Cinemaazi remembers Bhappi Sonie on his death anniversary

Bhappi Sonie worked as a ticket collector in Indian Railways. He quit his job to join as an assistant to Raj Khosla on Milap(1955). Sonie made his own directorial debut with the romantic comedy Ek Phool Char Kaante (1960) and went on make many hit films. Cinemaazi remembers Bhappie Soni on his death anniversary. The Shammi Kapoor-Rajshree starrer Jaanwar (1965) was Sonie’s second directorial venture. The film marked the beginning of an enduring collaboration between the filmmaker and writer Sachin Bhowmick. His next film was Pyar Hi Pyar (1969).

The Bhappi Sonie-Shammi Kapoor pairing gave us Janwar, Preetam, and Brahmachari (1968). The fourth being Jawan Mohabbat.
The 1960s was when Sonie found his biggest successes as director and producer. In the following decade, he worked with some formidable talents, but his films failed to leave a lasting impression, whether it was the Dharmendra-Hema Malini starrer Tum Haseen Main Jawan (1970), Jawan Muhabat (1971) and Preetam (1971) starring Shammi Kapoor, or Chalta Purza (1977) starring Rajesh Khanna and Parveen Babi, among others.

The last film he worked on was Nishchaiy (1992). The film was also notable for being the comeback vehicle of the great music director O P Nayyar, but neither the film nor the comeback clicked. Bhappi Sonie passed away in 5 September 2001.

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