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	{{Infobox film		{{Infobox film
	\| name = Meri Surat Teri Ankhen		\| name = Meri Surat Teri Ankhen
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	\| screenplay =		\| screenplay =
	\| story =		\| story =
	\| based_on = {{Based on\|''Ulka''\|[[Nihar Ranjan Gupta]]}}		\| based_on = {{Based on\|''[[Ulka (novel)\|Ulka]]''\|[[Nihar Ranjan Gupta]]}}
	\| starring = [[Ashok Kumar]]<br />[[Asha Parekh]]<br /> [[Pradeep Kumar]]		\| starring = [[Ashok Kumar]]<br />[[Asha Parekh]]<br /> [[Pradeep Kumar (actor)\|Pradeep Kumar]]
	\| narrator =		\| narrator =
	\| music =		\| music = [[S. D. Burman]]
	\| cinematography =		\| cinematography =
	\| editing = [[Bimal Roy]]		\| editing = [[Bimal Roy]]
	\| studio = Gee Pee Films		\| studio = Gee Pee Films
	\| distributor =		\| distributor =
	\| released = ~~1963<!--~~ {{Film date\|~~df=yes/no\|year\|month\|day\|location~~}} ~~-->~~		\| released = {{Film date\|1963}}
	\| runtime =		\| runtime =
	\| country = India		\| country = India
	\| language = Hindi		\| language = Hindi
	\| budget =		\| budget = <!--Must cite a reliable published source with a reputation for fact-checking. No blogs, no IMDb. no fan-sites.-->
	\| gross =		\| gross = <!--Must cite a reliable published source with a reputation for fact-checking. No blogs, no IMDb. no fan-sites.-->
	}}		}}
	'''''Meri Surat Teri Ankhen''''' ({{~~trans~~\|My Face, Your Eyes}}) is a [[Bollywood ~~films of 1963\|1963~~]] [[~~Bollywood~~]] ~~film~~ starring [[Ashok Kumar]], [[Asha Parekh]] and [[Pradeep Kumar]]. It is based on the Bengali novel ''Ulka'' by [[Nihar Ranjan Gupta]].		'''''Meri Surat Teri Ankhen''''' ({{Translation\|My Face, Your Eyes}}) is a 1963 [[Bollywood]] [[Drama Film\|drama film]] directed by R.K. Rakhan,<ref>{{Citation\|title=Meri Surat Teri Ankhen\|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/meri-surat-teri-ankhen\|access-date=2022-01-03}}</ref> starring [[Ashok Kumar]], [[Asha Parekh]] and [[Pradeep Kumar (actor)\|Pradeep Kumar]].<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Meri Surat Teri Ankhen (1963) Cast - Actor, Actress, Director, Producer, Music Director\|url=https://www.cinestaan.com/movies/meri-surat-teri-ankhen-3108/cast-crew\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220103175717/https://www.cinestaan.com/movies/meri-surat-teri-ankhen-3108/cast-crew\|url-status=live\|archive-date=3 January 2022\|access-date=2022-01-03\|website=Cinestaan}}</ref> It is based on the [[Bengali language\|Bengali]] novel ''[[Ulka (novel)\|Ulka]]'' by [[Nihar Ranjan Gupta]].<ref name="thehindu" />

	== Plot ==		== Plot ==
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	*[[Ashok Kumar]] as Pyare<ref name="thehindu" />		*[[Ashok Kumar]] as Pyare<ref name="thehindu" />
	*[[Asha Parekh]] as Kavita<ref name="thehindu" />		*[[Asha Parekh]] as Kavita<ref name="thehindu" />
	*[[Pradeep Kumar]] as Sudhir<ref name="thehindu" />		*[[Pradeep Kumar (actor)\|Pradeep Kumar]] as Sudhir<ref name="thehindu" />
	*[[Kanhaiyalal (actor)\|Kanhaiyalal]] as Rahmat<ref name="thehindu" />		*[[Kanhaiyalal (actor)\|Kanhaiyalal]] as Rahmat<ref name="thehindu" />
			* [[Indira (actress)\|Indira]] as Bela<ref name="thehindu"/>
	*Tapan Bose as Mathur<ref name="thehindu" />		*Tapan Bose as Mathur<ref name="thehindu" />
	*[[Achala Sachdev]] as Kamla<ref name="thehindu" />		*[[Achala Sachdev]] as Kamla<ref name="thehindu" />
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	== Production ==		== Production ==
	''Meri Surat Teri Ankhen'' is based on the Bengali novel ''Ulka''.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=sy9WAAAAYAAJ~~&dq=%22the+best+stories+into+nightmares%22&focus=searchwithinvolume~~&q=ulka Link – Volume 5, Issues 26-53 – Page 37]</ref>		''Meri Surat Teri Ankhen'' is based on the Bengali novel ''Ulka''.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=sy9WAAAAYAAJ&q=ulka Link – Volume 5, Issues 26-53 – Page 37]</ref>

	== Soundtrack ==		== Soundtrack ==
	'''Singers''': [[Mohammed Rafi]], [[Manna Dey]], [[Mukesh (singer)\|Mukesh]], [[Suman Kalyanpur]], [[Asha Bhosle]], [[Lata Mangeshkar]]		'''Singers''': [[Mohammed Rafi]], [[Manna Dey]], [[Mukesh (singer)\|Mukesh]], [[S. D. Batish]], [[Suman Kalyanpur]], [[Asha Bhosle]], [[Lata Mangeshkar]]<br />
	'''Music''': [[S. D. Burman]]~~'''~~		'''Music''': [[S. D. Burman]]<br />
	'''Lyricist''': [[Shailendra (lyricist)\|Shailendra]]		'''Lyricist''': [[Shailendra (lyricist)\|Shailendra]]

	{{~~Tracklist~~		{{Track listing
	\| headline=Track listing		\| headline = Track listing <ref>{{citation \|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/meri-surat-teri-ankhen/songs/ \|title=meri-surat-teri-ankhen}}</ref>
	\| total_length=32:45		\| total_length = 32:45
	\| extra_column=Singer(s)		\| extra_column = Singer(s)
	\| title1= Poochho Na Kaise Maine Rain Bitaayi		\| title1 = Poochho Na Kaise Maine Rain Bitaayi
	\| extra1= [[Manna Dey]]		\| extra1 = [[Manna Dey]]
	\| length1= 3:20		\| length1 = 3:20
	\| title2= Puchho Na Kaise Maine Rain Bitayi (Sad)		\| title2 = Puchho Na Kaise Maine Rain Bitayi (Sad)
	\| extra2= S.D. Batish and Manna Dey		\| extra2 = [[S. D. Batish]] and [[Manna Dey]]
	\| length2= 2:16		\| length2 = 2:16
	\| title3= Ye Kisne Geet Chheda		\| title3 = Ye Kisne Geet Chheda
	\| extra3= [[Suman Kalyanpur]] and [[Mukesh (singer)\|Mukesh]]		\| extra3 = [[Suman Kalyanpur]] and [[Mukesh (singer)\|Mukesh]]
	\| length3= 4:41		\| length3 = 4:41
	\| title4= Tere Bin Soone Nain Hamare (Sad)		\| title4 = Tere Bin Soone Nain Hamare (Sad)
	\| extra4= Mohammed Rafi		\| extra4 = Mohammed Rafi
	\| length4= 3:49		\| length4 = 3:49
	\| title5= Tere Bin Soone Nain Hamare		\| title5 = Tere Bin Soone Nain Hamare
	\| extra5= Mohammed Rafi and Lata Mangeshkar		\| extra5 = Mohammed Rafi and Lata Mangeshkar
	\| length5= 5:27		\| length5 = 5:27
	\| title6= Naache Man Moraa Magan Dhigadhaa Dhigi Dhigi		\| title6 = Naache Man Moraa Magan Dhigadhaa Dhigi Dhigi
	\| extra6= Mohammed Rafi		\| extra6 = Mohammed Rafi
	\| length6= 4:40		\| length6 = 4:40
	\| title7= Tere Khayalo Me Tere Hi Khawabo Me		\| title7 = Tere Khayalo Me Tere Hi Khawabo Me
	\| extra7= Lata Mangeshkar		\| extra7 = Lata Mangeshkar
	\| length7= 4:23		\| length7 = 4:23
	\| title8= Tujhse Nazar Milane Me		\| title8 = Tujhse Nazar Milane Me
	\| extra8= [[Asha Bhosle]]		\| extra8 = [[Asha Bhosle]]
	\| length8= 4:09		\| length8 = 4:09
	}}		}}

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	[[Category:Films scored by S. D. Burman]]		[[Category:Films scored by S. D. Burman]]
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	== Plot ==		== Plot ==
	Raj Kumar, a wealthy businessman, dislikes everything he deems ugly. When his wife Kamla becomes pregnant and gives birth to a ~~deformed~~ son, he asks the doctor Mathur to tell Kamla that the child was [[Stillbirth\|stillborn]]. Mathur gives the child to the Muslim couple Rahmat and Naseeban, who raise him as their own son. The child, who is named Pyare, accidentally burns their dwelling down, and Naseeban becomes a casualty. Rahmat relocates to his village when he raises Pyare as a musician. Years later, Rahmat dies, but not before informing Pyare that he is actually a [[Hindu]]. Mathur tells Pyare about his true family, and arranges a song and dance play where Pyare will perform, hoping that Raj will overcome his dislike for his now grown-up son. His efforts fail as Raj instead offers to pay compensation so that Pyare can look after himself. Pyare goes to Raj to return the money, at which point Kamla sees him and asks him not to leave and adopts him as her son. Later, Raj's other son Sudhir is kidnapped and held for {{INRConvert\|4\|l\|year=1963}} ransom. Sudhir's fiancée Kavita inaccurately believes that Pyare is behind this abduction. Will misfortune and tragedy also follow Pyare to his new-found family?		Raj Kumar, a wealthy businessman, dislikes everything he deems ugly. When his wife Kamla becomes pregnant and gives birth to a darkskinned son, he asks the doctor Mathur to tell Kamla that the child was [[Stillbirth\|stillborn]]. Mathur gives the child to the Muslim couple Rahmat and Naseeban, who raise him as their own son. The child, who is named Pyare, accidentally burns their dwelling down, and Naseeban becomes a casualty. Rahmat relocates to his village when he raises Pyare as a musician. Years later, Rahmat dies, but not before informing Pyare that he is actually a [[Hindu]]. Mathur tells Pyare about his true family, and arranges a song and dance play where Pyare will perform, hoping that Raj will overcome his dislike for his now grown-up son. His efforts fail as Raj instead offers to pay compensation so that Pyare can look after himself. Pyare goes to Raj to return the money, at which point Kamla sees him and asks him not to leave and adopts him as her son. Later, Raj's other son Sudhir is kidnapped and held for {{INRConvert\|4\|l\|year=1963}} ransom. Sudhir's fiancée Kavita inaccurately believes that Pyare is behind this abduction. Will misfortune and tragedy also follow Pyare to his new-found family?

	== Cast ==		== Cast ==

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{{more citations needed|date=October 2018}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Meri Surat Teri Ankhen
| image = Meri Surat Teri Ankhen.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Poster
| director = R.K. Rakhan
| producer =
| writer =
| screenplay =
| story =
| based_on = {{Based on|''Ulka''|[[Nihar Ranjan Gupta]]}}
| starring = [[Ashok Kumar]]<br />[[Asha Parekh]]<br /> [[Pradeep Kumar]]
| narrator =
| music =
| cinematography =
| editing = [[Bimal Roy]]
| studio = Gee Pee Films
| distributor =
| released = 1963
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| budget =
| gross =
}}
'''''Meri Surat Teri Ankhen''''' ({{trans|My Face, Your Eyes}}) is a [[Bollywood films of 1963|1963]] [[Bollywood]] film starring [[Ashok Kumar]], [[Asha Parekh]] and [[Pradeep Kumar]]. It is based on the Bengali novel ''Ulka'' by [[Nihar Ranjan Gupta]].

== Plot ==
Raj Kumar, a wealthy businessman, dislikes everything he deems ugly. When his wife Kamla becomes pregnant and gives birth to a deformed son, he asks the doctor Mathur to tell Kamla that the child was [[Stillbirth|stillborn]]. Mathur gives the child to the Muslim couple Rahmat and Naseeban, who raise him as their own son. The child, who is named Pyare, accidentally burns their dwelling down, and Naseeban becomes a casualty. Rahmat relocates to his village when he raises Pyare as a musician. Years later, Rahmat dies, but not before informing Pyare that he is actually a [[Hindu]]. Mathur tells Pyare about his true family, and arranges a song and dance play where Pyare will perform, hoping that Raj will overcome his dislike for his now grown-up son. His efforts fail as Raj instead offers to pay compensation so that Pyare can look after himself. Pyare goes to Raj to return the money, at which point Kamla sees him and asks him not to leave and adopts him as her son. Later, Raj's other son Sudhir is kidnapped and held for {{INRConvert|4|l|year=1963}} ransom. Sudhir's fiancée Kavita inaccurately believes that Pyare is behind this abduction. Will misfortune and tragedy also follow Pyare to his new-found family?

== Cast ==
*[[Ashok Kumar]] as Pyare<ref name="thehindu" />
*[[Asha Parekh]] as Kavita<ref name="thehindu" />
*[[Pradeep Kumar]] as Sudhir<ref name="thehindu" />
*[[Kanhaiyalal (actor)|Kanhaiyalal]] as Rahmat<ref name="thehindu" />
*Tapan Bose as Mathur<ref name="thehindu" />
*[[Achala Sachdev]] as Kamla<ref name="thehindu" />
*[[Ishwarlal (actor)|Ishwarlal]] as Raj Kumar<ref name="thehindu" />

== Production ==
''Meri Surat Teri Ankhen'' is based on the Bengali novel ''Ulka''.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=sy9WAAAAYAAJ&dq=%22the+best+stories+into+nightmares%22&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=ulka Link – Volume 5, Issues 26-53 – Page 37]</ref>

== Soundtrack ==
'''Singers''': [[Mohammed Rafi]], [[Manna Dey]], [[Mukesh (singer)|Mukesh]], [[Suman Kalyanpur]], [[Asha Bhosle]], [[Lata Mangeshkar]]
'''Music''': [[S. D. Burman]]'''
'''Lyricist''': [[Shailendra (lyricist)|Shailendra]]

{{Tracklist
| headline=Track listing
| total_length=32:45
| extra_column=Singer(s)
| title1= Poochho Na Kaise Maine Rain Bitaayi
| extra1= [[Manna Dey]]
| length1= 3:20
| title2= Puchho Na Kaise Maine Rain Bitayi (Sad)
| extra2= S.D. Batish and Manna Dey
| length2= 2:16
| title3= Ye Kisne Geet Chheda
| extra3= [[Suman Kalyanpur]] and [[Mukesh (singer)|Mukesh]]
| length3= 4:41
| title4= Tere Bin Soone Nain Hamare (Sad)
| extra4= Mohammed Rafi
| length4= 3:49
| title5= Tere Bin Soone Nain Hamare
| extra5= Mohammed Rafi and Lata Mangeshkar
| length5= 5:27
| title6= Naache Man Moraa Magan Dhigadhaa Dhigi Dhigi
| extra6= Mohammed Rafi
| length6= 4:40
| title7= Tere Khayalo Me Tere Hi Khawabo Me
| extra7= Lata Mangeshkar
| length7= 4:23
| title8= Tujhse Nazar Milane Me
| extra8= [[Asha Bhosle]]
| length8= 4:09
}}

== References ==
{{Reflist|refs=
<ref name="thehindu">{{Cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/Meri-Surat-Teri-Ankhen-1963/article15377386.ece |title=Meri Surat Teri Ankhen (1963) |date=11 February 2011 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=3 October 2018}}</ref>
}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|0056232}}

[[Category:1960s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:1963 films]]
[[Category:Films scored by S. D. Burman]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Films based on Indian novels]]

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