Hum Dono - Hindi Film 1961

Hum Dono is a Bollywood Drama Movie released on 13 January 1961. The movie was produced by Dev Anand and directed by his brother Vijay Anand. Hum Dono was directed by Amarj Jeet and produced by Dev Anand who also played Double Role in the Movie. It was a commercial successful movie also by earning approx. 1.6 Cr Worldwide and remained there in the Top 10 Highest Grossing Bollywood Movies of 1961.

Movie Plot: Anand (Dev Anand), a nonchalant person, lives with his mother and is in love with a rich girl Meeta (Sadhna). Meeta’s father (Gajanan Jagirdar) wants to meet Anand on the same day which was fixed for a job interview for him. Anand prefers meeting Meeta’s father over his job interview. When Meeta’s father comes to the fact he scolds Anand for his foolish and irresponsible behavior. Anand leaves the premises taking it person and without informing Meeta in this regard. However, on the way to home Anand sees job notice from Indian Military and he immediately leaves for the same informing her mother about it. Meeta visits Anand’s home only to find that he has left for Military Job. She started living there with Anand’s Mother treating her future Mother-in-Law. 

Anand becomes a military man and befriends with Major Manohar (Dev Anand in double role) who used to tell him stories of his family. One day Major Manohar goes missing and he is assumed dead. But his family is told that Major is not traceable. 

Anand after sometime visits his home and finds his Mother already passes away and Meeta is staying. After listing about demise of her mother he decides imagines the pain Manohar’s family must have faced in the absence of Manohar. He then decides to tell the truth to Manohar’s family. When Anand reaches Manohar’s home he is misjudged by Manohar’s Mother and Wife Ruma (Nanda). Anand shares the truth with the family doctor of Manohar who advises not to disclose the truth to Rume as she is heart patient. Now Anand has two families to manage and both Meeta and Ruma start doubting the changing personality, assuming Anand their respective husbands.