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	{{Infobox film		{{Infobox film
	\|name = Biwi Aur Makan		\|name = Biwi Aur Makan
	\|image =		\|image =
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	\|caption =		\|caption =
	\|director = [[Hrishikesh Mukherjee]]		\|director = [[Hrishikesh Mukherjee]]
	\|screenplay = [[Rajinder Singh Bedi]]		\|screenplay = [[Hrishikesh Mukherjee]]<br>[[Sachin Bhowmick]]
	\|cinematography = ~~[[Soumendu Roy]]~~		{{Infobox \| decat = yes \| child = yes
	\|editing =		\| label1= Dialogue by
			\| data1 = [[Rajinder Singh Bedi]]
			}}
			\|story = Sailesh Dey
			\|cinematography = T. B. Seetharam
			\|editing = Das Dhaimade
			\|based_on = Sailesh Dey's Bengali play Joymakali Boarding
	\|producer = [[Hemant Kumar]]		\|producer = [[Hemant Kumar]]
	\|starring = [[Biswajit Chatterjee]]<br/>[[Kalpana Mohan]]<br/>[[Mehmood (actor)\|Mehmood]]		\|starring = [[Biswajit Chatterjee]]<br />[[Kalpana Mohan]]<br />[[Mehmood (actor)\|Mehmood]]
	\|music = [[Hemant Kumar]]		\|music = Hemant Kumar
	\|studio =		\|studio = United Producers
	\|released = {{Film date\|1966}}		\|released = {{Film date\|df=yes\|1966}}
	\|runtime =		\|runtime =
	\|country = [[India]]		\|country = [[India]]
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	'''''Biwi Aur Makan''''' is a 1966 Hindi film directed by [[Hrishikesh Mukherjee]]. It is ~~one~~ of ~~the masterpieces of Hrishikesh Mukherjee and was remade in different languages. This movie was based on the famous~~ Bengali ~~movie~~ ''Joy Maa Kali Boarding~~''. The movie was an inspiration for the Marathi movie ''[[Ashi Hi Banwa Banwi]]~~'' (~~1988~~),<ref>https://~~timesofindia~~.~~indiatimes~~.com/~~entertainment/marathi/movies/photofeatures/laxmikant-berde-superhit-comedy-films-~~of-the-actor-you-should-not-</ref> Telugu movie ''[[Chitram Bhalare Vichitram]]''(1991), two Kannada movies - ''[[Bombat Hendthi]]'' (1992) and ''Olu Saar Bari Olu''(2003), Tamil movie ''[[Aanazhagan]]'' (1995), Hindi movie ''[[Paying Guests]]''(2009), Punjabi movie as ''[[Mr & Mrs 420]]'' (2014) and the Bengali movie ''[[Jio Pagla (film)\|~~Jio Pagla]]''(2017). Some critics{{who?~~\|date=July ~~2020~~}} ~~believe it is one of the finest comedy movies of India, parallel with ''Chupke Chupke'', ''Padosan'' and ''Golmal''.~~		'''''Biwi Aur Makan''''' ({{translation\|Wife and home}}) is a 1966 Hindi film written and directed by [[Hrishikesh Mukherjee]]. It is a remake of [[Bengali language\|Bengali]] film ''Joy Maa Kali Boarding'' (1964), which itself is an adaptation of Sailesh Dey's play of the same name.<ref>{{Cite book \|last1=Rajadhyaksha \|first1=Ashish \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rF8ABAAAQBAJ&dq=joymakali+boarding&pg=PA1972 \|title=Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema \|last2=Willemen \|first2=Paul \|date=10 July 2014 \|publisher=Routledge \|isbn=9781135943257 \|via=Google Books}}</ref> The film stars [[Biswajit Chatterjee\|Biswajit]], [[Kalpana Mohan]], Kesto Mukherjee and [[Mehmood (actor)\|Mehmood]] in lead roles with music composed by [[Hemant Kumar]].<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vrp20LBmKc Biwi Aur Makan (1966).] YouTube.</ref><ref>[https://madhulikaliddle.com/2016/02/07/biwi-aur-makaan-1966/ Biwi aur Makaan (1966).] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170701222840/https://madhulikaliddle.com/2016/02/07/biwi-aur-makaan-1966/ \|date=1 July 2017 }} Dusted Off.</ref>

	~~The film was praised for Mehmood's timing and Biswajeet's beauty as Choti Bahu, Kesto Mukherjee's facial expression as Badi Bahu. The film was released with music composed by [[Hemanta Mukherjee]].~~ The film stars [[Biswajit Chatterjee\|Biswajit]], [[Kalpana Mohan]], Kesto Mukherjee and [[Mehmood (actor)\|Mehmood]] in lead roles.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vrp20LBmKc Biwi Aur Makan (1966).] YouTube.</ref><ref>[https://madhulikaliddle.com/2016/02/07/biwi-aur-makaan-1966/ Biwi aur Makaan (1966).] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170701222840/https://madhulikaliddle.com/2016/02/07/biwi-aur-makaan-1966/ \|date=1 July 2017 }} Dusted Off.</ref>

	==Cast==		==Cast==
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	* Ashish Kumar as Shekhar		* Ashish Kumar as Shekhar
	* Padma Khanna		* Padma Khanna
	* Brahm Bhardwaj		* [[Brahm Bhardwaj]]

	==Soundtrack==		==Soundtrack==
	The music of the film was composed by [[Hemanta Mukherjee\|Hemant Kumar]] and the lyrics were penned by [[Gulzar]].		The music of the film was composed by [[Hemanta Mukherjee\|Hemant Kumar]] and the lyrics were penned by [[Gulzar]].{{citation needed\|date=March 2023}}

	* "Khul Sim Sim Khullam Khulla" by [[Manna Dey]], [[Hemanta Mukherjee\|Hemant Kumar]] and Bhela Gupta		* "Khul Sim Sim Khullam Khulla" by [[Manna Dey]], [[Hemanta Mukherjee\|Hemant Kumar]] and Bhela Gupta
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	==External links==		==External links==
	* {{IMDb title\|0244430}}		*{{IMDb title\|0244430}}
			*{{Rotten Tomatoes\|Makan}}

			{{Joymakali Boarding\|state=collapsed}}{{Hrishikesh Mukherjee}}

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			[[Category:1960s buddy comedy films]]
			[[Category:1960s romantic comedy-drama films]]
			[[Category:Films based on Joymakali Boarding by Sadan Sarkar]]
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	[[Category:Indian films]]		[[Category:Fiction about society]]
	[[Category:~~1960s Hindi-language~~ films]]		[[Category:Hindi remakes of Bengali films]]
			[[Category:Cross-dressing in Indian films]]
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	\|producer = [[~~Hemanta Mukherjee~~]]		\|producer = [[Hemant Kumar]]
	\|starring = [[Biswajit Chatterjee]]<br/>[[Kalpana Mohan]]<br/>[[Mehmood (actor)\|Mehmood]]		\|starring = [[Biswajit Chatterjee]]<br/>[[Kalpana Mohan]]<br/>[[Mehmood (actor)\|Mehmood]]
	\|music = ~~Hemanta Mukherjee~~		\|music = [[Hemant Kumar]]
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	'''''Biwi Aur Makan''''' is a 1966 Hindi film directed by [[Hrishikesh Mukherjee]]. It is one of the masterpieces of Hrishikesh Mukherjee and was remade in different languages. This movie ~~is actually the Hindi version of~~ the famous Bengali movie ''Joy Ma Kali Boarding''. The movie was ~~remade in~~ Marathi ~~in 1988 as~~ ''[[Ashi Hi Banwa Banwi]]'',<ref>https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/marathi/movies/photofeatures/laxmikant-berde-superhit-comedy-films-of-the-actor-you-should-not-</ref> in Telugu ~~in 1991 as~~ ''Chitram ~~Bhallare~~ Vichitram'', in Kannada ~~in 2003 as~~ ''Olu Saar Bari Olu'', in Hindi ~~in 2009 as~~ ''[[Paying Guests]]'', in Punjabi ~~in 2014~~ as ''[[Mr & Mrs 420]]'' and in Bengali ~~in 2017 as~~ ''[[Jio Pagla (film)\|Jio Pagla]]''. Some critics{{who?\|date=July 2020}} believe it is one of the finest comedy movies of India, parallel with ''Chupke Chupke'', ''Padosan'' and ''Golmal''~~, but is underrated~~.		'''''Biwi Aur Makan''''' is a 1966 Hindi film directed by [[Hrishikesh Mukherjee]]. It is one of the masterpieces of Hrishikesh Mukherjee and was remade in different languages. This movie was based on the famous Bengali movie ''Joy Maa Kali Boarding''. The movie was an inspiration for the Marathi movie ''[[Ashi Hi Banwa Banwi]]'' (1988),<ref>https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/marathi/movies/photofeatures/laxmikant-berde-superhit-comedy-films-of-the-actor-you-should-not-</ref> Telugu movie ''[[Chitram Bhalare Vichitram]]''(1991), two Kannada movies - ''[[Bombat Hendthi]]'' (1992) and ''Olu Saar Bari Olu''(2003), Tamil movie ''[[Aanazhagan]]'' (1995), Hindi movie ''[[Paying Guests]]''(2009), Punjabi movie as ''[[Mr & Mrs 420]]'' (2014) and the Bengali movie ''[[Jio Pagla (film)\|Jio Pagla]]''(2017). Some critics{{who?\|date=July 2020}} believe it is one of the finest comedy movies of India, parallel with ''Chupke Chupke'', ''Padosan'' and ''Golmal''.

	~~Watch this~~ film for Mehmood's timing and Biswajeet's beauty as Choti Bahu, Kesto Mukherjee's facial expression as Badi Bahu. The film was released with music composed by [[Hemanta Mukherjee]]. The film stars [[Biswajit Chatterjee\|Biswajit]], [[Kalpana Mohan]], Kesto Mukherjee and [[Mehmood (actor)\|Mehmood]] in lead roles.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vrp20LBmKc Biwi Aur Makan (1966).] YouTube.</ref><ref>[https://madhulikaliddle.com/2016/02/07/biwi-aur-makaan-1966/ Biwi aur Makaan (1966).] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170701222840/https://madhulikaliddle.com/2016/02/07/biwi-aur-makaan-1966/ \|date=1 July 2017 }} Dusted Off.</ref>		The film was praised for Mehmood's timing and Biswajeet's beauty as Choti Bahu, Kesto Mukherjee's facial expression as Badi Bahu. The film was released with music composed by [[Hemanta Mukherjee]]. The film stars [[Biswajit Chatterjee\|Biswajit]], [[Kalpana Mohan]], Kesto Mukherjee and [[Mehmood (actor)\|Mehmood]] in lead roles.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vrp20LBmKc Biwi Aur Makan (1966).] YouTube.</ref><ref>[https://madhulikaliddle.com/2016/02/07/biwi-aur-makaan-1966/ Biwi aur Makaan (1966).] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170701222840/https://madhulikaliddle.com/2016/02/07/biwi-aur-makaan-1966/ \|date=1 July 2017 }} Dusted Off.</ref>

	==Cast==		==Cast==
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	* [[Kalpana Mohan]]		* [[Kalpana Mohan]]
	* [[Mehmood (actor)\|Mehmood]] as Pandey		* [[Mehmood (actor)\|Mehmood]] as Pandey
	* [[~~Shabnam (Indian actress)\|~~Shabnam]] as Leela		* [[Shabnam]] as Leela
	* [[Keshto Mukherjee]] as Kisan		* [[Keshto Mukherjee]] as Kisan
	* Badri Prasad		* Badri Prasad
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	The music of the film was composed by [[Hemanta Mukherjee\|Hemant Kumar]] and the lyrics were penned by [[Gulzar]].		The music of the film was composed by [[Hemanta Mukherjee\|Hemant Kumar]] and the lyrics were penned by [[Gulzar]].

	* "Khul Sim Sim Khullam Khulla" by [[Manna Dey]], [[Hemanta Mukherjee\|Hemant Kumar]] and [[Bhela Gupta]]		* "Khul Sim Sim Khullam Khulla" by [[Manna Dey]], [[Hemanta Mukherjee\|Hemant Kumar]] and Bhela Gupta
	* "Jane Kahan Dekha Hai" by [[Mohammed Rafi]]		* "Jane Kahan Dekha Hai" by [[Mohammed Rafi]]
	* "Aa Tha Jab Janam Liya Tha" by Manna Dey		* "Aa Tha Jab Janam Liya Tha" by Manna Dey

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{{more citations needed|date=April 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2018}}

{{Infobox film
|name = Biwi Aur Makan
|image =
|image_size =
|caption =
|director = [[Hrishikesh Mukherjee]]
|screenplay = [[Rajinder Singh Bedi]]
|cinematography = [[Soumendu Roy]]
|editing =
|producer = [[Hemanta Mukherjee]]
|starring = [[Biswajit Chatterjee]]<br/>[[Kalpana Mohan]]<br/>[[Mehmood (actor)|Mehmood]]
|music = Hemanta Mukherjee
|studio =
|released = {{Film date|1966}}
|runtime =
|country = [[India]]
|language = [[Hindi language|Hindi]]
|budget =
|gross =
}}
'''''Biwi Aur Makan''''' is a 1966 Hindi film directed by [[Hrishikesh Mukherjee]]. It is one of the masterpieces of Hrishikesh Mukherjee and was remade in different languages. This movie is actually the Hindi version of the famous Bengali movie ''Joy Ma Kali Boarding''. The movie was remade in Marathi in 1988 as ''[[Ashi Hi Banwa Banwi]]'',<ref>https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/marathi/movies/photofeatures/laxmikant-berde-superhit-comedy-films-of-the-actor-you-should-not-</ref> in Telugu in 1991 as ''Chitram Bhallare Vichitram'', in Kannada in 2003 as ''Olu Saar Bari Olu'', in Hindi in 2009 as ''[[Paying Guests]]'', in Punjabi in 2014 as ''[[Mr & Mrs 420]]'' and in Bengali in 2017 as ''[[Jio Pagla (film)|Jio Pagla]]''. Some critics{{who?|date=July 2020}} believe it is one of the finest comedy movies of India, parallel with ''Chupke Chupke'', ''Padosan'' and ''Golmal'', but is underrated.

Watch this film for Mehmood's timing and Biswajeet's beauty as Choti Bahu, Kesto Mukherjee's facial expression as Badi Bahu. The film was released with music composed by [[Hemanta Mukherjee]]. The film stars [[Biswajit Chatterjee|Biswajit]], [[Kalpana Mohan]], Kesto Mukherjee and [[Mehmood (actor)|Mehmood]] in lead roles.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vrp20LBmKc Biwi Aur Makan (1966).] YouTube.</ref><ref>[https://madhulikaliddle.com/2016/02/07/biwi-aur-makaan-1966/ Biwi aur Makaan (1966).] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170701222840/https://madhulikaliddle.com/2016/02/07/biwi-aur-makaan-1966/ |date=1 July 2017 }} Dusted Off.</ref>

==Cast==
* [[Biswajit Chatterjee]] as Arun
* [[Kalpana Mohan]]
* [[Mehmood (actor)|Mehmood]] as Pandey
* [[Shabnam (Indian actress)|Shabnam]] as Leela
* [[Keshto Mukherjee]] as Kisan
* Badri Prasad
* [[Bipin Gupta]]
* Ashish Kumar as Shekhar
* Padma Khanna
* Brahm Bhardwaj

==Soundtrack==
The music of the film was composed by [[Hemanta Mukherjee|Hemant Kumar]] and the lyrics were penned by [[Gulzar]].

* "Khul Sim Sim Khullam Khulla" by [[Manna Dey]], [[Hemanta Mukherjee|Hemant Kumar]] and [[Bhela Gupta]]
* "Jane Kahan Dekha Hai" by [[Mohammed Rafi]]
* "Aa Tha Jab Janam Liya Tha" by Manna Dey
* "Aise Danton Mein Ungli Dabao Nahin" by [[Asha Bhosle]]
* "Dabe Labon Se Kabhi Jo Koi Salam Le" by Asha Bhosle and [[Lata Mangeshkar]]
* "Sawan Mein Barkha Sataye" by Hemant Kumar

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0244430}}

[[Category:Hindi films remade in other languages]]

[[Category:1966 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:1960s Hindi-language films]]

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