House_No._44

<i>House No. 44</i>

House No. 44

1955 Indian film

House No. 44 is a 1955 Hindi film directed by M. K. Burman and produced by Dev Anand for his banner Navketan Films. The movie stars Dev Anand and Kalpana Kartik in a lead role.[1] The film is also noted for its popular songs with music by S. D. Burman, with lyrics by Sahir Ludhianvi, including "Teri Duniya Mein Jeene Se" and "Chup Hai Dharti Chup Hain Chand Sitaare", sung by Hemant Kumar.[2]

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Plot

Ashok works for the notorious gangster Sunder and his men. One day, he comes across a dead body and he reports it to the police. Ashok then meets Nimmo and falls in love with her. Nimmo asks Ashok to leave the life of a gangster and settle down with her. Ashok agrees, but after a few days of not having any food, Ashok realizes that he was better off being a gangster. The rest of the movie portrays the struggle of Ashok trying to stay with Nimmo or with Sunder.

Cast

  • Dev Anand as Ashok
  • Kalpana Kartik as Nimmo
  • K. N. Singh as Captain
  • Bhagwan Sinha as Sunder
  • Rashid Khan as Jiboo
  • Kumkum in song Dekh idhar o jaadugar
  • Sheela Vaz as dancer in hotel
  • Kammo as Jiboo's daughter
  • Shivraj as Nimmo's father and chowkidar
  • Sarita
  • Prabhu Dayal
  • Ratan Gaurang as poor man in restaurant

Songs

The film's music score was given by S. D. Burman, with lyrics by Sahir Ludhianvi[3]

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References

  1. [1]
    House No. 44 Bollywood Hungama
  2. [2]
    "REVIEW: Navketan — Indian cinema's glorious chapter". Dawn. Archived from the original on 3 December 2012.
  3. [3]
    House no. 44 Hindigeetmala.
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