Do Kaliyaan

Do Kaliyan
Directed by R. Krishnan
S. Panju
Produced by
Starring Mala Sinha
Biswajeet
Mehmood
Neetu Singh
Music by Ravi
Cinematography S. Maruthi Rao
Edited by S. Panjabi
R. Vittal
Release date
 1 March 1968[1]
Country India
Language Hindi

Do Kaliyan (Two Buds) is a 1968 Indian Hindi-language film directed by R. Krishnan and S. Panju. It stars Mala Sinha, Biswajeet, Mehmood and Neetu Singh. It is a remake of Tamil movie Kuzhandaiyum Deivamum, which itself was a copy of the 1953 film Twice Upon a Time and 1961 movie The Parent Trap, which were ultimately based on the Erich Kästner's German novel Lottie and Lisa (Das doppelte Lottchen). It was declared a hit at the box office and revitalized the career of its lead actor Biswajeet.

Plot

Proud, wealthy, and haughty Kiran meets with down-to-earth middle-class fellow collegian, Shekhar, and after several clashes and misunderstandings, both fall in love and decide to get married. Shekhar meets with Kiran's dominating mom and mousy dad, and is told that he must successfully pass a test that will be put to him through Kiran's mom, to which he agrees and subsequently passes, much to Kiran's delight. The marriage is performed with great pomp and ceremony and Shekhar becomes a ghar jamai. He soon realizes that his presence is next to a lowly servant. He rebels and wants Kiran to leave with him. But Kiran asks him to be patient. Thereafter identical twin girls are born (Ganga and Jamuna). Shekhar still feels that they would be better off living away from Kiran's family, differences arise, and Shekhar moves out with Ganga. Years later, the identical twins Ganga and Jamuna meet at a school outing and both decide to switch places to see how it is like on the other side. Both twins then devise a scheme that will bring their proud grandmother to her heels, and bring their parents together.

Cast

Production

Do Kaliyan was produced by AVM Productions. It is a remake of the studio's own Tamil film Kuzhandaiyum Deivamum (1965), itself based on the American film The Parent Trap (1961). Kuzhandaiyum Deivamum's director duo Krishnan–Panju returned to direct the Hindi remake.[2]

Soundtrack

Lyrics by Sahir Ludhianvi.

  1. "Bachche Mann Ke Sachche" - Lata Mangeshkar
  2. "Bachche Mann Ke Sachche" v2 - Lata Mangeshkar
  3. "Chit Nandan Aage Naachoongi" - Asha Bhosle
  4. "Murga Murgi" - Lata Mangeshkar
  5. "Sajna O Sajna Aise Mein Ji Na Jala" - Asha Bhosle
  6. "Muslim Ko Taslim Arj Hai" - Manna Dey
  7. "Tumhari Nazar Kyun Khafa" -Mohammed Rafi, Lata Mangeshkar
  8. "Tumhari Nazar Kyun Khafa (sad)" - Mohammed Rafi, Lata Mangeshkar
  9. "Ye Sama Ye Rut Ye Nazare" - Mohammed Rafi, Lata Mangeshkar

Release

Do Kaliyan was a major commercial success and, according to film historian Randor Guy, "further brightened the radiant image of Meiyappan and AVM Studios".[2]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.avm.in/movies.html
  2. 1 2 Guy, Randor (30 July 2011). "Kuzhandaiyum Deivamum 1965". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 5 April 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
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