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| name          =Ek Phool Char Kante
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| director      = [[Bhappi Sonie]]
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| starring      = [[Sunil Dutt]]<br>[[Waheeda Rehman]]
| starring      = {{ubl|[[Sunil Dutt]]|[[Waheeda Rehman]]}}
| music          = [[Shankar Jaikishan]]
| music          = [[Shankar Jaikishan]]
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| released      = 1960
| released      = {{Film date|1960}}
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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 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]]''.


==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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*
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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
* [[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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! # !! Title !! Singer(s)!!Lyricist
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| 5.
| 5.
| "Baby Of Bombay"
| "Baby Of Bombay"<ref>https://www.hindustantimes.com/chandigarh/a-sikh-rock-n-roller-from-60s-who-earned-sobriquet-indian-elvis/story-ByBe9NFOyZONECqBlc0OQL.html</ref>
| Iqbal Singh
| Iqbal Singh
| Shailendra
| Shailendra
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[[Category:1960 films]]
[[Category:1960 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:1960 Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:1960s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:1960 Indian films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Shankar Jaikishan]]
[[Category:Films scored by Shankar–Jaikishan]]
[[Category:1960 directorial debut films]]
[[Category:1960 directorial debut films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Bhappi Sonie]]
[[Category:Films directed by Bhappi Sonie]]

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Ek Phool Char Kante
Directed byBhappi Sonie
Starring
Music byShankar Jaikishan
Release date
  • 1960 (1960)
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Ek Phool Char Kante (transl. One flower, four thorns) is a 1960 Hindi film directed by Bhappi Sonie in his directorial debut. The film stars Sunil Dutt, Waheeda Rehman, Johnny Walker, Gopi and Tun Tun. The film's music is by Shankar Jaikishan.[1]

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".

Plot[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

Soundtrack[edit | edit source]

# Title Singer(s) Lyricist
1. "Banwari Re Jeene Ka Sahara" Lata Mangeshkar Hasrat Jaipuri
2. "Ankhon Mein Rang Kyon Aaya" Mukesh, Lata Mangeshkar Hasrat Jaipuri
3. "Dil Ae Dil Baharon Se Mil" Talat Mahmood, Lata Mangeshkar Shailendra
4. "Matwali Naar Thumak Thumak" Mukesh Shailendra
5. "Baby Of Bombay"[2] 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[edit | edit source]

  1. Hungama, Bollywood. "Ek Phool Char Kaante 1960 Movie". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 29 January 2013. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  2. https://www.hindustantimes.com/chandigarh/a-sikh-rock-n-roller-from-60s-who-earned-sobriquet-indian-elvis/story-ByBe9NFOyZONECqBlc0OQL.html

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