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'''''Munimji''''' ({{translation|Clerk}}) is a 1955 [[India]]n [[Hindi]]-language [[romantic film|romantic]] [[comedy film]] starring [[Dev Anand]] and [[Nalini Jaywant]], and directed by [[Subodh Mukherjee]]. The story idea was by Ranjan, screenplay was by [[Nazir Hussain]] and dialogues by [[Nazir Hussain]] and Qamar Jalalabadi. [[Pran (actor)|Pran]] played the villain in the film. It also starred [[Ameeta]] and [[Nirupa Roy]]. The team of [[Mukherjee]], [[Nazir Hussain]], [[Dev Anand]] and music director [[S.D. Burman]] later got together to produce another movie, ''[[Paying Guest]]'', in 1957. The film was loosely adapted in [[Telugu language|Telugu]] as ''[[Inti Guttu (1958 film)|Inti Guttu]]'' (1958).<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/blast-from-the-past-intiguttu/article7429947.ece |title=Intiguttu (1958) |last=Narasimham |first=M. L. |date=16 July 2015 |website=The Hindu |access-date=2019-01-03}}</ref>
'''''Munimji''''' ({{translation|Clerk}}) is a 1955 [[India]]n [[Hindi]]-language [[romantic film|romantic]] [[comedy film]] starring [[Dev Anand]] and [[Nalini Jaywant]], and directed by [[Subodh Mukherjee]]. The story idea was by Ranjan, screenplay was by [[Nasir Hussain]] and dialogues by [[Nasir Hussain]] and Qamar Jalalabadi. [[Pran (actor)|Pran]] played the villain in the film. It also starred [[Ameeta]] and [[Nirupa Roy]]. The team of [[Mukherjee]], [[Nasir Hussain]], [[Dev Anand]] and music director [[S.D. Burman]] later got together to produce another movie, ''[[Paying Guest]]'', in 1957. The film was loosely adapted in [[Telugu language|Telugu]] as ''[[Inti Guttu (1958 film)|Inti Guttu]]'' (1958).<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/blast-from-the-past-intiguttu/article7429947.ece |title=Intiguttu (1958) |last=Narasimham |first=M. L. |date=16 July 2015 |website=The Hindu |access-date=2019-01-03}}</ref>


== Plot ==
== Plot ==
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Roopa lives a wealthy lifestyle with her widowed dad, Captain Suresh and brother, Shekhar. After she returns from abroad, she is told that she must now prepare to marry her betrothed, Ratan, who is the son of a close friend of Suresh.
Roopa lives a wealthy lifestyle with her widowed dad, Captain Suresh and brother, Shekhar. After she returns from abroad, she is told that she must now prepare to marry her betrothed, Ratan, who is the son of a close friend of Suresh.


Everything changes suddenly when Roopa meets a handsome young man, Raj, and they fall in love with each other. Raj then breaks her heart when he tells her that his mother, Malti, who works as a maidservant in Suresh's household, has always favored Ratan over him and has made him promise to step out of Ratan's way. Before she could find out why Malti prefers Ratan over Raj, a bandit, Kala Ghoda, who has been terrorizing the region, asks Suresh to pay Rs.50,000. The police lay a trap for this extortionist and capture him red-handed. He turns out to be none other than Suresh's Munim. Surprises are in store for everyone when they find out that Munim is Raj, who has been masquerading as the Munim for many years and may have embezzled another Rs.50,000.
Everything changes suddenly when Roopa meets a handsome young man, Raj, and they fall in love with each other. Raj then breaks her heart when he tells her that his mother, Malti, who works as a maidservant in Suresh's household, has always favored Ratan over him and has made him promise to step out of Ratan's way. Before she could find out why Malti prefers Ratan over Raj, a bandit, Kala Ghoda, who has been terrorizing the region, asks Suresh to pay Rs.50,000. The police lay a trap for this extortionist and capture him red-handed. He turns out to be none other than Suresh's Munim. Surprises are in store for everyone when they find out that Munim is Raj, who has been masquerading as the Munim for many years and may have embezzled another Rs.50,000. Now, the questions arise who is Raj? What is his profession? Is he really masquerading as Kala Ghoda?


== Cast ==
== Cast ==
* [[Dev Anand]] as Amar / Raj
* [[Dev Anand]] as Amar / Raj
* [[Nalini Jaywant]] as Roopa
* [[Nalini Jaywant]] as Roopa
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* [[Ameeta]] as Bela
* [[Nirupa Roy]] as Malti
* [[Nirupa Roy]] as Malti
* [[Pran (actor)|Pran]] as Ratan / Kala Ghoda
* [[Pran (actor)|Pran]] as Ratan / Kala Ghoda
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* [[Ameeta]] as Bela
* [[Madan Mohan (composer)|Madan Mohan]] as Shekhar


== Soundtrack ==
== Soundtrack ==
The Music of the film is composed by [[S.D. Burman]] and lyrics by [[Sahir Ludhianvi]] and [[Shailendra (lyricist)|Shailendra]].
The Music of the film is composed by [[S. D. Burman]] and lyrics by [[Sahir Ludhianvi]] and [[Shailendra (lyricist)|Shailendra]].

The song "Jeevan Ke Safar Mein Rahi Milte Hai Bichhad Jane Ko," sung by [[Kishore Kumar]], became a super hit.

{{infobox album
{{infobox album
| name = Munimji
| name = Munimji
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! Song !! Singer
! Song !! Singer
|-
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| "Aankh Khulte Hi Tum"
| "Jeevan Ke Safar Mein Rahi"
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| [[Kishore Kumar]]
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|-
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| "Jeevan Ke Safar Mein Rahi"
| [[Lata Mangeshkar]]
| [[Lata Mangeshkar]]
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|-
| "Anari Anari"
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| [[Geeta Dutt]]
|-
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| "Dil Ki Umangen Hain Jawan"
| [[Hemant Kumar]], [[Geeta Dutt]]
|-
|-
| "Ek Nazar Bas Ek Nazar"
| "Ek Nazar Bas Ek Nazar"
| Lata Mangeshkar
| [[Lata Mangeshkar]]
|-
|-
| "Ghayal Hiraniyan"
| "Ghayal Hiraniya Main"
| Lata Mangeshkar
| [[Lata Mangeshkar]]
|-
|-
| "Jeevan Ke Safar Mein Rahi"
| "Aankh Khulte Hi Tum"
| Lata Mangeshkar
| [[Lata Mangeshkar]]
|-
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| "Jeevan Ke Safar Mein Rahi"
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| [[Kishore Kumar]]
|-
|-
| "Nain Khoye Khoye"
| "Nain Khoye Khoye"
| Lata Mangeshkar
| [[Lata Mangeshkar]]
|-
|-
| "O Shiv Ji Bihane Chali"
| "O Shiv Ji Bihane Chali"
|[[Hemant Kumar]]
| [[Hemant Kumar]]
|-
|-
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| "Dil Ki Umangen Hain Jawan, Rang Mein Dooba Hai Sama"
| "Sajan Bin Neend Na Aaye"
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| [[Hemant Kumar]], [[Geeta Dutt]]
| Lata Mangeshkar
|-
|-
| "Zindagi Hai Zinda"
| "Zindagi Hai Zinda"
| Geeta Dutt
| [[Geeta Dutt]]
|-
|-
|}
|}


== References ==
== References ==
{{reflist}}
<references />


== External links ==
== External links ==
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[[Category:1955 films]]
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[[Category:1950s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:1950s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:Films scored by S. D. Burman]]
[[Category:Films scored by S. D. Burman]]
[[Category:Hindi films remade in other languages]]
[[Category:Hindi films remade in other languages]]
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[[Category:Indian romantic comedy films]]
[[Category:1955 romantic comedy films]]
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Latest revision as of 03:01, 19 January 2023

Munimji
Poster
Directed bySubodh Mukherjee
Written byNasir Hussain
Produced bySashadhar Mukherjee
StarringDev Anand
Nalini Jaywant
Pran
Ameeta
Nazir Hussain
Nirupa Roy
Music byS.D. Burman
Sahir Ludhianvi (lyrics)
Release date
  • August 5, 1955 (1955-08-05)
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Munimji (transl. Clerk) is a 1955 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film starring Dev Anand and Nalini Jaywant, and directed by Subodh Mukherjee. The story idea was by Ranjan, screenplay was by Nasir Hussain and dialogues by Nasir Hussain and Qamar Jalalabadi. Pran played the villain in the film. It also starred Ameeta and Nirupa Roy. The team of Mukherjee, Nasir Hussain, Dev Anand and music director S.D. Burman later got together to produce another movie, Paying Guest, in 1957. The film was loosely adapted in Telugu as Inti Guttu (1958).[1]

Plot[edit]

The whole film

Roopa lives a wealthy lifestyle with her widowed dad, Captain Suresh and brother, Shekhar. After she returns from abroad, she is told that she must now prepare to marry her betrothed, Ratan, who is the son of a close friend of Suresh.

Everything changes suddenly when Roopa meets a handsome young man, Raj, and they fall in love with each other. Raj then breaks her heart when he tells her that his mother, Malti, who works as a maidservant in Suresh's household, has always favored Ratan over him and has made him promise to step out of Ratan's way. Before she could find out why Malti prefers Ratan over Raj, a bandit, Kala Ghoda, who has been terrorizing the region, asks Suresh to pay Rs.50,000. The police lay a trap for this extortionist and capture him red-handed. He turns out to be none other than Suresh's Munim. Surprises are in store for everyone when they find out that Munim is Raj, who has been masquerading as the Munim for many years and may have embezzled another Rs.50,000. Now, the questions arise who is Raj? What is his profession? Is he really masquerading as Kala Ghoda?

Cast[edit]

Soundtrack[edit]

The Music of the film is composed by S. D. Burman and lyrics by Sahir Ludhianvi and Shailendra.

The song "Jeevan Ke Safar Mein Rahi Milte Hai Bichhad Jane Ko," sung by Kishore Kumar, became a super hit.

Munimji
Soundtrack album by
S.D. Burman
Released1955
LabelSaregama
Song Singer
"Jeevan Ke Safar Mein Rahi" Kishore Kumar
"Jeevan Ke Safar Mein Rahi" Lata Mangeshkar
"Ek Nazar Bas Ek Nazar" Lata Mangeshkar
"Ghayal Hiraniya Main" Lata Mangeshkar
"Aankh Khulte Hi Tum" Lata Mangeshkar
"Nain Khoye Khoye" Lata Mangeshkar
"O Shiv Ji Bihane Chali" Hemant Kumar
"Dil Ki Umangen Hain Jawan, Rang Mein Dooba Hai Sama" Hemant Kumar, Geeta Dutt
"Zindagi Hai Zinda" Geeta Dutt

References[edit]

  1. ^ Narasimham, M. L. (16 July 2015). "Intiguttu (1958)". The Hindu. Retrieved 3 January 2019.

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