Bhoot Bungla
Bhoot Bungla (transl. Haunted house) is a 1965 Indian Hindi-language horror comedy film directed by Mehmood, who stars in the film alongside Tanuja and Nazir Hussain. Music for this film was composed by R.D. Burman.
| Bhoot Bungla | |
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| Directed by | Mehmood |
| Produced by | Mehmood |
| Written by | Mehmood Ranjan Bose |
| Screenplay by | Akhtar-Ul-Iman |
| Starring | Mehmood Tanuja Nazir Hussain |
| Music by | R. D. Burman Kishore Kumar |
| Cinematography | Dara Engineer |
| Edited by | Vitthal Bankar |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Plot
Fifty years ago, Kundanlal was murdered and his wife and child vanished on a dark night, at the haunted bungalow surrounded by a jungle in the outskirts of Bombay.
In the present, three brothers are living in the bungalow, who are Kundanlal's nephews. They are Shyamlal (Nazir Hussain), Ramlal (Nana Palsikar) and Ramu. On the eve of Ramlal's daughter Rekha's (Tanuja) return from London, Ramlal is killed in a car accident which is suspected as murder. The suspicion is reinforced when Ramu is found hanging in his bedroom on the same night. Postmortem reports claim he was murdered before being hanged.
Shyamlal and Rekha move out of the bungalow to their home in the city and live there. However Rekha receives threatening phone calls about her death. She meets Mohan Kumar (Mehmood), the president of a local youth club, when he defeats her in a music competition. She soon confides to Mohan about the phone calls and Mohan begins to investigate into the calls. Rekha and Mohan soon fall in love with each other.
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Cast
| Actor/Actress | Character |
|---|---|
| Mehmood | Mohan Kumar |
| Tanuja | Rekha |
| Nazir Hussain | Shyamlal |
| Nana Palsikar | Ramlal 'Ramu' |
| Asit Sen | Dhamu |
| Jagdish Raj | Police Inspector Sawant |
| Haidar Ali | Boy (Uncredited) |
| Moni Chatterjee | albungi |
| Mohan Choti | albunga |
| Shivraj | |
| Ranibala | |
| R. D. Burman | Youth Club Member (Stocky) |
Music
The music of this film composed by R. D. Burman with Kishore Kumar. Hasrat Jaipuri penned the lyrics for the songs.. Kishore Kumar made along with R.D. Burman the Jago Sone Walo song and also sung this. The film has following tracks:[1]
| # | Songs | Singer | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Aao Twist Karen" | Manna Dey | R.D. Burman | 4:17 |
| 2 | "Bhoot Bungla" | R. D. Burman & Mehmood | R.D. Burman | 2:17 |
| 3 | "Ek Sawaal Hai" | Kishore Kumar | R.D. Burman | 4:46 |
| 4 | "Jaago Sonewalo" | Kishore Kumar | Kishore Kumar, R.D. Burman | 5:28 |
| 5 | "O Mere Pyar Aaja" | Lata Mangeshkar | R.D. Burman | 3:12 |
| 6 | "Pyar Karta Ja" | Manna Dey | R.D. Burman | 6:07 |
Release Date The film was shot in location of Chinchwad in Poona (now Pune) and another studio in Bombay (now Mumbai ) The film title was given by Mehmood when he came to Poona and liked this Bungalow near Chinchwad Railway Station for shooting and the same Bungalow still exits there.