''Do Phool'' (''Two Flowers'') is a 1958 Indian

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-language

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film directed by A. R. Kardar. Adapted from the 1881 children's novel ''

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'' by

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, Baby Naaz plays the role of Poornima (Heidi). The film was produced by Akhtar Sultana Kadar with dialogues written by

Krishan Chander Krishan Chander (23 November 1914 – 8 March 1977) was an Indian Urdu and Hindi writer of short stories and novels. Some of his works have also been translated into English. He was a prolific writer, penning over 20 novels, 30 collections ...

. The music director was

Vasant Desai Vasant Desai (1912–1975) was an Indian film music composer, most remembered for his score in V. Shantaram films like '' Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baaje'' (1955), ''Do Aankhen Barah Haath'' (1957), Vijay Bhatt's '' Goonj Uthi Shehnai'' (1959), ''Samp ...

, and the lyrics were written by

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. The film starred Romi, Baby Naaz, Vijaya Choudhary,

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, Ulhas,

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, Agha, and Jeevan. The film involved a young orphan girl, Poornima, living with her grandfather in the hills. She is put to work by her aunt as a companion to a rich disabled girl, Rupa, in the city. The film focuses on the bonding between the two girls and Rupa's eventual rehabilitation.

Plot

Poornima (Naaz), a young orphan girl stays with her Aunt Shankri in a village called Neecha Nagar at the foothills of Pawan Ghat. Her grandfather, Chacha Sagar (

), whom she rarely meets, lives a lonely existence atop the hill in a cottage. Shankri is a greedy conniving woman, and instead of having to take care of Poornima, she leaves her with her grandfather. Here Poornima meets a young goatherd, Jaggu (Romi), who brings his goats for grazing every day and returns to his blind mother (Pratima Devi) in Neecha Nagar at sunset. Jaggu and Poornima become close friends. Shankri enters Poornima's life again, as she intends to put her in service so she can earn money. In spite of her grandfather's objections, Shankri puts Poornima to work in Seth Girja Shankar's (Ulhas) house in the city. Poornima becomes a friend and companion to the Seth's eleven-year-old daughter, Rupa (Vijaya Choudhary). Rupa is in a wheelchair following a bout of typhoid that left her extremely weak. Rupa and Purnima become friends, which is frowned upon by Rupa's strict governess. Purnima enjoys her life with Rupa learning to read and write, but continues to pine for the mountains and greenery. A doctor is called, who advises the Seth to let Poornima return to Pawan Ghat. Jaggu is ecstatic that Poornima has returned and they wander around the hills again, but his happiness is short-lived as Rupa, who had been missing Poornima, makes her father send her to Pawan Ghat. Rupa soon starts to feel healthy with the fresh mountain air, wholesome meals, and goat's milk. One day, Jaggu, in a frenzy of jealousy due to Poornima's close friendship with Rupa, pushes Rupa's wheelchair down the hill. Rupa realises she does not need her wheelchair as she is able to move around freely.

Cast

* Baby Naaz as Poornima *

Master Romi Master Romi (born Mohammed Salim) is a former Indian actor in Hindi language films. He was best known as a child actor after his brilliant performance in K.A. Abbas’s film “ Munna” released in 1954. “Munna”, the first songless Hindi ...

as Jaggu * Vijaya Choudhury as Rupa *

as Poornima's grandfather, Sagar Chacha * Ulhas as Rupa’s father, Seth Girja Shankar * Jeevan as Masterji * Pratima Devi as Jaggu's mother * Mumtaz Begum as Rupa's Aunt * S. N. Banerji * Rajan Haksar as the doctor * Nasreen * Amir Bano

Crew

* Director: A. R. Kardar * Producer: Mrs. Akhtar sultana * Editing: Shri Anekar * Cinematography: Dwarka Divecha * Music: Vasant Desai * Lyrics:

* Choreographer: Prem Dhawan * Sound Recordist: Yeshwant Mitkar * Art Direction: G.V. Divkar

Soundtrack

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sang the popular number "Aayi Pari Rangbhari, Kisne Pukara" in

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Kalavati. Music was composed by

with lyrics by

. The playback singers were

Lata Mangeshkar Lata Mangeshkar (; born Hema Mangeshkar; 28 September 1929 – 6 February 2022) was an Indian playback singer and occasional music composer. She is considered to be one of the greatest and most influential singers of the Indian subcontinent. He ...

and

Aarti Mukherjee Aarti Mukherjee, also known as Aarti Mukherji or Arati Mukhopadhyay (born 18 July 1943), is an Indian playback singer who has sung in Hindi films such as '' Geet Gata Chal'' (1975), ''Tapasya'' (1976), ''Manokamana'', '' Masoom'' (1983), and ' ...

Song list

References

External links

*
Do Phool Songs
by Vasant Desai at Sounds of Sonawade {{Heidi 1958 films 1950s Hindi-language films Heidi films Films directed by A. R. Kardar Films scored by Vasant Desai