''Tumsa Nahin Dekha'' (

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: ''Saw nobody like you'') is a 1957

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romance

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, produced by Sashadhar Mukherjee while written and directed by

Nasir Hussain Mohammad Nasir Hussain Khan (16 November 1926 — 13 March 2002), better known as Nasir Hussain, was an Indian film producer, director, and screenwriter. With a career spanning decades, Hussain has been credited as a major trendsetter in the ...

, of Filmistan Pvt. Ltd. The film marked Hussain's evolution into a director. He had written films such as '' Munimji'' and '' Paying Guest''. The film was conceived as a star vehicle for its heroine Ameeta, who was the protégée of Filmistan Studios owner Tolaram Jalan. Much care was taken with her make-up, wardrobe and lighting. Much of the film's extensive publicity was also built around the actress. The film's huge success at the box office made the then-struggling

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an overnight sensation instead. This was the film in which he developed his own individual look and youthful style, and was his first light-hearted musical and its success helped move him to acting in this genre. The film also stars the popular villain and character actor Pran. Its music is by O.P. Nayyar and lyrics by

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. The film was originally offered to

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, but he declined, due to which Shammi Kapoor was cast. However, the director

was in a quandary as he had already read the script to Dev Anand and

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, but Mukerji prevailed and he also replaced Vyjayanthimala with Ameeta, who was the protégée of Filmistan Studios owner Tolaram Jalan. The film's original lyricist was Sahir, who wrote the title song, but he too opted out and Majrooh Sultanpuri took his place.

Plot

Twenty years ago, after killing his friend, Sardar Rajpal flees from his hometown in Shillong and re-locates to the rural area of Assam along with his adopted daughter Meena. He asks his wife Kamla, to send their son Shankar, so that he can employ him and get him married to Meena. Shankar arrives and he is welcomed by Sardar, who employs him and introduces him to Meena. A few days later, another young man shows up at his door claiming to be Kamla's son. A baffled Sardar also welcomes him, and puts both the young men under observation in order to find who the real Shankar is. The question remains: why would anyone want to impersonate Shankar, and what will happen to Sardar himself after the Police catch up with him for killing his friend 20 years ago?

Cast

as Shankar * Ameeta as Meena * Pran as Sohan *

Raj Mehra Raj Mehra 20 May 1913 1993), was an Indian character artist and film actor in Hindi language films, especially known for his role as a father of leading actors. During his career, he worked in over 300 Hindi films. Some of his popular roles a ...

as Vishnu * B. M. Vyas as Gopal / Sardar Rajpal * Sheela Vaz as Seema *

Kanu Roy Kanu Roy (1912-1981) was an Indian actor and music composer in Hindi and Bengali films. He gave music for most of Basu Bhattacharya's films. His most famous compositions are for Geeta Dutt, such as ''Aaj ki Kaalighata'' and '' Uski Kahani'' ( ...

as Bhola * M. B. Shetty as Bhola's henchman *

Ram Avtar Ram Avtar was a character actor turned comedian in Hindi cinema. He is best known for his roles in Nasir Hussain's films, especially ''Teesri Manzil'' (1967) and ''Yaadon Ki Baaraat'' (1973). These roles ranged from tickled train passenger in t ...

as Johnny * Shilendra Kumar Singh as Shankar's chacha (uncle) *

Anjali Devi Anjali Devi (; 24 August 1927 – 13 January 2014) was an Indian actress, model and producer in Telugu and Tamil films. She was well known for her role as the Devi Sita in '' Lava Kusa'' as well as for the titular roles in movies like Chench ...

as Kamla * Rajendra * S. L. Puri * Harbans Darshan M. Arora as Amarnath * Tina Misquitta as Actress * Bela Bose as a dancer in song 'Aaye he door se'

Soundtrack

References

External links

* {{Nasir Hussain 1957 films 1950s Hindi-language films Films directed by Nasir Hussain Films scored by O. P. Nayyar