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| caption        = Film poster
| caption        = Film poster
| director      = [[Devendra Goel]]
| director      = [[Devendra Goel]]
| producer      = Devendra Goel
| producer      = [[Devendra Goel]]
| writer        = [[Mushtaq Jalili]]
| writer        = [[Mushtaq Jalili]]
| narrator      =  
| narrator      =  
| starring      = [[Sanjay Khan]]<br />[[Balraj Sahni]]<br />[[Sadhana Shivdasani|Sadhana]]<br />Bobby (Child)
| starring      = [[Balraj Sahni]]<br />[[Sanjay Khan]]<br />[[Sadhana Shivdasani|Sadhana]]
| music          = [[Ravi (music director)|Ravi]]
| music          = [[Ravi (music director)|Ravi]]
| cinematography = [[Keki Mistry (cinematographer)|Keki Mistry]]
| cinematography = [[Keki Mistry (cinematographer)|Keki Mistry]]
| editing        = [[R. V. Shrikhande]]
| editing        = R. V. Shrikhande
| distributor    =  
| distributor    =  
| released      = May 7, 1969 (India)
| released      = {{release date|df=y|1969|05|07}}
| runtime        =  
| runtime        =  
| country        = [[India]]
| country        = [[India]]
| language      = [[Hindi language|Hindi]]
| language      = [[Hindi]]
| budget        =  
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}}
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'''''Ek Phool Do Mali''''' is a [[Bollywood films of 1969|1969]] [[Cinema of India|Indian]] Hindi film directed by [[Devendra Goel]]. The film is based on the book ''Do Kadam Aage'' by Sampat Lal Purohit.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b710e380b|title=EK PHOOL DO MALI (1969)|website=BFI|language=en|access-date=2020-01-14}}</ref> The film was a Blockbuster and second highest grossing movie of 1969 along with [[Aradhana (1969 film)|Aradhana]] & [[Do Raaste|Do Raste]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.co.in/worth-their-weight-in-gold/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=17 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170915183938/http://boxofficeindia.co.in/worth-their-weight-in-gold |archive-date=15 September 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Balraj Sahni]] earned a [[Filmfare]] nomination as Best Supporting Actor.<ref>[http://deep750.googlepages.com/FilmfareAwards.pdf 1st Filmfare Awards 1953<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> The story was miscredited to [[Mushtaq Jalili]], and is said to have been an inspired adaptation of the 1961 Hollywood classic ''[[Fanny (1961 film)|Fanny]]'', which is debated.
'''''Ek Phool Do Mali''''' is a 1969 [[Cinema of India|Indian]] Hindi film directed by [[Devendra Goel]]. The film is based on the book ''Do Kadam Aage'' by Sampat Lal Purohit.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b710e380b|title=EK PHOOL DO MALI (1969)|website=BFI|language=en|access-date=2020-01-14}}</ref> The film was a Blockbuster and second highest grossing movie of 1969 along with ''[[Aradhana (1969 film)|Aradhana]]'' & ''[[Do Raaste]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.co.in/worth-their-weight-in-gold/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=17 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170915183938/http://boxofficeindia.co.in/worth-their-weight-in-gold |archive-date=15 September 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Balraj Sahni]] earned a [[Filmfare]] nomination as Best Supporting Actor.<ref>[http://deep750.googlepages.com/FilmfareAwards.pdf 1st Filmfare Awards 1953<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> The story was miscredited to [[Mushtaq Jalili]], and is said to have been an inspired adaptation of the 1961 Hollywood classic ''[[Fanny (1961 film)|Fanny]]'', which is debated. The film was remade in Turkish as ''Evlat'' in 1972.


==Plot==
==Plot==
Somna is a poor woman living with her widowed mom, Leela, in the mountainous region of India and Nepal. She makes a living working on the apple farm of the wealthy widower, Kailash Nath Kaushal. Kaushal also runs a mountaineering school where Amar Kumar is one of his students. Somna and Amar meet, fall in love and decide to get married shortly after Amar returns from a climbing expedition. A few days later, following an avalanche, they get the news that Amar and the other climbers have been killed.
Somna is a poor woman living with her widowed mom, Leela, in the mountainous region of India and Nepal. She makes a living working on the apple farm of the wealthy widower, Kailash Nath Kaushal. Kaushal also runs a mountaineering school where Amar Kumar is one of his students. Somna and Amar meet, fall in love and decide to get married shortly after Amar returns from a climbing expedition. A few days later, following an avalanche, they get the news that Amar and the other climbers have been killed.


A devastated Somna is molested by Shamsher Singh. Kailash comes to her rescue and offers to marry her when he finds out that she is pregnant. They get married and Somna gives birth to a boy, Bobby. Shamsher is arrested and sent to jail for 6 years. Kailash, who is unable to have children after an accident, is thrilled to be a father. He adores and is inseparable from Bobby. Five years later, Somna and Kailash, while celebrating Bobby's 6th birthday, get a shock when Amar shows up at the party.
A devastated Somna is molested by Shamsher Singh. Kailash comes to her rescue and offers to marry her when he finds out that she is pregnant. They get married and Somna gives birth to a boy, Bobby. Shamsher is arrested and sent to jail for 6 years. Kailash, who is unable to have children after an accident, is thrilled to be a father. He adores and is inseparable from Bobby. Five years later, Somna and Kailash, while celebrating Bobby's 6th birthday, get a shock when Amar shows up at the party.


Bobby loves his father (Kailash) but can't help but become close with Amar, his biological father, much to Somna and Kailash's dismay. Somna forbids Bobby from meeting Amar, but Kailash supports him and tells Somna all he wants is to see Bobby happy. Somna confronts Amar and confesses that she does not want him to visit anymore. Amar is distressed by this and vows to stop seeing Bobby.
Bobby loves his father (Kailash) but can't help but become close with Amar, his biological father, much to Somna and Kailash's dismay. Somna forbids Bobby from meeting Amar, but Kailash supports him and tells Somna all he wants is to see Bobby happy. Somna confronts Amar and confesses that she does not want him to visit anymore. Amar is distressed by this and vows to stop seeing Bobby.
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==Cast==
==Cast==
*[[Sanjay Khan]] as Amar
*[[Balraj Sahni]] as Kailashnath Kaushal
*[[Sanjay Khan]] as Amar Kumar
*[[Sadhana Shivdasani]] as Somna
*[[Sadhana Shivdasani]] as Somna
*[[Balraj Sahni]] as Kailashnath
*[[Durga Khote]] as Leela
*[[Durga Khote]] as Leela
*[[David Abraham Cheulkar]] as Doctor
*[[David Abraham Cheulkar|David]] as Doctor
*[[Brahmachari (actor)|Brahmachari]] as Bahadur Singh
*[[Brahmachari (actor)|Brahmachari]] as Bahadur Singh
*[[Shabnam]] as Shobha B. Singh
*[[Shabnam]] as Shobha Singh
*Bobby as Bobby
*Bobby as Bobby Kaushal
*[[Manorama (Hindi actress)|Manorama]] as Champa
*[[Manorama (Hindi actress)|Manorama]] as Champa
*[[Shyam Kumar]] as Shamsher Singh
*[[Shyam Kumar]] as Shamsher Singh
*[[Praveen Paul]] as Mrs. Kumar
*[[Praveen Paul]] as Mrs. Kumar
*[[Brahm Bhardwaj]] as Mr. Kumar
*[[Brahm Bhardwaj]] as Mr. Kumar
*[[Rammurat Sharma]]


==Innovative Music by Ravi==
==Soundtrack==
All of the songs were composed by [[Ravi Shankar|Ravi]] & Lyrics are penned by [[Prem Dhawan]], [[Indrajeet Singh Tulsi]] and Ravi himself. The music of Ek Phool Do Mali became very famous.  
All of the songs were composed by [[Ravi (music director)|Ravi]] & Lyrics are penned by [[Prem Dhawan]], [[Rajkavi Inderjeet Singh Tulsi]] and Ravi himself. The music of Ek Phool Do Mali became very famous.  
{|class="wikitable"
{|class="wikitable"
! Song !! Singer
! Song !! Singer
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| [[Mohammed Rafi]], [[Asha Bhosle]]
| [[Mohammed Rafi]], [[Asha Bhosle]]
|-
|-
| "Auladwalon Phoolo Phalo" (Part 1)
| "Auladwalon Phoolo Phalo"  
| [[Mohammed Rafi]], [[Asha Bhosle]]
|-
| "Auladwalon Phoolo Phalo" (Part 2)
| [[Mohammed Rafi]], [[Asha Bhosle]]
|-
| "Auladwalon Phoolo Phalo" (Part 3)
| [[Mohammed Rafi]], [[Asha Bhosle]]
| [[Mohammed Rafi]], [[Asha Bhosle]]
|-
|-
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[[Category:Films scored by Ravi]]
[[Category:Films scored by Ravi]]
[[Category:Films directed by Devendra Goel]]
[[Category:Films directed by Devendra Goel]]
[[Category:Hindi films remade in other languages]]