Ziddi (transl. Stubborn) is a 1948 Bollywood film directed by Shaheed Latif. It was based on a story written by Ismat Chughtai. The film helped establish its actors Dev Anand, Kamini Kaushal and Pran in Hindi films.
The playback singers Lata Mangeshkar and Kishore Kumar recorded their first duet "Yeh Kaun Aaya Re" together in Ziddi. Apparently Kishore kumar also had a role of Gardner in the movie. Also a famous incident took place which was in a scene kishore kumar had to taunt dev anand but in the scene when first shooted , he cussed at him and Ashok Kumar was shocked to see what had happened
Cast
- Dev Anand as Puran
- Kamini Kaushal as Asha
- Pran
- Nawab
- Kuldeep Kaur as Shanta
- Chandabai
Music
The music of the film was composed by Khemchand Prakash.
The soundtrack featured the first film song sung by singer Kishore Kumar, "Marne Ki Duaen Kyon Mangun", a solo picturised on Dev Anand. The film also included Lata Mangeshkar's solo, "Chanda Re Ja Re Ja, Piya Se Sandesa Mora Kahiyo Ja", picturised on Kamini Kaushal.
References
External links
- Ziddi at IMDb
