Ek Phool Char Kante

Ek Phool Char Kante
Directed by	Bhappi Sonie
Starring	Sunil Dutt Waheeda Rehman
Music by	Shankar Jaikishan
Release date	1960
Country	India
Language	Hindi

Ek Phool Char Kante 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 films music is by Shankar Jaikishan.

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

Salman Khan, Karishma Kapoor starrer Dulhan Hum Le Jayenge was a remake of this film. Story of Ek Phool Char Kante is 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' (flower) 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. 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
• Waheeda Rehman
• Johnny Walker
• Dhumal
• David Abraham
• Gopi
• Tun Tun
• Sulochana Latkar
• Mumtaz Begum
• Bela Bose

Soundtrack

#	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	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

External links

• Ek Phool Char Kaante at IMDb