Baap Re Baap


Baap Re Baap is a 1955 Hindi family comedy drama film, produced and directed by A. R. Kardar. Produced under the Kardar Productions banner, it had dialogues by S. N. Bannerjee and Jagdish Kanwal. The music director was O. P. Nayyar, with the lyrics written by Jan Nisar Akhtar. Baap Re Baap, a musical comedy, was a success and brought a big improvement in Kishore Kumar's career. He acted in a total of sixty-eight films from 1953 to 1968.
The film starred Kishore Kumar, Chand Usmani, Smriti Biswas, Jayant, Ulhas and Leela Mishra.
The story revolves around a wealthy young man, whose over-anxious parents try to arrange a prospective bride for him. People from different states in the country answer the matrimonial advertisement, leading to several comedic situations due to the regional and language problems.

Plot

Ashok has just returned from abroad after seven years, and now lives with his overly protective parents. His one sneeze is treated as if he has pneumonia. After Ashok hears the singing of a flower-girl named Kokila, he falls in love with her. His parents are busy trying to find a suitable bride for him. For this purpose they give an advertisement, which attracts people from various states with differing languages. They all land up at Ashok's house. His parents settle for the beautiful Roopa, who comes from a wealthy family. Ashok runs away from home and makes his intentions to marry Kokila known to his parents. His mother relents, but his father refuses to budge. With the help of his mother and some planning, Ashok brings Kokila into the house as his bride and his father finally gives his consent.

Cast

The music director was O. P. Nayyar, with lyrics written by Jan Nisar Akhtar. Some of the popular songs were "Raat Rangeeli Chamke Taare" sung by Asha Bhosle, and "Piya Piya Piya, Mera Jiya Pukare" sung by Asha Bhosle and Kishore Kumar. Asha Bhosle and Kishore Kumar went on to sing "as many as 664 duets" together.

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