Taxi Driver (1954)
Chetan Anand's neorealist portrayal of Bombay's working-class nightlife stars Dev Anand with SD Burman music and Vijay Anand's screenwriting debut
Introduction
Preface — Taxi Driver (1954)
Ratra, V. (Cinematographer), Taxi Driver, 1954 | Photographic Still
Ratra, V. (Cinematographer), Taxi Driver, 1954 | Lobby Card
Anand, Dev (Producer), Taxi Driver, 1954 | Song-Synopsis Booklet
Chetan Anand's Taxi Driver is a gritty portrayal of post-Independence Bombay's working-class life. The film, produced on a shoestring budget by Dev Anand and shot largely on the streets of Mumbai, captures the city's pulse and vibrancy, with its vivid streets and bustling architecture serving as an essential character in the narrative. The film explores the lives of taxi drivers, gamblers, nightclub singers and crooks among other people who inhabit the nightscape of the metropolis. Taxi Driver employs a neorealist eye, delving into the subcultures of Bombay's urban underclass. The nightclub becomes a democratic space where social hierarchies dissolve, bringing together people of all walks of life. Sheila Ramani as Silvy the pub singer embodies a fluid subjectivity, representing the freedom and constraints of women navigating the city's maze of desire and ambition. The film also reflects on the...
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नवकेतन के बैनर तले निर्मित टैक्सी ड्राइवर के निर्देशक चेतन आनंद थे और इसकी कहानी स्वतंत्रता के बाद के बॉम्बे में कामकाजी वर्ग की ज़िन्दगियों की एक सच्ची तस्वीर खींचती है। निर्माता और फ़िल्म के मुख्य नायक देव आनंद ने सीमित बजट में निर्मित इस फ़िल्म की अधिकतर शूटिंग मुम्बई की सड़कों पर की। अपनी जीवंतता में यह फ़िल्म इस शहर की धड़कन को पकड़ती है। इसकी कभी ना सोनेवाली सड़कें और प्रभावशाली स्थापत्य फ़िल्म की कहानी में एक ज़रूरी किरदार की तरह हैं। यह फ़िल्म टैक्सी चलानेवालों, जुआ खेलनेवालों, नाइट क्लब में गाती लड़कियों और चोरी-चकारी के धंधे में लगे किरदारों की दुनिया में घूमती है। ऐसे किरदार जो इस रात में जागते महानगर का स्याह परिवेश गढ़ते हैं। टैक्सी ड्राइवर की सिनेमाई शैली नव-यथार्थवादी है। यह बॉम्बे में रहनेवाले शहरी निम्नवर्ग का सांस्कृतिक पाठ प्रस्तुत करती है। नाइट क्लब यहाँ एक ऐसी लोकतांत्रिक जगह बन जाती है जहाँ भिन्न पृष्ठभूमि से आये लोग साथ मिल बैठते हैं और सामाजिक ऊँच-नीच के दायरे टूट जाते हैं। पब में गानेवाली स्त्री सिल्वी की भूमिका में शैला रमानी का किरदार सही और गलत के दायरों से परे जाती एक ऐसी लड़की का किरदार है, जो तमन्नाओं और महत्वाकांक्षाओं से निर्मित इस महानगरीय भूलभुलैया से गुज़रती स्त्रियों की स्वायत्तता और उसके रास्ते में...
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Body of Work
Taxi Driver (1954)
Art Director
A.R. Kakkad
Banner
Navketan
Choreographer
K.K. Shetty
Cinematographer
V. Ratra
Dialogue Writer
Vijay Anand
Director
Chetan Anand
Editing
M.D. Jadhav Rao
Lead Cast
Dev,
Kalpana Kartik,
Sheela Ramani
Lead Cast Rest
Rashid Khan,
Johnny Walker
Lyricist
Sahir Ludhianvi
Music Director
Sachin Dev Burman
Producer
Dev
Screenplay Writer
Vijay Anand
Still Photographer
Kamat foto
Story Writer
Uma Anand,
Vijay Anand
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Ratra, V. (Cinematographer), Taxi Driver, 1954 | Lobby Card
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Ratra, V. (Cinematographer), Taxi Driver, 1954 | Lobby Card
Ratra, V. (Cinematographer), Taxi Driver, 1954 | Lobby Card
Ratra, V. (Cinematographer), Taxi Driver, 1954 | Lobby Card
Ratra, V. (Cinematographer), Taxi Driver, 1954 | Lobby Card
Ratra, V. (Cinematographer), Taxi Driver, 1954 | Lobby Card
Ratra, V. (Cinematographer), Taxi Driver, 1954 | Lobby Card
Ratra, V. (Cinematographer), Taxi Driver, 1954 | Lobby Card
Anand, Dev (Producer), Taxi Driver, 1954 | Song-Synopsis Booklet
Ratra, V. (Cinematographer), Taxi Driver, 1954 | Photographic Still
Ratra, V. (Cinematographer), Taxi Driver, 1954 | Photographic Still
Ratra, V. (Cinematographer), Taxi Driver, 1954 | Photographic Still
Ratra, V. (Cinematographer), Taxi Driver, 1954 | Photographic Still
Anand, Uma (Author). Chetan Anand, 2007 | Authored Book | 00843987
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Ratra, V. (Cinematographer), Taxi Driver, 1954 | Lobby Card
Ratra, V. (Cinematographer), Taxi Driver, 1954 | Lobby Card
Ratra, V. (Cinematographer), Taxi Driver, 1954 | Lobby Card
Anand, Dev (Producer), Taxi Driver, 1954 | Song-Synopsis Booklet
Ratra, V. (Cinematographer), Taxi Driver, 1954 | Photographic Still
Ratra, V. (Cinematographer), Taxi Driver, 1954 | Photographic Still
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