Dhool Ka Phool
| Dhool Ka Phool | |
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| Directed by | Yash Chopra |
| Written by | Mukhram Sharma |
| Produced by | B. R. Chopra |
| Starring | Mala Sinha Rajendra Kumar Nanda Manmohan Krishna Ashok Kumar |
| Cinematography | Dharam Chopra |
| Edited by | Pran Mehra |
| Music by | N. Dutta Sahir Ludhianvi (lyrics) |
| Distributed by | B. R. Films |
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Running time | 153 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Dhool Ka Phool (transl. Flower of Dust) is a 1959 Indian Hindi-language film produced by B. R. Chopra and directed by B. R.'s brother Yash Chopra, being his first movie as a director, having been an assistant director in B. R.'s earlier film Naya Daur. The film stars Mala Sinha as a woman who gives up her newborn child, born out of wedlock, after being betrayed and abandoned by the man she loves, played by Rajendra Kumar. Nanda and Manmohan Krishna appear in supporting roles, with Ashok Kumar making an extended appearance. At the 7th Filmfare Awards, Sinha received a nomination for Best Actress and Mukhram Sharma for Best Story. For his role as Abdul Rasheed, a Muslim man who adopts and raises the illegitimate child, Krishna won the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor.