House No. 44

House No. 44
Directed by	M. K. Burman
Produced by	Dev Anand
Story by	Vishwamitter Adil
Starring	Dev Anand; Kalpana Kartik; Bhagwan Sinha; Prabhu Dayal; Radhid Khan; Kumkum; Parshuram
Music by	Sachin Dev Burman; Sahir Ludhianvi (lyrics)
Cinematography	V. Ratra
Edited by	Dharamvir; M.D. Jadhav Rao
Production; company	Navketan Films
Release date	1 Jan 1955
Country	India
Language	Hindi

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.^[1] The film is also noted for its popular songs with music by Sachin Dev Burman, with lyrics by Sahir Ludhianvi, including "Teri Duniya Mein Jeene Se" and "Chup Hai Dharti Chup Hain Chand Sitaare", sung by Hemant Kumar.^[2]

Plot[edit]

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.