Ab Dilli Dur Nahin
# Ab Dilli Dur Nahin

Ab Dilli Dur Nahin (Now Delhi is not far away) is a 1957 Indian Hindi-language film directed by Amar Kumar and written by Rajinder Singh Bedi and Muhafiz Hyder.

The film was produced by Raj Kapoor and starred Yakub, Anwar Hussain, Motilal, Nand Kishore and Jagdeep, and, in very minor role, Amjad Khan (Gabbar of Sholay).

## Cast

* Romi as Ratan
* Sulochana as Bela
* Yakub as Ghaseeta
* Anwar Hussain as Mukundlal
* Motilal as Hariram
* Nand Kishore
* Jagdeep as Masita
* Baij Sharma
* Amjad Khan as Lachhu
* C.S. Dubey as Ram Bharose
* Shivaji Rathore
* Om Prakash
* Manohar Gir
* Mohan Choti as Mithu
* Suraj Prakash
* Baby Chand
* Pappu
* Ghanshyam (as Ghansham)
* Ram Kumar
* Chandan Mukherji
* Tillu
* Iftekhar as Inspector (as Iftikhar)
* Hari Shivdasani as Prosecuting Lawyer
* Nana Palsikar as Defending Lawyer
* Bhudo Advani (as Budo Adwani)
* Bhupendra Kapoor as Guest Appearance (as Bhupendra Kapur)

## Music

The music for Ab Dilli Dur Nahin was composed by Dattaram, the lyrics penned by Shailendra and Hasrat Jaipuri, including the popular song "Chun Chun Karti Aayi Chidiya".

### Soundtrack

* "Mata O Mata Jo Tu Aaj Hoti" - Sudha Malhotra
* "Yeh Chaman Hamara Apna Hai" - Asha Bhosle, Geeta Dutt
* "Raghupati Raghav Raja Ram Ramleela" - Shamshad Begum, Geeta Dutt, Asha Bhosle
* "Chun Chun Karati Aai Chidiyaa" - Mohammed Rafi
* "Jiyo Lal Mere Tum Lakho Baras" - Lata Mangeshkar
* "Bhej Chhana Chhan" - Mohammed Rafi, S. Balbir
* "Lo Har Chiz Lelo Zamane Ke Logo" - Geeta Dutt, Asha Bhosle
* "Malik Tere Jahan Mein" - Sudha Malhotra

## Release

The film premiered in 1957.

