About: Dillagi (1949 film)

Dillagi (The Jest) is a 1949 Indian Bollywood film. It was the fourth highest grossing Indian film of 1949. The film was produced and directed by A. R. Kardar for his "Kardar Productions", and had music composed by Naushad. The film starred Suraiya, and the actor Shyam,. The film co-starred Chandabai, Sharda, Amar and Amir Banu. The story was a romantic tragedy, and became commercially successful at the box office. The plot was adapted from Wuthering Heights directed by William Wyler. Kardar was to later use a similar theme in Dil Diya Dard Liya (1966).