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| Afsar | |
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| Directed by | Chetan Anand |
| Screenplay by | Chetan Anand |
| Based on | The Government Inspector by Nikolai Gogol |
| Produced by | Dev Anand |
| Starring | Dev Anand Suraiya |
| Cinematography | V. Ratra |
| Music by | Sachin Dev Burman |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Navketan Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 122 minutes[1] |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Afsar is a 1950 Hindi-language romantic comedy film directed by Chetan Anand. It was produced by and starred Dev Anand. It co-starred Suraiya, who also recorded the playback singing for the film. The film was based on Nikolai Gogol's play The Government Inspector.[1] Afsar was the first film produced under the Navketan Films banner.[2] The film was unsuccessful at the box office, which attributed to Suraiya's fading stardom in the early 1950s, and Madhubala's and Nargis' simultaneous rise as the top female stars.[3]
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- ^ "Dev Anand | Indian actor and filmmaker". Encyclopedia Britannica.
- ^ "Top Actor". 17 October 2013. Archived from the original on 10 October 2013. Retrieved 6 May 2021.