Spring) is a 1958 Indian Hindi-language film directed and produced by Bibhuti Mitra and written by Pranab Roy.
A romantic musical, Phagun revolves around Bijan, a zamindar's son who falls in love with a dancer named Banani.
Upon its release, Phagun was not well-received by critics, who panned it for its story and direction; but the film proved to be very popular among the audience as well as one of the top-grossing hits of 1958.
[1] The new owners of Deepak Mahal meet with its caretaker, Mattu (Dhumal), who narrates the story of its former owners: Bijondra (Bharat Bhushan) - the only child of a wealthy Hindu Brahmin Zamindar; and Banani (Madhubala) – the only child of a single father, Banjara Sardar Tinkari (Murad).
[4] A retrospective review by Volterra observed in the film that Madhubala "expresses a wide range of passion [in the role of a dancer]" and compared her performance to that of Hollywood actress Elizabeth Taylor in Cleopatra (1963).