Phoolwari

1946 film by Chaturbhuj Doshi

  • 1946 (1946)
CountryIndiaLanguageHindiBudget₹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

  • Motilal[6]
  • Khursheed[1]
  • Madhubala[1]
  • Dixit[1]
  • Nazira[1]
  • Tiwari[1]

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.
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