House No. 44

{{Infobox film

| name = House No. 44

| image = House_No._44_Movie.jpg

|producer = Dev Anand

| director = M. K. Burman

| starring = Dev Anand
Kalpana Kartik
K. N. Singh

| music = S. D. Burman
Sahir Ludhianvi (lyrics)

| cinematography = V. Ratra

| editing= Dharamvir
M.D. Jadhav Rao

| studio = Navketan Films

| country = India

| language = Hindi

| released ={{film date|1955|02|4|df=yes}}

| story = Vishwamitter Adil

}}

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.[https://web.archive.org/web/20120414212516/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/506967 House No. 44] Bollywood Hungama The film is also noted for its popular songs with music by S. D. Burman, with lyrics by Sahir Ludhianvi, including "Teri Duniya Mein Jeene Se" and "Chup Hai Dharti Chup Hain Chand Sitaare", sung by Hemant Kumar.{{cite news |title=REVIEW: Navketan — Indian cinema's glorious chapter |url=http://dawn.com/2012/12/03/review-navketan-indian-cinemas-glorious-chapter/ |publisher=Dawn |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121203194757/http://dawn.com/2012/12/03/review-navketan-indian-cinemas-glorious-chapter/ |archivedate=3 December 2012 |df=dmy-all }}

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 Jiboo
Kumkum in song Dekh idhar o jaadugar
Sheela Vaz as dancer in hotel
Kammo as Jiboo's daughter
Shivraj as Nimmo's father and chowkidar
Sarita
Prabhu Dayal
Ratan Gaurang as poor man in restaurant

Songs

The film's music score was given by S. D. Burman, with lyrics by Sahir Ludhianvi[http://www.hindigeetmala.com/movie/house_no_44.htm House no. 44] Hindigeetmala.

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! Song !! Singer

"Phaili Huyi Hai"

| Lata Mangeshkar

"Peechhe Peechhe Aakar, Chhoo Lo Hamen Pakar"

| Lata Mangeshkar, Hemant Kumar

"Tere Duniya Mein"

| Hemant Kumar

"Chup Hai Dharti"

| Hemant Kumar

"Unche Sur Mein Gaye Ja"

| Kishore Kumar