Do Dooni Char (transl. Two twos are four) is a 1968 Bollywood musical, which is a remake of the 1963 Bengali film Bhranti Bilas based on the 1869 play of the same name by Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar which was loosely based on William Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors.[1][2] The movie was remade by Gulzar as Angoor[3][4] and was again adapted by Rohit Shetty as Cirkus.
| Do Dooni Chaar | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Debu Sen |
| Written by | Gulzar |
| Produced by | Bimal Roy |
| Starring | Kishore Kumar Asit Sen Sudha Rani Tanuja Rashid Khan |
| Music by | Hemant Kumar Gulzar (lyrics) |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Plot
editWhen a banker and his assistant head to a small town on a business trip, they are mistaken for a merchant and his servant who live in the town, causing much confusion.
Cast
edit- Kishore Kumar as Sandeep
- Tanuja as Anju
- Surekha as Suman
- Asit Sen as Sevak
- Sudha Rani as Pyari
- Iftekhar as Police Inspector
- Rashid Khan
- Neetu Singh as Ban Devi
Soundtrack
editThe music of the film was composed by Hemant Kumar, while lyrics were penned by Gulzar.
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Hawaon Pe Likh Do" | Kishore Kumar |
See also
edit- The Comedy of Errors § Adaptations
- Bhranti Bilas, 1869 play by Indian writer Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, based on Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors
- Bhranti Bilas, 1963 Indian Bengali-language comedy film by Manu Sen, based on Vidyasagar's play
- Angoor (1982 film), 1982 Indian Hindi-language comedy film by Gulzar, remake of the 1968 film Do Dooni Chaar
- Double Di Trouble, 2014 Indian Punjabi-language film by Smeep Kang remake of the 1982 film Angoor
- Cirkus (film), 2022 Indian Hindi-language comedy film by Rohit Shetty, remake of the 1982 film Angoor
References
edit- ^ "'Bhranti Bilash' and 'Comedy of Errors' - when Bengali cinema drew inspiration from William Shakespeare". The Times of India.
- ^ Radhakrishnan, Sruthi (23 April 2018). "400 years later, Shakespeare still remains relevant in Indian cinema". The Hindu.
- ^ "Angoor (1982) - The Hindu". The Hindu. 17 April 2014.
- ^ Rajiva Verma, "Shakespeare in Indian Cinema: Appropriation, Assimilation and Engagement", The Shakespearean International Yearbook, 12 2012, 90
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