# Jaali Note > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Jaali_Note > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Jaali_Note.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaali_Note > Source revision: 1353576357 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) 1960 film by Shakti Samanta Jaali Note Theatrical release poster Directed by Shakti Samanta Screenplay by Ranjan Bose Produced by Sant Singh and Pachhi was brother of Om Prakash Starring Dev Anand Madhubala Music by O. P. Nayyar Raja Mehdi Ali Khan (lyrics) Release date 25 November 1960 (1960-11-25) Running time 155 minutes Country India Language Hindi ***Jaali Note*** (transl. "Fake Currency") is a 1960 [Hindi](/source/Hindi)-language [crime film](/source/Crime_film) directed by [Shakti Samanta](/source/Shakti_Samanta), based on the theme of [counterfeit money](/source/Counterfeit_money). It stars [Dev Anand](/source/Dev_Anand) and [Madhubala](/source/Madhubala), along with [Helen](/source/Helen_(actress)), [Madan Puri](/source/Madan_Puri), [Om Prakash](/source/Om_Prakash). The film was unsuccessful with critics but emerged as one of the biggest commercial successes of the year. Its popularity was further escalated by its soundtrack (composed by [O. P. Nayyar](/source/O._P._Nayyar)), of which many songs turned out to be chartbusters. ## Plot Dinesh ([Dev Anand](/source/Dev_Anand)) lives a middle-class lifestyle with his mother in Bombay. On his fifth birthday, his father left them never to return. Now, Inspector Dinesh has grown up, is working for the Criminal Investigations Department, and has been assigned to stop the circulation of fake currency notes. His investigations take him to Sunderdas, who is killed. He then masquerades as social worker Abdul Rashid to try to get some information from a jailed convict, Banwarilal, to no avail. Finally, he dons the disguise of wealthy Kunver Vijay Bahadur, rents a suite in Hotel Paris and befriends Manohar ([Madan Puri](/source/Madan_Puri)) and several other gangsters. He gets arrested and lodged in the same cell as Banwarilal. From there, the men break out and join Manohar and the rest of the gang. It is here that Dinesh will find out the king-pin behind the racket. But before he can do anything, he finds himself confronting his past and will be trapped in an underwater fortress with his sweetheart, press reporter Renu ([Madhubala](/source/Madhubala)). ## Cast - [Dev Anand](/source/Dev_Anand) as C.I.D. Inspector Dinesh / Prince Vijay Bahadur / Abdul Rashid - [Madhubala](/source/Madhubala) as Renu / Beena - [Helen](/source/Helen_(actress)) as Lily - [Madan Puri](/source/Madan_Puri) as Manohar - [Om Prakash](/source/Om_Prakash) as C.I.D. Constable Pandu / Nandlal - [Tun Tun](/source/Tun_Tun) as Mrs. Malik - [Bipin Gupta](/source/Bipin_Gupta) as Rai Bahadur / Boss (Dinesh's Father) - [Mridula Rani](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mridula_Rani&action=edit&redlink=1) as Shobha (Dinesh's Mother) ## Soundtrack Barsaat Ki Raat Soundtrack album by O. P. Nayyar Released 1960 (1960)[1] Genre Feature film soundtrack Length 26:00 Language Hindi Label Saregama Producer O. P. Nayyar All lyrics are written by [Raja Mehdi Ali Khan](/source/Raja_Mehdi_Ali_Khan); all music is composed by [O. P. Nayyar](/source/O._P._Nayyar). Songs No. Title Singer(s) Length 1. "Mister Dil Badi Mushkil Men Tune Aaj Dala" Asha Bhosle and Mohammed Rafi 3:31 2. "Gustakh Nazar Chehre Se Hata" Asha Bhosle and Mohammed Rafi 2:50 3. "Chhuri Ban Kanta Ban O My Son" Mohammed Rafi 3:19 4. "Dil Hai Aapka Huzoor Lijiye" Asha Bhosle and Mohammed Rafi 3:09 5. "Idhar Dekho Mera Dil" Asha Bhosle and Shamshad Begum 3:21 6. "Nigahon Ne Phenka Panje Pe Chhakka" Asha Bhosle and Mohammed Rafi 3:18 7. "Raat Sard Sard Hain" Asha Bhosle and Mohammed Rafi 3:18 8. "Sach Kehta Hoon Bahut Hasin Ho" Asha Bhosle and Mohammed Rafi 3:32 Total length: 26:00 ## Reception ### Critical reception *Jaali Note* was sharply criticised by the critic Karan Bali. Bali referred to the film as "yet another urban crime thriller that Hindi cinema churned out regularly through the 1950s and early '60s." He stated that the film is poorly written and the script lacks realism and logic. The only aspect of the film praised by him was its score by [O. P. Nayyar](/source/O._P._Nayyar), but here also he found the song's picturisations to be only satisfying.[2] ### Box office Despite negative reviews, *Jaali Note* was a big box office success.[2][3] In Samanta's words, the film "did quite well" and was financially profitable.[4] The film's music was also well-received by audience.[5] Overall, the year 1960 was an important year in Madhubala's career, as she starred in three back-to-back hits—*[Mughal-e-Azam](/source/Mughal-e-Azam)*, *Jaali Note* and *[Barsaat Ki Raat](/source/Barsaat_Ki_Raat)*.[6] ## Trivia - Like in many other films, in this also you can see Dev Anand playing cards in bar. - The car in which Madhubala is kidnapped and taken to Manohar's den, has old 'J&K' number plate, very rarely seen. ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-Apple_Music_1-0)** ["Jaali Note"](https://music.apple.com/in/album/jaali-note-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/1285309013). Apple Music. 1960. Retrieved 14 January 2024. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:1_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:1_2-1) Bali, Karan (18 June 2019). ["Jaali Note"](https://upperstall.com/film/jaali-note/). *Upperstall.com*. Retrieved 27 January 2021. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Box Office Hits of Dev Anand"](https://www.imdb.com/list/ls006522384/). *IMDb*. Retrieved 8 November 2020. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Shakti Samanta and his films"](https://web.archive.org/web/20090215152817/http://www.screenindia.com/old/fullstory.php?content_id=9854). *Web Archive*. Archived from [the original](http://www.screenindia.com/old/fullstory.php?content_id=9854) on 15 February 2009. Retrieved 15 February 2021. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-:0_5-0)** Yu, Sabrina Qiong (13 April 2017). [*Revisiting Star Studies: Cultures, Themes and Methods*](https://books.google.com/books?id=cDVYDwAAQBAJ). Edinburgh University Press. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-1-4744-0433-4](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-4744-0433-4). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Deep, Mohan (1996). [*The Mystery and Mystique of Madhubala*](https://books.google.com/books?id=DCVlAAAAMAAJ). Magna Books. p. 94. ## External links - [*Jaali Note*](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0130797/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier)) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Jaali Note](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaali_Note) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaali_Note?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.