Do Ustad

I like this film, it has fun energy. It has some familiar themes: family members and lovers separated and in the dark about about their relationships; mistaken identities; Raj Kapoor donning disguises. It does have morals to impart regarding a life of crime and redemption, so while the ending is not completely upbeat, neither is it tragic. I liked the music; the songs are cheerful and not so Westernized. (One number takes place in and around "Sam's Rocknroll School", but rock & roll is more an influence on the dancing than the music.) This is the first film I've Madhubala in, and she was a pleasure to watch. Raj Kapoor is in good form, too; not overly sentimental or too clownish, he is in his charming prime. He also get to have some fun with his fame: his films Shree 420 and Awaara are explicitly referred to, and he is mistaken for...himself! (That's not a spoiler, if you read the cast list.)