Movie opens with a robbery heist and some characters introductions, it then quickly introduces the main plot point - the jewel thief Amar has an uncanny resemblance to the lead Vinay. The movie eventually reveals the mastermind behind everything was Ashok Kumar, who manipulated everyone around Vinay to convince him there was another with his face.
It's great how they made this movie so it plants the idea and Vinay's head and ours. When they discuss the jewel thief they usually cut to one of his men, or Vinay. The characters are all convinced there is someone else with his face and we never even get close until Vinay does. The suspense is through the roof and Ashok Kumar executes his charade masterfully, always showing up right before someone else mistakes Vinay and Amar and what follows. Dev Anand is great also. The final song in front of actual Monarchs is truly something to behold and is something that makes this movie treasurable.
There's many limitations faced by 1960s India and instead of being hindered by it, they stretched it to grow Indian films a few steps forward. There aren't many movies like Jewel Thief, worth the watch
Review of Jewel Thief
