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Film Noir literally means Black movie. The name was given by French critics for the black & white low-budget Hollywood movies released between 1940 & 50's. Though these movies were produced on extremely shoe-string budget (if we consider big budget films like Gone with the Wind) but their content were very high. A typical film noir was based upon crime story published in pulp magazines like The Black Mask. Writers like Dashiell Hammett, Raymond Chandler, and Dorothy Hughes were very popular among producers. What impressed the French critics to apart these movies from regular buffs is the use of camera. The low key black & white visual style has roots in German expressionist cinematography. Cinematographers like John Alton had key role in making beautiful noir movies. Hindi films like C.I.D & Aar Paar (both produced by Guru Dutt) clearly inspired from noir's. In recent time we have considerably number of movies which can be called as Film Noir. Ek Chal...