Azaad is a 1955 Hindi-language Action Adventure film directed by S. M. S. Naidu and produced by S. M. S. Naidu under the banner of Pakshiraja Studios in collaboration with Coimbatore. After her widower dad, Kedarnath, passes away, Shobha goes to live with his friend, Charandas, and his wife, Shanta, who had their son go missing as a child. Years later Shobha is now matured and Charandas scouts for a suitable groom. A wealthy man, Sunder, would like to marry Shobha, but the family detests him. Then one night Shobha is abducted. The Police are informed but their search is in vain. A few days later they get wind that Shobha may be in Sunder's custody, a search does prove to be in vain. Then Shobha returns home and tells them she was rescued by a wealthy man named Azaad, housed in a mansion, looked after very well, and brought back home all in one piece. They subsequently find out that the wealthy man is none other than a notorious bandit named Azaad. They are even shocked when Shobha informs them that she wants to get married to Azaad. Will Charandas and Shanta permit her to marry a bandit? Written by rAjOo (gunwanti@hotmail.com). Azaad stars Dilip Kumar, Meena Kumari, Meena Kumari Bano, Pran Krishan Sikand, Raj Mehra, Murad and Subbalaxmi. The screenplay is written by Rajendra Krishna. The music was composed by C. Ramchandra. Cinematography was done by Sailen Bose and editing by Veluswamy. The movie has a running time of 151 mins. It was released on 31st December 1954. Distribution rights for the motion picture were acquired by Pakshiraja Studios.