Meri Surat Teri Ankhen () is a 1963 Bollywood drama film directed by R.K. Rakhan, starring Ashok Kumar, Asha Parekh and Pradeep Kumar. The film is a remake of Bengali film Ulka (1957), which itself is based on the eponymous novel by Nihar Ranjan Gupta.
Plot Raj Kumar, a wealthy businessman, dislikes everything he deems ugly. When his wife Kamla becomes pregnant and gives birth to a darkskinned son, he asks the doctor Mathur to tell Kamla that the child was stillborn. Mathur gives the child to the Muslim couple Rahmat and Naseeban, who raise him as their own son. The child, who is named Pyare, accidentally burns their dwelling down, and Naseeban becomes a casualty. Rahmat relocates to his village when he raises Pyare as a musician. Years later, Rahmat dies, but not before informing Pyare that he is actually a Hindu. Mathur tells Pyare about his true family, and arranges a song and dance play where Pyare will perform, hoping that Raj will overcome his dislike for his now grown-up son. His efforts fail as Raj instead offers to pay compensation so that Pyare can look after himself. Pyare goes to Raj to return the money, at which point Kamla sees him and asks him not to leave and adopts him as her son. Later, Raj's other son Sudhir is kidnapped and held for ransom. Sudhir's fiancée Kavita inaccurately believes that Pyare is behind this abduction. Will misfortune and tragedy also follow Pyare to his new-found family?
Cast Ashok Kumar as Pyare Asha Parekh as Kavita Pradeep Kumar as Sudhir Kanhaiyalal as Rahmat Indira as Bela Tarun Bose as Dr. Mathur Achala Sachdev as Kamla Ishwarlal as Raj Kumar
Production Meri Surat Teri Ankhen is based on the Bengali novel Ulka.Link – Volume 5, Issues 26-53 – Page 37
Soundtrack Singers: Mohammed Rafi, Manna Dey, Mukesh, S. D. Batish, Suman Kalyanpur, Asha Bhosle, Lata Mangeshkar Music: S. D. Burman Lyricist: Shailendra
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