Dhool Ka Phool
| Dhool Ka Phool | |
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Original poster
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| Directed by | Yash Chopra |
| Produced by | B. R. Chopra |
| Written by | Mukhram Sharma |
| Starring |
Mala Sinha Rajendra Kumar Nanda Ashok Kumar |
| Music by |
N. Dutta Sahir Ludhianvi (lyrics) |
| Cinematography | Dharam Chopra |
| Edited by | Pran Mehra |
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Release date
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December 4, 1959 |
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Running time
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153 min. |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Dhool Ka Phool is a 1959 Indian Bollywood film. Produced by B. R. Chopra it was directed by BR's brother Yash Chopra, this being Yash's first movie as a director, having been an assistant director in BR's earlier film Naya Daur. The film stars Mala Sinha, Rajendra Kumar, Nanda, Leela Chitnis, Jeevan and Ashok Kumar. Steeped in Nehruvian secularism, the story revolves around a Muslim bringing up an 'illegitimate' Hindu child and featured classic song, Too Hindu Banega Na Musalman Banega, Insaan Ki Aulaad Hai, Insaan Banega on Manmohan Krishna, who also won the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Abdul Rasheed. Besides that Mala Sinha received a nomination for Best Actress and Mukhram Sharma for Best Story. The movie was remade in Telugu as Jeevana Teeralu.
In the next film, Dharmputra (1961) about Hindu fundamentalism, Chopra reverse the theme, as therein a Hindu family brings an illegitimate Muslim child.
Meena (Mala Sinha) and Mahesh (Rajendra Kumar) are madly in love with each other. One day both of them get carried away and Meena becomes pregnant. On the other side Mahesh gets married to Malti Rai (Nanda) who belongs to a good family. Meena gives birth to a little boy and takes the baby to his father, Mahesh Kapoor. Mahesh disowns both of them,saying that it was his mistake.
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