''Phoolwari ''() is a 1946 Indian

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-language

romantic drama film Romance films involve romantic love stories recorded in visual media for broadcast in theatres or on television that focus on passion (emotion), passion, emotion, and the affectionate romantic involvement of the main characters. Typically their ...

directed by

Chaturbhuj Doshi Chaturbhuj Doshi (1894–1969) was a Hindi and Gujarati language, Gujarati writer-director of Indian cinema. He was one of the top Gujarati screenplay writers, who helped script stories for the Punatar productions. He is stated to be one of the ...

for

Ranjit Studios Ranjit Studios, also known as Ranjit Movietone, was an Indian film production company with studio facilities located in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. It produced films between 1929 and mid-1970s. The studio was founded by Chandulal Shah along w ...

. The film starred Motilal and Khursheed in lead roles, with

Madhubala Madhubala (born Mumtaz Jehan Begum Dehlavi; 14 February 1933 – 23 February 1969) was an Indian actress who worked in Hindi films. She is considered as one of the greatest and finest actresses in the history of Indian cinema. One of the country ...

and Dixit appearing in supporting roles. Its music was composed by

Hansraj Behl Hansraj Behl (19 November 1916 – 20 May 1984) was an Indian music composer, who composed music both for Hindi and Punjabi films. Hansraj is now widely considered to be a well-respected composer who created his own trends. Early life and ...

, while the lyricist was

Pandit Indra Pandit Indra Chandra was an Indian lyricist A lyricist is a writer who writes lyrics (the spoken words), as opposed to a composer, who writes the song's music which may include but not limited to the melody, harmony, arrangement and accompa ...

. ''Phoolwari'', a critical and commercial success, is cited to be one of the most successful and important films of Motilal. It is considered lost today.

Cast

* Motilal * Khursheed *

(as Baby Mumtaz) * Dixit * Nazir Begum * Tiwari

Production

''Phoolwari'' began filming in October 1945 and was completed by February 1946. It was

's fourth film under

Ranjit Movietone Ranjit Studios, also known as Ranjit Movietone, was an Indian film production company with studio facilities located in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. It produced films between 1929 and mid-1970s. The studio was founded by Chandulal Shah along wi ...

and overall fifth film as a child artist (Madhubala as Baby Mumtaz).

Soundtrack

The film's music was composed by

with lyrics by

. The singers included Khursheed, Baby Anu, Mohantara Talpade, and Hamida Banu.

Songlist

Box office

''Phoolwari'' was a critical and commercial success.

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reported that the film grossed 40 lakhs at the

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to emerge as the third highest-grossing film of 1946, with a verdict of "hit".

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, id=, title=Phulwari 1946 films 1940s Hindi-language films 1940s Indian films Indian black-and-white films Films directed by Chaturbhuj Doshi Lost Indian films 1940s lost films Lost romantic drama films Films scored by Hansraj Behl