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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Baaz<br />
| image = Baaz (1953).jpg<br />
| director = [[Guru Dutt]]<br />
| producer = Haridarshan<br />
| writer = Guru Dutt<br />[[Lalchand Bismil]], [[Sarshar Sailani]]<br />
| cinematography = [[V. K. Murthy]]<br />
| editing = [[Y.G. Chawhan]]<br />
| music = [[O. P. Nayyar]]<br />
| starring = [[Geeta Bali]]<br />[[Guru Dutt]]<br />[[K. N. Singh]]<br />[[Johnny Walker (actor)|Johnny Walker]]<br />
| released = {{Film date|1953}}<br />
| runtime = 150 minutes<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Hindi<br />
}}<br />
'''''Baaz''''' ({{lit|Falcon}}) is a 1953 [[Hindi]] [[action film]] directed by [[Guru Dutt]]. This film is Guru Dutt's first starring film, an action film packed with adventure staged mainly on a ship.<ref>{{cite web |title=Cinema Legacy: Guru Dutt’s Influence on Indian Film Noir Turns 100 |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/guru-dutt-pioneer-of-indian-film-noir-3626589 |website=Deccan Herald |access-date=2 September 2025 |language=en-In}}</ref><br />
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== Plot ==<br />
Set in the 16th century, the [[Malabar Coast]]. General Barbosa (KN Singh) signs a treaty with the queen (Sulochana) of a small state giving the Portuguese right to trade in exchange for military protection. With the help of the queen's nephew Jaswant (Ramsingh), he begins to meddle in the administration as well. He arrests merchant Ramzan Ali and his friend Narayan Das. Das' daughter Nisha (Geeta Bali) tries to save her father but is caught by Barbosa and both are sold to a cruel Portuguese pirate Cabral. Cabral kills Narayan Das. Nisha rouses her fellow slaves to revolt against Cabral and once Cabral is killed Nisha becomes a pirate queen pillaging all Portuguese ships in sight. One such ship includes heir to the throne Prince Ravi (Guru Dutt), a Portuguese woman Rosita (Kuldip Kaur) and a court astrologer (Johnny Walker). Nisha spares their lives as Ravi had saved her life earlier. They inevitably fall in love. Ravi joins the mutineers without revealing his identity. Back on shore, Ravi learns Jaswant is to be crowned king. Ravi is arrested and sentenced to death. Nisha saves him and they join forces with other local chiefs to defeat Barbosa.<br />
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== Cast ==<br />
* [[Guru Dutt]] as Prince Ravi<br />
* [[Geeta Bali]] as Nisha <br />
* [[K. N. Singh]] as General Barborosa<br />
* [[Johnny Walker (actor)|Johnny Walker]] as Court Astrologer <br />
* [[Yashodra Katju]] as Nisha's Friend<br />
* [[Ruby Myers]] as Raj Mata<br />
* [[Kuldip Kaur]] as Rosita<br />
* [[Jankidas]] as Ramzan Ali Saudagar<br />
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== Soundtrack ==<br />
The music was composed by [[O. P. Nayyar]] and the lyrics were penned by [[Majrooh Sultanpuri]].<br />
{|class="wikitable"<br />
! Song !! Singer<br />
|-<br />
| "Jo Dil Ki Baat Hoti Hai"<br />
| [[Mohammed Rafi]]<br />
|-<br />
| "Majhi Albele"<br />
| [[Geeta Dutt]]<br />
|-<br />
| "Zara Samne Aa"<br />
| [[Geeta Dutt]]<br />
|-<br />
| "Ae Dil, Ae Deewane"<br />
| [[Geeta Dutt]]<br />
|-<br />
| "Tare Chandni Afsane"<br />
| [[Geeta Dutt]]<br />
|-<br />
| "Jago Jago Savera Hua"<br />
| [[Geeta Dutt]]<br />
|-<br />
| "Ae Watan Ke Naujawan"<br />
| [[Geeta Dutt]]<br />
|-<br />
| "Mujhe Dekho, Hasrat Ki"<br />
| [[Talat Mahmood]]<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{IMDb title|0045529|Baaz aka The Hawk}}<br />
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