Mr. & Mrs. '55
About Mr. & Mrs. '55
Anita Verma must marry within a month of turning 21 or lose her father's fortune. Her aunt Seeta Devi, who distrusts husbands, hires the broke cartoonist Preetam for a marriage that is meant to end in divorce. Preetam and Anita have already met at a tennis match. He takes her to his brother's traditional house, then files false evidence so she can go free, and leaves Mumbai. Anita reaches the airport and stops him.
Cast & crew
More about Mr. & Mrs. '55
Guru Dutt directed and produced Abrar Alvi's screenplay, and Ultra Distributors released it on 11 February 1955. English Wikipedia and Wikidata give 157 minutes. O. P. Nayyar wrote the music.
Themes
Music
O. P. Nayyar wrote the songs.
Preservation
A print is on Wikimedia Commons.
Notes
- The Hindi title is Mr. & Mrs. '55.
- Seeta does not know Anita and Preetam have already met when she offers him the contract.
- At his brother's house Anita befriends the sister-in-law and starts to want the marriage.
- Wikipedia's box-office line is marked as an estimate, so no figure is given here.
Scenes
- Seeta offers Preetam money to marry and then divorce.
- He hands the court papers that would end it.
- Anita catches him at the airport.
Also available
- Wikimedia Commons (Mr & Mrs 55 (1955).webm)
