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{{Infobox film<br />
| name =Ek Phool Char Kante<br />
| image = Ek Phool Char Kante.jpg<br />
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| director = [[Bhappi Sonie]]<br />
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| starring = {{ubl|[[Sunil Dutt]]|[[Waheeda Rehman]]}}<br />
| music = [[Shankar Jaikishan]]<br />
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| released = {{Film date|1960}}<br />
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| country = India<br />
| language = Hindi <br />
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'''''Ek Phool Char Kante''''' ({{Translation|One flower, four thorns}}) is a 1960 [[Hindi language|Hindi]] film directed by [[Bhappi Sonie]] in his directorial debut. The film stars [[Sunil Dutt]], [[Waheeda Rehman]], [[Johnny Walker (actor)|Johnny Walker]], [[Gopi]] and [[Tun Tun]]. The film's music is by [[Shankar Jaikishan]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/505641|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130129071431/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/505641|url-status=dead|archive-date=29 January 2013|title=Ek Phool Char Kaante 1960 Movie|last=Hungama|first=Bollywood|date=|website=[[Bollywood Hungama]]|publisher=|access-date=2016-07-10}}</ref><br />
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The film included the famous songs "Beautiful Baby of Broadway", "Bombshell Baby of Bombay" sang by (Iqbal Singh Sethi) and Matwali Naar Thumak Thumak Chali Jaaye".<br />
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==Plot==<br />
The film is a light-hearted comic love story, wherein Sunil Dutt falls in love with a "phool" Sushma(Waheeda Rehman) but has to impress her four uncles, the "kante" (thorns) of the title. Each uncle has a different idiosyncrasy and Sunil Dutt pretends to be an expert in that field in order to impress that particular uncle. First Uncle Dhumal a religious fanatic he pretends as a religious scholar (Vidyartthi). Second Uncle David an acting fanatic he impresses as a versatile Actor. The four uncles select their protégé for their niece, not knowing that each is selecting the same boy. When the boy whom they have approved disappears, they agree to marry their niece off to her choice, who is Sunil Dutt again.<br />
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==Cast==<br />
* [[Sunil Dutt]] as Sanjeev<br />
* [[Waheeda Rehman]] as Sushma<br />
*[[Krishan Dhawan]] as Shyam ( Sanjeev s friend)<br />
* [[Mohan Choti]] as Sanjeevs house servant.<br />
* [[Tun Tun]] as Jamuna ( Sushmas Caretaker)<br />
* [[Sulochana Latkar]] <br />
* Bir Sakuja as Sanjeevs father<br />
* Iqbal Singh Sethi <br />
* [[Mumtaz Begum (actress)|Mumtaz Begum]] as Sanjeev"s mother<br />
* [[David Abraham Cheulkar|David Abraham]] as Uncle No 1 (cinema fanatic)<br />
* [[Johnny Walker (actor)|Johnny Walker]] as Uncle - 2 (rock n roll fanatic)<br />
* [[Rashid Khan (actor)|Rashid Khan]] as Uncle - 3 (yoga fanatic)<br />
* [[Dhumal (actor)|Dhumal]] as Uncle - 4 (religious fanatic)<br />
*[[Bela Bose]] as Sushma s friend<br />
*[[Bindu (actress)|Bindu]] as Sushma s friend<br />
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==Soundtrack==<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
! # !! Title !! Singer(s)!!Lyricist<br />
|-<br />
| 1.<br />
| "Banwari Re Jeene Ka Sahara"<br />
| [[Lata Mangeshkar]]<br />
| [[Hasrat Jaipuri]]<br />
|-<br />
| 2.<br />
| "Ankhon Mein Rang Kyon Aaya"<br />
| [[Mukesh (singer)|Mukesh]], Lata Mangeshkar<br />
| Hasrat Jaipuri<br />
|-<br />
| 3.<br />
| "Dil Ae Dil Baharon Se Mil"<br />
| [[Talat Mahmood]], Lata Mangeshkar<br />
| [[Shailendra (lyricist)|Shailendra]]<br />
|-<br />
| 4.<br />
| "Matwali Naar Thumak Thumak"<br />
| Mukesh (singer)|Mukesh<br />
| Shailendra<br />
|-<br />
| 5.<br />
| "Baby Of Bombay"<ref>https://www.hindustantimes.com/chandigarh/a-sikh-rock-n-roller-from-60s-who-earned-sobriquet-indian-elvis/story-ByBe9NFOyZONECqBlc0OQL.html</ref><br />
| Iqbal Singh<br />
| Shailendra<br />
|-<br />
| 6.<br />
| "O Meri Baby Doll"<br />
| [[Mohammed Rafi]]<br />
| Shailendra<br />
|-<br />
| 7.<br />
| "Sambhal Ke Karna Jo Kuchh Karna"<br />
| Mukesh<br />
| Shailendra<br />
|-<br />
| 8.<br />
| "Soch Rahi Thi Kahoon Na Kahoon"<br />
| Lata Mangeshkar<br />
| Shailendra<br />
|-<br />
| 9<br />
| "Tirchi Nazar Se Yun Na Dekh"<br />
| Mohammed Rafi<br />
| Hasrat Jaipuri<br />
|}<br />
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==References==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{IMDb title|0053791|Ek Phool Char Kaante}}<br />
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[[Category:1960 films]]<br />
[[Category:1960 Hindi-language films]]<br />
[[Category:1960 Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:Films scored by Shankar–Jaikishan]]<br />
[[Category:1960 directorial debut films]]<br />
[[Category:Films directed by Bhappi Sonie]]<br />
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