Phoolwari

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{{Short description|1946 film by Chaturbhuj Doshi}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Phoolwari
| image = Phoolwari_(1946).jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Poster
| director = [[Chaturbhuj Doshi]]
| producer = [[Ranjit Studios]]
| writer = [[Pandit Indra Chandra|Pandit Indra]]
| screenplay = [[Chaturbhuj Doshi]]
| story = [[Chaturbhuj Doshi]]
| narrator =
| starring = [[Motilal Rajvansh|Motilal]]<br>[[Khursheed Bano|Khursheed]]<br>[[Madhubala]]<br>Dixit
| music = [[Hansraj Behl]]
| cinematography = D. C. Mehta
| editing = B. C. Vyas
| distributor = [[Ranjit Studios]]
| released = 1946
| runtime =
| country = [[India]]
| language = [[Hindi language|Hindi]]
| budget = {{INR}}15 lakhs<ref name=":0" />
| gross = {{INR}}40 lakhs<ref name=":0" />
}}

'''''Phoolwari '''''({{Translation|"Bower"}}) is a [[Bollywood films of 1946|1946]] Indian [[Hindi_film|Hindi-language]] romantic drama film directed by [[Chaturbhuj Doshi]] for [[Ranjit Studios]]. The film starred [[Motilal (actor)|Motilal]] and [[Khursheed Bano|Khursheed]] in lead roles, with [[Madhubala]] and Dixit appearing in supporting roles.<ref name="citwf">{{cite web|title=Phulwari|url=http://www.citwf.com/film269760.htm|website=citwf.com|publisher=Alan Goble|accessdate=1 May 2015}}</ref> Its music was composed by [[Hansraj Behl]], while the lyricist was [[Pandit Indra Chandra|Pandit Indra]].<ref name="MySwar">{{cite web|title=Phulwari (1946)|url=http://myswar.com/album/phoolwari-1946|website=myswar.com|publisher=MySwar|accessdate=1 May 2015}}</ref>

''Phoolwari'', a critical and commercial success,<ref name=":0">{{cite web|title=Top Earners 1946|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=151&catName=MTk0Ng==|publisher=Box Office India|accessdate=26 September 2011|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131016234044/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=151&catName=MTk0Ng==|archivedate=16 October 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref> is cited to be one of the most successful and important films of Motilal.<ref name="Raj2009">{{cite book|author=Ashok Raj|title=Hero Vol.1|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tgo9BAAAQBAJ&pg=PT58|accessdate=1 May 2015|date=1 November 2009|publisher=Hay House, Inc|isbn=978-93-81398-02-9|pages=58–}}</ref> It is considered [[Lost film|lost]] today.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Mohamed|first=Khalid|date=2017-12-16|title=Here’s Why Madhubala Has a Huge Millennial Fan Following|url=https://www.thequint.com/entertainment/flashback/madhubala-fan-following-among-millennials|access-date=2021-04-07|website=TheQuint|language=en}}</ref>

== Cast ==
* [[Motilal (actor)|Motilal]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cinestaan.com/movies/phoolwari-1285/cast-crew|title=Phoolwari Cast and Crew|accessdate=2019-11-01|publisher=cinestaan}}</ref>
* [[Khursheed Bano|Khursheed]]<ref name=":0" />
* [[Madhubala]]<ref name=":0" />
* Dixit<ref name=":0" />
* Nazira<ref name=":0" />
* Tiwari<ref name=":0" />

== Production ==
''Phoolwari'' began filming in October 1945 and was completed by February 1946.<ref>{{Cite book|url=http://archive.org/details/filmindia194814unse|title=FilmIndia (1946)|date=1946|publisher=Bombay|others=New York The Museum of Modern Art Library}}</ref> It was [[Madhubala]]'s fourth film under [[Ranjit Movietone]] and overall fifth film as a child artist.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Madhubala – Interview – Cineplot.com|url=https://cineplot.com/legends-madhubala/madhubala-interview/|access-date=2021-04-07|language=en-US}}</ref>

== Soundtrack ==
The film's music was composed by [[Hansraj Behl]] with lyrics by [[Pandit Indra Chandra|Pandit Indra]]. The singers included [[Khursheed Bano|Khursheed]], Baby Anu, Mohantara Talpade, and [[Hamida Banu Begum|Hamida Banu]].<ref name=MySwar/>
===Songlist===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! # !! Title !! Singer
|-
| 1
| "Chand Mama Ne Amrood Churaya Re"
| Baby Anu
|-
| 2
| "Hawa Chalein Saayein Saayein"
| Mohantara Talpade
|-
| 3
| "Khilona Tera Toota Re"
|
|-
| 4
| "Lat Uljhi Suljha Ja Baalam"
|
|-
| 5
| "Tumhe Nainon Mein"
|
|-
| 6
| "Kya Piya Milan Ki Baat"
| Khursheed
|-
| 7
| "Oonchi Haveli Bana Do"
| Mohantara Talpade, Hamida Banu
|-
| 8
| "Main Toh Girdhar Ke Sang Nachoongi"
|
|}

== Box office ==
''Phoolwari'' was a critical and commercial success.<ref name=":0" /> [[Box Office India|Box office India]] reported that the film grossed {{INR}}40 lakhs at the [[box office]] to emerge as [[List of Bollywood films of 1946|the third highest-grossing film of 1946]], with a verdict of "hit".<ref name=":0" />

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|id=|title=Phulwari }}

[[Category:1946 films]]
[[Category:1940s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Indian black-and-white films]]

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