Julie Kumkum as Preetam's Bhabhi Uma Devi as Lily D'Silva Radhika as Moni Anwari as Anita's Nanny Agha Haroon as Advocate Rooplaxmi as Seeta Devi's follower Moni Chatterji as Judge Al-Nasir as Ramesh, tennis player Bir Sakhuja as Mr. Sharma, editor Cuckoo as singer in the song "Neele Aasmani" Jagdeep as paper boy Chandrashekhar Dubey as Doctor Moolchand as husband of the lady in theater Rooplaxmi as toy seller singer 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. It was then when Madhubala was chosen to play the leading lady in the film. Soundtrack The music of this movie was composed by O. P. Nayyar and Majrooh Sultanpuri was the lyricist. The song "Preetam Aan Milo" was originally sung by C. H. Atma in 1945 as a non-filmly song. Nayyar, having liked that song, included it in the film and it was sung by Geeta Dutt. The song Neela Aasmani was sampled by American rapper 2 Chainz and 42 Dugg in song Million Dollars Worth of Game. Critical reception Filmfare, in its May 1955 issue quoted : "A thoroughly delightful, honey and cream social comedy. Mr. & Mrs. '55 is a model of film craft and has gripping interest for every class of cinegoer. Its satire of characters we know and its incidents taken from life are spiced with humour... the dialogue, well-written, tense and witty, enhances the appeal of this true-to-life and thought-provoking entertainer." Harneet Singh of The Indian Express wrote, "The film rides on Madhubala's impish charm and breezy comic timing, Johnny Walker's one-liners, O. P. Nayyar's evergreen music and Dutt's lyrical direction, replete with long tracking shots, close-ups and cinematographer V. K. Murthy's exquisite shadow-and-light framing [...] Mr. and Mrs. 55 is a great ride till the time the film doesn't go all sanskari. Alvi's dialogues are the star of the narrative. The banter is funny, lifelike and refreshingly non-filmi." Box office Mr. & Mrs. '55 was the fifth highest-grossing Indian film of 1955. It earned at