Jewel Thief
Product ID: 22584870
Product Description Vinay (Dev Anand) flirts with Anjali (Tanuja) the daughter of a big jewelry storeowner with the aim of getting a job. And he gets it, with Anjali sticking to him like a leech. At her birthday party, a gorgeous stranger Shalini (Vyjayantimala), clings to him, and calls him Amar and claims that he is her fiancé. Vinay disproves that, but cannot escape the feeling that this Amar needs to be found out. A number of daring jewelry heists have taken place and Vinay is the suspect. Who is the real jewel thief? Is it Vinay the police commissioners son? Is it the ever, elusive Amar? Or is someone cleverly masterminding the whole charade from the background? About the Actor Dev was born Dharam Dev Anand in Gurdaspur district of Punjab India in undivided Punjab to well-to-do advocate Kishorimal Anand. He graduated in English literature from the Government College, Lahore,(now in Pakistan).His love for acting made him leave his hometown for the centre of the Hindi film industry, Mumbai. Dev began his career in the military censor office at Churchgate, Mumbai, for a salary of Rs.160.He was soon offered a break as an actor by Prabhat Talkies to star in their film Hum Ek Hain(1946). While shooting for the film in Pune, Dev struck a friendship with another fellow legendary actor Guru Dutt.Dev was offered his first big break by Ashok Kumar. He spotted Dev hanging around in the studios and picked him as the hero for the Bombay Talkies production, Ziddi, costarring Kamini Kaushal (1948) which became a success. In 1949, Dev turned producer and launched his own company Navketan, which continues to produces movies.Dev chose to rely on Guru Dutt as director for the crime thriller, Baazi (1951). The collaboration was a success at the box office. He also played a few characters with a negative shade, like in Jaal(1952). His films Rahee and Aandhiyan, were screened there along with Raj Kapoor's Awaara. In the same year, Taxi Driver was declared a hit. Dev's heroine was Kalpana Kartik aka Mona Singha again, and the two decided to marry in a quiet ceremony. The couple had a son, Suneil Anand in 1956.A rapid-fire style of dialogue delivery and a penchant for nodding while speaking became Dev's style in films like Munimji, C.I.D. and Paying Guest. His style was lapped up by the audience and was widely imitated. He starred in a string of box office successes for the remainder of the 1950s. In 1955 he also co-starred with Dilip Kumar in Insaniyat. With his acting in Kala Pani (1958), as the son who is willing to go to any lengths to clear his framed father's name, he won the Best Actor Award for the film.His first film in colour, Guide with Waheeda Rehman was based on the novel of the same name by R. K. Narayan.His maiden attempt at direction, the espionage drama Prem Pujari, flopped, but he tasted success with his 1971 directorial effort, Hare Rama Hare Krishna which talked about the prevalent hippie culture. His find Zeenat Aman, who played the mini-skirt sporting, pot-smoking Janice, became an overnight sensation. Dev also became known as a filmmaker of trenchantly topical themes. This same year, he starred with Mumtaz in Tere Mere Sapne.In September 2007, Dev's own autobiography ""Romancing with Life"" was released at a birthday party with the Indian Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh. P.when('A').execute(function(A) { A.on('a:expander:toggle_description:toggle:collapse', function(data) { window.scroll(0, data.expander.$expander[0].offsetTop-100); }); }); About the Director Vijay Anand was born in Gurdaspur, Punjab and was the youngest of the four Anand siblings, including producer and director Chetan Anand and Dev Anand, a very popular Bollywood actor.Though Vijay Anand has had a career as an actor, screenwriter, editor, and producer, he will primarily be remembered as a director. In 1957, he made his directorial debut with Nau Do Gyarah, which he shot in 40 days.ome of his successful movies as director are Johny Mera Naam (1970), Jewel Thief (1967), Teesri Manzil (1966), Kala Bazar (1960), Ram Balram, Rajput. Teesri Manzil, which he made for producer Nasir Hussain, was his first non-Navketan film as a director. This was followed by Tere Ghar Ke Saamne (1963), Tere Mere Sapne (1971) and Guide (1965). Guide, starring Dev Anand and Waheeda Rehman is Vijay Anand's most critically acclaimed movie. It is based on R.K. Narayan's novel The Guide. Navketan attempted an international release of a remake of Guide without much success.Vijay Anand is known for his stylish song picturization, like `O Haseena' (Teesri Manzil), `Kaaton Se Keech' (Guide) and `Honthon Mein Aisi Baat' numbers (Jewel Thief).As an actor, his most memorable roles were in films Haqeeqat (1964), Kora Kagaz (1974), in which he starred opposite Jaya Bachchan, and Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki (1978).To the younger generation of the 1990s he is also known for playing detective Sam in the television series Tehkikaat (1994). See more
S**L
One of the classics in thrillers from Bollywood
The DVD was high quality, I got it in promised time. As a movie, it will keep you guessing till the end as to who is Jewel Thief. Powerful star cast of the era that we grew to respect- Late Ashok Kumar, Late Dev Anand and top star Vayjanti Mala.
A**L
so disappointed.
i orderd this dvd but when i opened the pakage one dvd was missing out of two,so disappointed.
S**H
Five stars for the movie; three stars for the DVD
Five stars for the movie itself. It is a wonderful and thrilling roller-coaster ride with amazing scenery, music, dancing and costumes.Unfortunately, while the Amazon description clearly states that the DVD features English subtitles, the copy I received had no such functionality. Since I do not speak Hindi, this DVD is useless for viewing by myself and my family. We had seen Jewel Thief several years ago (on a DVD that actually had English subtitles, that I had borrowed from a friend), and had thoroughly enjoyed it. I had ordered this on Amazon hoping to obtain a copy of my own for our home library. Guess I'll have to keep looking!BTW - I have tried contacting the vendor through Amazon, but have not as yet received any response.
L**N
Well contrived plot, good film quality; Excellent for its era (1967)
This is my first foray into older Bollywoods after enjoying many from this millennium particularly. You can't really compare old and new but have to view it within its time - otherwise you'd mark it down for bee-hive hairdos, checkerboard designs and kohl almost back to the ears at times.However I found this a really good plot that kept moving, kept you guessing and had many unexpected plot twists.It is about a clever and daring jewel thief on the loose. At the same time the disowned son of a police commissioner takes up employment as a jewelery assessor. Then he seems to be known under another name by some people, and to even have been taken by a beautiful woman for her fiancee. So is he a duplicate of the jewel thief? Is he involved himself? And the police commissioner has sworn to step down if the thief isn't apprehended by a particular day...The hero/thief (Dev Anand) is a debonair cravat wearing Cary Grant type character. He charms the women and seems as knowledgeable as James Bond about jewels and action when required. He was very good as were all the other actors (all new to me) The songs were fine for their era but I have more modern tastes. The dances were also a sort of energetic traditionally inspired ones. A few of the female dancers were wearing skimpier outfits than many modern Bollywood women do now. They were more statuesque and like a Sophia Loren. But this was the era and the Hollywoods of the era looked much the same.It looks like the movie has been reworked as the colours are vivid and visual quality sharp so it visually doesnt look as dated as some from the 90s I've seen.For its plot and execution I give it a 5. Elsewhere on the Net it seems to be scored above average (eg commonly 8 out of 10). I see they made a sequel so that will be another to visit I think!
C**S
awesome!!!
this movie was awsesome..the songs were good and its a total classic....all star cast too...!!!
B**Z
contrary to the product info page
there are NO english subtitles
S**R
Great Movie
Always a pleasure to watch Dev Anand Movies. Specially this one for his JT hat and SD's songs. Don't miss the movie.
Z**B
One of the best Thrillers made in India
Unlike Bond and other detective movies, Alfred Hitchcock's hero used to be a common man who would get into trouble and then with his acumen and courage (and luck) would get out of it. Jewel Thief is based on the same principle and so in a way it is Vijay Anand's tribute to the master of suspense. The tribute as it may be but it stands its own grounds and establishes Vijay Anand as a great director himself.It is the story of a common man Vinay who one day realizes that he has a double called Amar who in fact is a Jewel Thief. Suddenly Vinay finds himself in the middle of a hatching scheme and to save himself goes on a wild goose chase to find this Amar who remains one step ahead of him. The suspense is almost killing throughout the movie and as the plot unravels you are hit by the brilliance of the scheme. Just like Hitchcock's movies, Jewel Thief can boast of a grand climax shot inside the grand palace of Sikkim.Everyone and I mean everyone; Dev Anand, Vijay Anand, Ashok Kumar, Vajyanti Mala, Tanuja, SD Burman, Kishore Kumar, Majrooh Sultanpuri etc. etc. are in their top forms. This is one of the best thrillers ever made in India.
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