C.I.D

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Product Description A newspaper editor, Shrivastav, is killed when he was about to expose the underworld links of a very rich and influential person.C.I.D. Inspector Shekhar is assigned to this case, an investigation of which leads him to suspect Dharamdas and his men. But Dharamdas spins a web of lies and deceit, and Shekhar himself becomes a suspect, and is arrested by the police, and loses his job, leaving Dharamdas and his men to carry on undeterred. Review Director Khosla's debut movie CID is regarded as one of Bollywood's best crime thriller. CID is a crime-suspense movie and the Hollywood influence can be felt in this movie. The movie is also remembered for songs like ""Yeh Hai Bombay Meri Jaan"" featuring Johny Walker. --www.platform47.com P.when('A').execute(function(A) { A.on('a:expander:toggle_description:toggle:collapse', function(data) { window.scroll(0, data.expander.$expander[0].offsetTop-100); }); }); About the Actor Dev was born Dharam Dev Anand in Gurdaspur district of Punjab India in undivided Punjab to well-to-do advocate Kishorimal Anand. He graduated in English literature from the Government College, Lahore(now in Pakistan). His love for acting made him leave his hometown for the centre of the Hindi film industry, Mumbai. Dev began his career in the military censor office at Churchgate, Mumbai, for a salary of Rs.160.He was soon offered a break as an actor by Prabhat Talkies to star in their film 'Hum Ek Hain' (1946). While shooting for the film in Pune, Dev struck a friendship with another fellow legendary actor Guru Dutt. Dev was offered his first big break by Ashok Kumar. He spotted Dev hanging around in the studios and picked him as the hero for the Bombay Talkies production, 'Ziddi', costarring Kamini Kaushal (1948) which became a success.In 1949, Dev turned producer and launched his own company Navketan, which continues to produces movies. Dev chose to rely on Guru Dutt as director for the crime thriller, 'Baazi' (1951). The collaboration was a success at the box office. He also played a few characters with a negative shade, like in 'Jaal' (1952). His films 'Rahee' and 'Aandhiyan', were screened there along with Raj Kapoor's 'Awaara'. In the same year, 'Taxi Driver' was declared a hit.Dev's heroine was Kalpana Kartik aka Mona Singha again, and the two decided to marry in a quiet ceremony. The couple had a son, Suneil Anand in 1956.A rapid-fire style of dialogue delivery and a penchant for nodding while speaking became Dev's style in films like Munimji, C.I.D. and Paying Guest. His style was lapped up by the audience and was widely imitated. He starred in a string of box office successes for the remainder of the 1950s. In 1955 he also co-starred with Dilip Kumar in 'Insaniyat'. With his acting in 'Kala Pani' (1958), as the son who is willing to go to any lengths to clear his framed father's name, he won the Best Actor Award for the film.His first film in colour, 'Guide' with Waheeda Rehman was based on the novel of the same name by R. K. Narayan. His maiden attempt at direction, the espionage drama 'Prem Pujari' flopped, but he tasted success with his 1971 directorial effort, 'Hare Rama Hare Krishna' which talked about the prevalent hippie culture. His find Zeenat Aman, who played the mini-skirt sporting, pot-smoking Janice, became an overnight sensation. Dev also became known as a filmmaker of trenchantly topical themes. This same year, he starred with Mumtaz in 'Tere Mere Sapne'.In September 2007, Dev's own autobiography ""Romancing with Life"" was released at a birthday party with the Indian Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh. About the Director Raj Khosla (1925 9 June 1991) was one of the top directors in Hindi films from the 1950s to the 1980s. He was known as a ""women's director"" because he showcased actresses at their best. He is often credited for the success of actors such as Dev Anand.He was trained to be a classical singer, but Dev Anand felt he had other talents and hired him to be Guru Dutt's assistant on films, and eventually he became a director. His most famous films are 'C.I.D.' (1956) (which introduced Waheeda Rehman to Hindi audiences and made her a star), 'Woh Kaun Thi?' (1964) (which gave Sadhana her signature role of the ""mystery girl""), 'Do Badan' (1966) (which made Asha Parekh into a serious actress and won Simi Garewal the Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award), 'Do Raaste' (1969) (which made Mumtaz into a household name) and 'Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki' (1978) (which won Nutan the Filmfare Best Actress Award at a mature age).He died in Mumbai on 9 June 1991. See more