Half ticket
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | Half ticket |
| Country of production | India |
| original language | Hindi , English |
| Publishing year | 1962 |
| length | 168 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Kalidas |
| script | Suhrid Kar , Ramesh Pant |
| production | Kalidas |
| music | Salil Choudhury |
| camera | Apurba Bhattacharjee |
| cut | Raj Talwar |
| occupation | |
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Half Ticket is a Bollywood comedy starring Kishore Kumar and Madhubala .
action
Vijay, a student with extremely funny and childish behavior, brings his father to white heat with his jokes. At some point he takes it too far and his father throws him out of the house.
Vijay resolves to travel to Bombay and look for a job there. But unfortunately he doesn't have enough change. By chance he observes a woman with her son and comes up with the idea of dressing up as a child in order to only have to pay half the fare.
At the counter, Vijay, posing as Munna, is bailed out by Raja Babu. He pretends to be Munna's uncle and gets hold of the ticket for Vijay. But Raja Babu only does this in his own interest, as he is a diamond smuggler and is currently on the run. He secretly hid the diamond in Vijay's pocket.
On the train, Raja Babu tries to get his diamond back and moves on Vijay so that he escapes into Rajnidevi's compartment. The young woman takes Vijay under protection and Vijay falls in love with the beauty.
A game of cat and mouse begins until Vijay proves Raja Babu's guilt, so that the police can convict the thief. Eventually Vijay reconciles with his father and marries his great love Rajnidevi.
background
The scene was created by Shanti Das .
The main characters Kishore Kumar and Madhubala were married in real life until their death.
music
| song | Singer | comment |
|---|---|---|
| Chaand Raat Tum Ho Saath | Lata Mangeshkar , Kishore Kumar | |
| Aankhon My Tum | Geeta Dutt and Kishore Kumar | |
| Chill Chill Chilla Ke | Kishore Kumar | Lyrics by Shailendra |
| Woh Ek Nigah Kya Mili | Lata Mangeshkar , Kishore Kumar | |
| Aake Seedhi Lagi Dil Pe | Kishore Kumar | |
| Are Lelo Ji Lelo | Kishore Kumar | |
| Are Wah Re Mere Malik | Kishore Kumar |
In Aake Seedhi Lagi Dil Pe , Kishore Kumar sings the male (Pran) and female (Kishore disguised as a woman) part.
reception
“A thorough Bollywood classic, 'Half Ticket' frames a ton of laughs, with Kishore and Madhubala, both, in their element, even as Pran, Shammi and Manorama, the latter as Rajnidevi's aunt, hold onto the comic pace. Salil Chowdhary's music too never slips out of the comic mood, as director Kalidas crafts a positively side splitting comedy, in the same league as a 'Padosan' or a 'Golmaal', full price funnies, all for a 'Half Ticket'. "
“A full Bollywood classic, Half Ticket has a lot of laughs on it, with Kishore and Madhubala both in their element, as well as Pran, Shammi and Manorama, the latter as Rajnidevi's aunt, keeping the comedic pace. Salil Chowdhary's music does not deviate from the funny mood either, as director Kalidas creates a positive diaphragmatic comedy that is in the same league as films like Padosan and Gol Maal (...) "
Web links
- Half Ticket in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Half Ticket Movie Review. In: MovieTalkies.com. February 23, 2011, accessed January 2, 2012 .