Professor (1962 film)
Professor is a 1962 Hindi film, produced by F. C. Mehra and directed by Lekh Tandon. The film stars Shammi Kapoor, Kalpana, Bela Bose, Lalita Pawar, Tun Tun and Iftekhar. The film's music is by Shankar Jaikishan. The film became a box office hit. The film was remade in Tamil as Nadigan, in Telugu twice as Bhale Mastaru, Peddinti Alludu and in Kannada as Gopi Krishna. The rights to this film are owned by Shah Rukh Khan's Red Chillies Entertainment.
Plot
Sita Devi Verma, situated in Darjeeling is the guardian to two young women and two school children 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 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
- Shammi Kapoor...Professor Pritam Khanna
- Salim Khan...Ramesh
- Kalpana...Neena Verma
- Lalita Pawar...Sita Devi Verma
- Parveen Choudhary...Rita Verma
- Pratima Devi...Mrs. Khanna
- Rashid Khan...Hanuman Singh
- Bela Bose...Mrs. Singh
- Tun Tun...Phool Rani
- Iftekhar...Artist
Soundtrack
| # | Title | Singer | Lyricist | Duration | Note |
| 1 | Koi Ayega | Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhosle | Shailendra | 03:16 | Picturised on Kalpana and Parveen Choudhary |
| 2 | Yeh Umar Hai | Asha Bhosle, Usha Mangeshkar, Manna Dey | Hasrat Jaipuri | 03:26 | Picturised on Shammi Kapoor, Kalpana and Parveen Choudhary |
| 3 | Main Chali Main Chali | Mohammad Rafi, Lata Mangeshkar | Shailendra | 03:03 | Picturised on Shammi Kapoor, Kalpana |
| 4 | Aye Gulbadan | Mohammad Rafi | Hasrat Jaipuri | 03:18 | Picturised on Shammi Kapoor, Kalpana |
| 5 | Khuli Palak Mein Jhoota Gussa | Mohammad Rafi | Shailendra | 03:06 | Picturised on Shammi Kapoor, Kalpana |
| 6 | Aawaz Deke Humein Tum Bulao | Mohammad Rafi, Lata Mangeshkar | Hasrat Jaipuri | 03:08 | Picturised on Shammi Kapoor, Kalpana |
Awards and nominations
- Won: Filmfare Best Music Director Award - Shankar Jaikishan
- Nominated: Filmfare Award for Best Actor - Shammi Kapoor
- Nominated: Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress - Lalita Pawar
- Nominated: Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist - Hasrat Jaipuri for the song "Aye Gulbadan"
- Nominated: Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer - Mohammed Rafi for the song "Aye Gulbadan"