Do Kaliyan

Do Kaliyaan (pronounced [doː kəlɪjaː̃] transl. Two Buds) is a 1968 Indian Hindi-language film directed by R. Krishnan and S. Panju. The film stars Mala Sinha, Biswajeet, Mehmood, Om Prakash and Neetu Singh, credited as Baby Sonia. It is a remake of the 1965 Tamil film Kuzhandaiyum Deivamum which itself was based on the 1961 American film The Parent Trap, based on Erich Kästner's 1949 German novel Lisa and Lottie (German: Das doppelte Lottchen).

Plot

Proud, wealthy, and haughty Kiran meets with down-to-earth middle-class fellow collegian, Shekhar, and after several clashes and misunderstandings, both fall in love and decide to get married. Shekhar meets with Kiran's dominating mother and mousy father, and is told that he must successfully pass a test that will be put to him through Kiran's mom, to which he agrees and subsequently passes, much to Kiran's delight. The marriage is performed with great pomp and ceremony and Shekhar becomes a ghar jamai. He soon realizes that his presence is next to a lowly servant. He rebels and wants Kiran to leave with him. But Kiran asks him to be patient. Thereafter identical twin girls are born (Ganga and Jamuna). Shekhar still feels that they would be better off living away from Kiran's family, differences arise, and Shekhar moves out with Ganga. Years later, the identical twins Ganga and Jamuna meet at a school outing and both decide to switch places to see how it is like on the other side. Both twins then devise a scheme that will bring their proud grandmother to her heels, and bring their parents together.

Cast

• Biswajeet as Shekhar
• Mala Sinha as Kiran
• Baby Sonia as Ganga and Jamuna
• Mehmood as Mahesh
• Om Prakash as Kiran's Father
• Nigar Sultana as Kamla Devi
• Geethanjali as Menaka
• Manorama as Madhumati
• Hiralal as the contract killer

Production

Do Kaliyan was produced by AVM Productions. It is a remake of the studio's own Tamil film Kuzhandaiyum Deivamum (1965), itself based on the American film The Parent Trap (1961). Kuzhandaiyum Deivamum's director duo Krishnan–Panju returned to direct the Hindi remake. Kutty Padmini, who portrayed twin sisters in the original, was initially signed on to reprise her role, but later replaced with Neetu Singh due to conflicts Padmini had with AVM.

Soundtrack

Lyrics were by Sahir Ludhianvi.

Release

Do Kaliyan was a major commercial success and, according to film historian Randor Guy, "further brightened the radiant image of Meiyappan and AVM Studios".

References

External links

• Do Kaliyan at IMDb

1. Biswajit Chatterjee
2. Mala Sinha
3. Mala Sinha filmography
4. Kaliyan
5. Pyar Ke Kabil
6. Ravi (composer)
7. Mehmood (actor)
8. Kuzhandaiyum Deivamum
9. Uyarndha Manithan
10. Haqdaar
11. Raja Paranjape
12. AVM Productions
13. List of songs recorded by Mohammed Rafi (T)
14. Javar Seetharaman
15. List of songs recorded by Mohammed Rafi (U–Z)
16. Kuldeep Manak
17. List of Hindi films of 1948
18. Ramu (1966 film)
19. List of Marathi films of 1948
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