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Professor

  • 1962
  • 2h 46m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
374
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Shammi Kapoor and Lalita Pawar in Professor (1962)
ComedyDramaMusicalRomance

A college grad in need of money must disguise himself as an old man to tutor two young women who are under the watchful eye of their strict aunt.A college grad in need of money must disguise himself as an old man to tutor two young women who are under the watchful eye of their strict aunt.A college grad in need of money must disguise himself as an old man to tutor two young women who are under the watchful eye of their strict aunt.

  • Director
    • Lekh Tandon
  • Writers
    • Abrar Alvi
    • Shashi Bhushan
  • Stars
    • Shammi Kapoor
    • Lalita Pawar
    • Parveen Choudhary
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.8/10
    374
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Lekh Tandon
    • Writers
      • Abrar Alvi
      • Shashi Bhushan
    • Stars
      • Shammi Kapoor
      • Lalita Pawar
      • Parveen Choudhary
    • 8User reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 4 nominations total

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    Shammi Kapoor
    Shammi Kapoor
    • Professor Pritam Khanna
    Lalita Pawar
    Lalita Pawar
    • Sita Devi Verma
    Parveen Choudhary
    Parveen Choudhary
    • Rita Verma
    • (as Praveen Chowdhary)
    Salim
    • Ramesh
    Pratima Devi
    • Mrs. Khanna
    • (as Protima Devi)
    Rashid Khan
    Rashid Khan
    • Hanuman Singh
    Bir Sakuja
    • Ramesh's Father
    • (as Bir Sakooja)
    Bela Bose
    Bela Bose
    • Mrs. Singh
    Ratnamala
    Ratnamala
      Ratan Gaurang
      Ratan Gaurang
      Gopal
      Gopal
      Tun Tun
      Tun Tun
      • Phool Rani
      Iftekhar
      Iftekhar
      • Artist
      M.A. Latif
      Salim Khan
      Salim Khan
      • Actor
      • (uncredited)
      Kalpana Mohan
      Kalpana Mohan
      • Actress
      • (uncredited)
      Moolchand
      Moolchand
      • Jeweller
      • (uncredited)
      • Director
        • Lekh Tandon
      • Writers
        • Abrar Alvi
        • Shashi Bhushan
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      7neetivgarg

      A swinging sixties blockbuster

      Professor belongs to that era of Hindi cinema when Shammi Kapoor could do no wrong. He lip-synced great Rafi numbers, romanced Asha/Sadhana/Saira/Sharmila/Rajshree in picturesque Kashmir/Ooty/Darjeeling and at times Swiss locations and beat up Pran/Jeevan/Prem Chopra/Prem nath. This fluffy musical romance is no different than the others. He plays Preetam, a man forced to pose as a Professor twice his age due to job constraints. Giving him ample support in the eye-candy department is Kalpana. She looks good but at times gets onto your nerves because of her saccharine sweet voice. Lalita Pawar is great as the strict aunt in charge of Kalpana and her siblings. And the rest of the cast is adequate.

      The things that stand out are the award winning music which included gems like "Aye Gulbadan", "Main chali main chali","Awaaz deke humne tum","Khuli palak mein jhoota gussa" and many more delights. Shammi Kapoor, nominated for an award for his performance, is charming and restrained.

      Watch it for the songs and Shammi's performance.
      7ravisinger86

      Professor = Comedy + Good Songs + Great Acting

      Professor Was Directed By Lekh Tandon ..Written By Abrar Alvi Who Use To Write For Guru Dutt Movies... Script Is Well Written...Screenplay Is Awesome...Story Revolves Around A Young Fellow Who Is Unemployed...How He Gets A Job Of Professor ...What Changes He Has To Go Through .....Consequences & Outcome.... Is Basic Of The Movie...

      Shammi Kapoor Does Well With His Characters As A Professor / Pritam.....Shammi Kapoor Was Better In Comic Situations Just Like Junglee....Kalpana Is Fine But She Would Have Been Better...Laita Pawar Gives One Of Her Best Performance...She Is Superb Throughout The Movie...

      Music Is Composed By The Very Best Shankar Jaikishan...So The Songs As Expected Are Good...Numbers Like "Aye Gulbadan" By Rafi, "Khuli Palak Mein Jhoota Gussa" By Rafi & "Aawaz Deke Hume Tum Bulao" By Rafi & Lata Are Excellent ...

      Overall A Good Comedy Drama...Must Watch For A Shammi Kapoor Fan...Dil Tera Aashiq Which Was Made In Early 90's Had The Same Plot ..Starring Salman & Madhuri...With Some Altered Concept...
      10santoshini908

      A best best funny movie I had seen in my life

      A best best funny movie I had seen in my life.The movie has many funny remembering moments Like Shammi Kapoor playing fun with Lalita Pawar as old man and with Kalpana as a Lover boy.Nobody can forget the funny moments that take place after Sita Devi(Lalita Pawar) develops a liking with old Professor Khanna(Shammi Kapoor disguised as an old man).The scenes that take place in the hotel where Shammi pretends himself as ill is really the most funniest scene in the movie.A great funny movie of 60's.Although later many funniest movies like Golmaal(1979),Angoor(1982),Golmaal -fun limited(2006) has come Professor(1962) would be the best best funny movie I had seen in my life.I will not speak any more about this movie.Fans of funny movies please purchase the DVD of this movie and make your life funny by seeing it.
      9mattujagjot

      Another Shammi Kapoor Entertainer.

      Another Shammi Kapoor Entertainer. Indeed it is, just like his many other complete entertainers like Kashmir Ki Kali, Teesri Manzil, 3D, Junglee.

      The film has a dramatic start but soon, within first 20-25 minutes, the mood changes from drama to comedy and then to romance.

      I even had paused the film one day within 10 minutes because of its dramatic start, but few days later, I decided to watch it. And I was not disappointed at all when the film ended. It's a complete package - romance, drama, comedy, music, Shammi-Rafi duo, chemistry between the main leads.

      It's sure a must-must-must watch film. I recommend.
      9arun_singh300-1

      Wonderful joyful innocent film with breathtaking locations of Darjeeling

      Shammi Kapoor is natural self , absolutely charming and effortlessly portraying the young and old both, seamlessly shifting into the old professor get up and romancing with Lalita Pawar.And the young Shammi Kapoor romancing Kalpana especially in Main chali main chali filmed on the Darjeeling Toy Train.It's a window to a bygone era as it gorgeously showcases the Darjeeling Hill Station as it was in 1960's .Music by Shankar Jaikishan is top notch and cinematography by Dwarka Divecha is eye candy.Direction by Lekh Tanon and script by Abrar Alvi make this movie just awesome.It's innocence and fresh tender romance endear it to movie audience forever.

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      • Trivia
        The film was first being made in the late 50's by Guru Dutt. The original film starred Kishore Kumar and Waheeda Rehman. In the olden days, every film maker had to show the censor board their films after three reels. This was done to avoid confrontation with censors later on. After shooting 2 reels, Guru Dutt submitted the film to the censor board. After viewing the film, they rejected the theme.They felt the story line of a lady teacher and her student niece falling in love with the same senior professor was in poor taste.Guru Dutt decided to shelve the film.
      • Connections
        Featured in Fish and chips (1999)
      • Soundtracks
        Koi Ayega
        Music by Shankarsingh Raghuwanshi and Jaikishan Dayabhai Panchal

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      • Release date
        • May 11, 1962 (India)
      • Country of origin
        • India
      • Language
        • Hindi
      • Filming locations
        • Guru Dutt Studios, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
      • Production company
        • Eagle Films
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        2 hours 46 minutes
      • Sound mix
        • Mono

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