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Do Dooni Chaar
Directed byDebu Sen
Written byGulzar
Produced byBimal Roy
StarringKishore Kumar
Asit Sen
Sudha Rani
Tanuja
Rashid Khan
Music byHemant Kumar
Gulzar (lyrics)
Release date
  • 1968 (1968)
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

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.

Plot

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When 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

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Soundtrack

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The music of the film was composed by Hemant Kumar, while lyrics were penned by Gulzar.

No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Hawaon Pe Likh Do"Kishore Kumar 

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References

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  1. ^ "'Bhranti Bilash' and 'Comedy of Errors' - when Bengali cinema drew inspiration from William Shakespeare". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 7 June 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
  2. ^ Radhakrishnan, Sruthi (23 April 2018). "400 years later, Shakespeare still remains relevant in Indian cinema". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 4 December 2018. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
  3. ^ "Angoor (1982) - The Hindu". The Hindu. 17 April 2014. Archived from the original on 26 July 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  4. ^ Rajiva Verma, "Shakespeare in Indian Cinema: Appropriation, Assimilation and Engagement", The Shakespearean International Yearbook, 12 2012, 90
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