| Neki Aur Badi | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Kidar Sharma |
| Produced by | Kidar Sharma Munshiram Varma |
| Starring | Madhubala Geeta Bali Kidar Sharma |
| Cinematography | Jamshed Irani |
| Edited by | Prabhakar Gokhale |
| Music by | Roshan |
Production company | Oriental Pictures |
| Distributed by | Varma Films |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Neki Aur Badi (transl. "Good and Bad") is a 1949 Indian Hindi-language patriotic drama film directed by Kidar Sharma.[2] The film stars Sharma with Madhubala and Geeta Bali.[3][4] It was the only film in which Sharma played the male lead role.[5]
Produced by Oriental Pictures with distribution rights owned by Varma Films, the two companies collaborated in 1949 with two films (Thes and Neki aur Badi)[6] after the success of their previous box-office hit, Suhaag Raat, which was the seventh highest-grossing film of 1948.[7] To create a template for success, the filmmakers not only used the same director, Kidar Sharma, of Suhaag Raat in Neki aur Badi but also used another important member of Suhaag Raat’s ensemble in Neki aur Badi. Filmindia in its review of Suhaag Raat, referred to the film as "Geeta Bali's Sohag Raat", giving Geeta Bali much credit for its box-office success;[8] Geeta Bali was cast in an important supporting role in Neki aur Badi by its filmmakers.
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- ^ "Neki Aur Badi (1949) - Review, Star Cast, News, Photos". Cinestaan. Archived from the original on 22 February 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
- ^ Akbar 1997, p. 137.
- ^ "Neki Aur Badi (1949) Cast - Actor, Actress, Director, Producer, Music Director". Cinestaan. Archived from the original on 22 February 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
- ^ Sharma 2002, p. 239.
- ^ Ashish Rajadhyaksha; Paul Willemen (10 July 2014). Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema. Taylor & Francis. pp. 4–. ISBN 978-1-135-94325-7. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
- ^ "Top Earners 1948". Box Office India. Archived from the original on 12 October 2012. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ^ "Our Review-"Geeta Bali's Sohag Raat"". Filmindia. 14 (8): 51. August 1948. Retrieved 31 July 2021.