Pooja Ke Phool (1964)

 

Pooja Ke Phool

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Pooja Ke Phool
Directed by	A. Bhimsingh
Produced by	A. V. Meiyappan
Written by	K. S. Gopalakrishnan (story), Rajendra Krishan (dialogue)
Starring	Ashok Kumar Mala Sinha Dharmendra
Music by Art	Madan Mohan A. K. Sekhar
Cinematography	G. Vittal Rao
Editing by	A. Paul Dorai Singham
Release date(s)	1964
Country	India
Language	Hindi

Pooja Ke Phool is a 1964 Hindi movie. Produced by A.V.Meiyappan and directed by Bhimsingh the film stars Ashok Kumar, Mala Sinha, Dharmendra, Pran, Nimmi and Leela Chitnis. The films music is given by Madan Mohan.

Plot

Balraj (Dharmendra), affectionately called Raj, by his elder brother (Nana Palsikar) and sister Vija (Madhumati), is a student in college in the arts semester. As the family is not very rich, Raj decides to move from the hostel to the residence of a family. He finds one such family in Gandhinagar, which consists of Choudhury Hukumat Rai (Ashok Kumar), a lawyer by profession, his wife (Nimmi), and only daughter Shanti (Mala Sinha). Hukumat takes an instant liking to Raj, and tells him that his wife will only allow him to take up residence if he tells her that he is already married. Raj reluctantly does so, and thus acquires residence with the Rai family. Eventually Mrs. Rai takes a liking to Raj, so does Shanti. Shanti finds out Raj and her dad had lied to the family about Raj's marital status, she confronts Raj, and he readily admits that he lied. Both fall in love. Mr. and Mrs. Rai are thrilled, when they come to know that Raj and Shanti are in love, and excitedly plan their marriage. As Raj's brother is critically ill, Raj has to return to his village. After several days when Raj returns to the Rai family, he refuses to marry Shanti on the ground that he is going to marry Gauri (Sandhya Roy). The Rai family is devastated. And then they find out that then Raj has been arrested for killing someone.

Cast

• Ashok Kumar ... Choudhury Hukumat Rai
• Mala Sinha ... Shanti Rai
• Dharmendra ... Balraj 'Raj'
• Sandhya Roy
• Nimmi ... Gauri
• Pran ... Balam Singh
• Nana Palsikar ... Hansraj (Balraj's Brother)
• Mohan Choti ... Katpatiya
• Shivraj ... Mr. Singh (Balam's Father)
• Umesh Sharma ... Dr. Balkrishnan
• Mukri ... Kisaan
• Wahab Kashmiri
• Sulochana Chatterjee ... Mrs. Laxmi Hukumat Rai
• Kammo
• Leela Chitnis ... Mrs. Singh (Balam's Mother)
• Madhumati ... Vija (Balraj's niece)

External links

• Pooja Ke Phool at the Internet Movie Database