Do Kaliyaan

Do Kaliyaan
Poster
Directed by	R. Krishnan S. Panju
Written by	Javar Seetharaman
Produced by	M. Murugan, M. Kumaran, M. Saravanan M. Balasubramaniam M. S. Guhan
Starring	Mala Sinha Biswajeet Mehmood Om Prakash
Cinematography	S. Maruthi Rao
Edited by	S. Panjabi R. Vittal
Music by	Ravi
Release date	1 March 1968 (1 March 1968) [1]
Country	India
Language	Hindi

Do Kaliyaan (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. 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 Lottie and Lisa (Das doppelte Lottchen). It was declared a hit at the box office and revitalized the career of its lead actor Biswajeet.

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 mom and mousy dad, 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
• Neetu Singh as Ganga / Jamuna (Dual Role) ... Credited as Wonder child Baby Sonia
• Mehmood as Mahesh
• Om Prakash as Kiran's Father
• Nigar Sultana as Kiran's Mother, Kamla Devi
• Geethanjali as Menaka (Dance Teacher)
• Manorama as Madhumati
• Hiralal as 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.^[2]

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".^[2]

References[]

External links[]

• Do Kaliyaan at IMDb

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