India Synopsis
“Watch it as a modern film of the 50s and you might like CID”
A newspaper editor, Shrivastav, is killed when he was about to expose the underworld links of a very rich and influential person. C.I.D. Inspector Shekhar is assigned to this case, an investigation of which leads him to suspect Dharamdas and his men. But Dharamdas spins a web of lies and deceit, and Shekhar himself becomes a suspect, and is arrested by the police, and loses his job, leaving Dharamdas and his men to carry on undeterred.
The 1955–1957 India Window
5 India films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. C.I.D. sits at position #5.
#1Aparajito
★ 8.0 · 1956
#2Mayabazar
★ 7.6 · 1957
#3Shree 420
★ 7.6 · 1955
#4Pyaasa
★ 7.3 · 1957
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#5C.I.D.
★ 5.5 · 1956
The 1950s India Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1950s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when C.I.D. premiered. 12 total titles in this decade from India.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,629 of 1,983 India films indexed here (18th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.9 points below the India average of 6.4/10.
Among India Action productions specifically: #497 of 637 (top 78%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | India |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Hindi |
| Production Companies | Guru Dutt Films Pvt. Ltd. |
| Runtime | 2h 26m |
| Release Date | April 6, 1956 |
| IMDb | tt0049041 |