Phoolwari

Phoolwari
Phoolwari
	File:Phoolwari (1946).jpg Poster
Directed by	Chaturbhuj Doshi
Written by	Pandit Indra (dialogues)
Screenplay by	Chaturbhuj Doshi
Story by	Chaturbhuj Doshi
Produced by	Ranjit Studios
Starring	Motilal; Khursheed; Madhubala; Dixit
Cinematography	D. C. Mehta
Edited by	B. C. Vyas
Music by	Hansraj Behl
Distributed by	Ranjit Studios
Release date	1946;
Country	India
Language	Hindi
Budget	₹15 lakhs
Box office	₹40 lakhs

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

^ ^1.00 ^1.01 ^1.02 ^1.03 ^1.04 ^1.05 ^1.06 ^1.07 ^1.08 ^1.09 "Top Earners 1946". Box Office India. Archived from the original on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
^ "Phulwari". citwf.com. Alan Goble. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
^ ^3.0 ^3.1 "Phulwari (1946)". myswar.com. MySwar. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
^ Ashok Raj (1 November 2009). Hero Vol.1. Hay House, Inc. pp. 58–. ISBN 978-93-81398-02-9. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
^ Mohamed, Khalid (16 December 2017). "Here's Why Madhubala Has a Huge Millennial Fan Following". TheQuint. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
^ "Phoolwari Cast and Crew". cinestaan. Archived from the original on 1 November 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
^ FilmIndia (1946). New York The Museum of Modern Art Library. Bombay. 1946.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
^ "Madhubala – Interview – Cineplot.com". Retrieved 7 April 2021.

External links

Phulwari at IMDb

[:0-1] 1.00 ^1.01 ^1.02 ^1.03 ^1.04 ^1.05 ^1.06 ^1.07 ^1.08 ^1.09 "Top Earners 1946". Box Office India. Archived from the original on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 26 September 2011.

[citwf-2] "Phulwari". citwf.com. Alan Goble. Retrieved 1 May 2015.

[MySwar-3] 3.0 ^3.1 "Phulwari (1946)". myswar.com. MySwar. Retrieved 1 May 2015.

[Raj2009-4] 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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