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

"Khuli Palak Mein Jhoota Gussa"
Music by Shankarsingh Raghuwanshi and Jaikishan Dayabhai Pankal

User Reviews

A swinging sixties blockbuster

Professor belongs to that era of Hindi cinema when Shammi Kapoor could do no wrong. He lip-synced great Rafi numbers, romanced Asha/Sadhana/Saira/Sharmila/Rajshree in picturesque Kashmir/Ooty/Darjeeling and at times Swiss locations and beat up Pran/Jeevan/Prem Chopra/Prem nath. This fluffy musical romance is no different than the others. He plays Preetam, a man forced to pose as a Professor twice his age due to job constraints. Giving him ample support in the eye-candy department is Kalpana. She looks good but at times gets onto your nerves because of her saccharine sweet voice. Lalita Pawar is great as the strict aunt in charge of Kalpana and her siblings. And the rest of the cast is adequate.

The things that stand out are the award winning music which included gems like "Aye Gulbadan", "Main chali main chali","Awaaz deke humne tum","Khuli palak mein jhoota gussa" and many more delights. Shammi Kapoor, nominated for an award for his performance, is charming and restrained.

Watch it for the songs and Shammi's performance.