Pic: Shammi and Geeta Bali
My Ultimate bias is Shammi Kapoor of black and white era. He was not only good looking but also was good human being in real life and unique style that has been compared to Elvis Priestly. He played romantic roles, teased heroine and sang songs, in a Indian film era where most male leads played self controlled guy, who controlled the emotions and played mostly obedient sons and brothers such as Raj Kapoor, Dilip Kumar and Rajendra Kumar.
Top Shammi Kapoor Movies:
Here are my top favorite movies of Shammi Kapoor, that I love to watch and re-watch. It makes me feel better when I am feeling down, yes these movies are that great. You can get these movies with English subtitles although, sometimes it can be harder for older black and white movies.
1. Tumsa Nahin Dekha (Rough Translation: There is No-One Like You)
With this movie Shammi saw his first success in movie industry and movie was super hit. Tumsa Nahin Dekha is a 1957 film produced by Sashadhar Mukherjee for Filmistan and wrote and directed by Nasir Hussain. The film marked Hussain’s evolution into a director. He had written films like Munimjee 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. Ironically, the film’s huge success at the box office, made the then-struggling Shammi Kapoor, an overnight sensation instead. This was the film where 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 Majrooh Sultanpuri.
Tumsa Nahin Dekha Plot:
Plot is complicated with revenge and love story woven together. Twenty years ago, after killing his brother, 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 brother 20 years ago.
Song from Tumsa Nahin Dekha ; Shammi and Ameeta
Cast
- Shammi Kapoor … Shankar
- Ameeta … Meena
- Pran … Sohan
- Raj Mehra … Vishnu
- B. M. Vyas … Gopal
- Sheela Vaz … Seema
- Ram Avtar … Johnny (as Ram Awtar)
- Anjali Devi … Kamla (as Anjalidevi)
- M. B. Shetty … Bhola (as Shetty)
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Music Sound Track
| Song | Singer(s) |
|---|---|
| Tumsa Nahin Dekha | Mohd. Rafi |
| Tumsa Nahin Dekha | Asha Bhosle |
| Jawaniyan Yeh Mast Mast Bin Piye | Mohd. Rafi |
| Sar Par Topi | Asha Bhosle, Mohd. Rafi |
| Aaye Hain Door Se | Asha Bhosle, Mohd. Rafi |
| Chhupanewale Saamane Aa | Mohd. Rafi |
| Dekho Kasam Se Dekho Kasam Se | Asha Bhosle, Mohd. Rafi |
2. Dil Deke Dekho (Rough Translation: Give your Heart and See)
Dil Deke Dekho, a 1959 Indian Hindi romantic comedy film, was Nasir Hussain’s second film as director. His first directorial venture was Tumsa Nahin Dekha (1957), which became a big hit and which gave star Shammi Kapoor a new image as a comedic, dancing hero. Husain and Kapoor reteamed here. Asha Parekh, a former child actress, made her film debut as a heroine when she was only 17 years old. This was also the debut film of comedian Rajendranath (younger brother of Premnath.) This is also music composer Usha Khanna’s first film. The movie was super hit at the box office.
Dil Deke Dekho Plot:
Neeta is a heiress, the only daughter of U.K. based Industrialist, Jagat Narayan. She is of marriageable age, and is presently wooed by Kailash, Chandra, and Raja. She prefers Chandra over Kailash and Raja, but subsequently changes her mind and falls in love with Raja. Things take a dramatic turn when Jagat and Neeta find out that Raja is not who is claims he is. When Raja defends himself, and calls himself Roop, his very own mother denies this claim, and instead states that Chandra is Roop, her only son. Raja alias Roop must now make attempts to prove himself, and realizes that this is indeed an uphill task.
Beautiful Song from Dil Deke Dekho : Shammi and Asha
Cast
- Asha Parekh: Neeta Narayan
- Sulochana Latkar: Jamuna (as Sulochna)
- Raj Mehra: Jagat Narayan
- Rajendra Nath: Kailash
- Kewal Kapoor: (as Keval Kapoor)
- B.K. Mukherjee:(as B.K. Mukerji)
- Surendra: Harichand
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Music Sound Track:
| Song | Singer(s) |
|---|---|
| Dil Deke Dekho | Mohammad Rafi |
| Yaar Chulbhula Hai | Mohammad Rafi & Asha Bhosle |
| Pyar Ki Kasam | Mohammad Rafi & Asha Bhosle |
| Bade Hai Dil Ke Kaale | Mohammad Rafi & Asha Bhosle |
| Hum Aur Tum Aur Yeh Sama | Mohammad Rafi |
| Bolo Bolo Kuch Toh Bolo | Mohammad Rafi |
| Megha re Megha | Mohammad Rafi |
3. Junglee (Rough Translation: Wild like Jungle Animal)
This movie has famous song ” Chahe Koi Muje Junglee Kahe” (English: “Let anyone call me Wild Animal Person, I do not care”). Junglee is a 1961 Indian movie produced and directed by Subodh Mukherjee. The music is by Shankar Jaikishan and the lyrics by Shailendra and Hasrat Jaipuri. The film stars Shammi Kapoor, Lalita Pawar, Shashikala and Asit Sen. hammi has many first time actress acting with him and this movie was no exception. Saira Banu, in her debut film, earned a Filmfare nomination as Best Actress. Movie was considered “superhit” at the box office and later remade in to south indian Telugu language.
Junglee Movie Plot:
Shammi is rich guy growing up ins strict household with very strict mother, where laughter and joking are not allowed. Chandrashekhar (Shammi Kapoor) or Shekhar house is, run by Shekhar’s domineering mother (Lalita Pawar). In this household the only one who dares to laugh and enjoy life is Shekhar’s sister Mala (Shashikala), who also dares to love Jeevan (Anoop Kumar). Things change when their mother finds out about Mala’s indiscretions, and she asks Shekhar to take her away from their home, to distant and scenic Kashmir, for a while. She also instructs Shekhar to arrange to get married to a girl from a princely family. When Shekhar escorts Mala out of town, and on reaching Kashmir, he meets up with beautiful Rajkumari (Saira Banoo), and after being stranded with her for a night during a snowstorm, he realizes what he has been missing, and becomes a care-free man in love. This change is welcomed by Mala, but not by his mother. To make matters worse, Rajkumari does not belong to a princely family, and Shekhar knows that his mother will never approve of his marrying her. You have to see rest of the movie to see what happens.
Song from Junglee with English Subtitles
Cast
- Shammi Kapoor … Chandra Shekhar kapoor
- Saira Banu … Rajkumari ‘Rajshree’ (as Saira Banoo)
- Shashikala … Mala (as ShashiKala)
- Anoop Kumar … Jeevan
- Lalita Pawar … Shekhar’s Mother
- Azra … Rajkumari the Princess
- Moni Chatterjee … Doctor (Raj’s Father) (as Moni Chatterji)
- Asit Sen … Doctor Uncle
- Rajan Haksar … The Princess’ Brother (as Rajen Haksar)
- Shivraj … Manager
- Helen … Miss Suku
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Music Soundtrack
This movie has many memorable and hummable songs, that are still loved even today.
| # | Title | Singer(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | “Kashmir Ki Kali Hoon Main” | Lata Mangeshkar |
| 2 | “Nain Tumhare Mazedar” | Mukesh, Asha Bhonsle |
| 3 | “Ehsan Tera Hoga Mujh Par” | Lata Mangeshkar |
| 4 | “Din Sara Guzara Tore Angana” | Mohammed Rafi, Lata Mangeshkar |
| 5 | “Aaiya Aaiya Aa Sukoo Sukoo” | Mohammed Rafi |
| 6 | “Yahoo! Chahe Mujhe Koi Junglee Kahen” | Mohammed Rafi |
| 7 | “Ja Ja Ja Mere Bachpan” | Lata Mangeshkar |
| 8 | “Ehsan Tera Hoga Mujh Par” | Mohammed Rafi |
4. Professor
Professor is a 1962 Hindi movie, 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. In this movie Shammi played a poor young man, forced to disguised as older Professor to make living and pay for his mom’s hospital fees.
Professor Movie Plot:
Shammi Kapoor plays Pritam, a young man who desperately needs a job to pay for his mother’s tuberculosis treatment. He finds out about a job tutoring two young women and two school going children – the catch is that their guardian, Sita Devi Verma (Lalita Pawar), will only hire an old man for the job. Pritam disguises himself as an old man and takes the job. The situation is very tense between the young women and their aunt as the girls’ parents have recently died and Sita Devi was given the responsibility of the caretaking the children. While Pritam’s young avatar is romancing one of his two young tutoring charges (Kalpana), his old avatar is romancing their guardian.
Song from Professor Shammi and Kalpana
Cast
- Shammi Kapoor…Professor Pritam Khanna
- 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
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Soundtrack
| Song | Singer(s) | Lyricist | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| “Koi Ayega” | Asha Bhosle and Lata Mangeshkar | Picturised on Kalpana and Parveen Choudhary | |
| “Yeh Umar Hai” | Asha Bhosle, Usha Mangeshkar and Manna Dey | Hasrat Jaipuri | Picturised on Shammi Kapoor, Kalpana and Parveen Choudhary |
| “Main Chali Main Chali” | Mohammad Rafi and Lata Mangeshkar | Shailendra | |
| “Aye Gulbadan” | Mohammad Rafi | Hasrat Jaipuri | |
| “Khuli Palak Mein Jhoota Gussa” | Mohammad Rafi | Shailendra | |
| “Aawaz Deke Humein Tum Bulao” | Mohammad Rafi and Lata Mangeshkar |
5. Kashmir Ki Kali (Rough Translation: Flower Bud of Kashmir City)
Kashmir Ki Kali is a 1964 Indian film directed by Shakti Samanta. It stars Shammi Kapoor, Sharmila Tagore in her debut role, Pran, Dhumal, Nazir Hussain and Anoop Kumar. The music was composed by O.P. Nayyar and the lyrics penned by S.H. Bihari. It became the sixth-highest grossing film of the year and was declared a hit at the box office. Unfortunately, O P Nayyar who scored super hit music for all three films like ‘mere sanam’, ‘phir wohi dil laya hoon’ and again in ‘kashmir ki kali’ did not get due consideration for all these movies by awarding popular Film Fare Award.
Kashmir Ki Kali Movie Plot:
Wealthy and pampered Rajiv Lal (Shammi Kapoor) is the only son of widowed Rani Maa. Getting tired of his mischievousness, immaturity and careless attitude about money, his mother decides to get him married. Rajiv returns home and sees all the girls – he correctly surmises that his mother is getting him married, and he pretends to be a mute who walks with a limp in order to chase all the prospective suitors off. His plan succeeds, although he is in a dilemma – what should he do now? His mother is furious at him. One of his friends suggests that he should run away to their bungalow in Kashmir – after all, his mother, Rani Maa never goes there.
Upon arrival, he finds that his estate manager, Bholaram, has made a hotel out of their bungalow and has even rented out some rooms for the season. Bholaram tells the tenants in the house that Rajiv is in fact mad, and in his madness, thinks that he is the real owner of the estate. Next day Rajiv meets Champa (Sharmila Tagore), a girl who sells flowers for a living.He buys flowers from her and lies to her that he is driver and not rich owner. Over the time, they fall in love and decide to marry each other.However, there are more obstacles in there life.
Mohan (Pran), the forest manager, want to marry Champa at any cost. Things become complicated when Mohan finds out that Dinu is not Champa’s real father, and he blackmails Dinu into getting Champa married to him. In addition one day, Champa finds out truth that Rajiv is not driver, but estate owner. She feels hurt and betrayed and runs off before Rajiv can explain the situation as he has to leave right away as his mom is seriously ill.
While on death bed, his mom tells him that he is not her real son, she had an daughter was abducted by her drunk brother. The heiress and real daughter turns out to be Champa, which complicates Champa and Rajiv’s love life. See what happens at the end, you would have to watch the movie.
Song from Kashmir Ki Kali: Shammi and Sharmila
Cast
- Shammi Kapoor … Rajiv Lal
- Sharmila Tagore … Champa Chameli
- Pran … Mohan
- Nazir Hussain … Dinu
- Dhumal … Bholaram
- Anoop Kumar … Chander
- Madan Puri … Shyamlal
- Bir Sakuja … Colonel
- Sunder … Lala
- Mridula Rani … Karuna
- Tun Tun … Rama Devi
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Music Soundtrack
The music was composed by O.P. Nayyar, and the lyrics were penned by S.H. Bihari. Mohammed Rafi sang four solos for Shammi Kapoor, and three more solos with Asha Bhosle.
| Song | Singer(s) | Picturized on | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deewana Hua Badal | Mohammed Rafi and Asha Bhosle | Shammi Kapoor and Sharmila Tagore | 5:36 |
| Yeh Chand Sa Roshan Chehra | Mohammed Rafi | Shammi Kapoor and Sharmila Tagore | 5:10 |
| Kisi Na Kisise | Mohammed Rafi | Shammi Kapoor | 4:20 |
| Hai Duniya Usiki | Mohammed Rafi | Shammi Kapoor | 5:55 |
| Isharon Isharon Mein | Mohammed Rafi and Asha Bhosle | Shammi Kapoor and Sharmila Tagore | 4:46 |
| Meri Jaan Balle Balle | Mohammed Rafi and Asha Bhosle | Shammi Kapoor and Sharmila Tagore | 6:46 |
| Subhan Allah | Mohammed Rafi | Shammi Kapoor and Sharmila Tagore | 3:37 |
| Balma Khuli Hawa Mein | Asha Bhosle | Sharmila Tagore | 3:36 |
Of course, Shammi acted in some other great movies and some not so great movies, however he was always dashing, romantic hero even when he played negative roles (such in Memshahib with Meena Kumari and Kishore Kumar as a hero).
Some of the other movies he was known for are, Tumse Accha Kaun Hai?, Dil Tera Diwana, Professor, China Town, Rajkumar, Janwar, Teesri Manzil, An Evening in Paris, Bramhachari, Andaz and Vidhaata. You can check out Shammi Kapoor’s Movies here: Shammi Kapoor Movies.