Insaniyat (transl. Humanity) is a 1955 Hindi-language action film produced and directed by S. S. Vasan. The film stars Dilip Kumar, Dev Anand and Bina Rai. The film's songs were written by Rajendra Krishan. The film's music is by C. Ramchandra. It is a remake of 1950 Telugu film Palletoori Pilla and is the only film to feature Dilip Kumar and Dev Anand together onscreen.
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Plot
A once loyal soldier faces many challenges after turning into a rebel.
Cast
Dilip Kumar as Mangal
Dev Anand as Bhanu Pratap
Bina Rai as Durga
Vijayalakshmi as Chanda
Jayant as Zangoora
Jairaj as Martand
Shobhna Samarth as Mangal's Mother
Badri Prasad as Durga's Father
Mijjan Kumar as Vaidji
Agha as Bhola
Mohana Cabral as Chameli
T. Mukherjee as Madhav
Ishwarlal as Spy
G. V. Sharma as Spy
G. Bhatt as Employee
Gemini Boys and Girls
Zippy as Zippo
Production
Insaniyat was a remake of the 1950 Telugu film Palletoori Pilla, and remained the only film where Dilip Kumar and Dev Anand worked together.
The role of Bhanu Pratap was first offered to Bharat Bhushan, but he declined the offer.
In his later years, Dev Anand admitted his regret and displeasure doing the film. In an interview, he said:
"In Insaniyat, I was very uncomfortable. I used to go to Madras and meet Mr Vasan. They would give me those costumes to perform. I did it happily, because work is work and duty is duty. But I don't think it suited me and I never went there again."
Soundtrack
All music was composed by C. Ramchandra and lyrics were by Rajendra Krishan.