Beqasoor

Beqasoor (transl. "Innocent") is a 1950 social drama film, directed by K. Amarnath, produced by M. R. Navalkar and starring Madhubala, 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.

This article is about the 1950 film. For the Pakistani TV drama serial, see Bay Qasoor. For Kannada Film, see Beqasoor (1980 film).

Beqasoor
Beqasoor film
Directed byK. Amarnath
Written byMadhusudan
Ehsan Rizvi
Story byK. Amarnath
Produced byM. R. Navalkar
StarringMadhubala
Ajit
Yakub
Gope
Music byAnil Biswas
Distributed byMadhukar Pictures
Release date
  • 2 June 1950 (1950-06-02)
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Box officeest. ₹0.9 crore (est. ₹125.3 crore as of 2016)

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.[1]

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

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.[1]

Soundtrack

Composed by Anil Biswas, the soundtrack of Beqasoor consisted of eight songs. The lyrics were written by Ehsan Rizvi and Aarzoo Lakhnavi.[2][3]

SongSinger
"Matwale Nainonwale" Lata Mangeshkar
"Huye Unse Nain Chaar" Lata Mangeshkar
"Aayi Bhor Suhani" Lata Mangeshkar
"Khabar Kisi Ko Nahin" Mohammed Rafi, Mukesh, G. M. Durrani
"Chale Jaiyo Bedarda" Rajkumari
"Ankhiyan Gulabi Jaise Madh Ki Hai Pyaliyan" Lata Mangeshkar, Mohammed Rafi
"Hanske Na Teer Chalana" Lata Mangeshkar, Mohammed Rafi
"Man Mein Naache" 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 highest-grossing films of 1950. Adjusted for inflation, the film's gross was equivalent to ₹125.3 crore in 2016.[4]

References
  1. "Beqasoor (1950): K. Amarnath". k-amarnath-movie-producer-director.com. Archived from the original on 25 September 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  2. Soundtracks of Beqasoor (1950) on hindigeetmala.net website Retrieved 29 August 2018
  3. "Be Qasoor (1950) Cast - Actor, Actress, Director, Producer, Music Director". Cinestaan. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  4. "BoxOffice India.com". 7 February 2009. Archived from the original on 7 February 2009. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
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