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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Daaera<br />
| image = Daaera.jpg<br />
| image_size =<br />
| caption = DVD cover<br />
| director = [[Kamal Amrohi]]<br />
| producer = Kamal Amrohi<br />
| writer = Kamal Amrohi<br />
| starring =[[Meena Kumari]]<br />[[Nasir Khan (actor)|Nasir Khan]]<br />[pahadi sanyal]]<br />
| music = Jamal Sen<br />
| cinematography = Mukadam<br />
| editing = Wishwanath Kamat<br />
| studio = The Bombay Talkies Studio, [[Malad]]<br />
| released = 1953<br />
| runtime = 140 Minutes<br />
| language = [[Hindi]]<br />
}}<br />
'''''Daaera''''' (Circle, literally) is a [[List of Bollywood films of 1953|1953]] film written and directed by [[Kamal Amrohi]], starring [[Meena Kumari]], [[Nasir Khan (actor)|Nasir Khan]] and [[Nana Palsikar]].<ref name="Kohli 2012">{{cite web | last=Kohli | first=Suresh | title=Daera (1953) | website=The Hindu | date=2012-09-06 | url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/daera-1953/article3866727.ece | accessdate=2016-11-13}}</ref> It was released at Bombay's Naaz cinema.{{sfn | Kohli | 2012}} Its story is loosely based on [[Kamal Amrohi]] and [[Meena Kumari]]'s own love story.{{sfn | Kohli | 2012}}<br />
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==Plot==<br />
One night a critically ill man arrives in town looking for a doctor. As the doctor is not there, he is directed to a nearby haveli for shelter. He rents an apartment there with his young wife Sheetal ([[Meena Kumari]]). Their age disparity is such that most people assume Sheetal to be his daughter. When the doctor comes to check on him, he also notices symptoms of the same disease in Sheetal and asks her to be careful. Sharan ([[Nasir Khan (actor)]]), the proprietor's son, lives in the apartment opposite and is entranced by the sight of Sheetal on the balcony. His inability to fulfil his desire leads him into a deep melancholia. When Sheetal's husband is called away on business, she befriends a young girl Gomti who has been punished for having fallen in love. Gomti is shocked to discover that the old man with her is not her father but her husband. Sheetal is a dutiful wife and keeps on caring for her husband even as her own condition deteriorates.<br />
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Sharan's mother is unable to see her son's mournful state anymore and attempts to arrange his marriage to Sheetal. When her efforts are unsuccessful, her son-in-law tries to hatch a plan to trick Sharan into marrying someone else. In the midst of this, Sheetal's husband is in a tragic railway accident and is believed to be dead. Sharan's brother-in law tries to convince his mother to accept Sharan's marriage to a widow. After much convincing she finally accepts. But in a final twist it is revealed that her husband has survived and has returned to her. In a remarkable final sequence Sheetal watches from her balcony as Sharan's marriage takes place and passes away in silence. This poetic film takes place in large portions through a beautiful elegiac soundtrack and its mournful silences.<br />
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==Cast==<br />
* [[Meena Kumari]] - Sheetal<br />
* [[Nasir Khan (actor)|Nasir Khan]] - Sharan Kumar<br />
* [[Nana Palsikar]] - Sheetal's husband<br />
* [[Prathima Devi|Pratima Devi]] - Sharan's mother <br />
* Roopmala - Gomti<br />
*Kammo <br />
* Janki Das<br />
* N. A. Ansari<br />
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==Soundtrack==<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
! Track # !! Song !! Singer(s) !! Lyrics !! Composer<br />
|-<br />
| 1<br />
| "Devta Tum Ho Mera Sahara"<br />
| [[Mohammed Rafi]], [[Mubarak Begum]]<br />
| [[Kaif Bhopali]]<br />
| Jamal Sen<br />
|-<br />
| 2<br />
| "Deep Ke Sung Jalon Mein"<br />
| Mubarak Begum<br />
| [[Majrooh Sultanpuri]]<br />
| Jamal Sen<br />
|-<br />
| 3<br />
| "Aansoo To Nahin Hai Ankhon Mein"<br />
| [[Talat Mahmood]]<br />
| Majrooh Sultanpuri<br />
| Jamal Sen<br />
|-<br />
| 4<br />
| "Jali Jo Shama Zamane"<br />
| Mubarak Begum<br />
| Majrooh Sultanpuri<br />
| Jamal Sen<br />
|-<br />
| 5<br />
| "Suno More Naina"<br />
| Mubarak Begum<br />
| Majrooh Sultanpuri<br />
| Jamal Sen<br />
|-<br />
| 6<br />
| "Ae Chaand Sitaro Khamosh Nazaaro"<br />
| [[Talat Mahmood]]<br />
| [[Kaif Bhopali]]<br />
| Jamal Sen<br />
|-<br />
| 7<br />
| "Aa Bhi Ja Meri Duniya Me"<br />
| Talat Mahmood<br />
| Majrooh Sultanpuri<br />
| Jamal Sen<br />
|-<br />
| 8<br />
| "Kaho Dola Utare Kahaar"<br />
| [[Asha Bhosle]]<br />
| Majrooh Sultanpuri<br />
| Jamal Sen<br />
|}<br />
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==References==<br />
{{reflist|group=note}}<br />
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[[Category:1953 films]]<br />
[[Category:Hindi-language films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:1950s Hindi-language films]]<br />
[[Category:Films directed by Kamal Amrohi]]<br />
[[Category:Indian drama films]]<br />
[[Category:1953 drama films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian black-and-white films]]</div>>2411raj