![]() ![]() ![]() A few days later, another young man shows up at his door claiming to be Kamla's son. Shankar arrives and he is welcomed by Sardar, who employs him and introduces him to Meena. He asks his wife Kamla, to send their son Shankar, so that he can employ him and get him married to Meena. Twenty years ago, after killing his friend, Sardar Rajpal flees from his hometown in Shillong and re-locates to the rural area of Assam along with his adopted daughter Meena. The film's original lyricist was Sahir, who wrote the title song, but he too opted out and Majrooh Sultanpuri took his place. However, the director Nasir Hussain was in a quandary as he had already read the script to Dev Anand and Vyjayanthimala, but Mukerji prevailed and he also replaced Vyjayanthimala with Ameeta, who was the protégée of Filmistan Studios owner Tolaram Jalan. The film was originally offered to Dev Anand, but he declined, due to which Shammi Kapoor was cast. The film also stars the popular villain and character actor Pran. This was the film in which 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's huge success at the box office made the then-struggling Shammi Kapoor an overnight sensation instead. Much of the film's extensive publicity was also built around the actress. Much care was taken with her make-up, wardrobe and lighting. The film was conceived as a star vehicle for its heroine Ameeta, who was the protégée of Filmistan Studios owner Tolaram Jalan. He had written films such as Munimji and Paying Guest. The film marked Hussain's evolution into a director. Tumsa Nahin Dekha ( English: Saw nobody like you) is a 1957 Indian Hindi language romance drama film, produced by Sashadhar Mukherjee while written and directed by Nasir Hussain, of Filmistan Pvt. ![]()
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