''Do Diwane'' (Two Rogues) also known as ''Be Kharab Jaan'', is a

1936 Events January–February * January 20 – George V of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India, dies at his Sandringham Estate. The Prince of Wales succeeds to the throne of the United Kingdom as King E ...

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comedy film directed by Chimanlal Luhar based on

K. M. Munshi Kanhaiyalal Maneklal Munshi (; 30 December 1887 – 8 February 1971), popularly known by his pen name Ghanshyam Vyas, was an Indian independence movement activist, politician, writer and educationist from Gujarat state. A lawyer by profession ...

's famous play ''Be Kharab Jaan''. The film was produced by

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and had music composed by Pransukh Nayak with cinematography by Keki Mistry. The cast included

Shobhana Samarth Shobhana Samarth (17 November 1916 – 9 February 2000) was an Indian actress, director and producer who began her career in the early days of talkie movies in the Hindi film industry and continued in lead roles into the 1950s. She started in ...

, Motilal,

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, Aruna Devi, Rama Devi, Kamalabai, Kayam Ali, Pande and Pesi Patel. Based on the famous

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writer K.M. Munshi's "acclaimed comedy", the film dealt with the traditional values of the older generation in conflict with the western values adopted by the youngsters.

Plot

Motilal in the role of a doctor, wants to join the revolutionaries along with his girlfriend played by Shobhana Samarth. Both are opposed by their parents. The parents find it difficult to come to terms with what they consider as 'western influences' on their children in clothes and thinking. Several humorous situations arise in the process with everything finally ending to the satisfaction of both generations.

Cast

* Motilal *

* Rama Devi * Aruna Devi * Kamala Devi * Kayam Ali * Pande * Temuras * Pesi Patel * Mehndi Raza * Kantilal Nayak

Shobhana Samarth and Motilal

Shobhana Samarth started her career after marriage with '' Nigah-e-Nafrat'' (1935), but ''Do Diwane'' was the first film to have the popular pair of Shobhana Samarth and Motilal starring together and it was cited as one of her best films. She came into prominence with her roles in two of Sagar Movietone films, ''Do Diwane'' and '' Kokila'' (1937) both with Motilal.

Music

The music was composed by Pransukh M. Naik with lyrics written by Raghunath Brahmbhatt. The singers were Motilal, Shobhana Samarth and Kamala Devi.

Song List

References

External links

*{{IMDb title, id =0154211 , title =Do Diwane/Be Kharab Jaan (1936) 1936 films 1930s Hindi-language films Indian films based on plays Indian comedy films 1936 comedy films Indian black-and-white films Hindi-language comedy films