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".

The Salman Khan, Karishma Kapoor-starrer Dulhan Hum Le Jayenge was a remake of this film. The story of Ek Phool Char Kante was 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