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{{Infobox film
| name = Bhai-Bhai
| image = Bhai-Bhai (1956).jpg
| caption =
| director = [[M. V. Raman]]
| producer = [[A. V. Meiyappan]]
| writer = [[Rajendra Krishan]]
| screenplay = [[Javar Seetharaman]]
| story = [[C. V. Sridhar]]
| starring = [[Ashok Kumar]] [[Kishore Kumar]] [[Nimmi]] [[Nirupa Roy]] [[Om Prakash]]
| music = [[Madan Mohan (composer)|Madan Mohan]]
| cinematography = T. Muthuswamy
| editing = M. V. Raman Ramamoorthy
| studio = [[AVM Productions]]
| distributor = AVM Productions
| released = {{film date|df=y|1956|04|20}}
| runtime = 120 minutes
| country = India
| language = Hindi
}}
'''''Bhai-Bhai''''' ({{translation|Brothers}}) is a 1956 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[Drama (film and television)|drama film]] directed by [[M. V. Raman]] for [[A. V. M. Productions]].<ref name=BoxOfficeIndia>{{cite web|url=http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=162&catName=MTk1Ng== |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120922022001/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=162&catName=MTk1Ng== |date=25 August 2009|website=BoxOffice India website|title=Top Earners of 1956 |archive-date=22 September 2012|access-date=10 January 2021}}</ref><ref name="Ojha1988">{{cite book|author=Rajendra Ojha|title=Screen World Publication's 75 Glorious Years of Indian Cinema: Complete Filmography of All Films (silent & Hindi) Produced Between 1913–1988|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=q7UEAQAAIAAJ|access-date=10 January 2021|year=1988|publisher=Screen World Publication|archive-date=24 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624193107/https://books.google.com/books?id=q7UEAQAAIAAJ|url-status=live}}</ref> It had screenplay by [[Javar Seetharaman]], with Hindi screen adaptation of the Tamil film [[Ratha Paasam (1954 film)|''Ratha Paasam'']] directed by [[C.V. Sridhar]]. The music director was [[Madan Mohan (composer)|Madan Mohan]],<ref name=citwf /> with dialogues and lyrics written by [[Rajendra Krishan]]. One of the popular songs from the film was "Ae Dil Mujhe Bata De", sung by [[Geeta Dutt]], "in an unabrasive fast tempo".<ref name="Ranade2006">{{cite book|author=Ashok Damodar Ranade|title=Hindi Film Song: Music Beyond Boundaries|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZI1wqkWsIjYC&pg=PA358|access-date=10 January 2021|date=1 January 2006|publisher=Bibliophile South Asia|isbn=978-81-85002-64-4|pages=358–}}</ref> The song became one of Madan Mohan's earliest hits, and the music of the film in journalist-author Bharatan's words, went on to "conquer the box office".<ref name=BoxOfficeIndia /><ref name="Bharatan1995">{{cite book|author=Raju Bharatan|title=Lata Mangeshkar: A Biography|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RaafAAAAMAAJ|access-date=10 January 2021|date=1 January 1995|publisher=UBS Publishers' Distributors|isbn=978-81-7476-023-4|archive-date=30 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210830180857/https://books.google.com/books?id=RaafAAAAMAAJ|url-status=live}}</ref>

The film starred [[Ashok Kumar]], who played the lead role,<ref name="Raj2009">{{cite book|author=Ashok Raj|title=Bhai Bhai (1956 film)|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tgo9BAAAQBAJ&q=1956+film+Bhai-Bhai+&pg=PT61|access-date=10 January 2021|date=1 November 2009|publisher=Hay House, Inc|isbn=978-93-81398-02-9|pages=61–|chapter=The First Four Icons|archive-date=24 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211024024222/https://books.google.com/books?id=tgo9BAAAQBAJ&q=1956+film+Bhai-Bhai+&pg=PT61|url-status=live}}</ref> and [[Kishore Kumar]] (real-life brothers) as the two brothers, with the film being referred to as one of Kishore Kumar's prominent films.<ref name="Kothari1993">{{cite book|author=Ajay Kumar Kothari|title=101 Great Lives|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=P3uC4jTUYuMC&pg=PA108|access-date=10 January 2021|date=1 January 1993|publisher=Pustak Mahal|isbn=978-81-223-0531-9|pages=108–|chapter=Kishore Kumar|archive-date=15 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170215160932/https://books.google.com/books?id=P3uC4jTUYuMC&pg=PA108|url-status=live}}</ref> The cast included [[Nirupa Roy]], who played the role of Ashok Kumar's "homely" wife, while Shyama played the "seductress". The film co-starred [[Nimmi]], [[Om Prakash]], David, [[Daisy Irani (actress)|Daisy Irani]], and Shivraj.<ref name=citwf>{{cite web|title=Bhai Bhai|url=https://www.citwf.com/film35516.htm|website=Complete Index To World Films (CITWF) website|publisher=Alan Goble|access-date=10 January 2021|archive-date=7 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107023721/http://www.citwf.com/film35516.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>

The story is of two brothers, with the younger brother running away from home at an early age. The older brother gets entangled with another woman, leaving his wife and child at home. This situation leads to the meeting of the brothers, with the older one mending his errant ways.

Kannada remake of this movie ''[[Kavaleradu Kulavandu|Kavaleradu Kulavodu]]'' was made in 1964 directed by T. V. Singh Thakur. Starring [[Udaykumar]], [[Jayanthi (actress)|Jayanthi]], [[Kalpana (Kannada actress)|Kalpana]], [[T. N. Balakrishna|T.N. Balakrishna]] and Ramesh.

== Plot ==
A rich businessman, Dayashankar Kumar, who is a widower, lives with his two young sons Ashok and Raj. When he catches the younger boy Raj stealing money, he punishes him and threatens to cut off his fingers. A frightened Raj runs away from home. Years pass and the older brother Ashok, becomes the owner of his father's business and property, running Superior Motors, which also extends to Bombay. Ashok is married to Laxmi and is a caring and loving husband. They have a young son, Munna.

Ashok goes on business to Bombay to meet his branch manager Bulbul. He comes in contact with a young woman, Sangeeta and is soon involved in an affair with her, intending to marry her. On his return home, Laxmi finds him changed and is shocked when he decides to sell his entire business and move to Bombay. He tells her that he's leaving and gives Laxmi some money. Laxmi takes her son and follows her husband to Bombay, but both get lost in the big city.

Raj, the younger brother, now called Raja, had reached Bombay making his living as a pickpocket. He stays with a street dancer Rani and her mentor, Baba. Rani tries to get Raja to give up his thieving habits and is in love with him. Laxmi and Munna accidentally meet Raja who gives them shelter. With Raja's help, Laxmi finds Ashok, but is upset when she discovers him living with Sangeeta. Soon it's exposed that Sangeeta is the wife of Bulbul, who is a rogue and wanted to get money off Ashok. Laxmi and Munna are reunited with a repentant Ashok. Their joy is doubled when they find that Raja is Ashok's younger brother.

== Cast ==
* [[Ashok Kumar]] as Ashok Kumar
* [[Kishore Kumar]] as Raj Kumar / Raja
* [[Nimmi]] as Rani
* [[Nirupa Roy]] as Laxmi
* [[Om Prakash]] as Bulbul
* [[Shyama (Hindi actress)|Shyama]] as Sangeeta
* [[David (actor)|David]] as Baba
* [[Daisy Irani (actress)|Daisy Irani]] as Munna
* [[Shivraj]] as Dayashankar Kumar

== Soundtrack ==
The music was composed by [[Madan Mohan (composer)|Madan Mohan]], while the lyrics by [[Rajendra Krishan]]. The singers were [[Kishore Kumar]], [[Lata Mangeshkar]], [[Mohammed Rafi]], [[Geeta Dutt]] and [[Asha Bhosle]].

The film had total 12 songs, which included seven Lata Mangeshkar solos, a duet with Kishore Kumar and Lata Mangeshkar, a song by Kishore Kumar, a song by Mohammed Rafi, and a song by Asha Bhosle, and the song, "Ae Dil Mujhe Bata De", sung by Geeta Dutt.

=== Song list ===
{|class="wikitable"
! Song !! Singer
![[Raga]]
|-
| "Mera Naam Abdul Rehman Pishtawala Main Hoon Pathan"
| [[Kishore Kumar]], [[Lata Mangeshkar]]
|
|-
| "Mera Bangla Hai Sansar"
| Kishore Kumar
|
|-
| "Ae Dil Mujhe Bata De"
| [[Geeta Dutt]]
|
|-
| "Apna Hai Phir Bhi Apna"
| [[Mohammed Rafi]]
|
|-
| "Is Duniya Mein Sab Chor"
| Lata Mangeshkar
|
|-
| "Mera Chhota Sa Dekho"
| Lata Mangeshkar
|
|-
| "Mera Chhota Sa Dekho" (Sad)
| Lata Mangeshkar
|
|-
| "Bhagwan Jo Tu Hai"
| Lata Mangeshkar
|
|-
| "Sharabi Ja Ja Ja"
| Lata Mangeshkar
|
|-
| "Raja Jani Pyare"
| Lata Mangeshkar
|
|-
| "Kadar Jane Na"
| Lata Mangeshkar
|[[Bhairavi (Hindustani)]]
|-
| "Dil Teri Nazar Mein Atka"
| Asha Bhosle
|
|-
|}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|0259214|Bhai-Bhai (1956)}}

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