''April Fool'' is a 1964 Indian

romantic comedy Romantic comedy (also known as romcom or rom-com) is a sub-genre of comedy and Romance novel, romance fiction, focusing on lighthearted, humorous plot lines centered on romantic ideas, such as how true love is able to surmount all obstacles. Ro ...

film written, produced and directed by Subodh Mukherji. It stars

Biswajeet Biswajit Chatterjee (born 14 December 1936), known mononymously as Biswajit, is a veteran Indian actor, producer, director, singer and politician known for his work in Bengali cinema and Hindi cinema.He is also referred as the ''Chocolate Bo ...

and

Saira Banu Saira Banu (born 23 August 1944) is an Indian actress who mainly worked in Hindi films. Regarded amongst the finest actors of Hindi cinema, she was among the most popular actresses of the 1960s and early 1970s. Banu received four Filmfare Award ...

in pivotal roles.

Plot

Ashok comes from a wealthy family, headed by his father, and elder brother, Alok. Ashok is a slacker, and enjoys playing practical jokes, particularly on his favorite day:

April Fools' Day April Fools' Day or April Fool's Day (rarely called All Fools' Day) is an annual custom on the 1st of April consisting of practical jokes, hoaxes, and pranks. Jokesters often expose their actions by shouting "April Fool " at the recipient. ...

, when he outdoes himself. His jokes help him befriend Madhu, and both fall in love. When one of is pranks go awry both Ashok and Madhu become targets of an international gang, and must run for their own safety, as well as for the safety of their respective families.

Cast

as Ashok *

as Madhu / Rita Christina * Jayant as Mr. Lal * Sajjan as Monto *

Nazima Nazima (25 March 1948; née Mehr-un-Nissa) is a Bollywood actress who was most famous for her roles as a supporting actress in films in the 1960s and early 1970s. She was born in Nashik (Maharashtra) and was known as the "Resident Sister" of ...

as Anu * Shivraj as Ashok's Uncle * Ram Avtar as Hotel Manager * Ruby Mayer as Rita's Mother * Rajan Haskar as Rasik (as Rajen Haksar) *

Chand Usmani Chand Usmani (3 January 1933 – 26 November 1989) was an Indian actress in Hindi films from the 1950s to the late 1980s. She won the 1971 Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress. She is best remembered for playing self-sacrificing wives an ...

as Mrs. Brijlal Sinha * I. S. Johar as Mr. Brijlal Sinha * M.B. Shetty as Shetty * Vinod (cameo appearance) * Pradeep Gupta (cameo appearance) * Ratan Gaurang as Gaurang * Dev Kapal (cameo appearance)

Soundtrack

The music of the film was composed by

Shankar–Jaikishan Shankar–Jaikishan (also known as S-J) were an Indian composer duo of the Hindi film industry, working together from 1949 to 1971. They are widely considered to be one of the greatest music composers of the Hindi film industry. After Jaikisha ...

and lyrics by

Hasrat Jaipuri Hasrat Jaipuri, born Iqbal Hussain (15 April 1922 – 17 September 1999), was an Indian poet, who wrote in the Hindi and Urdu languages. He was also a renowned film lyricist in Hindi films, where he won the Filmfare Awards for Best Lyri ...

References

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* 1960s Hindi-language films 1960s Indian films 1964 films 1964 romantic comedy films Indian romantic comedy films Films scored by Shankar–Jaikishan Hindi-language romantic comedy films {{1960s-Hindi-film-stub

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