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  Rajib sole heir to a millionaire industrialist is often chided by his mother for his somewhat eratic behavior. On one such an occasion he goes out of the way to announce an award of five lakhs to his mill workers an act which is very distressing to his mother and her manager Shyamlal. Shyamlal suggests that they should try and find a suitable bride for the boisterous young man as he would surely settle down after marriage. Marriage however is not something which fits into Rajib

• Mr And Mrs 55 | DVD | (03/07/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Preetam (Guru Dutt) a poor and struggling cartoonist living off his friends meets Anita (Madhubala) and falls in love with her. Anita is a rich heiress who is controlled by two opposing forces. One her aunt Sita Devi (Lalita Pawar) a crusader for women's rights and other Anita's dead father who has stipulated in his will that Anita will inherit his fortune only if she marries within a month of turning 21. In a have-your-cake-and-eat-it-too plan Sita Devi plots to have a marraige of convenience for Anita. She hires Preetam to marry Anita unaware he is in love with her. When Anita finds out that Preetam has sold his services as her hired husband she is deeply shattered and disappointed. In spite of this the marraige takes place but Preetam frustrated at not being able to see Anita after the marraige carries her off to his brother's place. Sita Devi rescues Anita and divorce proceedings begin. However Anita now rediscovers her earlier love for Preetam. Will Preetam and Anita be united? What about Anita's fortune will it be sacrificed at the altar of love? Mr. & Mrs. 55 one of Guru Dutt's early successes is a sophisticated romantic comedy full of sparkling dialogue and fine comic performances. Apart from one of O.P. Nayyar's most successful musical scores including some of Geeta Dutt's greatest hits ""Jaane kahan mera jigar"" ""Thandi hawa kaali ghata"" the film has another highlight - Preetam's cartoons were actually drawn by India's top-most cartoonist R.K. Laxman.

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• C.I.D. | DVD | (20/08/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Noir, Indian style: that in a nutshell is Raj Khosla's classic crime thriller C.I.D. (1956). Dev Anand plays the intrepid C.I.D Inspector Shekhar who is trying to solve the murder of a newspaper editor. On the way to achieving this he comes across a variety of stock film noir characters including a do-gooder with a dark side, a vamp with a heart of gold and a bumbling sidekick. All the elements of the genre are present, from the enigmatic woman to the cigarette-puffing hero to the tough police commissioner. And of course our hero finds true love as well. Produced by cult actor/director Guru Dutt, C.I.D. is a worthy companion piece to the Dutt-directed hit Baazi (1951) which explored similar territory. Cinematographer VK Murthy, who is now revered as one of the best ever, creates a shadowy, smoky world that perfectly frames the on-screen happenings. What makes it uniquely Indian is the introduction of several popular songs that enhance rather than disrupt the narrative. The suave Dev Anand is more of a soft-boiled detective than a hard-boiled one. But what makes the film memorable is Waheeda Rehman's vamp who is as coy, sexy and mysterious as they come. On the DVD: C.I.D. on DVD comes with a note that says "reproduced from vintage source for the sake of nostalgic appeal, hence possibly compromising on quality". Happily, the quality is quite good barring a couple of dropouts near the beginning. The black and white transfer is not as crisp as it could be, but given the state of film preservation in India it is quite acceptable. The subtitles are accurate. The best feature on the DVD is Nasreen Munni Kabir's three-part Channel 4 documentary "In Search of Guru Dutt" which is a comprehensive and fascinating look into the life and work of C.I.D.'s producer. --Nanan Ramachandran