Romance ·Drama · India · 1956 · 2h 56m

New Delhi

Director

Cast

Kishore Kumar as Anand D. Khanna / Anandkumar Swami Vyjayanthimala as Janaki Subramaniam Jabeen Jalil as Nikki Prabhu Dayal as Ashok Nana Palsikar as Subramaniam Nasir Hussain as Lala Daulatram Khanna

Crew

K.H. Kapadia — Director of Photography Pratap Dave — Editor Inder Raj Anand — Screenplay Radhakrishnan — Screenplay Mohan Segal — Screenplay Mohan Segal — Story

Synopsis

Complications, impersonations and moral dilemmas arise when a Punjabi pretends to be a Tamil in order to obtain accommodation in New Delhi. An eloquent and entertaining plea for national unity that manages to showcase several cultural traditions whilst encouraging people to laugh both with and at each other.

Mood & Themes

delhi, india

Key Collaborators

Mohan Segal Director K.H. Kapadia Director of Photography Pratap Dave Editor Inder Raj Anand Screenplay Radhakrishnan Screenplay Mohan Segal Screenplay Mohan Segal Story Mohan Segal Producer

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