Afsar (1950 film)
| Afsar | |
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| Directed by | Chetan Anand |
| Screenplay by | Chetan Anand |
| Based on | The Government Inspector by Nikolai Gogol |
| Produced by | Dev Anand |
| Starring | Dev Anand Suraiya |
| Cinematography | V. Ratra |
| Music by | Sachin Dev Burman |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Navketan Films |
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Running time | 122 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Afsar is a 1950 Hindi-language romantic comedy film directed by Chetan Anand. It was produced by and starred Dev Anand. It co-starred Suraiya, who also recorded the playback singing for the film. The film was based on Nikolai Gogol's play The Government Inspector. Afsar was the first film produced under the Navketan Films banner. The film was unsuccessful at the box office, which attributed to Suraiya's fading stardom in the early 1950s, and Madhubala's and Nargis' simultaneous rise as the top female stars.