''Professor'' is a 1962 Hindi film, produced by F. C. Mehra and directed by

Lekh Tandon Lekh Tandon (13 February 1929 – 15 October 2017) was an Indian filmmaker and actor. He had directed numerous Bollywood movies and Indian TV Serials. He gained national fame due to success of his directorial ventures Professor (1962 film), Pri ...

. The film stars

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, Kalpana,

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. The film's music is by

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. The film became a box office hit. The film was remade in Tamil as ''

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'' (1990), in Telugu twice as ''

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'' (1969), '' Peddinti Alludu'' (1991) and in Kannada as '' Gopi Krishna'' The rights to this film are owned by

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Plot

Sita Devi Verma (

), situated in DarjeelingWhile filming in Darjeeling, the ''Professor'' crew and cast's work came slowly, due to the regular appearance of mist, which would make the shots less clear than the shiny cinematography of this kind of ''masala'' film demanded. Dwarka Divecha, who was also the director of photography for such greats as ''Sholay'' (1975), was the cameraman for ''Professor''. Shoma A. Chatterji, ''Filming Reality: The Independent Documentary Movement in India'' (New Delhi: SAGE India, 2015), 42. is the guardian to two young women (Nina and Rita) and two school children (Bunty and Munnu) in her care. She is a strict guardian and the four often disobey her and create mischief behind her back. She is looking for a professor as a tutor, her only condition being that he should be above 50 years of age. Pritam Khanna (

), a young college graduate in dire need of work, applies for the job and get dejected after being rejected due to his age. The same day, he discovers his mother (Pratima Devi) has an advanced stage of tuberculosis and needs hospitalization. Due to financial difficulties, he disguises himself as an older professor and takes the job. The women do not want a professor and try every trick in the book to defame the professor in the eyes of Sita Devi. Pritam soon catches on and defeats them at their own game. He falls in love with Nina and woos her as a young man in the city. Chaos ensues when Sita Devi develops feelings towards old Prof. Khanna and Pritam has to romance the two ladies in different disguises at the same time.

Cast

Initially

Dev Anand Dharamdev Pishorimal Anand (26 September 1923 – 3 December 2011), better known as Dev Anand, was an Indian actor, writer, director and producer known for his work in Hindi cinema, through a career that spanned over six decades. He was ...

and

Raj Kapoor Raj Kapoor (pronunciation: �aːd͡ʒ kəpuːɾ born Shrishti Nath Kapoor; also known as Ranbir Raj Kapoor; 14 December 1924 2 June 1988) was an Indian actor, film director and producer, who worked in Hindi cinema. He is considered one of th ...

were approached for the lead role of Pritam but they did not accept. *

...Professor Pritam Khanna *

Randhir (actor) Randhir was an Indian character actor in Hindi and Punjabi films who was active from the 1940s to the 1980s. He appeared in over 172 films. Originally, he played side heroes or the friend of the hero. On a few occasions, he even played the her ...

....Professor sahab *

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...Ramesh * Kalpana...Neena Verma *

...Sita Devi Verma * Parveen Choudhary...Rita Verma * Pratima Devi...as Pritam mom *

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...Hanuman Singh *

...Hanuman Singh's daughter *

...Artist * Bir Sakuja...Ramesh's father *

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...Jeweller * Ratan Gaurang...Hotel boy Chang * Maqsood...Hotel waiter * Ratnamala...Sita Devi's friend from tribal village * Gopal * M.A. Latif...Doctor treating Rita Verma

Soundtrack

All the songs were composed by

Shankar–Jaikishan Shankar–Jaikishan (also known as S-J), were an Indian composer duo of the Hindi film industry, working together from 1949 to 1971. They are widely considered to be one of the greatest ever music composers of the Hindi film industry. After Jaiki ...

, assisted by

Dattaram Wadkar Dattaram Wadkar (1929 – 7 June 2007), was a prominent Indian music arranger and music director known for his association with the legendary music composers Shankar–Jaikishan and as an independent music composer for movies like '' Ab Dilli ...

Awards and nominations

*Won:

Filmfare Best Music Director Award The Filmfare Best Music Album Award is given by the ''Filmfare'' magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films, to the best composer/arranger of a soundtrack. This category was first presented in 1954. Naushad Ali was the fir ...

*Nominated:

Filmfare Award for Best Actor The Filmfare Award for Best Actor is an award, begun in 1954, presented annually at the Filmfare Awards to an actor via a jury. This is given by '' Filmfare'' as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi (Bollywood) films. The award was firs ...

*Nominated:

Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress The Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress is given by '' Filmfare'' as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films, to recognise a female actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in a supporting role. Although the Filmf ...

*Nominated:

Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist The Filmfare Lyricist Award is given by the ''Filmfare'' magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films. The awards were first given in 1954; however, the Award for the best lyricist was first given in 1959. List of winners 1 ...

Hasrat Jaipuri Hasrat Jaipuri, born Iqbal Hussain (15 April 1922 – 17 September 1999) was an Indian poet, who wrote in the Hindi and Urdu languages. He was also a renowned film lyricist in Hindi films, where he won the Filmfare Awards for Best Lyricis ...

for the song "Aai Gulbadan" *Nominated:

Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer The Filmfare Best Male Playback Singer Award is given by Indian film magazine ''Filmfare'' as a part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films, to recognise a male playback singer who has delivered an outstanding performance in a film song. ...

Mohammed Rafi Mohammed Rafi (24 December 1924 – 31 July 1980) was an Indian playback singer and musician. He is considered to have been one of the greatest and most influential singers of the Indian subcontinent. Rafi was notable for his versatility and ...

for the song "Aye Gulbadan"

References

External links

{{DEFAULTSORT:Professor (Film) 1962 films 1960s Hindi-language films Films directed by Lekh Tandon Films scored by Shankar–Jaikishan Hindi films remade in other languages Indian comedy films 1962 comedy films Hindi-language comedy films