#TasweerMahal remembering the films who have Delhi or Dilli in its title, an interesting trip down the memory lane
Thief of Delhi (1926)
A romantic comedy written by Radhakishen with Inder Raj Anand and directed & produced by Mohan Segal. The film starred Vyjayanthimala and Kishore Kumar in the lead, The film’s score was composed by the Shankar Jaikishan duo, with lyrics provided by Hasrat Jaipuri and Shailendra.The story is about the Punjabi boy Anand and the Tamil girl Janaki, who fall in love with each other but are unfortunately separated by their families.
Delhi Ka Thug (1935)
A romantic comedy written by Radhakishen with Inder Raj Anand and directed & produced by Mohan Segal. The film starred Vyjayanthimala and Kishore Kumar in the lead, The film’s score was composed by the Shankar Jaikishan duo, with lyrics provided by Hasrat Jaipuri and Shailendra.The story is about the Punjabi boy Anand and the Tamil girl Janaki, who fall in love with each other but are unfortunately separated by their families.
New Delhi (1956)
A romantic comedy written by Radhakishen with Inder Raj Anand and directed & produced by Mohan Segal. The film starred Vyjayanthimala and Kishore Kumar in the lead, The film’s score was composed by the Shankar Jaikishan duo, with lyrics provided by Hasrat Jaipuri and Shailendra.The story is about the Punjabi boy Anand and the Tamil girl Janaki, who fall in love with each other but are unfortunately separated by their families.
Delhi Express (1949)
Dilli Ka Thug (1958)
Dilli Ka Thug is a comedy directed by S. D. Narang starring Kishore Kumar, Nutan, Madan Puri and Iftekhar. The music was by Ravi and the lyrics were by S.H. Bihari, Shailendra and Majrooh Sultanpuri. Kishore kumar Asha Bhosle’s playful “C A T Cat, Cat Mane Billi, R A T Rat, Rat Mane Chooha” and dreamy “Yeh Raaten, Yeh Mausam, Nadi Ka Kinara” are some of the gem from the album.
Ab Dilli Dur Nahin (1957)
Ab Dilli Dur Nahin, a film directed by Amar Kumar and written by Rajinder Singh Bedi and Muhafiz Hyder. The film was produced by Raj Kapoor and starred Yakub, Anwar Hussain, Motilal, Nand Kishore, Jagdeep, and, in very minor role, Amjad Khan. The music for Ab Dilli Dur Nahin was composed by Dattaram, the lyrics penned by Shailendra and Hasrat Jaipuri, The album includes the popular song “Chun Chun Karti Aayi Chidiya,” sung by Mohd Rafi.
It follows a young boy in 1951 who travels to Delhi, wanting to meet Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru to seek justice for his father, who has been wrongly sentenced to death.
Delhi Junction (1960)
Dilli Ka Thug is a comedy directed by S. D. Narang starring Kishore Kumar, Nutan, Madan Puri and Iftekhar. The music was by Ravi and the lyrics were by S.H. Bihari, Shailendra and Majrooh Sultanpuri. Kishore kumar Asha Bhosle’s playful “C A T Cat, Cat Mane Billi, R A T Rat, Rat Mane Chooha” and dreamy “Yeh Raaten, Yeh Mausam, Nadi Ka Kinara” are some of the gem from the album.
Dilli Ka Dada (1962)
Dilli Ka Thug is a comedy directed by S. D. Narang starring Kishore Kumar, Nutan, Madan Puri and Iftekhar. The music was by Ravi and the lyrics were by S.H. Bihari, Shailendra and Majrooh Sultanpuri. Kishore kumar Asha Bhosle’s playful “C A T Cat, Cat Mane Billi, R A T Rat, Rat Mane Chooha” and dreamy “Yeh Raaten, Yeh Mausam, Nadi Ka Kinara” are some of the gem from the album.
Some Where in Delhi (1956)
Dilli Ka Thug is a comedy directed by S. D. Narang starring Kishore Kumar, Nutan, Madan Puri and Iftekhar. The music was by Ravi and the lyrics were by S.H. Bihari, Shailendra and Majrooh Sultanpuri. Kishore kumar Asha Bhosle’s playful “C A T Cat, Cat Mane Billi, R A T Rat, Rat Mane Chooha” and dreamy “Yeh Raaten, Yeh Mausam, Nadi Ka Kinara” are some of the gem from the album.
Tarzan Comes to Delhi (1965)
Dilli Ka Thug is a comedy directed by S. D. Narang starring Kishore Kumar, Nutan, Madan Puri and Iftekhar. The music was by Ravi and the lyrics were by S.H. Bihari, Shailendra and Majrooh Sultanpuri. Kishore kumar Asha Bhosle’s playful “C A T Cat, Cat Mane Billi, R A T Rat, Rat Mane Chooha” and dreamy “Yeh Raaten, Yeh Mausam, Nadi Ka Kinara” are some of the gem from the album.
New Delhi Times (1986)
New Delhi Times is a political thriller film directed by Ramesh Sharma and written by Gulzar, starring Shashi Kapoor, Sharmila Tagore, Om Puri and Kulbhushan Kharbanda in lead roles. The film is about a newspaper editor who exposes the political-media corruption nexus.
The political drama film, with a controversial storyline about political corruption and media, ran into trouble when film distributors and television refused to run the film, though later it went on to win three National Film Awards.
New Delhi (1987)
New Delhi is a 1987 Malayalam language neo-noir action thriller film written by Dennis Joseph and directed by Joshiy and produced by Joy Thomas. It stars Mammootty, Suresh Gopi, Thiagarajan, Sumalatha, Urvashi, & Siddique.
The film was remade and released in Telugu as Anthima Theerpu, which was directed by Joshiy himself. Joshiy also directed the Hindi and Kannada versions titled New Delhi. Lead roles were played by Jeetendra in its Hindi version and Ambareesh in the Kannada version, respectively.
Delhi-6(2009)
Delhi-6 is a 2009 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed by Rakesh Omprakash Mehra. The film stars Abhishek Bachchan as an NRI who arrives in India with his ailing grandmother (played by Waheeda Rehman) and begins discovering his roots before getting embroiled in a religious dispute involving a mysterious monkey-like attacker. The film co-stars Sonam Kapoor, Aditi Rao Hydari, Rishi Kapoor, Supriya Pathak, Atul Kulkarni, Pavan Malhotra, Deepak Dobriyal, Divya Dutta, Vijay Raaz and Om Puri.
Delhi Heights
An Indian Hindi-language drama film written by Dinesh Gautam and directed by Kamal Chandra starring Mahesh Bhatt and Imran Zahid. The film is inspired by the life of Govind Jaiswal, an IAS officer from Bihar
Chalo Dilli
An Indian Hindi-language drama film written by Dinesh Gautam and directed by Kamal Chandra starring Mahesh Bhatt and Imran Zahid. The film is inspired by the life of Govind Jaiswal, an IAS officer from Bihar
Delhi Belly (2011)
A dark comedy film written by Akshat Verma and directed by Abhinay Deo, starring Imran Khan, Kunaal Roy Kapur & Vir Das. The film is produced by Aamir Khan Productions and UTV Motion Pictures.
The music of the film was composed by Ram Sampath while the lyrics were penned by Amitabh Bhattacharya, Munna Dhiman, Ram Sampath, Akshat Verma and Chetan Shashital and have songs like “Bhaag D.K. Bose” “Bedardi Raja” & “Jaa Chudail”
Delhi Safari(2012)
Delhi Safari, a 2012 Indian computer-animated musical comedy film written and directed by Nikkhil Advani. The film traces the journey of five animals from Mumbai to Delhi as they struggle against an oppressive regime. Film’s Hindi-language version features the voices of Akshaye Khanna, Govinda, Suniel Shetty, Boman Irani and Urmila Matondkar. The music of the film is composed by Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy, while the lyrics are penned by Sameer. At the 60th National Film Awards, it won the National Film Award for Best Animated Film.
Kya Dilli Kya Lahore
An Indian Hindi-language drama film written by Dinesh Gautam and directed by Kamal Chandra starring Mahesh Bhatt and Imran Zahid. The film is inspired by the life of Govind Jaiswal, an IAS officer from Bihar
Ab dilli dur nahin (2023)
An Indian Hindi-language drama film written by Dinesh Gautam and directed by Kamal Chandra starring Mahesh Bhatt and Imran Zahid. The film is inspired by the life of Govind Jaiswal, an IAS officer from Bihar
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