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{{infobox film<br />
| name = Baarish<br />
| image = Baarish poster.jpg<br />
| caption = Poster<br />
| director = Shankar Mukherjee<br />
| producer = K. H. Kapadia<br />
| writer = Vrajendra Kaur<br />
| screenplay = Madhusudhan Kalelkar<br />
| story = [[Gyan Mukherjee]]<br />
| music = [[C. Ramchandra]]<br />
| starring = [[Dev Anand]]<br />[[Nutan]]<br />
| cinematography = K. H. Kapadia<br />
| editing = Vithal Banker<br />
| studio = Alankar Chitra<br />
| distributor = Alankar Chitra<br />
| released = {{Film date|1957}}<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Hindi<br />
}}<br />
'''''Baarish''''' ({{lit|Rain}}) is a 1957 Indian [[Hindi|Hindi-language]] [[crime drama]] film with [[Dev Anand]] and [[Nutan]] in the lead roles. Based on the American film ''[[On the Waterfront]]'', it is the directorial debut of Shankar Mukherjee.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/baarish-1957/article2616239.ece|title=Baarish (1957)|first=Suresh|last=Kohli|date=11 November 2011|website=The Hindu}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/banarasi-babu-1973/article7945663.ece|title=Banarasi Babu (1973)|first=Ranjan Das|last=Gupta|date=3 December 2015|website=The Hindu}}</ref><br />
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==Plot==<br />
Ramu is a young carefree man who raises pigeons. One day, he experiences the shock of his life when his best friend Gopal is murdered. For Ramu, one thing is certain, that he wants revenge.<br />
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From a stooge, Ramu learns that behind Gopal's death is a gangster, "Boss". Even as Ramu is in love with his other friend Mohan's sister Chanda, he wants to take revenge for the killing. Even on the wedding night, the opportunity to meet the boss can not be missed by Ramu.<br />
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After several twists and with the help of Mohan, they manage to outsmart Boss aka Bihari. Now Ramu can finally devote himself to his wife Chanda, who is expecting their first child.<br />
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==Cast==<br />
* [[Dev Anand]] as Ramu<br />
* [[Nutan]] as Chanda<br />
* [[Lalita Pawar]] as Chanda & Mohan's Mother<br />
* [[Anwar Hussain (actor)|Anwar Hussain]] as Mohan<br />
* [[Nana Palsikar]] as Gopal<br />
* [[Gope (actor)|Gope]] as Lachchu<br />
* [[Kumkum (actress)|Kumkum]] as Kamli<br />
* [[Jagdish Sethi]] as Bihari / Boss<br />
* [[Madan Puri]] as Hariya<br />
* [[Mehmood (actor)|Mehmood]] as Ramu's Neighbour <br />
* [[Helen (actress)|Helen]] as Dancer<br />
* Samson as Captain<br />
* Kundan as Neighbour, Eve teaser<br />
* Narbada Shankar as Old neighbour<br />
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==Music==<br />
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Music was by C Ramchandra. Lyrics for all songs were written by [[Rajinder Krishan]]<br />
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{|class="wikitable" style="font-size:92%"<br />
! Song !! Singer<br />
|-<br />
| "Dane Dane Pe Likha Hai"<br />
| [[C. Ramchandra]] as Chitalkar<br />
|-<br />
| "Kehte Hai Pyar Kisko" (Sad)<br />
| C. Ramchandra as Chitalkar<br />
|-<br />
| "Kehte Hai Pyar Kisko, Panchhi Zara Bata De" (Duet)<br />
| C. Ramchandra as Chitalkar, [[Lata Mangeshkar]]<br />
|-<br />
| "Phir Wahi Chand, Wahi Hum, Wahi Tanhai Hai"<br />
| C. Ramchandra as Chitalkar, Lata Mangeshkar<br />
|-<br />
| "Yeh Munh Aur Daal Masoor"<br />
| Lata Mangeshkar<br />
|-<br />
| "Yeh Arzoo Thi Ke Hum"<br />
| Lata Mangeshkar<br />
|-<br />
| "Hum To Jaani Pyar Karega, Nahin Darega, Nahin Darega"<br />
| C. Ramchandra as Chitalkar, [[Asha Bhosle]]<br />
|-<br />
| "Mr. John, Babakhan.....Ya Qurbaan, Ya Qurbaan"<br />
| Asha Bhosle, Chorus<br />
|-<br />
| "Ek Nazar Mein Dil Le Jaye, Surat Ho To Aisi Ho, Dekh Jise Chanda Sharmaye, Surat Ho To Aisi Ho"<br />
| [[C. Ramchandra]] as Chitalkar, [[Talat Mahmood]], [[Mohammed Rafi]], [[Francis Vaz]]<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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==Trivia==<br />
* In the song "Surat Ho To Aisi Ho", a typical Goan folk style lines are sung by Francis Vaz, father of Franco Vaz (Musician drummer who worked a lot with RD Burman)<br />
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* The first line of song "Phir Wahi Chand Wahi Hum Wahi Tanhai Hai" are quite similar to the song "Phir Wahi Sham, Wahi Gham, Wahi Tanhai Hai" from the movie Jahan Ara (1964) music by Madan Mohan.<br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{IMDb title|0274353}}<br />
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[[Category:1957 Hindi-language films]]<br />
[[Category:Films scored by C. Ramchandra]]<br />
[[Category:Indian black-and-white films]]<br />
[[Category:1957 films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian films about revenge]]<br />
[[Category:Indian crime drama films]]<br />
[[Category:1957 crime drama films]]<br />
[[Category:Hindi-language crime drama films]]<br />
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[[Category:Films set in Shimla]]<br />
[[Category:Films shot in Himachal Pradesh]]</div>Vivekparulekar