Night Club (1958)

This review is written by Mr Sadanand Kamath

The film NIGHT CLUB (1958) was produced under the banner of Varma Pictures and directed by Naresh Saigal. The star cast included Ashok Kumar and Kamini Kaushal in the lead roles with Nishi, Helen, Mubarak, Maruti, S Nazir, Iftekhar, Dhumal, Gope, Keshav Rana and Ram Mohan in supporting roles. All the songs were written by Majrooh Sultanpuri and the music was composed by Madan Mohan.

The story revolves around the night club owner (Mubarak) who in the guise of running the night club is actually involved in anti-social activities, murders and dacoities. Ashok Kumar as a police inspector who is entrusted with investigating a murder case of Kamini Kaushal’s brother, joins the night club disguised as a waiter. Here he comes into contact with Kamini Kaushal who has already joined the club in the guise of a dancer to take revenge on the night club owner for murdering her brother.
With this background, one can expect a good number of club songs in the film. I have watched the video clips of 6 songs from this film, all sung by female playback singers. To the best of my knowledge, none of these six songs bears the style of Madan Mohan which he was known for today. Probably the story line of the film did not give him opportunity to compose songs bearing his trademark.