Alibaba and 40 Thieves

Alibaba and 40 Thieves is a 1954 Hindi/Urdu fantasy action film directed by Homi Wadia. The film was a Basant pictures presentation under the Wadia Brothers Production banner. The story, screenplay and additional dialogue were by JBH Wadia, while the dialogues were written by Chand Pandit and Tahir Lucknavi. The art direction and special effects were by Babubhai Mistry. The music was composed by Chitragupta and S. N. Tripathi. Chitragupta had worked as an assistant to S. N. Tripathi in some of the mythology and fantasy films before branching out on his own. The lyricist was Raja Mehdi Ali Khan. The film starred Mahipal, Shakila, B. M. Vyas, S. N. Tripathi, Sharda, Lalita Kumari and Helen. The song sequence of "Dekho Ji Chand Nikla" was shot in Gevacolor.