19572h 25mDir. Subodh Mukherji

Paying Guest

Name: Paying Guest
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Crime
Released: 1957-04-05
Duration: 2 h 25 min
Rating: 4
Cast: Dev Anand, Nutan, Gajanan Jagirdar, Sajjan Lal Purohit, Shubha Khote

ComedyDramaCrime

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An incompetent lawyer gets evicted, dons the guise of an old man to gain accommodation, falls for the owner's daughter, then faces numerous life-changing challenges.

Starring:Dev Anand,Nutan,Gajanan Jagirdar,Sajjan Lal Purohit,Shubha Khote

Featured Cast

(8 actors)

Dev Anand

Ramesh

Nutan

Shanti

Gajanan Jagirdar

Sajjan Lal Purohit

Shubha Khote

Yakub

Dulari

Rajendra

Key Production Crew

Director

Subodh Mukherji

Screenplay & Writers

Nasir Hussain, Nasir Hussain, Majrooh Sultanpuri

Film Details

Original Languagehi

Community Reviews & Logs

Aniket Shukla @aniket11

Oct 13, 2026

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4.0

My fourth movie in black and white, so I decided to go with an old Bollywood film and what could be better than a Dev Anand classic? Man, I assure you Paying Guest is one of the best Bollywood films I’ve ever seen. The c...

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