Cinemaazi remembers Bhappi Sonie on his birth anniversary
31 Jul 1928
Director, producer and screenwriter Bhappi Sonie was born this day, 31 July in 1928. Best remembered for his hits Janwar (1965) and Brahmachari (1968), he had started his career assisting Raj Khosla in Milap (1955), C.I.D. (1956) and Solva Saal (1958). He went on to make his directorial debut with Ek Phool Char Kaante (1960). The film is a light-hearted comic love story, wherein Sunil Dutt falls in love with a "phool" Sushma (Waheeda Rehman) but has to impress her four uncles, the "kante" (thorns) of the title. Other films he went on to direct include Pyar Hi Pyar (1969), Tum Haseen Main Jawan (1970), Jheel Ke Us Paar (1973), Bhanwar (1976), Chalta Purza (1977), Jail Yatra (1981), Bade Dil Wala (1983), and Sasti Dulhan Mahenga Dulha (1986). He is credited with producing films like Tum Haseen Main Jawan (1970), and Khoon Ka Karz (1991), and also writing the dialogue for Janwar, Solva Saal, Kala Pani (1958), and Ek Phool Char Kaante. He passed away in 2001.
