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House No. 44

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House No. 44
Directed byM. K. Burman
Story byVishwamitter Adil
Produced byDev Anand
StarringDev Anand
Kalpana Kartik
K. N. Singh
CinematographyV. Ratra
Edited byDharamvir
M.D. Jadhav Rao
Music byS. D. Burman
Sahir Ludhianvi (lyrics)
Production
company
Release date
  • 4 February 1955 (1955-02-04)
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

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]

Plot

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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

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Songs

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

Song Singer
"Phaili Huyi Hai" Lata Mangeshkar
"Peechhe Peechhe Aakar, Chhoo Lo Hamen Pakar" Lata Mangeshkar, Hemant Kumar
"Tere Duniya Mein" Hemant Kumar
"Chup Hai Dharti" Hemant Kumar
"Unche Sur Mein Gaye Ja" Kishore Kumar
"Aag Lage Bangle Mein" Asha Bhosle
"Dekh Idhar O Jadugar" Asha Bhosle
"Dum Hai Baaki" Asha Bhosle

References

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