jewel thief be a rare breed of film completely noir in it story but nothing noir about the presentation . a young man vinay and superbly play by a newly face lift dev anand at age 40 plus and be estrange from his police officer dad and find a job in a jeweler store . soon random people come up to him and call him amar . use just a few pithy moment the presence of a doppelganger be establish . then a woman shalini ( vyjayantimala ) come forward and claim to be engage to say doppelganger . she be accompany by her loving brother ( ashok kumar ) who be so convinced that vinay be actually amar he make him take his shoe off and prove that he be not aamr and the 6 toed one . the jeweler super cute daughter anju ( tanuja ) be completely enamor with vinay . amidst all this confusion there be a jewel thief on the loose and he be steal at will . slowly we learn from vinay encounter with a super hot night club singer ( helen . ) that the thief be amar the doppelganger . many many good look woman ( anju mahendru and faryal ) be after the hero . the police force and include vinay dad and be completely befuddle . vinay be slowly fall for shalini or shalu and her brother seem to bless the union . the action move to sikkim a that be where amar next heist be to occur . the rest be for you to watch the duplicate and the girl and the men who hang on to vinay every word thinking he be their bos amar and the loving brother sister duo nothing seem quite right and and it take the deft story telling ( and direction ) by vijay anand to conclude this tale in a highly entertaining manner . the movie have numerous moment that you will wonder at until they deliciously weave into a grand finale at a dance in a palace in sikkim . i be not a big vyjayanthi fan but she be quite competent here and although at her chubbiest . she be able to add to the confusion in the story in a subtle way and but be best when she be sorrowful or dance . tanuja be cute a a button and i love her in this film . i so badly want her to get the man . dev be and well and dev . if he be not walk like a man with a congenital shoulder defect ( one shoulder always low than the other ) i would wonder who they have find to imitate him . yet his style and charm and charisma be unfailing . in the song yeh dil na hota bechara and only dev could look cool carry a fishing rod to which a large plastic fish be attach . ashok kumar be simply awesome dada moni do not miss a beat the entire movie and turn this into one for the history book . sd burman spin magic with number like baithe hain kya uske paas ( helen in a blood red rooster imitation dance on a bar top ) and aasman ke neeche and rula ke gaya sapna mera and and my personal favorite seductive number raat akeli hai bujh gaye diye . if you be crave a great story and with more twist than a pretzel and wanting to be keep guess and yet amuse and entertain then go buy or rent jewel thief . good to buy it and then you can go back and see it again with your buddy . this one be a keeper .