2 = 2:32<br />
|<br />
| title3 = Hum Aaj Kahin Dil Kho Baithe<ref name=Upperstall/><br />
| lyrics3 = Majrooh Sultanpuri<br />
| extra3 = Mukesh<br />
| length3 = 2:58<br />
|<br />
| title4 = Meri Ladli Re, Bani Hai Taaron Ki Tu Rani<br />
| lyrics4 = Majrooh Sutlanpuri<br />
| extra4 = Lata Mangeshkar<br />
| length4 = 2:56<br />
|<br />
| title5 = Tu Kahe Agar, Jeevan Bhar Mein Geet Sunata Jaoon<ref name=rediff/><ref name=Upperstall/><br />
| lyrics5 = Majrooh Sultanpuri<br />
| extra5 = Mukesh<br />
| length5 = 3:29<br />
|<br />
| title6 = Uthaye Ja Unke Sitam<ref name=Upperstall/><br />
| lyrics6 = Majrooh Sultanpuri<br />
| extra6 = Lata Mangeshkar<br />
| length6 = 3:14<br />
|<br />
| title7 = Toote Na Dil Toote Na<ref name=Upperstall/><br />
| lyrics7 = Majrooh Sultanpuri<br />
| extra7 = Mukesh<br />
| length7 = 2:43<br />
|<br />
| title8 = Tod Diya Dil Mera<br />
| lyrics8 = Majrooh Sultanpuri<br />
| extra8 = Lata Mangeshkar<br />
| length8 = 4:44<br />
|<br />
| title9 = Yun To Aapas Mein Bigadte Hain<ref name=rediff/><br />
| lyrics9 = Majrooh Sultanpuri<br />
| extra9 = Lata Mangeshkar, [[Mohammed Rafi]]<br />
| length9 = 3:10<br />
|<br />
| title10 = Darr Na Mohabbat Karle<ref name=rediff/><br />
| lyrics10 = Majrooh Sultanpuri<br />
| extra10 = [[Shamshad Begum]], Lata Mangeshkar<br />
| length10 = 3:01<br />
|<br />
| total_length = 32:58<br />
}}<br />
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== References ==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
*{{IMDb title|0041123|title=Andaz}}<br />
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DH4hqByGgbE Full movie on YouTube]<br />
*[http://www.rediff.com/entertai/2002/mar/14dinesh.htm {{Lang|hi-latn|Andaz}}, a classic revisited]<br />
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{{Mehboob Khan}}<br />
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[[Category:1949 films]]<br />
[[Category:1949 Hindi-language films]]<br />
[[Category:1949 Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian romantic drama films]]<br />
[[Category:1949 romantic drama films]]<br />
[[Category:Films directed by Mehboob Khan]]<br />
[[Category:Films scored by Naushad]]<br />
[[Category:Indian black-and-white films]]</div>
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