Dil Tera Deewana (transl. The Heart's Crazy Over You) is a 1962 Hindi-language comedy film. The film was directed by B.R.Panthulu, and written by Inder Raj Anand and Raj Baldev Raj.
It stars Shammi Kapoor, Mala Sinha, Mehmood, Pran and Om Prakash. The music is by Shankar Jaikishan. The film is black and white in an era where colour films had already started making their appearance. The music of the film was popular. The film was a remake of the Tamil film Sabaash Meena.
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Cast
Shammi Kapoor as Mohan Badriprasad
Mala Sinha as Meena
Mehmood as Anokhe / Mohan
Pran as Ganpat
Om Prakash as Captain Dayaram
Mumtaz Begum as Mohan's mom
Manmohan Krishna as Meena's dad
Ulhas as Diwan Badriprasad, Mohan's father
Shubha Khote as Malti
Mohan Choti as Raja
Kammo
Plot
Wayward, brash, and disobedient Mohan (Shammi Kapoor) is sent by his angry dad Diwan Badriprasad (Ulhas) to a retired army captain Dayaram (Om Prakash) to learn some discipline and respect. But Mohan asks his friend Anokhe (Mehmood) to switch places with him, and Anokhe agrees to do so. Mohan meets with Meena (Mala Sinha), who lives with her blind dad (Manmohan Krishan). Anokhe is welcomed as Mohan by Captain Dayaram and his daughter Malti (Shubha Khote) in their household. Eventually, both Malti and Anokhe fall in love. Things start to get even more muddled when Captain Dayaram finds out that Anokhe is married to another woman, and that Anokhe drives a rickshaw. The police are notified and they are asked to arrest Mohan - they arrest 3 Mohans. Who is the real Mohan?
Awards
Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award for Mehmood