Half Ticket

This is One of the BEST Crazy Kishore Kumar Comedy Classic ,anyone can Hardly Miss.Honestly i could Not sit for a Single Moment without laughing at the complete comedy that the maverick called Kishore Kumar bought.Anyone who loves comedy should take it as a MUST MUST Watch...this is Pure Genius of Kishore Da,who can go such wild in his antics & remain so comical that creates such awesome laugh riots possible,which r so impossible to control..Lovely Madubala & Multifaceted Kishore Kumar have the role of their life in this unparalleled comedy classic,with superlative songs,which makes it timeless & legendary to this day..10/10.

I saw this movie recently and was amazed by the quality of the hilarious comedy that this film offers. It beats the films of these days in terms of comedy. Kishor Daa has had a tremendous role and everything in the movie is up to the mark. I recommend everyone at least give it a chance and you will be a happy person on earth. Each scene of the film has something in it to make you laugh. You will be a laughing bag at the end. And then the film has a romantic story too which has a happy ending. A must watch for everyone. Even if it is black and white movie, the excellent movie that it is makes it a treat to watch. A lot of scenes has some fancy stuff in it that makes one think what quality the movies of earlier era had in them. Then the music quality of the movie is some of the best. The song that Kishor sings in both male and female voice is the most hilarious. This song is made alive by the play made by Kishor Kumar.

I can see why it was hit at time of it's release but it doesn't stand test of time.

I bet u wouldn't feel disappointed a bit after watching this movie.

Half Ticket (1962) : Brief Review -

Copies half of the Hollywood formula and gives FULL Entertainment of its own. I remember watching the 1942 Billy Wilder comedy "The Major and the Minor," in which the beautiful blonde, Ginger Rogers, pretends to be a minor girl because she only has half the money to buy a ticket. I could have never imagined a male actor doing that in Hindi cinema. Kishore Kumar, a chameleon in his own league, did it for Indian audiences. Besides that half-ticket formula, this Kalidas' comedy has not been much inspired or copied; rather, it gave a lot to others to copy. Remember that scene in Sholay (1975), when Jay (Amitabh Bachchan) tarnishes the image of Veeru in front of Maasi? Kishore Kumar did that 13 years before Big B. You might have hurt this dialogue in many movies over the years: "Mein pagal nahi hu, Mera bas dimag kharab hai." It came from here, I believe. We have seen the villain chasing the hero throughout the film for a piece of jewelry (sometimes drugs, documents, or some other element), and they get involved in too many messy situations. Half Ticket goes bonkers with that thing. We have two of the best funny songs of all time, "Chil Chil Chilla Ke" and "Oo Gujariya," involving the hero and villain in a chase in this movie. None of Kishore Kumar and Madhubala's romantic numbers were that good. It's shocking, but it didn't matter much. Madhubala has less to do, but whatever scenes she has, they are beautiful. Otherwise, the entire movie belongs to Kishore Kumar from start to finish. This is the most nasty Kishore Kumar could get in a movie. So many hilarious dialogues, so many funny moments, and some iconic comedy scenes-Half Ticket has full entertainment loaded for you. Kalidas has made an "epic" comedy, which, barring that Hollywood idea, I believe, is a cult classic! I don't mind if anyone's keeping it on the "top 25 comedies of all time" list.

RATING - 7.5/10*

By - #samthebestest.