Miss Coca Cola

2021-05-13T13:47:19Z

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{{Use Indian English|date=December 2015}}
{{infobox film
| name = Miss Coca Cola
| director = Kedar Kapoor
| starring = [[Shammi Kapoor]] [[Geeta Bali]] [[Helen (actress)|Helen]] [[Johnny Walker (actor)|Johnny Walker]]
| released = 1955
| music = [[O. P. Nayyar]]
}}
'''''Miss Coca Cola''''' is a 1955 [[India]]n [[Hindi]]-language romantic thriller film directed by Kedar Kapoor.<ref name="Gahlot2008">{{cite book|author=Deepa Gahlot|title=Shammi Kapoor: The Dancing Hero|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8EFXKA2PIOwC&pg=PT82|accessdate=29 October 2015|date=1 January 2008|publisher=SCB Distributors|isbn=978-81-8328-228-4|pages=82–}}</ref> The film was an early example of a brand ([[Coca-Cola|Coca Cola]]) being used in a film title. Some of the films that made use of the trade name were ''[[Shri 420]]'', ''[[Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi]]'', ''[[An Evening in Paris|An Evening In Paris]]'' and others such as [[Taal (film)|''Taal'']] and [[Yaadein (2001 film)|''Yaadein'']].<ref name="Chaudhuri2014">{{cite book|last=Chaudhuri|first=Diptakirti |title=Bollybook: The Big Book of Hindi Movie Trivia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gq-CBAAAQBAJ&pg=PT479|accessdate=29 October 2015|date=12 September 2014|publisher=Penguin Books Limited|isbn=978-93-5118-799-8|pages=479–}}</ref> The film was produced by Danny Films and had music composed by [[O. P. Nayyar]], with lyrics by Majrooh Sultanpuri.<ref name=Gomolo>{{cite web|title=Miss Coca Cola|url=http://www.gomolo.com/miss-coca-cola-movie-cast-crew/2585|website=gomolo.com|publisher=Gomolo.com|accessdate=29 October 2015|ref=Cast and crew}}</ref> The film was one of the earlier Shammi Kapoor hits for lyricist Sultanpuri, who had earlier given popular lyrics in ''Andaz'' (1949).<ref name="RajadhyakshaWillemen2014">{{cite book|author1=Ashish Rajadhyaksha|author2=Paul Willemen|title=Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SLkABAAAQBAJ&pg=PA223|accessdate=29 October 2015|date=10 July 2014|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-135-94318-9|pages=223–|chapter=Majrooh Sultanpuri}}</ref>

The cast included [[Shammi Kapoor]], [[Geeta Bali]], [[Kuldip Kaur]], [[Johnny Walker (actor)|Johnny Walker]], [[Lalita Pawar]], [[Om Prakash]], [[Helen (actress)|Helen]] and [[Kamal Kapoor]].<ref name=citwf>{{cite web|title=Miss Coca Cola|url=http://www.citwf.com/film225916.htm|website=citwf.com|publisher=Alan Goble|accessdate=29 October 2015}}</ref> The film was a commercial success at the box office.<ref name="Chaudhuri2014" /><ref name="RajadhyakshaWillemen2014" /> Johnny Walker and Helen provided the comic interest as native Spanish lovers.<ref name="Panjwani2006">{{cite book|author=Narendra Panjwani|title=Emotion pictures: cinematic journeys into the Indian self|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1uRkAAAAMAAJ|accessdate=29 October 2015|year=2006|publisher=Rainbow Publishers|isbn=978-81-86962-72-5}}</ref>

The film revolved around a poor girl, Ganga, who becomes a night club dancer called "Miss Coca Cola" when her father is implicated in a murder case. Helped by Kamal, a rich young man, she is able to prove her father's innocence.

==Plot==
Ganga ([[Geeta Bali]]) comes from a poor family and lives with her father, sister Madhu, and brother Pappu. When her father is unable to pay the Rs. 1000 dowry money to the bridegroom at Ganga's wedding, the marriage is called off by the groom's family. Desperate, Ganga's father resorts to stealing the money from a man who is subsequently killed. The blame for the murder falls on Ganga's father who is arrested. The three siblings try to eke out a living by doing odd jobs. Pappu meets with an accident when he gets hit by Kamal's ([[Shammi Kapoor]]) car. Kamal helps the family and Ganga starts working as a night club dancer and goes by the name, Miss Coca Cola. Kamal and Ganga fall in love and together they try to find the real killer. Eventually they succeed and Ganga's father is freed.

==Cast==
* [[Shammi Kapoor]] as Kamal
* [[Geeta Bali]] as Ganga
* [[Helen (actress)|Helen]]
* [[Johnny Walker (actor)|Johnny Walker]]
* [[Om Prakash]]
* [[Kamal Kapoor]]
* [[Kuldip Kaur]]
* [[Lalita Pawar]]
* [[Mumtaz Begum (actress)|Mumtaz Begum]]

==Soundtrack==
The music was composed by [[O. P. Nayyar]], with lyrics by [[Majrooh Sultanpuri]] who set a benchmark by finishing all 8 soundtrack lyrics in a mere 24 hours. The playback singers were [[Geeta Dutt]], [[Mohammed Rafi]], [[Shamshad Begum]], [[Mukesh (singer)|Mukesh]] and [[Asha Bhosle]].

===Song list===
{|class="wikitable"
! Song !! Singer
|-
| "Koi Jab Dard Ka Mara Kabhi Aansoo Bahata Hai"
| [[Mohammed Rafi]], [[Shamshad Begum]]
|-
| "Sach Sach Bol"
| [[Geeta Dutt]]
|-
| "Ban Dhadkan Kajrare"
| [[Geeta Dutt]]
|-
| "Teri Kafir Nigah Kar Gayi"
| [[Geeta Dutt]]
|-
| "Jeena Hai Kya"
| '''[[Asha Bhosle]]'''
|-
| "Kabhi Kabhi Mere Dil"
| '''[[Asha Bhosle]]'''
|-
| "Zara Humse Nigahen Mila"
| '''[[Asha Bhosle]]'''
|-
| "Jhuka Jhukake Nigahen Milayi Jati Hai"
| '''[[Asha Bhosle]]''', [[Mukesh (singer)|Mukesh]]
|-
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0232105}}

[[Category:1955 films]]
[[Category:Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:1950s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:Films scored by O. P. Nayyar]]
[[Category:Indian films]]

Dhobi Doctor

2021-05-13T13:31:11Z

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{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2015}}
{{infobox film
| name = Dhobi Doctor
| director = [[Phani Majumdar]]
| producer = [[Bimal Roy]]
| starring = [[Kishore Kumar]] [[Usha Kiran]] [[Mehmood (actor)|Mehmood]] [[Kanhaiyalal (actor)|Kanhaiyalal]] [[Jagdeep]] [[Asha Parekh]]
| music = [[Mohammed Zahur Khayyam|Khayyam]]
| released = 1954
| country = [[India]]
| language = [[Hindi]]
}}
'''''Dhobi Doctor''''' is a [[Bollywood films of 1954|1954]] Bollywood film<ref name=Swatantra>{{cite journal |year=1954 |title=Review |journal=Swatantra |volume=9 |issue=1–26 |page=47}}</ref> starring [[Kishore Kumar]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Rajadhyaksha |first1=Ashish |last2=Willemen |first2=Paul |year=1994 |title=Encyclopaedia of Indian cinema |publisher=British Film Institute |page=124 |isbn=9780851704555}}</ref>

==Songs==
{|class="wikitable"
! Song !! Singer
|-
| "Chandni Raaton Mein"
| [[Kishore Kumar]]
|-
| "Aansoo Peeye Teri"
| '''[[Asha Bhosle]]'''
|-
| "Aaja Badli Ke Sang"
| '''[[Asha Bhosle]]'''
|-
| "Pihu Pihu Bole Papihara"
| '''[[Asha Bhosle]]'''
|-
| "Jhilmil Taare Neel Gagan"
| '''[[Asha Bhosle]]'''
|-
| "Taaron Se Ankhiyan Milaun"
| '''[[Asha Bhosle]]'''
|-
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|tt0236153}}

[[Category:1954 films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Khayyam]]
[[Category:1950s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]

{{1950s-Hindi-film-stub}}

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