Time & Location
20 Nov 2022, 14:00
Arnolfini, Bristol, 16 Narrow Quay, Bristol BS1 4QA, UK
About the Event
C.I.D. (1956)
Director: Raj Khosla
Starring: Dev Anand, Shakila, Waheeda Rehman, Johnny Walker
146mins / IN / PG / Hindi (with English subtitles)
The most successful Hindi film of 1956, C.I.D. was one of the most popular films noirs in 1950s world cinema.
C.I.D. follows its Hollywood film noir predecessors more closely than its Hindi contemporaries, drawing on the police procedural and “rogue cop” cycles of the late 1940s and 1950s. Dev Anand partly sheds his debonair romantic persona to play it straight as C.I.D. inspector Shekhar, who becomes embroiled with gangsters whilst investigating the murder of a crusading newspaper editor. Although unusual for its strong genre focus, C.I.D. still includes opportunities for the comedy, romance and musical numbers expected by Indian audiences. O.P. Nayyar’s legendary score includes gems like “Leke Pehla Pehla Pyaar” and the iconic ode to the city “Yeh Hai Bombay Meri Jaan,” picturised on comedy favourite…