# Funtoosh > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Funtoosh > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Funtoosh.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Funtoosh > Source revision: 1341623050 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) 1956 Indian film Funtoosh Poster Directed by Chetan Anand Vijay Anand (song sequences of "Ae Meri Topi Palatke Aa" & "Denewala Jab Bhi Deta") Written by Story: Amarjeet (Credited as Amar Jeet) Screenplay: Uma Anand Scenario & Dialogues: Chetan Anand Produced by Dev Anand Starring Dev Anand Sheila Ramani K. N. Singh Cinematography Shyam Sunder Mallik Edited by Mohammed Kasim Music by S. D. Burman Distributed by Navketan Films Release date July 20, 1956 (1956-07-20) Running time 118 minutes Country India Language Hindi Box office INR 90,000 ***Funtoosh*** is a [1956](/source/List_of_Bollywood_films_of_1956) Hindi film directed by Chetan Anand, except for two songs "Ae Meri Topi Palatke Aa" & "Denewala Jab Bhi Deta", picturized by [Vijay Anand](/source/Vijay_Anand_(filmmaker)). The film stars [Dev Anand](/source/Dev_Anand), [Sheila Ramani](/source/Sheila_Ramani) and [K. N. Singh](/source/K._N._Singh). It was the ninth highest-grossing film of 1956, and was declared a "Hit".[1] ## Plot Ram goes crazy after the death of his mother and sister, and once released from the mental hospital, he comes across Mr Kirorilal, who insures him and wants him dead for the money. However, Ram ends up marrying his daughter. ## Cast - [Dev Anand](/source/Dev_Anand) as Ram Lal "Funtoosh" - [Sheila Ramani](/source/Sheila_Ramani) as Neelu - [K.N. Singh](/source/K.N._Singh) as Karodimal - [Mehmood](/source/Mehmood_(actor)) - [Vijay Anand](/source/Vijay_Anand_(filmmaker)) as a struggling writer ## Soundtrack The film music was composed by [Sachin Dev Burman](/source/Sachin_Dev_Burman), assisted by his son [R. D. Burman](/source/R._D._Burman). When he was 17 years old, he composed the tune of "Ae Mere Topi Palat Ke Aa". The lyrics were by [Sahir Ludhianvi](/source/Sahir_Ludhianvi). Funtoosh Soundtrack album by S. D. Burman Recorded 1956 Label EMI Records Producer Dev Anand Song Singer "Ae Meri Topi Palatke Aa" Kishore Kumar "Denewala Jab Bhi Deta" Kishore Kumar "Dukhi Man Mere Sun" Kishore Kumar "Woh Dekhe To Unki Inayat, Na Dekhe To Rona Kya" Kishore Kumar, Asha Bhosle "Hamen Aaj Koi Na Chhediyo, Hamen Kisi Pe Dore Dalne Hai" Kishore Kumar, Asha Bhosle "Phool Gendwa Na Maro" Asha Bhosle "Pyar Ne Kitne Sapne Dekhe" Asha Bhosle "Ae Jani, Jeene Mein Kya Hai" Asha Bhosle ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["BoxOffice India.com"](https://web.archive.org/web/20130115225756/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=162&catName=MTk1Ng==). Archived from [the original](http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=162&catName=MTk1Ng==) on 15 January 2013. Retrieved 29 February 2012. ## External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to [Funtoosh](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Funtoosh). - [*Funtoosh*](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0049243/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier)) This article about a Hindi film of the 1950s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information. - [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:1950s-Hindi-film-stub) - [t](/source/Template_talk%3A1950s-Hindi-film-stub) - [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:1950s-Hindi-film-stub) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Funtoosh](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Funtoosh) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Funtoosh?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.