1950 Film Samadhi

A box office success, the film was the highest earning film of 1950, earning an approximate gross of Rs. 1,35,00,000 and a net of Rs. 75,00,000.

Samadhi
Directed by	Ramesh Saigal
Written by	Qamar Jalalabadi
Screenplay by	Ramesh Saigal
Produced by	Filmistan Ltd.
Starring	Ashok Kumar Nalini Jaywant Kuldip Kaur
Cinematography	K. H. Kapadia
Edited by	D. N. Pai (Supervising) Babu
Music by	C. Ramchandra
Production company	Filmistan
Distributed by	Filmistan
Release date	1950 (1950)
Running time	156 mins
Country	India
Language	Hindi

The movie is a patriotic spy thriller, with traces of real facts. Subhash Chandra Bose gives a call to the youth to join his Indian National Army to liberate India from the British. While in Malaya, Bose raises money by auctioning his garland. Young Shekhar (Ashok Kumar) buys it, and is so impressed that he also joins the INA. Significantly, he has a blind father Badri Prasad (Ram Prasad), and a young brother, Pratap (Shashi Kapoor) whom he leaves alone.

This is not liked by his elder brother Suresh (Shyam), who is an officer in the British army. Suresh is in love with Dolly D'Souza (Kuldip Kaur), who poses as a singer, but actually is a British spy. Dolly has a younger sister, Lily (Nalini Jaywant). Shekhar falls in love with Lily, when he watches the sisters dance to the memorable “Gore gore o banke chore”.

• Ashok Kumar as Shekhar
• Nalini Jaywant as Lily D'Souza
• Kuldip Kaur as Dolly D'Souza
• Shyam as Suresh
• Mubarak as Boss
• S. L. Puri
• Badri Prasad as Ram Prasad
• Shashi Kapoor as Pratap
• N. Kabir
• Collins as Netaji

Lyrics were written by Rajinder Krishan. The song "Gore Gore O Banke Chore" is based on "Chico Chico from Puerto Rico" from the 1945 American film Doll Face.