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	'''''Ek Phool Char Kante''''' ({{~~trans~~\|One flower, four thorns}}) is a ~~[[Bollywood films of~~ 1960~~\|1960]]~~ [[Hindi language\|Hindi]] film directed by [[Bhappi Sonie]] in his directorial debut. The film stars [[Sunil Dutt]], [[Waheeda Rehman]], [[Johnny Walker (actor)\|Johnny Walker]], [[Gopi]] and [[Tun Tun]]. The ~~films~~ music is by [[Shankar Jaikishan]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/505641\|title=Ek Phool Char Kaante 1960 Movie\|last=Hungama\|first=Bollywood\|date=\|website=~~www.bollywoodhungama.com~~\|publisher=\|access-date=2016-07-10}}</ref>		'''''Ek Phool Char Kante''''' ({{Translation\|One flower, four thorns}}) is a 1960 [[Hindi language\|Hindi]] film directed by [[Bhappi Sonie]] in his directorial debut. The film stars [[Sunil Dutt]], [[Waheeda Rehman]], [[Johnny Walker (actor)\|Johnny Walker]], [[Gopi]] and [[Tun Tun]]. The film's music is by [[Shankar Jaikishan]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/505641\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130129071431/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/505641\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=29 January 2013\|title=Ek Phool Char Kaante 1960 Movie\|last=Hungama\|first=Bollywood\|date=\|website=[[Bollywood Hungama]]\|publisher=\|access-date=2016-07-10}}</ref>

	The film included the famous songs "Beautiful Baby of Broadway", "Bombshell Baby of Bombay" sang by (Iqbal Singh Sethi) and Matwali Naar Thumak Thumak Chali Jaaye".		The film included the famous songs "Beautiful Baby of Broadway", "Bombshell Baby of Bombay" sang by (Iqbal Singh Sethi) and Matwali Naar Thumak Thumak Chali Jaaye".

	The [[Salman Khan]], [[Karisma Kapoor\|Karishma Kapoor]]-starrer ''[[Dulhan Hum Le Jayenge]]'' was a remake of this film. The story of ''Ek Phool Char Kante'' was inspired by [[Susanna Centlivre]]'s play ''[[A Bold Stroke for a Wife]]''.

	==Plot==		==Plot==
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	* [[Waheeda Rehman]] as Sushma		* [[Waheeda Rehman]] as Sushma
	*[[Krishan Dhawan]] as Shyam ( Sanjeev s friend)		*[[Krishan Dhawan]] as Shyam ( Sanjeev s friend)
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	* [[Mohan Choti]] as Sanjeevs house servant.		* [[Mohan Choti]] as Sanjeevs house servant.
	* [[Tun Tun]] as Jamuna ( Sushmas Caretaker)		* [[Tun Tun]] as Jamuna ( Sushmas Caretaker)
	* [[Sulochana Latkar]]		* [[Sulochana Latkar]]
	* Bir Sakuja as Sanjeevs father		* Bir Sakuja as Sanjeevs father
	* Iqbal Singh Sethi ~~- he's recently interview available on youtube he performed on song "Beautiful Baby of Broadway", "Bombshell Baby of Bombay"~~		* Iqbal Singh Sethi
	* [[Mumtaz Begum (actress)\|Mumtaz Begum]] as Sanjeev"s mother		* [[Mumtaz Begum (actress)\|Mumtaz Begum]] as Sanjeev"s mother
	* [[David Abraham Cheulkar\|David Abraham]] as Uncle No 1 (cinema fanatic)		* [[David Abraham Cheulkar\|David Abraham]] as Uncle No 1 (cinema fanatic)
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	==Soundtrack==		==Soundtrack==
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	\| Iqbal Singh		\| Iqbal Singh
	\| Shailendra		\| Shailendra
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	'''''Ek Phool Char Kante''''' ({{trans\|One flower, four thorns}}) is a [[Bollywood films of 1960\|1960]] [[Hindi language\|Hindi]] film directed by [[Bhappi Sonie]] in his directorial debut. The film stars [[Sunil Dutt]], [[Waheeda Rehman]], [[Johnny Walker (actor)\|Johnny Walker]], [[Gopi]] and [[Tun Tun]]. The films music is by [[Shankar Jaikishan]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/505641\|title=Ek Phool Char Kaante 1960 Movie\|last=Hungama\|first=Bollywood\|date=\|website=www.bollywoodhungama.com\|publisher=\|access-date=2016-07-10}}</ref>		'''''Ek Phool Char Kante''''' ({{trans\|One flower, four thorns}}) is a [[Bollywood films of 1960\|1960]] [[Hindi language\|Hindi]] film directed by [[Bhappi Sonie]] in his directorial debut. The film stars [[Sunil Dutt]], [[Waheeda Rehman]], [[Johnny Walker (actor)\|Johnny Walker]], [[Gopi]] and [[Tun Tun]]. The films music is by [[Shankar Jaikishan]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/505641\|title=Ek Phool Char Kaante 1960 Movie\|last=Hungama\|first=Bollywood\|date=\|website=www.bollywoodhungama.com\|publisher=\|access-date=2016-07-10}}</ref>

	The film included the famous ~~song~~ "Matwali Naar Thumak Thumak Chali Jaaye".		The film included the famous songs "Beautiful Baby of Broadway", "Bombshell Baby of Bombay" sang by (Iqbal Singh Sethi) and Matwali Naar Thumak Thumak Chali Jaaye".

	The [[Salman Khan]], [[Karisma Kapoor\|Karishma Kapoor]]-starrer ''[[Dulhan Hum Le Jayenge]]'' was a remake of this film. The story of ''Ek Phool Char Kante'' was inspired by [[Susanna Centlivre]]'s play ''[[A Bold Stroke for a Wife]]''.		The [[Salman Khan]], [[Karisma Kapoor\|Karishma Kapoor]]-starrer ''[[Dulhan Hum Le Jayenge]]'' was a remake of this film. The story of ''Ek Phool Char Kante'' was inspired by [[Susanna Centlivre]]'s play ''[[A Bold Stroke for a Wife]]''.
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	* [[Sulochana Latkar]]		* [[Sulochana Latkar]]
	* Bir Sakuja as Sanjeevs father		* Bir Sakuja as Sanjeevs father
			* Iqbal Singh Sethi - he's recently interview available on youtube he performed on song "Beautiful Baby of Broadway", "Bombshell Baby of Bombay"
	* [[Mumtaz Begum (actress)\|Mumtaz Begum]] as Sanjeev"s mother		* [[Mumtaz Begum (actress)\|Mumtaz Begum]] as Sanjeev"s mother
	* [[David Abraham Cheulkar\|David Abraham]] as Uncle No 1 (cinema fanatic)		* [[David Abraham Cheulkar\|David Abraham]] as Uncle No 1 (cinema fanatic)

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'''''Ek Phool Char Kante''''' ({{trans|One flower, four thorns}}) is a [[Bollywood films of 1960|1960]] [[Hindi language|Hindi]] film directed by [[Bhappi Sonie]] in his directorial debut. The film stars [[Sunil Dutt]], [[Waheeda Rehman]], [[Johnny Walker (actor)|Johnny Walker]], [[Gopi]] and [[Tun Tun]]. The films music is by [[Shankar Jaikishan]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/505641|title=Ek Phool Char Kaante 1960 Movie|last=Hungama|first=Bollywood|date=|website=www.bollywoodhungama.com|publisher=|access-date=2016-07-10}}</ref>

The film included the famous song "Matwali Naar Thumak Thumak Chali Jaaye".

The [[Salman Khan]], [[Karisma Kapoor|Karishma Kapoor]]-starrer ''[[Dulhan Hum Le Jayenge]]'' was a remake of this film. The story of ''Ek Phool Char Kante'' was inspired by [[Susanna Centlivre]]'s play ''[[A Bold Stroke for a Wife]]''.

==Plot==
The film is a light-hearted comic love story, wherein Sunil Dutt falls in love with a "phool" Sushma(Waheeda Rehman) but has to impress her four uncles, the "kante" (thorns) of the title. Each uncle has a different idiosyncrasy and Sunil Dutt pretends to be an expert in that field in order to impress that particular uncle. First Uncle Dhumal a religious fanatic he pretends as a religious scholar (Vidyartthi). Second Uncle David an acting fanatic he impresses as a versatile Actor. The four uncles select their protégé for their niece, not knowing that each is selecting the same boy. When the boy whom they have approved disappears, they agree to marry their niece off to her choice, who is Sunil Dutt again.

==Cast==
* [[Sunil Dutt]] as Sanjeev
* [[Waheeda Rehman]] as Sushma
*[[Krishan Dhawan]] as Shyam ( Sanjeev s friend)
*
*
*
*
* [[Mohan Choti]] as Sanjeevs house servant.
* [[Tun Tun]] as Jamuna ( Sushmas Caretaker)
* [[Sulochana Latkar]]
* Bir Sakuja as Sanjeevs father
* [[Mumtaz Begum (actress)|Mumtaz Begum]] as Sanjeev"s mother
* [[David Abraham Cheulkar|David Abraham]] as Uncle No 1 (cinema fanatic)
* [[Johnny Walker (actor)|Johnny Walker]] as Uncle - 2 (rock n roll fanatic)
* [[Rashid Khan (actor)|Rashid Khan]] as Uncle - 3 (yoga fanatic)
* [[Dhumal (actor)|Dhumal]] as Uncle - 4 (religious fanatic)
*[[Bela Bose]] as Sushma s friend
*[[Bindu (actress)|Bindu]] as Sushma s friend

==Soundtrack==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! # !! Title !! Singer(s)!!Lyricist
|-
| 1.
| "Banwari Re Jeene Ka Sahara"
| [[Lata Mangeshkar]]
| [[Hasrat Jaipuri]]
|-
| 2.
| "Ankhon Mein Rang Kyon Aaya"
| [[Mukesh (singer)|Mukesh]], Lata Mangeshkar
| Hasrat Jaipuri
|-
| 3.
| "Dil Ae Dil Baharon Se Mil"
| [[Talat Mahmood]], Lata Mangeshkar
| [[Shailendra (lyricist)|Shailendra]]
|-
| 4.
| "Matwali Naar Thumak Thumak"
| Mukesh (singer)|Mukesh
| Shailendra
|-
| 5.
| "Baby Of Bombay"
| Iqbal Singh
| Shailendra
|-
| 6.
| "O Meri Baby Doll"
| [[Mohammed Rafi]]
| Shailendra
|-
| 7.
| "Sambhal Ke Karna Jo Kuchh Karna"
| Mukesh
| Shailendra
|-
| 8.
| "Soch Rahi Thi Kahoon Na Kahoon"
| Lata Mangeshkar
| Shailendra
|-
| 9
| "Tirchi Nazar Se Yun Na Dekh"
| Mohammed Rafi
| Hasrat Jaipuri
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|0053791|Ek Phool Char Kaante}}

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[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:1960s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Shankar Jaikishan]]
[[Category:1960 directorial debut films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Bhappi Sonie]]

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