>Citation bot at 08:12, 29 March 2021

2021-03-29T08:12:07Z

New page

{{About|the 1950 film|the Pakistani TV drama serial |Bay Qasoor|Kannada Film|Beqasoor (1980 film)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Beqasoor
| image = Beqasoor (1950).webm
| image_size =
| caption = ''Beqasoor'' film
| director = [[K. Amarnath]]
| producer = M. R. Navalkar
| writer = Madhusudan<br>Ehsan Rizvi
| screenplay =
| story = K. Amarnath
| based_on =
| starring = [[Madhubala]]<br>[[Ajit Khan|Ajit]]<br>[[Yakub (actor)|Yakub]]<br>[[Gope (actor)|Gope]]
| narrator =
| music = [[Anil Biswas (composer)|Anil Biswas]]
| cinematography =
| editing =
| studio =
| distributor = Madhukar Pictures
| released = 2 June 1950
| runtime =
| country = [[India]]
| language = [[Hindi language|Hindi]]
| budget =
| gross = {{Estimation}} {{INR}}0.9 crore ({{Estimation}} {{INR}}125.3 crore as of 2016)
}}

'''''Beqasoor''''' ({{Translation|"Innocent"}}) is a [[Bollywood films of 1950|1950]] social drama film, directed by [[K. Amarnath]], produced by M. R. Navalkar and starring [[Madhubala]], [[Ajit Khan|Ajit]] and [[Durga Khote]] in lead roles. The film is a family drama and revolves around an inspector who is framed for doing black marketing and his wife who is forced to dance for money.

''Beqasoor'' was theatrically released on 2 June 1950, and emerged as a box office success. The success of the film cemented Madhubala's position as one of the most bankable stars of those times, as well as having declared Ajit as a prominent newcomer.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Beqasoor (1950): K. Amarnath|url=https://k-amarnath-movie-producer-director.com/beqasoor-1950/|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-11-01|website=k-amarnath-movie-producer-director.com}}</ref>

==Plot==
Brij, a jobless young man is thrown out of the house with his blind mother by his nasty brother Ghanshayam and sister-in-law. To get a job, he travels to Bombay, and leaves his mother at his sister's house.

In the train to Bombay, he encounters a mysterious girl, who introduces herself to be Usha Devi, a naive girl who ran away from her cruel brother's house to avoid forced prostitution. Meanwhile, Usha's purse is stolen by a passenger, and Brij offers to help her. He pays for her tickets as well as her hotel bill. Usha inevitably falls in love with Brij, and so does he.

Brij returns to Bombay with a job of policeman and Usha, now his wife. Unfortunately, he is soon framed for doing black marketing by his own jealous brother Ghanshyam and then jailed. On the other hand, Usha becomes pregnant. Now what will happen? The film answers the question.

==Cast==
* [[Madhubala]] as Usha
* [[Ajit Khan|Ajit]] as Brij Kumar
* [[Durga Khote]] as Brij's mother
* [[Yakub (actor)|Yakub]] as Ghanshyam<ref name="citwf">[http://www.citwf.com/film33987.htm Beqasoor (1950 film) on Complete Index To World Film (CITWF) website] Retrieved 29 August 2018</ref>
* Pramila
* Mangla
* [[Gope (actor)|Gope]]
* Geeta Nizami
* Ramesh

== Production ==
[[Trilok Kapoor]] was the initial choice for playing the male lead. However, he was replaced by Ajit later because of date issues. After Ajit was cast in the film, director K. Amarnath suggested him to change his long name "Hamid Ali Khan" and assume the screen name "Ajit". In ''Beqasoor'', he was credited by the screen name for the first time.<ref name=":0" />

== Soundtrack ==
Composed by [[Anil Biswas (composer)|Anil Biswas]] and [[Hansraj Behl]], the soundtrack of ''Beqasoor'' consisted of eight songs. The lyrics were written by Ehsan Rizvi and [[Arzoo Lakhnavi|Aarzoo Lakhnavi]].<ref name="hindigeetmala">[http://www.hindigeetmala.net/movie/beqasoor.htm Soundtracks of Beqasoor (1950) on hindigeetmala.net website] Retrieved 29 August 2018</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Be Qasoor (1950) Cast - Actor, Actress, Director, Producer, Music Director|url=https://www.cinestaan.com/movies/be-qasoor-1700/cast-crew|access-date=2020-11-01|website=Cinestaan}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! No. !! Track !! Singer(s)
|-
| 1
| "Matwaale Nainonwaale Ke Main Waari Waari Jaoon"
| [[Lata Mangeshkar]]
|-
| 2
| "Huwe Unse Nain Chaar Ab Main Kya Karoon"
| Lata Mangeshkar
|-
| 3
| "Aayi Bhor Suhaani"
| Lata Mangeshkar
|-
| 4
| "Khabar Kisi Ko Nahin"
| [[Mohd. Rafi|Mohammed Rafi]], [[Mukesh (singer)|Mukesh]], [[G. M. Durrani]]
|-
| 5
| "Chale Jaiyo Bedarda Main Roye Maroongi"
| [[Rajkumari]]
|-
| 6
| "Ankhiyaan Gulaabi Jaise Madh Ki Hai Pyaaliyaan"
| Lata Mangeshkar, Mohammed Rafi
|-
| 7
| "Hanske Na Teer Chalana"
| Lata Mangeshkar, Mohammed Rafi
|-
| 8
| "Man Mein Naache Man Ki Umangein"
| Lata Mangeshkar
|}

==Box office==
''Beqasoor'' grossed an estimated ₹0.9 crore at the box office, and resulted in a profit of ₹0.5 crore for the producers. It ranked seven in the list of [[List of Bollywood films of 1950|highest-grossing films of 1950]]. Adjusted for [[inflation]], the film's gross was equivalent to ₹125.3 crore in 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2009-02-07|title=BoxOffice India.com|url=http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=155&catName=MTk1MA==&PHPSESSID=5e4fbdfd7321468766f34a3b11062d4a|access-date=2020-11-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090207075657/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=155&catName=MTk1MA==&PHPSESSID=5e4fbdfd7321468766f34a3b11062d4a|archive-date=7 February 2009}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|id=0128962|title=Beqasoor}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Beqasoor}}
[[Category:1950 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:1950s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Anil Biswas]]
[[Category:Films directed by K. Amarnath]]
[[Category:Indian drama films]]
[[Category:1950 drama films]]
[[Category:Indian black-and-white films]]

Beqasoor - Revision history

>Citation bot at 08:12, 29 March 2021