Teesri Manzil (1966)

A woman blames a nightclub drummer for the suspicious death of her sister, and seeks revenge. However, the pair work together to solve the mystery and become romantically involved, after he introduces himself under another name.

Director:

Vijay Anand

Writers:

Nasir Hussain (dialogue), Nasir Hussain (screenplay),

Stars:

Shammi Kapoor, Asha Parekh, Raj Mehra

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Shammi Kapoor	...	Anil Kumar Sona 'Rocky'
Asha Parekh	...	Sunita
Raj Mehra	...	Sunita's dad
Prem Chopra	...	Ramesh
Laxmi Chhaya	...	Bela
Neeta
Sabina	...	Roopa
Salim Khan	...	Rocky's friend (as Salim)
Rashid Khan	...	Waiter
Ram Avtar	...	Laughing Passenger (as Ram Awtar)
Haroon
Iftekhar	...	Police Inspector
Indira Bansal
S.N. Banerjee	...	Hotel Manager (as S.N. Bannerji)
Bazid Khan

Storyline

A woman named Ruby is killed and her body is thrown off of the third floor of a building (4th floor in North America). The police are called in to investigate, and they are assisted by Anil, who was a friend of Ruby. The prime suspect in Anil's eye is Ramesh, who has been lying about his alibi, and also about his relationship with Ruby. But the police have a clue - a button from an overcoat, a button that is worth Rs.250, and it is more than likely that this coat belongs to the killer, who is very wealthy.

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Plot Keywords:

button | friend | mistress | suicide | betrayal | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Musical | Mystery | Romance | Thriller

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Details

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi

Also Known As:

The Third Floor

Company Credits

Production Co:

Nasir Hussain Films, United Producers

Technical Specs

Runtime:

172 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Did You Know?

Trivia

At first 'Shammi Kapur' was not happy with producer Nasir Hussain's choice of music director, Rahul Dev Burman. He wanted Shankarsingh Raghuwanshi, claiming that his music perfectly captured the rhythm of his body/dance. However, when Kapur heard Burman's first song "Aaja Aaja Main hoon Pyar Tera", he changed his mind, impressed.

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Connections

Referenced in Today's Special (2009)

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Soundtracks

"Tum ne mujhe dekha hokar meherbaan"
Sung by Mohammad Rafi

User Reviews

Gross Entertainment

This movie is one of the landmarks in the history Hindi Cinema. For 158 minutes the audience is enthralled by a spellbound plot, music, dance, songs and suspense saga. The performance of Shammi Kapoor, Helen, both Prems, Iftikar and Rashid Khan is classic. Even during the 5 mt brief intermission, the cine-goer prefers to be glued to his seat lest the entry of Premnath, immediately after the intermission be missed.

Comedy is at its zenith. The entry of Kapoor on the New Delhi Rly platform and his extraordinary style of walking is mind boggling.

Even 40 years down history, its music and songs are as hit as they were when the first gramophone records were released in 1965. I remember people queuing before the radios in shops and halt in the streets when the songs were played. Needless to say, not a single Wednesday program of Binaca Geetmala in 1966 thru 1968 was aired without a Shammi number either from Teesri Manzil, An Evening in Paris and Bhramachari.

The music, drama, settings and perspiring expressions of Kapoor during the climax of accidentally locating the intriguing "gem-studded coat-button " is scary, hair raising and traumatic.

A film for all classes and all age.