Tumsa Nahin Dekha (1957) :
Brief Review -
Since there was no DNA test craze, this one is a perfect masaledar rom-com by Nasir Hussain and Shammi Kapoor. Nasir Hussain is known for his masala films and for setting new trends that have been loved by contemporary audiences. Tumsa Nahin Dekha follows the same template; rather, I'd say it created some templates. It's a near-perfect masala rom-com that had all the elements of a commercial hit film, with Shammi Kapoor getting one of his early breakthroughs. There were reports about the leading lady Ameeta being the protégée of Filmistan Studios owner Tolaram Jalan, and that's how she got the film and the song to remember forever: "Yun to humne lakh hansi dekhe, tumsa nahi dekha." She actually looked that gorgeous. Shammi Kapoor also looks so charming that you instantly fall in love with him (for female audiences, I mean). The film sets the template for a formula of a misunderstood son or two people trying to be the same person-one for a good reason or unknowingly and the other one for a bad reason or intentionally, or sometimes both. A father is waiting for his son after 20 years, and the son is off to meet him unknowingly. However, the bad guys learn about this, and one of them impersonates himself as that son and goes to the father's house. The father is confused and has to wait until his long-lost wife comes and identifies the real son. In the meantime, his adopted daughter falls in love with his son (yet unknown). Now, biologically, she can fall in love, but by society's logic, she should have been his adopted sister. Anyway, I can't look for such deep logic in a masala movie. As I mentioned in the beginning, the DNA test. Had it been made today, the plot would have been easy. But even that can be run on manipulative medical reports and such stuff, so I believe Mr. Hussain has done a great job there as a writer, screenwriter, and director. A special thanks to the legendary O. P. Nayyar for two super hit songs.
RATING - 7/10*
By - #samthebestest.
