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{{Infobox film
| name = House No. 44
| image = House_No._44_Movie.jpg
|producer = [[Dev Anand]]
| director = [[M. K. Burman]]
| starring = [[Dev Anand]]<br />[[Kalpana Kartik]]<br />[[K. N. Singh]]
| music = [[S. D. Burman]]<br />[[Sahir Ludhianvi]] (lyrics)
| cinematography = V. Ratra
| editing= Dharamvir<br />M.D. Jadhav Rao
| studio = [[Navketan Films]]
| country = [[India]]
| language = [[Hindi]]
| released = 1955
| story = Vishwamitter Adil
}}
'''''House No. 44''''' is a [[Bollywood films of 1955|1955]] [[Hindi film]] directed by M. K. Burman and produced by [[Dev Anand]] for his banner [[Navketan Films]]. The movie stars [[Dev Anand]] and [[Kalpana Kartik]] in a lead role.<ref>[http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/506967 House No. 44] [[Bollywood Hungama]]</ref> The film is also noted for its popular songs with music by [[S. D. Burman]], with lyrics by [[Sahir Ludhianvi]], including "Teri Duniya Mein Jeene Se" and "Chup Hai Dharti Chup Hain Chand Sitaare", sung by [[Hemant Kumar]].<ref>{{cite news |title=REVIEW: Navketan — Indian cinema's glorious chapter |url=http://dawn.com/2012/12/03/review-navketan-indian-cinemas-glorious-chapter/ |publisher=[[Dawn (newspaper)|Dawn]] |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121203194757/http://dawn.com/2012/12/03/review-navketan-indian-cinemas-glorious-chapter/ |archivedate=3 December 2012 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

==Plot==
Ashok works for the notorious gangster Sunder and his men. One day, he comes across a dead body and he reports it to the police. Ashok then meets Nimmo and falls in love with her. Nimmo asks Ashok to leave the life of a gangster and settle down with her. Ashok agrees, but after a few days of not having any food, Ashok realizes that he was better off being a gangster. The rest of the movie portrays the struggle of Ashok trying to stay with Nimmo or with Sunder.

==Cast==

* [[Dev Anand]] as Ashok
* [[Kalpana Kartik]] as Nimmo
* [[K. N. Singh]] as Captain
* [[Bhagwan Sinha]] as Sunder
* [[Rashid Khan (actor)|Rashid Khan]] as Jiboo
* [[Kumkum (actress)|Kumkum]] in song Dekh idhar o jaadugar
* Sheela Vaz as dancer in hotel
* Kammo as Jiboo's daughter
* Shivraj as Nimmo's father and chowkidar
* Sarita
* Prabhu Dayal
* Ratan Gaurang as poor man in restaurant

==Songs==
The film's music score was given by [[S. D. Burman]], with lyrics by [[Sahir Ludhianvi]]<ref>[http://www.hindigeetmala.com/movie/house_no_44.htm House no. 44] Hindigeetmala.</ref>
{|class="wikitable"
! Song !! Singer
|-
| "Tere Duniya Mein Jeene Se To Behtar Hai"
| [[Hemant Kumar]]
|-
| "Chup Hai Dharti, Chup Hai Chand Sitare"
| Hemant Kumar
|-
| "Peechhe Peechhe Aakar, Chhoo Lo Hamen Pakar"
| Hemant Kumar, [[Lata Mangeshkar]]
|-
| "Phaili Huyi Hai Sapnon Ki Baahen, Aaja Chal De"
| Lata Mangeshkar
|-
| "Dum Hai Baaki To Gham Nahin"
| [[Asha Bhosle]]
|-
| "Dekh Idhar O Jaadugar"
| Asha Bhosle
|-
| "Aag Lage Bangle Mein"
| Asha Bhosle
|-
| "Oonche Sur Mein Gaaye Ja"
| [[Kishore Kumar]]
|-
|}

== References ==
<references />
* ''Cinema Modern: Navketan Story'', by Sidharth Bhatia. Harpercollins, 2011. {{ISBN|978-93-5029-096-5}}.

==External links==
*{{IMDb title|0048181|House No. 44}}

[[Category:1955 films]]
[[Category:1950s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:Indian black-and-white films]]
[[Category:Indian thriller films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Films scored by S. D. Burman]]
[[Category:1950s thriller films]]
[[Category:Hindi-language thriller films]]

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