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{{Infobox film
| name = Do Kaliyan
| image = Do Kaliyan.jpg
| caption =
| director = [[Krishnan–Panju|R. Krishnan S. Panju]]
| producer = M. Murugan, M. Kumaran, [[M. Saravanan (film producer)|M. Saravanan]] M. Balasubramaniam [[M. S. Guhan]]
| writer = Javar Seetharaman
| starring = [[Mala Sinha]] [[Biswajeet]] [[Mehmood Ali|Mehmood]] [[Om Prakash]]
| music = [[Ravi (music director)|Ravi]]
| cinematography = [[S. Maruthi Rao]]
| editing = [[S. Panjabi]] [[R. Vittal]]
| distributor =
| released = {{film date|1 March 1968}}<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.avm.in/movies.html |title=Movies from AVM Productions |website=AVM.in |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160607080546/http://www.avm.in/movies.html |archive-date=7 June 2016 |access-date=7 December 2017}}</ref>
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| budget =
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'''''Do Kaliyan''''' ({{trans|Two Buds}}) is a [[Bollywood films of 1968|1968]] Indian [[Hindi]]-language film directed by [[Krishnan–Panju|R. Krishnan and S. Panju]]. It stars [[Mala Sinha]], [[Biswajeet]], [[Mehmood (actor)|Mehmood]], [[Om Prakash]] and [[Neetu Singh]]. It is a remake of [[Tamil language|Tamil]] movie ''[[Kuzhandaiyum Deivamum]]'', which itself was an adaptation of the 1961 American film ''[[The Parent Trap (1961 film)|The Parent Trap]]''. It was declared a hit at the box office and revitalized the career of its lead actor Biswajeet.

== Plot ==
Proud, wealthy, and haughty Kiran meets with down-to-earth middle-class fellow collegian, Shekhar, and after several clashes and misunderstandings, both fall in love and decide to get married. Shekhar meets with Kiran's dominating mom and mousy dad, and is told that he must successfully pass a test that will be put to him through Kiran's mom, to which he agrees and subsequently passes, much to Kiran's delight. The marriage is performed with great pomp and ceremony and Shekhar becomes a ghar jamai. He soon realizes that his presence is next to a lowly servant. He rebels and wants Kiran to leave with him. But Kiran asks him to be patient. Thereafter identical twin girls are born (Ganga and Jamuna). Shekhar still feels that they would be better off living away from Kiran's family, differences arise, and Shekhar moves out with Ganga. Years later, the identical twins Ganga and Jamuna meet at a school outing and both decide to switch places to see how it is like on the other side. Both twins then devise a scheme that will bring their proud grandmother to her heels, and bring their parents together.

== Cast ==
* [[Biswajeet]] as Shekhar
* [[Mala Sinha]] as Kiran
* [[Neetu Singh]] as Ganga / Jamuna (Dual Role)
* [[Mehmood (actor)|Mehmood]] as Mahesh
* [[Om Prakash]] as Kiran's Father
* [[Nigar Sultana (actress)|Nigar Sultana]] as Kiran's Mother, Kamla Devi
* [[Geetanjali (actress)|Geethanjali]] as Menaka (Dance Teacher)
* [[Manorama (Hindi actress)|Manorama]] as Madhumati
* [[Hiralal (actor)|Hiralal]] as Contract Killer

== Production ==
''Do Kaliyan'' was produced by [[AVM Productions]]. It is a remake of the studio's own [[Tamil language|Tamil]] film ''[[Kuzhandaiyum Deivamum]]'' (1965), itself based on the American film ''[[The Parent Trap (1961 film)|The Parent Trap]]'' (1961). ''Kuzhandaiyum Deivamum''<nowiki/>'s director duo [[Krishnan–Panju]] returned to direct the Hindi remake.<ref name="thehindu">{{Cite news |last=Guy |first=Randor |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/kuzhandaiyum-deivamum-1965/article2308458.ece |title=Kuzhandaiyum Deivamum 1965 |date=30 July 2011 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=2 September 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.is/20170405095810/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/kuzhandaiyum-deivamum-1965/article2308458.ece |archive-date=5 April 2017 |author-link=Randor Guy |df=dmy-all}}</ref>

== Soundtrack ==
Lyrics were by Sahir Ludhianvi.
{|class="wikitable"
! Song !! Singer
|-
| "Tumhari Nazar Kyun Khafa Ho Gayi" (Happy)
| [[Lata Mangeshkar]], [[Mohammed Rafi]]
|-
| "Tumhari Nazar Kyun Khafa Ho Gayi" (Sad)
| [[Lata Mangeshkar]], [[Mohammed Rafi]]
|-
| "Yeh Sama, Yeh Rut, Yeh Nazare"
| [[Lata Mangeshkar]], [[Mohammed Rafi]]
|-
| "Bachche Man Ke Sachche" (Part 1)
| [[Lata Mangeshkar]]
|-
| "Bachche Man Ke Sachche" (Part 2)
| [[Lata Mangeshkar]]
|-
| "Murga Murgi Pyar Se Dekhe"
| [[Lata Mangeshkar]]
|-
| "Chitnandan Aake Naachungi"
| [[Asha Bhosle]]
|-
| "Sajna O Sajna, Aise Mein Ji Na Jala"
| [[Asha Bhosle]]
|-
| "Muslim Ko Tasleem Arz Hai, Hindu Ko Parnaam"
| [[Manna Dey]]
|-
|}

== Release ==
''Do Kaliyan'' was a major commercial success and, according to film historian [[Randor Guy]], "further brightened the radiant image of [[A. V. Meiyappan|Meiyappan]] and AVM Studios".<ref name="thehindu" />

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|id=0233587|name=Do Kaliyaan}}

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[[Category:1968 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:1960s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:1968 comedy films]]
[[Category:Hindi remakes of Tamil films]]
[[Category:Films based on Lottie and Lisa]]
[[Category:Films directed by Krishnan–Panju]]
[[Category:Twins in Indian films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Ravi]]
[[Category:Indian children's films]]

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