The Telephone Operator (1954 film)
The Telephone Operator is a 1954 West German musical romance film directed by Carl- Heinz Schroth and starring Renate Holm, Georg Thomalla and Fita Benkhoff.
The film's sets were designed by the art director Rolf Zehetbauer.
Mushtaq Jalili
Mushtaq Jalili( 27 October 1927—14 October 2004) was an Indian screenwriter.
He was born in Hyderabad, the son of Urdu poet Fasahat Jung Jaleel( Jaleel Manikpuri).
He first worked with A.R. Kardar as an assistant story writer, then in 1955 as an assistant writer in the story department under P.N. Arora.
Following that he worked as an assistant writer with Pandit Mukhram Sharma.
In 1963 he wrote the films" Kaun Apna Kaun Paraya" and" Begaana".
He wrote dialogue for K.C. Gulati ’s" Mohabbat Zindagi Hai"( 1966), screenplay and dialogue for" Dillagi"( 1966), screenplay for" Ek Phool Do Mali"( 1969), and story and screenplay for" Pyaar Ka Rishta"( 1973).
Jalili also wrote the script for" Dharkan"( 1972)," Do Musafir"( 1978), and" Mr. Phandebaaz"( 1995), and the dialogue for" Bonny"( 1990), and" Safari"( 1999).
Jalili died in the Juhu neighborhood of Mumbai.
The Telephone Operator (1932 film)
The Telephone Operator( Italian: La telefonista) is a 1932 Italian comedy film directed by Nunzio Malasomma and starring Isa Pola, Mimì Aylmer and Luigi Cimara.
It was a remake of the German film" Wrong Number, Miss", released the same year.
The future star María Denis had a small role in the film.
Nunzio Malasomma
Nunzio Malasomma (4 February 1894 – 12 January 1974) was an Italian film director and screenwriter.
He directed 41 films between 1923 and 1968.
Ek Phool Ek Bhool
Ek Phool Ek Bhool is a 1968 Bollywood film.
Wrong Number, Miss
Wrong Number, Miss( German: Fräulein- Falsch verbunden) is a 1932 German romantic comedy film directed by E.W. Emo and starring Magda Schneider, Johannes Riemann and Trude Berliner.
It was remade in Italian the same year as" The Telephone Operator".
In 1934 it was remade as a British film" Give Her a Ring".
Monique Rolland
Monique Rolland( 1913–1999) was a French film actress.
She appeared in the 1932 film" Narcotics".
Rosemary Johnson
Rosemary Johnson( 1913–1972) was a British actress.
She is referred to in some sources as Rosemary Groom- Johnson.
Johnson worked mostly in television.
A notable role was as the telephone operator Hilda Rowse in the 1964 Doctor Who serial Planet of Giants.
Devendra Goel
Devendra Goel (3 March 1919 – 26 February 1979) was an Indian film director and producer of Bollywood films and best known for his work in the 1950s and early 1960s.
He directed Aankhen on his debut.
Devendra Goel also directed the Marathi film, Dost Asava Tar Asa with Ramesh Deo, Deven Varma and Padma Chavan.
Ek Phool Do Mali
Ek Phool Do Mali is a 1969 Indian Hindi film directed by Devendra Goel.
The film became a hit at the box office in 1969.
Balraj Sahni earned a Filmfare nomination as Best Supporting Actor.
The story was credited to Mushtaq Jalili, and is an inspired adaptation of the Hollywood classic Fanny( 1961).

Question: Are the directors of films Ek Phool Do Mali and The Telephone Operator (1932 Film) both from the same country?
Answer: no