| Alibaba And 40 Thieves | |
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| Directed by | Homi Wadia |
| Written by | J. B. H. Wadia |
| Screenplay by | J. B. H. Wadia |
| Story by | J. B. H. Wadia |
| Based on | Arabian Nights |
| Produced by | Wadia Brothers Production |
| Starring | Mahipal Shakila |
| Cinematography | Anant Wadadeker |
| Edited by | Kamlaker |
| Music by | S. N. Tripathi Chitragupta |
Production company | Basant Studios |
Release date |
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Running time | 145 min |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Alibaba And 40 Thieves (Alibaba Aur 40 Chor) is a 1954 Hindi fantasy action film directed by Homi Wadia. The film was a Basant pictures presentation under the Wadia Brothers Production banner.[1] The story, screenplay and additional dialogue were by J. B. H. Wadia, while the dialogues were written by Chand Pandit and Tahir Lucknavi.[2] The art direction and special effects were by Babubhai Mistry. The music was composed by Chitragupta and S. N. Tripathi. Chitragupta had worked as an assistant to S. N. Tripathi in some of the mythology and fantasy films before branching out on his own. The lyricist was Raja Mehdi Ali Khan.[3] It stars Mahipal, Shakila in the lead roles, with S. N. Tripathi, B. M. Vyas, Sharda, Lalita Kumari and Helen.[4]
The film based on the Arabian Nights fantasy adventure follows the story of Alibaba finding the cave filled with treasure and his escapades thereafter. Homi Wadia rebooted this film as Alibaba Aur 40 Chor, with lead protagonist as Sanjeev Kumar, while continuing B. M. Vyas as the main antagonist from this film. The songs from the movie went on to be used in the 1956 Tamil adaptation.
- ^ Jerry Pinto (2006). Helen: The Life and Times of an H-bomb. Penguin Books India. p. 223. ISBN 978-0-14-303124-6.
- ^ Ashish Rajadhyaksha; Paul Willemen; Professor of Critical Studies Paul Willemen (2014). Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema. Routledge. p. 235. ISBN 978-1-135-94318-9.
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- ^ "Alibaba and 40 Thieves 1954". Alan Goble. Retrieved 16 September 2014.