''Chaudhvin Ka Chand'' () is a 1960 Indian

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film directed by Mohammed Sadiq. This film was a super-hit at box-office, and became one of the top-grossing films of 1960. A production of

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, the film centers on a love triangle between

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. After the disastrous box office performance of ''

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'', Guru Dutt ventured into the idea of producing a commercial project to protect his studio from ruins. The next commercial venture by the studio was ''Chaudhvin ka Chand'', which was a successful comeback film for Guru Dutt and saved Guru Dutt's production studio from ruins. The film is considered a notable Muslim-social. It was ranked ''#28'' in 2003 Outlook Magazine poll of ''25 Leading Indian Directors'' for “Best Bollywood Movies of all time''”''.

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listed it among “Seven Muslim socials you must watch''”''. Its album was ranked #30 in ''Top 100 Bollywood Albums'' by ''Film Companion''. The film's title track “Chaudhvin Ka Chand” became especially popular and is noted for picturization of the song sequence. The song is regarded as one of the most acclaimed romantic ballads in history and one of the most loved ''

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'' songs of all time. In 2014, the film's screenplay was published as a book, titled '' Chaudhvin Ka Chand: The Original Screenplay'', by the film historians

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and Jitendra Kothari. The film also entered into the 2nd Moscow International Film Festival.

Plot

The setting is the city of Lucknow in northern India, where Islamic culture flourished. Aslam (Guru Dutt) and Nawab (Rehman) are two best friends looking for a wife and end up in an accidental love triangle. At a gathering they attend, the ladies exchange veils for fun. This causes the two best friends who live in this city to accidentally fall in love with the same woman named Jameela (Waheeda Rehman). Jameela is in love with Aslam and marries him. After marriage, Aslam figures out that his friend Nawab had fallen in love with Jameela as well. However, because the veils had been switched by the girls earlier he was unaware of this. Aslam wants nothing but his friend Nawab to be happy and tries to act in a way that would cause Jameela to divorce him, so that Nawab can then marry her. However, Jameela loves Aslam despite this and will not leave him. Eventually Nawab realizes the misunderstanding and is overcome with grief to cause his friend so much sorrow. He is devastated, and commits suicide knowing this will ensure there are no obstacles in the way now for Aslam to love Jameela.

Cast

as Aslam *

as Jameela *

as Nawab * Johnny Walker as Mirza Musarraddique Shaida *

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as Tameezan * Mumtaz Begum as Nawab's Mother *

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had warned him not to make ''

'' (1959), which resembled his own life. When Guru Dutt insisted on making the film,

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said that would be his last film with Guru Dutt. Hence, the music composing of this film was offered to composer

and was critically acclaimed, and the lyrics by his all-time favourite Shakeel Badayuni. The title song, sung by

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, became an evergreen hit and is still popular among masses. The other hit songs from this film are "Mera Yaar Bana Hai Dulha", sung by

, often played in wedding ceremony and mujra song "Dil Ki Kahani Rang Layi Hai", sung by

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Track listing

has composed the music of the film & Shakeel Badayuni wrote the lyrics.

Awards

;

8th Filmfare Awards The 8th Filmfare Awards were held in Bombay to honor the best films in Hindi cinema in 1961. K. Asif's magnum opus ''Mughal-e-Azam'' led the ceremony with 11 nominations, followed by ''Chaudhvin Ka Chand ''with 6 nominations and ''Parakh'' w ...

: Won * Best Lyricist – Shakeel Badayuni for "Chaudhvin Ka Chand" * Best Male Playback Singer –

for "Chaudhvin Ka Chand" * Best Art Direction –

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Nominated * Best Supporting Actor –

* Best Music Director –

* Best Story – Saghir Usmani

References

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* {{FilmfareAwardBestMaleSinger 1960 films 1960 drama films 1960s Hindi-language films Films scored by Ravi Films set in Lucknow Films set in Uttar Pradesh Films shot in Lucknow Films with screenplays by Abrar Alvi Indian romantic drama films Films directed by M. Sadiq