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Aar Paar

Name: Aar Paar
Genre: Drama, Romance, Crime
Released: 1954-07-09
Cast: Guru Dutt, Shyama, Jagdish Sethi, Johnny Walker, Jagdeep

1954 | 146 min | Drama, Romance, Crime

Weeknight Watchearly rating

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With soft box office and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it: Made for crime-drama fans and romantics. If you loved Casablanca or The Age of Innocence, start here.
The mood: Dark and gritty, warm and romantic.
The pace: Takes its time with its characters, at 2 hr 26 min.
What might put you off: It's in Hindi, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
Made in 1954: an older pace and style.

Kalu is a taxi-driver in Bombay, India. He has two women who love him and would like to marry him. Kalu first wants to establish himself, and become rich, before he can even think of marriage. One of the women who loves him, has a father who is involved in gangster-type activities, and would like Kalu also to join him so that he can get rich soon. Kalu has now to decide to become rich quick or sleep better.

How it earned its rating

CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 24K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Guru Dutt

Guru DuttKalu
Shyamaas Nikki
Jagdish SethiLalaji
Johnny WalkerRustom
JagdeepElaichi Sandow
ShakilaDancer
Bir SakujaCaptain
Amir Banu
M. A. Latif
Rashid Khan