Mr. & Mrs. '55

Mr. & Mrs. '55 (1955)

मिस्टर अॅन्‍ड मिसेस '५५

A young, naive heiress is forced into a 'marriage of convenience' with an unemployed cartoonist in an attempt to save her millions - a move orchestrated by the scheming aunt.

Date of release
1955-02-11
TMDB
5.1 / 10 (12)
Runtime
2h 37m
Genres
Comedy, Romance, Drama
Director
Guru Dutt

Casting

Interesting facts

Mr. & Mrs. '55 is a 1955 Indian romantic comedy film directed and produced by Guru Dutt, from a screenplay written by Abrar Alvi based on the play Modern Wife, Alvi wrote during his college days. A socially critical film set in urban Mumbai, it stars Madhubala as Anita Verma, a naive heiress who is forced into a marriage with an unemployed cartoonist to save her millions.

Production

The cartoons in the film were drawn by R. K. Laxman.

The initial choice for playing Anita Verma, the main character of the film, was Shyama. Guru Dutt had approached her as she was his leading lady in the highly successful Aar Paar (1954), but Shyama demanded a high fee and he refused. Dutt then contacted Vyjayanthimala, who rejected the role due to her hectic schedule and later recalled it as her "worst decision ever" in 2011.

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