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Time was different when Dhool ka Phhool (1959) was released. Films were different, writings were different, lyrics were different and values were different.

Dhool ka Phool covers the pathos of the life of a child who was abandoned by his mother because her lover made her pregnant but did/could not marry her.

Rajendra Kumar sings a good song Tere Pyar ka Asra Chahta hun to allure Mala Sinha and Mala Sinha also responds him through her singing.

She accepts his love and soon they enjoy being in love and sing

Nature has to play its role and their intimacy is resulted in to her pregnancy. But Rajendra Kumar surrenders before his father’s desires and does not marry Mala Sinha. He, instead, marries a rich girl Nanda chosen by his father, leaving behind pregnant …

He was trembling, no shivering– no, no quivering– no,no shaking !..“Moss, I am leaving ! Moley toh, idhar bahut risk ho gaya hai!! Mete, ye shahar ab rehne kay liye theek nahin!!!”

I was wondering at his nervousness but wondered more about the gibberish he was mumbling..And then he expressed his real fears..He was earlier scared by Raj Thackeray’s tirade against North Indians especially UPites and Biharis..But now he was completely terrorized after Uddhav Thackeray joined in the turf war by blasting anything and everything pronounced with letter B ! Then it dawned upon me what he meant actually ( Boss, I am leaving! Boley toh, idhar bahut risk ho gaya hai!! Bete, ye shehar ab rehne kay liye theek nahin !!!) .

Though he was from Punjab he was paranoid..He had this nagging feeling that the virus could spread..I tried to allay his apprehensions but he was unmoved.

Like a subprime …