Funtoosh

Funtoosh
Funtoosh
Soundtrack album by S. D. Burman & R. D. Burman
Recorded	1956
Label	EMI Records
Producer	Dev Anand

Funtoosh
Funtoosh
	File:Funtoosh poster.jpg Poster
Directed by	Chetan Anand
Produced by	Dev Anand
Written by	Amarjeet (Credited as Amar Jeet)
Starring	Dev Anand; Sheila Ramani; K. N. Singh
Music by	S. D. Burman
Cinematography	Shyam Sunder Mallik
Edited by	Mohammed Kasim
Distributed by	Navketan Films
Release date	1956;
Running time	118 minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindi
Box office	INR 90,000

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Funtoosh is a 1956 Hindi film directed by Chetan Anand. The film stars Dev Anand, Sheila Ramani and K. N. Singh. It was the ninth highest-grossing film of 1956, and was declared a "Hit". The music of the movie was an instant hit and songs such as "Dukhi Man Mere" were topping Binaca Geet Mala. Other hits were "Woh Dekhe To Unki Inayat", "Hamen Aaj Koi Na Chhediyo", "Ae Meri Topi Palat Ke Aa" and "Denewala Jab bhi Deta". The Songs cemented the bond of S. D. Burman, Dev Anand and Kishore Kumar.^[1]

Plot[edit]

Ram goes crazy after the death of his mother and sister, and once released from mental hospital he comes across Mr Kirorilal, who insures him and wants him dead for the money. However, Ram ends up marrying his daughter.

Cast[edit]

Dev Anand as Ram Lal "Funtoosh"
Sheila Ramani as Neelu
K.N. Singh as Karodimal

Soundtrack[edit]

The film music was composed by Sachin Dev Burman, assisted by his son R. D. Burman when he was 17 years old he composed the tune of "Ae Mere Topi Palat Ke Aa". The lyrics were by Sahir Ludhianvi.

Song	Singer
"Dukhi Man Mere"	Kishore Kumar
"Denewala Jab Bhi Deta"	Kishore Kumar
"Ae Meri Topi Palatke Aa"	Kishore Kumar
"Woh Dekhe To Unki Inayat, Na Dekhe To Rona Kya"	Kishore Kumar, Asha Bhosle
"Hamen Aaj Koi Na Chhediyo, Hamen Kisi Pe Dore Daalne Hai"	Kishore Kumar, Asha Bhosle
"Ae Jaani, Jeene Mein Kya Hai"	Asha Bhosle
"Phool Gendwa Na Maaro"	Asha Bhosle

References[edit]

↑ "BoxOffice India.com". Archived from the original on 15 January 2013. Retrieved 29 February 2012.

External links[edit]

Funtoosh on IMDb

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[1] "BoxOffice India.com". Archived from the original on 15 January 2013. Retrieved 29 February 2012.

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