Meri Surat Teri Ankhen (1963)

Raj Kumar is a wealthy businessman and dislikes everything ugly. When his wife, Kamla, becomes pregnant and gives birth to an ugly son, he asks the attending Dr. Mathur to inform his wife ... See full summary »

Director:

R.K. Rakhan

Writers:

Nihar Ranjan Gupta (novel), Qamar Jalalabadi (screenplay),

Stars:

Ashok Kumar, Pradeep Kumar, Asha Parekh

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Ashok Kumar	...	Pyare
Pradeep Kumar	...	Sudhir Kumar
Asha Parekh	...	Kavita
Kanhaiyalal	...	Rahmat
Achala Sachdev	...	Mrs. Kamla Kumar (as Achla Sachdev)
Ishwarlal	...	Raj Kumar
Tarun Bose	...	Dr. Mathur
Iftekhar	...	Prakash
Paro	...	Mrs. Rahmat
Maruti Rao	...	Johnny (as Maruti)
Indira	...	Bela

Storyline

Raj Kumar is a wealthy businessman and dislikes everything ugly. When his wife, Kamla, becomes pregnant and gives birth to an ugly son, he asks the attending Dr. Mathur to inform his wife that their child was still-born. Dr. Mathur places the child in the hands of Rahmat and his wife, Naseeban, who welcome him with open arms. But misfortune follows them, as the child, who is named Pyare, accidentally burns their dwelling down, killing Naseeban. Rahmat then re-locates to his village when he teaches Pyare the skills required to play musical instruments and sing. Years later, Rahmat passes away, and informs Pyare that he is really a Hindu. Dr. Mathur fills the rest of the blanks for Pyare, and arranges a song and dance play and hopes that Raj will overcome his dislike for his now-grown son. But that does not happen, instead, Raj offers to pay some compensation so that Pyare can look after himself. When Pyare goes to Raj to return the money, Kamla sees him and asks him not to leave and ...

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Genres:

Musical | Romance

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Details

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi

Release Date:

1963 (India)

Filming Locations:

Shree Sound Studio, Dadar, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Company Credits

Production Co:

Gee Pee Films Pvt. Ltd.

Technical Specs

Color:

Black and White

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Soundtracks

"Yeh Kisne Geet Chheda"
Music by Sachin Dev Burman
Lyrics by Shailendra

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