Funtoosh

{{Infobox film

| name = Funtoosh

| image = Funtoosh poster.jpg

| caption = Poster

| director = Chetan Anand

| producer = Dev Anand

| writer = Amarjeet (Credited as Amar Jeet)

| narrator =

| starring = Dev Anand
Sheila Ramani
K. N. Singh

| music = S. D. Burman

| cinematography = Shyam Sunder Mallik

| editing = Mohammed Kasim

| distributor = Navketan Films

| released = {{Film date|1956|07|20}}

| runtime = 118 minutes

| country = India

| language = Hindi

| budget =

| gross = INR 90,000

}}

Funtoosh is a 1956 Hindi film directed by Chetan Anand. The film stars Dev Anand, Sheila Ramani and K. N. Singh. It was the ninth highest-grossing film of 1956, and was declared a "Hit".{{Cite web |url=http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=162&catName=MTk1Ng== |title=BoxOffice India.com |access-date=29 February 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130115225756/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=162&catName=MTk1Ng== |archive-date=15 January 2013 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}

Plot

Ram goes crazy after the death of his mother and sister, and once released from 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 as Ram Lal "Funtoosh"
Sheila Ramani as Neelu
K.N. Singh as Karodimal
Mehmood

Soundtrack

The film music was composed by Sachin Dev Burman, assisted by his son 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.

{{Infobox album

| name = Funtoosh

| type = Soundtrack

| artist = S. D. Burman & R. D. Burman

| recorded = 1956

| label = EMI Records

| producer = Dev Anand

}}

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! Song !! Singer

"Ae Meri Topi Palatke Aa"

| Kishore Kumar