Jab Jab Phool Khile
1965 film
Jab Jab Phool Khile (transl. Whenever the Flowers Bloomed) is a 1965 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film directed by Suraj Prakash, written by Brij Katyal and starring Shashi Kapoor and Nanda. The story is of a poor boy who is a boatman in Jammu and Kashmir and falls in love with a rich tourist. The film became a "blockbuster" at the box office, and was the second highest grossing Hindi film of 1965 according to Box Office India. The songs with music by the duo Kalyanji Anandji, assisted by then little-known Laxmikant Pyarelal, and lyrics by Anand Bakshi are a highlight of the film.
Plot
Rita Khanna, only daughter and an heiress of Raj Bahadur Chunnilal goes to Jammu and Kashmir for a holiday along with her maid Stella. There, she rents a houseboat and becomes friendly with owner of that houseboat Raja. Raja was an innocent and romantic village guy who lives along with his younger sister Munni. After some misunderstandings, they grow friendly and Raja falls in love with Rita. Before starting back, Rita promises Raja that she would come back the following year.
At her home, her father wants her to marry Kishore, but Rita keeps on postponing her decision.
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