Dhool Ka Phool
Encyclopedia
Dhool Ka Phool is a 1959
India
n 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
.
Poor Meena lives the 5 month old baby boy in a dark forest.Where a snake guards the baby's life.On way back from city Abdul Rasheed(Manmohan Krishna)see the child and protects him.He was disowned by the society who thinks that the baby is a menace to society as we don't know the name of his parents and religion.Still Abdul fights with the entire society and raise the child whole heartedly.He named him roshan.
On the other side Meena starts working as assistant to a lawyer Ashok Kumar.Who started having a soft corner for her.They both get married unknowingly of Meena's past.Mahesh also got blessed with a boy.who us little younger than Meena's son.One day both of them meet each other in school with their respective parents.Abdul Rasheed tells the principal of the school in front of Mahesh who is a judge now that he found Roshan in a forest 8 years before.
In school Roshan and judge's son become close to each other.They were best of friends.where other kids used to to make fun of Roshan.Judge kid was the only one who used to support him.One day he took roshan to his home.Where his mom Malti(Nanda)welcomed him with full love and affection.But the judge threw him out of the house saying that he is not worth our respect and love.As he is Ilegitimate.
After all this Roshan with full depression got the bad company.Judge's son trying to stop him dies in a car accident.Which left Roshan under more depression.He got the engage with the theft crime.But he was innocent.It came in the court of Mahesh Kapoor.Abdul goes to Ashok Kumar to fight this case as Ashok is a lawyer.He tells him in front of Ashok's wife who was actually mother of Roshan,that when and under what circumstances he found Roshan.She immediately recognises that her son.She testifies in favour of him in the court.Mahesh also recognises Meena and the son and admit his fault.
Next day Malti tells Mahesh to go to Abdul's house and bring Roshan as he is his son.On the other side Malti is ready to live the house sneakingly.But Ashok stops her and saying that he respects her even more now.She can bring the child home.Both Meena and Mahesh goes to Abdul house to ask for Roshan.He first says no but after that.He gives Roshan to Meena and Ashok Kumar.
Bollywood films of 1959
A list of films produced by the Bollywood film industry based in Mumbai in 1959:-Highest grossing:The top ten grossing films at the Indian Box Office in 1959:-1959:-External links:* at the Internet Movie Database...
India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n Bollywood
Bollywood
Bollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...
film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
. Produced by B. R. Chopra it was directed by BR's brother Yash Chopra
Yash Chopra
Yash Raj Chopra is an Indian filmmaker, film director, screenwriter, and a highly successful Bollywood producer. Waqt, Deewar, Kabhi Kabhie, Silsila, Lamhe, Chandni, Darr, Dil To Pagal Hai, and Veer-Zaara are some of his highly popular movies...
, this being Yash's first movie as a director, having been an assistant director in BR's earlier film Naya Daur
Naya Daur
Naya Daur is a 1957 Indian drama film starring Dilip Kumar, Vyjayanthimala, Ajit and Jeevan. Originally filmed in black and white, the film was colourized and re-released on 3 August 2007.-Plot:...
. The film stars Mala Sinha
Mala Sinha
Mala Sinha is an Indian actress, who has worked in Hindi, Bengali and Nepali films. Recognised for her acting talent and beauty, she went on to become a popular leading actress in Hindi films from the early fifties till late seventies...
, Rajendra Kumar
Rajendra Kumar
Rajendra Kumar was one of the most successful Indian Bollywood actors in the 1960s and 1970s. He also produced several films in the 1980s starring his son Kumar Gaurav....
, Nanda
Nanda (actress)
- Early life :Nanda was born in a show-business family to Vinayak Damodar Karnataki, a successful Marathi actor-director and Marathi actress, Meenakshi Shirodkar . Minakshi's granddaughters are actresses Namrata Shirodkar and Shilpa Shirodkar. Shirodkars belong to Gomantak Maratha Samaj or Nutan...
, Leela Chitnis
Leela Chitnis
Leela Chitnis was an early actress in the Indian film industry.-Early life:She was born in Dharwar, Karnataka to an English professor. She was one of the first educated film actresses...
, Jeevan and Ashok Kumar
Ashok Kumar
Ashok Kumar also fondly called Dadamoni was an Indian film actor. Born Kumudlal Ganguly in Bhagalpur, Bengal Presidency he attained iconic status in Indian cinema...
.
Cast
- Mala SinhaMala SinhaMala Sinha is an Indian actress, who has worked in Hindi, Bengali and Nepali films. Recognised for her acting talent and beauty, she went on to become a popular leading actress in Hindi films from the early fifties till late seventies...
... Meena Khosla - Rajendra KumarRajendra KumarRajendra Kumar was one of the most successful Indian Bollywood actors in the 1960s and 1970s. He also produced several films in the 1980s starring his son Kumar Gaurav....
... Mahesh Kapoor (as Rajinder Kumar) - NandaNanda (actress)- Early life :Nanda was born in a show-business family to Vinayak Damodar Karnataki, a successful Marathi actor-director and Marathi actress, Meenakshi Shirodkar . Minakshi's granddaughters are actresses Namrata Shirodkar and Shilpa Shirodkar. Shirodkars belong to Gomantak Maratha Samaj or Nutan...
... Malti Rai / Malti Kapoor - Manmohan Krishna ... Abdul Rasheed
- Leela ChitnisLeela ChitnisLeela Chitnis was an early actress in the Indian film industry.-Early life:She was born in Dharwar, Karnataka to an English professor. She was one of the first educated film actresses...
... Gangu Dai - Amir Banu
- Mohan Choti ... Jaggu
- Master Kelly
- R.P. Kapoor
- Jagdish RajJagdish RajJagdish Raj Khurana is a former Bollywood actor who holds a Guinness World Record record for being the most type-cast actor. He has played a police inspector in 144 films. He was born in 1928 in the town of Sargodha, British India, which is now in Pakistan...
... Prosecuting Attorney - Uma Dutt (as Uma Datt)
- Ravikant
- Narbada Shankar
- Ashok KumarAshok KumarAshok Kumar also fondly called Dadamoni was an Indian film actor. Born Kumudlal Ganguly in Bhagalpur, Bengal Presidency he attained iconic status in Indian cinema...
Story
Meena and Mahesh are madly in love with each other.One day both of them got carried away.Meena becomes pregnent.On the other side Mahesh got married to a Malti Rai who belongs to a good family.Here Meena gives birth to a little boy.When she takes him to his father Mahesh Kapoor he disowns both of them,saying that he was a mistake.Poor Meena lives the 5 month old baby boy in a dark forest.Where a snake guards the baby's life.On way back from city Abdul Rasheed(Manmohan Krishna)see the child and protects him.He was disowned by the society who thinks that the baby is a menace to society as we don't know the name of his parents and religion.Still Abdul fights with the entire society and raise the child whole heartedly.He named him roshan.
On the other side Meena starts working as assistant to a lawyer Ashok Kumar.Who started having a soft corner for her.They both get married unknowingly of Meena's past.Mahesh also got blessed with a boy.who us little younger than Meena's son.One day both of them meet each other in school with their respective parents.Abdul Rasheed tells the principal of the school in front of Mahesh who is a judge now that he found Roshan in a forest 8 years before.
In school Roshan and judge's son become close to each other.They were best of friends.where other kids used to to make fun of Roshan.Judge kid was the only one who used to support him.One day he took roshan to his home.Where his mom Malti(Nanda)welcomed him with full love and affection.But the judge threw him out of the house saying that he is not worth our respect and love.As he is Ilegitimate.
After all this Roshan with full depression got the bad company.Judge's son trying to stop him dies in a car accident.Which left Roshan under more depression.He got the engage with the theft crime.But he was innocent.It came in the court of Mahesh Kapoor.Abdul goes to Ashok Kumar to fight this case as Ashok is a lawyer.He tells him in front of Ashok's wife who was actually mother of Roshan,that when and under what circumstances he found Roshan.She immediately recognises that her son.She testifies in favour of him in the court.Mahesh also recognises Meena and the son and admit his fault.
Next day Malti tells Mahesh to go to Abdul's house and bring Roshan as he is his son.On the other side Malti is ready to live the house sneakingly.But Ashok stops her and saying that he respects her even more now.She can bring the child home.Both Meena and Mahesh goes to Abdul house to ask for Roshan.He first says no but after that.He gives Roshan to Meena and Ashok Kumar.
Playback singers
- Asha BhosleAsha BhosleAsha Bhosle is an Indian singer. She is one of the best-known and most highly-regarded Hindi playback singers in India, although she has a wider repertoire. Bhosle's career started in 1943 and has spanned over six decades. She has done playback singing for over a thousand Bollywood movies...
.... playback singer - Mahendra KapoorMahendra KapoorMahendra Kapoor was an Indian playback singer.In a career spanning five decades, his repertoire extended to 25,000 songs in various regional languages, including memorable hits like ‘Chalo ek baar phir se Ajnabi ban jayen hum dono’ Gumrah, ‘Neele gagan ke taale’ Hamraaz, and in various...
.... playback singer - Sudha MalhotraSudha MalhotraSudha Malhotra is an Indian playback singer. She also acted in some Bollywood films and as a play singer worked in popular Bollywood movies in the 1950s and 60s, like Arzoo, Dhool Ka Phool, Ab Dilli Door Nahin, Girl Friend, Barsat Ki Raat, Didi, Kala Pani, Prem Rog, Dekh Kabira Roya...
.... playback singer - Lata MangeshkarLata MangeshkarLata Mangeshkar is a singer from India. She is one of the best-known and most respected playback singers in India. Mangeshkar's career started in 1942 and has spanned over six and a half decades. She has recorded songs for over a thousand Hindi films and has sung songs in over thirty-six regional...
.... playback singer - Mohammed RafiMohammed RafiMohammad Rafi , was an Indian playback singer whose career spanned four decades. He was awarded National Award and 6 Filmfare Awards. In 1967, he was honoured with the Padma Shri awarded by the Government of India....
.... playback singer