Munimji
# Munimji

Munimji (transl. Clerk) is a 1955 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film starring Dev Anand and Nalini Jaywant, and directed by Subodh Mukherjee. The story idea was by Ranjan, screenplay was by Nasir Hussain and dialogues by Nasir Hussain and Qamar Jalalabadi. Pran played the villain in the film. It also starred Ameeta and Nirupa Roy. The team of Mukherjee, Nasir Hussain, Dev Anand and music director S.D. Burman later got together to produce another movie, Paying Guest, in 1957. The film was loosely adapted in Telugu as Inti Guttu (1958).

## Plot

Roopa lives a wealthy lifestyle with her widowed dad, Captain Suresh and brother, Shekhar. After she returns from abroad, she is told that she must now prepare to marry her betrothed, Ratan, who is the son of a close friend of Suresh.

Everything changes suddenly when Roopa meets a handsome young man, Raj, and they fall in love with each other. Raj then breaks her heart when he tells her that his mother, Malti, who works as a maidservant in Suresh's household, has always favored Ratan over him and has made him promise to step out of Ratan's way. Before she could find out why Malti prefers Ratan over Raj, a bandit, Kala Ghoda, who has been terrorizing the region, asks Suresh to pay Rs.50,000. The police lay a trap for this extortionist and capture him red-handed. He turns out to be none other than Suresh's Munim. Surprises are in store for everyone when they find out that Munim is Raj, who has been masquerading as the Munim for many years and may have embezzled another Rs.50,000. Now, the questions arise who is Raj? What is his profession? Is he really masquerading as Kala Ghoda?

## Cast

* Dev Anand as Amar / Raj
* Nalini Jaywant as Roopa
* Nirupa Roy as Malti
* Pran as Ratan / Kala Ghoda
* Ameeta as Bela
* Madan Mohan as Shekhar

## Soundtrack

The Music of the film is composed by S. D. Burman and lyrics by Sahir Ludhianvi and Shailendra.

The song "Jeevan Ke Safar Mein Rahi Milte Hai Bichhad Jane Ko," sung by Kishore Kumar, became a super hit.

| Song | Singer |
| - | - |
| "Jeevan Ke Safar Mein Rahi" | Kishore Kumar |
| "Jeevan Ke Safar Mein Rahi" | Lata Mangeshkar |
| "Ek Nazar Bas Ek Nazar" | Lata Mangeshkar |
| "Ghayal Hiraniya Main" | Lata Mangeshkar |
| "Aankh Khulte Hi Tum" | Lata Mangeshkar |
| "Nain Khoye Khoye" | Lata Mangeshkar |
| "O Shiv Ji Bihane Chali" | Hemant Kumar |
| "Dil Ki Umangen Hain Jawan, Rang Mein Dooba Hai Sama" | Hemant Kumar, Geeta Dutt |
| "Zindagi Hai Zinda" | Geeta Dutt |
