| Amber | |
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| Directed by | Jayant Desai |
| Written by | Arjun Dev Rashk |
| Screenplay by | Urmila Devi |
| Story by | Dwarka Khosla Bachoobhai Shukla |
| Produced by | Seth Jagat Narain |
| Starring | Nargis Raj Kapoor Agha Bipin Gupta |
| Cinematography | Saju Naik |
| Edited by | Dharamvir |
| Music by | Ghulam Mohammed |
Production company | Jagat Pictures |
| Distributed by | Jagat Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 140 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Amber (transl. The Sky), also called Ambar, is a 1952 Hindi costume action romance thriller film directed by Jayant Desai.[1] The story was by Dwarka Khosla and Bachoobhai Shukla, with dialogues by Munshi Sagar Hussain and Arjun Dev Rashk. The screenplay was credited to Uma Devi. The film was produced by Seth Jagat Narain for his banner, Jagat Pictures, with music by Ghulam Mohammed.[2] The actress Tanuja was credited as Baby Tanuja and played the role of a young Nargis.[3] The film starred Raj Kapoor, Nargis, Agha, Bipin Gupta, Vyas, Cuckoo, Helen and Samson.[4]
The story involves intrigue in a palace, a king blamed for a murder and a daughter avenging her father's death. Nargis plays Amber, out for revenge, while Raj Kapoor plays the man sent to save the king.
- ^ Ashish Rajadhyaksha; Paul Willemen; Professor of Critical Studies Paul Willemen (2014). Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema. Routledge. p. 84. ISBN 978-1-135-94318-9.
- ^ Martin Clayton; Bennett Zon (2007). Music and Orientalism in the British Empire, 1780s-1940s: Portrayal of the East. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. p. 337. ISBN 978-0-7546-5604-3.
- ^ Collections. Update Video Publication. 1991. p. 17.
- ^ "Amber (1952 film)". Complete Index To World Film (CITWF) website. Alan Goble. Archived from the original on 17 April 2016. Retrieved 27 March 2024.