Boy Friend (1961 film)

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Boy Friend
Poster
Directed by	Naresh Saigal
Written by	Shivaji Rathore
Produced by	Naresh Saigal K. Dutta
Starring	Shammi Kapoor Madhubala Dharmendra
Cinematography	Krishan Saigal
Edited by	Pran Mehra
Music by	Shankar-Jaikishan
Release date	1961 (1961)
Country	India
Language	Hindi
Box office	est. ₹5.2 million

Boy Friend is a 1961 Hindi-language romantic comedy film directed by Naresh Saigal. The film stars Shammi Kapoor, Madhubala, Dharmendra in lead roles. The film's music is composed by Shankar-Jaikishan. It revolves around Madan, who ran away from his house as a child and becomes a thief.

This film was a remake of Kismet (1943), starring Ashok Kumar along with Mumtaz Shanti, Shah Nawaz and Mehmood. Boy Friend performed moderately well the box office.^[1]