Film starring Dev Anand, Geeta Bali and K.N. Singh Rajendra Sayal (Dev Anand) becomes a millionaire from a poverty-stricken situation with the help of his friend Kalu (Johnny Walker). Jealous of his sudden elevation in status, a lawyer named Karamchand (K. N. Singh) plots to rob Sayal of all his property. For this reason, he hires Asha (Geeta Bali) to seduce Sayal and make him fall in love with her, but she ends up falling for him.
Acting
Geeta Bali's layered performance—vulnerable yet cunning.
Direction
Raj Khosla's early noir influences before he defined the genre.
Director
Raj Khosla
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Raj Khosla's second directorial effort, before he became synonymous with Guru Dutt-style noir tragedies.
Geeta Bali was one of the few 1950s heroines who could convincingly play morally gray women without losing audience sympathy—a rarity that made her career.
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