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Bhai-Bhai (1956)

Bhai-Bhai poster
Original title
भाई भाई
Directed by
M.V. Raman
Genre
drama film
Country
India
Runtime
2h
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

Two brothers grow up in a family where the younger one runs away from home. The older brother gets involved with another woman, which creates problems for his wife and child.

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What happens

Bhai-Bhai (transl. Brothers) is a 1956 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed by M. V. Raman for A. V. M. Productions. It had screenplay by Javar Seetharaman, with Hindi screen adaptation of the Tamil film Ratha Paasam directed by C.V. Sridhar. The music director was Madan Mohan, with dialogues and lyrics written by Rajendra Krishan. One of the popular songs from the film was "Ae Dil Mujhe Bata De", sung by Geeta Dutt, "in an unabrasive fast tempo". The song became one of Madan Mohan's earliest hits, and the music of the film in journalist-author Bharatan's words, went on to "conquer the box office". The film starred Ashok Kumar, who played the lead role, and Kishore Kumar (real-life brothers) as the two brothers, with the film being referred to as one of Kishore Kumar's prominent films. The cast included Nirupa Roy, who played the role of Ashok Kumar's "homely" wife, while Shyama played the "seductress". The film co-starred Nimmi, Om Prakash, David, Daisy Irani, and Shivraj. The story is of two brothers, with the younger brother running away from home at an early age. The older brother gets entangled with another woman, leaving his wife and child at home. This situation leads to the meeting of the brothers, with the older one mending his errant ways. Kannada remake of this movie Kavaleradu Kulavodu was made in 1964 directed by T. V. Singh Thakur. Starring Udaykumar, Jayanthi, Kalpana, T.N. Balakrishna and Ramesh. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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