House No.44 (1955)

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. 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.

Contents

• 1 Plot
• 2 Cast
• 3 Songs
• 4 External links

 

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 Jibbo
• Kumkum

Songs

The film's music score was given by Sachin Dev Burman with lyrics by Sahir Ludhianvi.

#	Title	Singer(s)	Lyricist	Length
1	Aag lagi bangle mein	Asha Bhosle	Sahir Ludhianvi	3:33
2	Chup Hai Dharti Chup Hain Chand Sitaare	Hemant Kumar	Sahir Ludhianvi	3:01
3	Dekh Idhar O Jaadugar	Asha Bhonsle	Sahir Ludhianvi	3:28
4	Dum Hai Baaki To Gum Nahin	Asha Bhonsle	Sahir Ludhianvi	5:00
5	Oonche Sur Mein Gaaye Jaa	Kishore Kumar	Sahir Ludhianvi	3:57
6	Peeche Peeche Aakar	Lata Mangeshkar, Hemant Kumar	Sahir Ludhianvi	3:55
7	Phaili Hui Hain Sapnon Ki Baahen	Lata Mangeshkar	Sahir Ludhianvi	3:46
8	Teri Duniya Mein Jeene Se	Hemant Kumar	Sahir Ludhianvi	2:55

External links