''Do Phool'' (Two Flowers) is a 1958 Indian

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-language

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film directed by

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'' by

Johanna Spyri Johanna Louise Spyri (; ; 12 June 1827 – 7 July 1901) was a Swiss author of novels, notably children's stories, and is best known for her book ''Heidi''. Born in Hirzel, a rural area in the canton of Canton of Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland, ...

, it has

Baby Naaz Salma Baig (20 August 1944 - 19 October 1995) popularly known as Kumari Naaz or Baby Naaz was an Indian actress in Hindi language films. Career She started her career as a child actor in films. Her best remembered role as a child artiste was i ...

in the role of Poornima (Heidi). The film was produced by Akhtar Sultana Kadar, with dialogues written by

Krishan Chander Krishan Chander (23 November 1914 – 8 March 1977) was an Indian Urdu and Hindi writer of short stories and novels. Some of his works have also been translated in English. He was a prolific writer, penning over 20 novels, 30 collections o ...

. The music director was

Vasant Desai Vasant Desai (1912–1975) was an Indian film music composer, most remembered for his score in V. Shantaram films like '' Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baaje'' (1955), '' Do Aankhen Barah Haath'' (1957), Vijay Bhatt's '' Goonj Uthi Shehnai'' (1959), ''Samp ...

, and the lyrics were written by

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. The film starred Romi, Baby Naaz, Vijaya Choudhary,

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, Ulhas,

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, Agha, and Jeevan. The film involved a young orphan girl, Poornima, living with her grandfather in the hills. She's put to work by her Aunt as a companion to a rich disabled girl, Rupa, in the city. The film then focuses on the bonding between the two girls and Rupa's eventual rehabilitation.

Plot

Poornima (Naaz), a young orphan girl stays with her Aunt Shankri in a village called Neecha Nagar, at the foothills of Pawan Ghat. Her grandfather, Chacha Sagar (

), whom she rarely meets, lives a lonely existence atop the hill in a cottage. Shankri is a greedy conniving woman, and instead of having to take care of Poonima, she leaves her with her grandfather. Here Poornima meets a young goatherd, Jaggu (Romi), who brings his goats for grazing every day and returns to his blind mother (Pratima Devi) in Neecha Nagar at sunset. Jaggu and Poornima become friends and develop a close bond. Shankri enters Poornima's life again, as she intends to put her in service so she can earn money. In spite of her grandfather objecting, Shankri puts Poornima to work in Seth Girja Shankar's (Ulhas) house in the city. Poornima becomes a friend and companion to the Seth's eleven-year-old daughter, Rupa (Vijaya Choudhary). Rupa is wheel-chair bound following a bout of typhoid which left her extremely weak. Soon Rupa and Purnima become friends, which is frowned upon by Rupa's strict governess. Purnima enjoys her life with Rupa learning to read and write, but continues to pine for the free air of the mountains and the greenery. A Doctor is called, who advises the Seth to let Poornima return to Pawan Ghat. Jaggu is ecstatic that Poornima has returned and they wander around the hills again. However, his happiness is short-lived as Rupa, who had been missing Poornima, makes her father send her to Pawan Ghat. Rupa soon starts to feel healthy with the fresh mountain air, wholesome meals, and goat's milk provided to her. One day, Jaggu, in a frenzy of jealousy due to Poornima's close friendship with Rupa, pushes Rupa's wheelchair down the hill. Rupa realises she does not need her wheelchair as she is able to move around freely.

Cast

as Poornima *

Master Romi Master Romi (born Mohammed Salim) is a former Indian actor in Hindi language films. He was best known as a child actor after his brilliant performance in K.A. Abbas’s film “ Munna” released in 1954. “Munna”, the first songless Hindi m ...

as Jaggu * Vijaya Choudhury as Rupa *

as Poornima's grandfather, Sagar Chacha * Ulhas as Rupa’s father, Seth Girja Shankar * Jeevan as Masterji * Pratima Devi as Jaggu's mother * Mumtaz Begum as Rupa's Aunt * S. N. Banerji * Rajan Haksar as the doctor * Nasreen * Amir Bano

Crew

* Director: A. R. Kardar * Producer: Mrs. Akhtar sultana * Editing: Shri Anekar * Cinematography: Dwarka Divecha * Music: Vasant Desai * Lyrics:

* Choreographer: Prem Dhawan * Sound Recordist: Yeshwant Mitkar * Art Direction: G.V. Divkar

Soundtrack

Asha Bhosle Asha Bhosle (; Mangeshkar; born 8 September 1933) is an Indian playback singer, entrepreneur and occasional actress and television personality who predominantly works in Indian Cinema. Known for her versatility, she has been described in the ...

sang the popular number "Aayi Pari Rangbhari, Kisne Pukara" in

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Kalavati. Music was composed by

with lyrics by

. The playback singers were

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and

Aarti Mukherjee Aarti Mukherjee, also known as Aarti Mukherji or Arati Mukhopadhyay, is an Indian playback singer who has sung in Hindi films such as '' Geet Gata Chal'' (1975), '' Tapasya'' (1976), ''Manokamana'', '' Masoom'' (1983) and ''Sooraj Mukhi'' (19 ...

Song list

References

External links

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Do Phool Songs
by Vasant Desai at Sounds of Sonawade {{Heidi 1958 films 1950s Hindi-language films Films based on Swiss novels Heidi films Films directed by A. R. Kardar Films scored by Vasant Desai