''New Delhi'' ( hi, न्यू डेल्ही) is a 1956 Indian

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-language

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romantic comedy film written by Radhakishen with

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and directed by Mohan Segal. The film starred

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and

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in the lead, with Jabeen Jalil,

Nana Palsikar Nana Palshikar ( mr, नाना पळशीकर) (1907 – 1 June 1984) was an Indian actor who appeared in over 80 Hindi films. He made his film debut in 1935 with ''Dhuwandhar'', and went on to play character roles in both Hindi mainstream ...

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, Prabhu Dayal, Dhumal, Brahm Bhardwaj, Radhakrishan, Mumtaz Begum, Mirza Musharraf and Shivraj as the

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. The film was produced by Mohan Segal himself. The film's score was composed by

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duo with lyrics provided by

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and Shailendra, edited by Pratap Dave and was filmed by K. H. Kapadia. The story is about the Punjabi boy Anand and the Tamil girl Janaki who fall in love with each other, but unfortunately were separated by their families.

Plot

Anand (Kishore Kumar), a Punjabi boy comes from

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, but is unable to find a place to stay, as everywhere he goes people want to give room only to a person of their region. Desperate, Anand masquerades as a

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, Anand Kumaraswamy, and finds a place to stay with a Tamilian family. There, he meets the daughter of the South Indian Cultural Association Head, Janaki (Vyjayantimala). Romance develops, but Anand is unable to reveal his true identity to her. Daulatram Khanna

, Anand's father and Janaki's father, Subramanyam's (Nana Palsikar) superior, gets transferred to Delhi. Anand's sister Nikki (Jabeen) comes close to Anand's friend, Ashok Banerjee, a

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painter who teaches her art. Anand makes his Tamilian servant Kumaraswamy (Dhoomal) masquerade as his father and they even meet Janaki's father to discuss the marriage. But soon they are found out and Daulatram opposes the marriage. Daulatram also faces opposition from his community who come to discuss Nikki's marriage within the community. Subramanyam too turns against his daughter, who tries to kill herself. She is saved by a kindly shop owner (Radhakishen) and passed off as his Punjabi niece, Mohini. Both Subramanyam and Anand are kept in the dark and are convinced Janaki is no more. Subramanyam realizes his mistake, but sadly he thinks it is too late. Thinking Mohini to be a good Punjabi girl, Anand's family readily agrees to his marriage with her. Daulatram returns home to find Ashok consoling Nikki, and throws him out. Nikki's marriage is almost called off when the boy's father demands a huge

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. Ashok offers his family jewels to Daulatram so that Nikki's marriage can take place. Daulatram's eyes open and he calls off the wedding and marries Nikki to Ashok. The truth about Janaki/ Mohini also comes out and now that both groups have shed their prejudices Anand marries Janaki.

Cast

as Anand D. Khanna / Anand Kumar Swami *

Vyjayantimala Vyjayanthimala (born 13 August 1936) is a former Indian actress, dancer and parliamentarian. She is the recipient of several accolades, including two BFJA Awards and five Filmfare Awards. She made her screen debut at the age of thirteen wit ...

as Janki Subramanian / Mohini * Jabeen as Nirmala 'Nikki' D. Khanna * Prabhu Dayal as Ashok Bannerji *

as Lala Daulatram Khanna *

as Subramaniam * Dhumal as Kumar Swami * Radha Kishan as Sadhuram * Mumtaz Begum as Daulatram's Wife * Mirza Musharaf as Daulatram's friend * Sarita * Ramlal * Shamlal * Bharadwaj as Daulatram's friend * Mulraj Kapur * P.R.Kapur * Sachin Ghosh * Bingoo * Sheela Kashmiri *

Shivraj Shivraj ( hi, शिवराज; 1920 - 3 June 2017) was an Indian actor. Selected filmography *''Singaar'' (1949) *'' Andolan'' (1951) (He played a key role) *'' Patita'' (1953) *''Devdas'' (1955) *'' Seema'' (1955) *''Dekh Kabira Roya'' ( ...

as Chunilal

Reviews

A review of the film was written on Uperstall about the main characters: * "Vyjayanthimala proves to be the perfect foil for Kishore Kumar ..as always had the mandatory dance sequence in practically every film of hers evoking 'classical art' associations. She excels in the two main dances in New Delhi - the solo Bharatnatayam Aliruppu number and the Bhangra folk dance in her Punjabi avatar and she is absolutely brilliant in the Bhangra folk dance ..n her second avtar even Vyjayanthimala played a Punjabi girl and most successfully too". * "Kishore Kumar is in full form and carries the film on his shoulders. His comic timing is spot on and he is as energetic as ever. The traditional concept of a comedian has always been one of lowly stature, that of a sidekick. It was Kishore Kumar who successfully became Hindi cinema's comic hero whose popularity relied primarily on his comic talents. Add to that his phenomenal acting talent and amazing singing voice and you have a performer who bordered on the genius". * "Jabeen Jalil as Kishore Kumar's sister, Nikki is a big no-no coming up woefully short in both the looks and histrionic departments". * "The lead duo are ably supported by Nana Palsikar. Palsikar from Maharashtra played a Tamilian ..nd most successfully too".

Soundtrack

The film's soundtrack was composed by

duo while the lyrics were provided by

and Shailendra. All the songs in this film became very successful.

Box office

At the end of its theatrical run, the film grossed around 1,45,00,000 and netted 75,00,000, thus becomes the sixth highest-grossing film of 1956, with a verdict of "hit".

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 0049549, New Delhi
New Delhi profile & review
at ''Upperstall.com'' 1956 films 1950s Hindi-language films Indian black-and-white films 1956 romantic comedy films Films scored by Shankar–Jaikishan Indian romantic comedy films