Tumsa Nahin Dekha (1957 film)

Tumsa Nahin Dekha (English: Saw nobody like you) is a 1957 Indian Hindi language romance drama film, produced by Sashadhar Mukherjee while written and directed by Nasir Hussain, of Filmistan Pvt. Ltd. The film marked Hussain's evolution into a director. He had written films such as Munimji and Paying Guest.

Tumsa Nahin Dekha
Theatrical release poster
Hindi	तुमसा नहीं देखा
Urdu	تم سا نہیں دیکھا
Directed by	Nasir Hussain
Produced by	Shashadhar Mukherjee
Screenplay by	Nasir Hussain (also dialogues)
Story by	Nasir Hussain
Starring	Shammi Kapoor Ameeta Pran
Music by	O. P. Nayyar
Cinematography	Marshall Braganza
Edited by	Babu Lavande
Production company	Filmistan Pvt. Ltd.
Distributed by	Filmistan Ultra[1]
Release date	1957 (1957)
Running time	141 minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindi
Box office	₹1 crore (US$140,000)[2]

The film was conceived as a star vehicle for its heroine Ameeta, who was the protégée of Filmistan Studios owner Tolaram Jalan. Much care was taken with her make-up, wardrobe and lighting. Much of the film's extensive publicity was also built around the actress.

The film's huge success at the box office made the then-struggling Shammi Kapoor an overnight sensation instead. This was the film in which he developed his own individual look and youthful style, and was his first light-hearted musical and its success helped move him to acting in this genre. The film also stars the popular villain and character actor Pran. Its music is by O.P. Nayyar and lyrics by Majrooh Sultanpuri.

The film was originally offered to Dev Anand, but he declined, due to which Shammi Kapoor was cast. The film's original lyricist was Sahir, who wrote the title song, but he too opted out and Majrooh Sultanpuri took his place. [Interview by Shammi Kapoor to CNN IBN telecast after his death, on 15 August 2011]