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{{Infobox film
| name = Hum Panchhi Ek Dal Ke
| image = Hum Panchhi Ek Daal Ke.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Poster
| director = P. L. Santoshi
| producer = Sadashiv J. Row Kavi
| writer = P. L. Santoshi
| screenplay =
| story = [[R. K. Narayan]] Rao
| based_on = 
| starring = [[Master Romi|Romi]] [[Satish Vyas (actor)|Satish Vyas]] [[Mohan Choti]] [[Daisy Irani (actress)|Daisy Irani]] [[Jagdeep]]
| narrator = [[Manmohan Krishna]]
| music = [[Datta Naik|N. Datta]]
| cinematography = S. Maruti Rao
| editing = J. S. Diwadkar
| studio = [[AVM Productions]]
| released = {{Film date|1957}}
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Hindi
}}
'''''Hum Panchhi Ek Dal Ke''''' ({{Translation|We are birds on a single branch}}) is a 1957 Indian [[Hindi]]-language film starring [[Master Romi|Romi]], [[Satish Vyas (actor)|Satish Vyas]], [[Mohan Choti]], [[Daisy Irani (actress)|Daisy Irani]] and [[Jagdeep]] in lead roles. It won the [[National Film Award for Best Children's Film]].

== Plot ==
Rajendranath Mehra, affectionately called "Rajan", by his parents and friends, is the only son of Rai Bahadur Kailashnath Mehra. He studies in a nearby school with Nandlal "Nandu", Mehmood, Chatpat, Guru and others. Once, Nandlal plans for an educational tour with his classmates. Rajan wants to go with them, which is not permitted by his angry father, because he doesn't like the friendship between his rich son and his poor classmates, but his mother helps him to go.

The next morning, when his father is informed of this, he is enraged. At first, he sends his servant Damu, to bring Rajan home, which he fails. Then his father sends his friend Mirza Usman for the same. When he also fails, his father decides to go fetch his son himself. When his father goes in search, he is informed that children are back to their own homes. After returning home, Rajan's father forbids Rajan to go to school further. In lieu of school, he places an ad for a private tutor for Rajan. A tutor is selected by his father, who is an ex-ringmaster.

Rajan, with the help of his friend Chatpat, manages to go outside and meet with his friends as well as take part in a school drama. After a month, on the salary date of the tutor, Rajan's father discovers that his son has not taken any classes and it is his friend, who has given proxy for his son. Again enraged, he begins search for his son, which leads him to his friend Nandlal's house. He learns that Nandlal was injured, so his son is selling newspapers for their income. Then, he realises his mistake. He then decides for more facilities and entertainment for Rajan and his friends. At last, he accepts the friendship between Rajan and his friends.
==Cast==
* [[Master Romi|Romi]] as Rajendranath Mehra "Rajan"
* [[Satish Vyas (actor)|Satish Vyas]] as Nandlal "Nandu"
* [[Jagdeep]] as Mehmood
* [[Daisy Irani (actress)|Daisy Irani]] as Chatpat
* [[Mohan Choti]] as Guru
* [[B. M. Vyas]] as Rehman
* [[Marutirao Parab]] as Damu
* [[Murad (actor)|Murad]] as Rai Bahadur Kailashnath Mehra
* [[Achala Sachdev]] as Prema Mehra
* [[David Abraham Cheulkar|David]] as Mirza Usman

== Production ==
''Hum Panchhi Ek Dal Ke'' was directed by P. L. Santoshi, and produced by Sadashiv J. Row Kavi under [[AVM Productions]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.osianama.com/indian-film-cinema-publicity-memorabilia/song-synopsis-booklets/hum-panchhi-ek-dal-ke-1957-1106393 |title=The world's leading knowledge-base on the Indian arts, cinema & cultural heritage |archive-date=5 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180905143411/https://www.osianama.com/indian-film-cinema-publicity-memorabilia/song-synopsis-booklets/hum-panchhi-ek-dal-ke-1957-1106393}}</ref> It was shot in Madras.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nagpurtoday.in/daisy-irani-reveals-she-was-raped-at-age-of-6-during-an-outdoor-shoot-of-hum-panchhi-ek-daal-ke/03231135|title = Daisy Irani Reveals She Was Raped at Age of 6 During an Outdoor Shoot of 'Hum Panchhi Ek Daal Ke'|date = 23 March 2018}}</ref>

==Soundtrack==
The soundtrack was composed by [[Datta Naik|N. Datta]] and lyrics written by P. L. Santoshi.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.saavn.com/s/album/hindi/Hum-Panchhi-Ek-Daal-Ke-1957/RfcVFLESIGI_|title = Hum Panchhi Ek Daal Ke - All Songs - Download or Listen Free - JioSaavn|date = 31 December 1957}}</ref>
{|class="wikitable"
! Song !! Singer
|-
| "Hum Panchhi Ek Dal Ke"
| [[Mohammed Rafi]]
|-
| "Hum Panchhi Ek Dal Ke"
| [[Asha Bhosle]]
|-
| "Ek Se Do Bhale"
| Asha Bhosle
|-
| "Pooja Ke Do Phool"
| Asha Bhosle
|-
| "Lo Chhip Gaya Chand"
| Asha Bhosle
|-
| "Suno Suno Re Kahani Ek Bahut Purani, Jise Kehti Thi Nani, Ho Ek Bahut Purani Suno Suno Re Kahani"
| Asha Bhosle, [[Suman Kalyanpur]], [[Usha Mangeshkar]], [[Shamshad Begum]]
|-
| "Sab Hain Bharatwasi, Bolo Bhai Sab Hain Bharatwasi"
| Asha Bhosle, Suman Kalyanpur
|-
|}

== Accolades ==
At the [[5th National Film Awards]], ''Hum Panchhi Ek Dal Ke'' won the [[National Film Award for Best Children's Film]].<ref name="5thawardPDF">{{Cite web |url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/5th_nff.pdf |title=5th National Film Awards |publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals |access-date=2018-09-05}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb title|0269344|Hum Panchhi Ek Dal Ke}}
{{AVM Productions}}
{{National Film Award for Best Children's Film}}

[[Category:1957 Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:1957 films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Datta Naik]]
[[Category:Indian children's films]]
[[Category:AVM Productions films]]
[[Category:Indian black-and-white films]]

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