Pocket Maar (1956 film)
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| Pocket Maar | |
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| Directed by | Harnam Singh Rawail |
| Written by | Harnam Singh Rawail |
| Produced by | Khushi Prem Sethi |
| Starring | Dev Anand Geeta Bali Nadira Lalita Pawar |
| Cinematography | M.W. Mukadam |
| Edited by | Pran Mehra |
| Music by | Madan Mohan |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Pocket Maar (transl. Pickpocket) is a 1956 Indian Hindi-language crime film.[1] Produced by Prem Sethi and directed by Harnam Singh Rawail the film stars Dev Anand, Geeta Bali and Nadira.[2] The film's music is given by Madan Mohan. The film was remade in Tamil as Thirudathe,[3] in Kannada as Manassakshi and in Telugu as Marina Manishi.
The movie revolves with the journey of Roshan, a Bombay based pickpocket and gambler. He steals money from a person who commits suicide later. Driven by guilt, he tries to remit this amount to the deceased man's family.[4]
Cast
- Dev Anand as Roshan
- Geeta Bali as Shukal
- Nadira as Rita
- Lalita Pawar
- Tun Tun
- Madan Bhandari
- Ramayan Tiwari as Shankar
- Sunder as Manglu mama
- Kumud Tripathi as money lender
- Bhagwan Sinha
- Pratima Devi
- Jagdish Kanwal