Phoolwari

Phoolwari
Poster
Directed byChaturbhuj Doshi
Written byPandit Indra (dialogues)
Screenplay byChaturbhuj Doshi
Story byChaturbhuj Doshi
Produced byRanjit Studios
StarringMotilal
Khursheed
Madhubala
Dixit
CinematographyD. C. Mehta
Edited byB. C. Vyas
Music byHansraj Behl
Distributed byRanjit Studios
Release date
  • 1946 (1946)
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget₹15 lakhs[1]
Box office₹40 lakhs[1]

Phoolwari (transl. Bower) is a 1946 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film directed by Chaturbhuj Doshi for Ranjit Studios. The film starred Motilal and Khursheed in lead roles, with Madhubala and Dixit appearing in supporting roles.[2] Its music was composed by Hansraj Behl, while the lyricist was Pandit Indra.[3]

Phoolwari, a critical and commercial success,[1] is cited to be one of the most successful and important films of Motilal.[4] It is considered lost today.[5]

Cast

Production

Phoolwari began filming in October 1945 and was completed by February 1946.[7] It was Madhubala's fourth film under Ranjit Movietone and overall fifth film as a child artist.[8]

Soundtrack

The film's music was composed by Hansraj Behl with lyrics by Pandit Indra. The singers included Khursheed, Baby Anu, Mohantara Talpade, and Hamida Banu.[3]

Songlist

# Title Singer
1 "Chand Mama Ne Amrood Churaya Re" Baby Anu
2 "Hawa Chalein Saayein Saayein" Mohantara Talpade
3 "Khilona Tera Toota Re"
4 "Lat Uljhi Suljha Ja Baalam"
5 "Tumhe Nainon Mein"
6 "Kya Piya Milan Ki Baat" Khursheed
7 "Oonchi Haveli Bana Do" Mohantara Talpade, Hamida Banu
8 "Main Toh Girdhar Ke Sang Nachoongi"

Box office

Phoolwari was a critical and commercial success.[1] Box office India reported that the film grossed ₹40 lakhs at the box office to emerge as the third highest-grossing film of 1946, with a verdict of "hit".[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Top Earners 1946". Box Office India. Archived from the original on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
  2. ^ "Phulwari". citwf.com. Alan Goble. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Phulwari (1946)". myswar.com. MySwar. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
  4. ^ Ashok Raj (1 November 2009). Hero Vol.1. Hay House, Inc. pp. 58–. ISBN 978-93-81398-02-9. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
  5. ^ Mohamed, Khalid (16 December 2017). "Here's Why Madhubala Has a Huge Millennial Fan Following". TheQuint. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  6. ^ "Phoolwari Cast and Crew". cinestaan. Archived from the original on 1 November 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  7. ^ FilmIndia (1946). New York The Museum of Modern Art Library. Bombay. 1946.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  8. ^ "Madhubala – Interview – Cineplot.com". Retrieved 7 April 2021.