House No. 44

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 Sachin Dev 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]

House No. 44
Directed byM. K. Burman
Produced byDev Anand
Story byVishwamitter Adil
StarringDev Anand
Kalpana Kartik
Bhagwan Sinha
Prabhu Dayal
Radhid Khan
Kumkum
Parshuram
Music bySachin Dev Burman
Sahir Ludhianvi (lyrics)
CinematographyV. Ratra
Edited byDharamvir
M.D. Jadhav Rao
Production
company
Release date
1 Jan 1955
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

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

Songs

The film's music score was given by Sachin Dev Burman, with lyrics by Sahir Ludhianvi [3]

  1. "Aag Lage Bangle Mein" - Asha Bhosle
  2. "Chup Hai Dharti Chup Hain Chand Sitaare" - Hemant Kumar
  3. "Dekh Idhar O Jaadugar" - Asha Bhosle
  4. "Dum Hai Baaki To Gum Nahin" - Asha Bhosle
  5. "Oonche Sur Mein Gaaye Jaa" - Kishore Kumar
  6. "Peeche Peeche Aakar" - Lata Mangeshkar & Hemant Kumar
  7. "Phaili Hui" - Lata Mangeshkar
  8. "Tere Duniya Mein Jeene Se" - Hemant Kumar

References
  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.
  • Cinema Modern: Navketan Story, by Sidharth Bhatia. Harpercollins, 2011. ISBN 978-93-5029-096-5.
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