Brahmachari (1968 Hindi film)

Brahmachari
Directed by	Bhappi Sonie
Written by	Sachin Bhowmick
Produced by	G.P. Sippy
Starring	Shammi Kapoor Rajshree Pran Mumtaz
Cinematography	Taru Dutt
Edited by	M. S. Shinde
Music by	Shankar Jaikishan
Distributed by	Sippy Films
Release date	26 April 1968 (1968-04-26)
Country	India
Language	Hindi

Brahmachari (transl. Celibate) is a 1968 Indian film. Written by Sachin Bhowmick, it is a G. P. and Ramesh Sippy production directed by Bhappi Sonie. The film stars Shammi Kapoor, Rajshree, Pran, Mumtaz, Jagdeep, Sachin and Asit Sen. The music was by Shankar Jaikishan. The film became a box office Super Hit ^[1] and won several awards, including Filmfare Best Movie Award.^[2]

It was later remade in Tamil as Enga Mama (1970) and in Telugu as Devudu Mamayya (1981). The film's main theme was also an inspiration for the 1987 film Mr. India.^[3]