Bhoot Bungla

Bhoot Bungla
Bhoot Bungla
Soundtrack album by R.D. Burman
Released	January 1, 1965
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Length	25:54
Label	Saregama India
Producer	R.D. Burman
R.D. Burman chronology

Bhoot Bungla
Bhoot Bungla
	Poster
Directed by	Mehmood
Written by	Mehmood; Ranjan Bose
Screenplay by	Akhtar-Ul-Iman
Produced by	Mehmood
Starring	Mehmood; Tanuja; Nazir Hussain
Cinematography	Dara Engineer
Edited by	Vitthal Bankar
Music by	R. D. Burman
Release date	1965;
Country	India
Language	Hindi

Bhoot Bungla (transl. Haunted house) is a 1965 Indian Hindi-language horror comedy film directed by Mehmood, who stars in the film alongside Tanuja and Nazir Hussain. Music for this film was composed by R.D. Burman.^[1]

The film focuses on a supposedly haunted house and its resident family. The house's original owner was murdered and his immediate family disappeared without a trace. Half a century later, two of his heirs are murdered and a third one receives death threats.

Plot[edit]

Fifty years ago, Kundanlal was murdered and his wife and child vanished on a dark night, at the haunted bungalow surrounded by a jungle in the outskirts of Bombay.

In the present, three brothers are living in the bungalow, who are Kundanlal's nephews. They are Shyamlal, Ramlal and Ramu. On the eve of the return of Rekha (Ramlal's daughter) from London, Ramlal is killed in a car accident which is suspected to be murder. The suspicion is reinforced when Ramu is found hanging in his bedroom on the same night. Postmortem reports claim he was murdered before being hanged.

Shyamlal and Rekha move out of the bungalow to their home in the city and live there. However Rekha receives threatening phone calls about her death. She meets Mohan Kumar, the president of a local youth club, when he defeats her in a music competition. She soon confides to Mohan about the phone calls and Mohan begins to investigate into the calls. Rekha and Mohan soon fall in love with each other.

Cast[edit]

Actor/Actress	Character
Mehmood	Mohan Kumar
Tanuja	Rekha
Nazir Hussain	Shyamlal
Harindranath Chattopadhyay	Doctor
Nana Palsikar	Ramlal 'Ramu'
Asit Sen	Dhamu
Jagdish Raj	Police Inspector Sawant
R. D. Burman	Youth Club Member (Stocky)^[2]

Music[edit]

The music of this film composed by R. D. Burman with Kishore Kumar. Hasrat Jaipuri penned the lyrics for the songs. Kishore Kumar made along with R.D. Burman the Jago Sone Walo song and also sung this. The film has following tracks:^[4]

All lyrics are written by Hasrat Jaipuri; all music is composed by R.D. Burman

Bhoot Bungla
No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"O Mere Pyar Aaja"	Lata Mangeshkar	3:10
2.	"Jago Sonewalo Suno Meri Kahani"	Kishore Kumar	5:25
3.	"Bhoot Bungla"	Mehmood, R.D. Burman & Suresh	2:16
4.	"Ek Sawaal Hai"	Kishore Kumar	4:44
5.	"Pyar Karta Ja"	Manna Dey	6:05
6.	"Aao Twist Karen"	Manna Dey	4:11
Total length:			25:54

References[edit]

^ Jha, Giridhar (9 April 2021). "Palace Of Horrors, House Of Mirth Bollywood". Outlook. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
^ "RD Burman's birth anniversary: Not just a musician, Pancham da was an actor too". Hindustan Times. 27 June 2017.
^ "Bhoot Bungla". Spotify. 8 November 2023.
^ "Bhoot Bungla Songs, Bhoot Bungla Movie Songs MP3 Download | Saregama.com".

External links[edit]

Bhoot Bangla on Internet Movie Database

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[1] Jha, Giridhar (9 April 2021). "Palace Of Horrors, House Of Mirth Bollywood". Outlook. Retrieved 15 February 2023.

[2] "RD Burman's birth anniversary: Not just a musician, Pancham da was an actor too". Hindustan Times. 27 June 2017.

[Spotify-3] "Bhoot Bungla". Spotify. 8 November 2023.

[4] "Bhoot Bungla Songs, Bhoot Bungla Movie Songs MP3 Download | Saregama.com".

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