Professor (1962)

Sita devi is a very strict aunt for a number of young ladies, and does not allow them to fraternize with males. Along comes Pritam disguised as an elderly Professor Khanna to break every ... See full summary »

Director:

Lekh Tandon

Writers:

Abrar Alvi (dialogue), Abrar Alvi (screenplay),

Stars:

Shammi Kapoor, Kalpana, Lalita Pawar

1 win & 4 nominations.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Shammi Kapoor	...	Professor Pritam Khanna
Kalpana	...	Neena Verma
Lalita Pawar	...	Sita Devi Verma
Parveen Choudhary	...	Rita Verma (as Praveen Chowdhary)
Salim	...	Ramesh
Pratima Devi	...	Mrs. Khanna (as Protima Devi)
Rashid Khan	...	Hanuman Singh
Bir Sakuja	...	Ramesh's Father (as Bir Sakooja)
Bela Bose	...	Mrs. Singh
Ratnamala	...	(as Ratan Mala)
Ratan Gaurang
Gopal
Tun Tun	...	Phool Rani
Iftekhar	...	Artist
M.A. Latif

Storyline

Sita devi is a very strict aunt for a number of young ladies, and does not allow them to fraternize with males. Along comes Pritam disguised as an elderly Professor Khanna to break every possible rule of the aunt.

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Genres:

Romance | Musical | Drama | Comedy | Family

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Details

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi

Filming Locations:

Guru Dutt Studios, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Company Credits

Production Co:

Eagle Films

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Mono Mono (RCA Sound System)

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Did You Know?

Connections

Featured in East Is East (1999)

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Soundtracks

"Main Chali Main Chali"
Music by Shankarsingh Raghuwanshi and Jaikishan Dayabhai Pankal
Lyrics by Shailendra
Performed by Mohammad Rafi & Lata Mangeshkar

User Reviews

One of Shammi Kapoors best

This is one of the best movies of the 60's decade. Right from direction to camera work to art direction it excels in a way even the best movies of present year don't. And I haven't even talked about its music! Shanker-jaikishen produces magic with Lata mangeshkar, Mohd Rafi and Asha Bhosle singing Aye Gulbadan, Main Chali and Khuli Palak mein. The Director, Lekh Tandon, works on a script familiar to audiences even in the 60's, but manages to build in sub-plots, memorable songs, enough melodrama from Lalita pawar and extract superb acting from Mr.Kapoor to make us sit through enjoyable two and a half hours of cinema. Shammi Kapoor dances,fights and emotes his heart out as the old professor and the young unemployed heartthrob. The very first melodrama king is a natural at over the top acting. You will just love watching him at the way he eases through his roles with the spunk and energy. Don't miss this movie from Bollywood's most melodic and sparkling era.