Chaudhvin Ka Chand

Chaudhvin Ka Chand (lit. 'Moon of the fourteenth day / Full moon') is a 1960 Hindi-language feature film directed by Mohammed Sadiq.[1][2][3][4] This film was a box-office hit, one of the top-grossing films of 1960.[5] production of Guru Dutt, the film centers on a love triangle between Guru Dutt, Rehman and Waheeda Rehman, and features music by Ravi. Farida Jalal makes a guest appearance in the film, her debut. After the disastrous box office performance of Kaagaz Ke Phool, this was a highly commercially successful comeback film for Guru Dutt, which saved Guru Dutt's production studio from ruins.

Chaudhvin Ka Chand
Theatrical poster
Directed byM. Sadiq
Produced byGuru Dutt
Written bySaghir Usmani
Screenplay byAbrar Alvi
StarringGuru Dutt
Waheeda Rehman
Rehman
Johnny Walker
Minoo Mumtaz
Mumtaz Begum
Music byRavi
CinematographyV. K. Murthy
Release date
4 July 1960 (1960-07-04)
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Plot

The setting is the city of Lucknow in northern India, where Islamic culture flourished. Two of the three best friends who live in this city have fallen in love with the same woman named Jameela who happens to be Aslam's wife. Aslam (Guru Dutt) and Nawab (Rehman) are the two friends caught in this love triangle with Jameela (Waheeda Rehman). An integral part of any Guru Dutt film, comic relief was provided by Johnny Walker, who plays Mirza Masaraddik Shaida.

Cast

Music

Guru Dutt's music composer of earlier films S. D. Burman had warned him not to make Kaagaz Ke Phool (1959 film), which resembled his own life. When Guru Dutt insisted on making the film, S. D. Burman said that would be his last film with Guru Dutt. Hence, the music composing of this film was offered to composer Ravi and was critically acclaimed, and the lyrics by his all-time favourite Shakeel Badayuni. It was a creative choice of Guru Dutt's to have the title track in color while the rest of the film was in black and white.[6] The title song, sung by Mohammed Rafi, 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 Mohammed Rafi, often played in wedding ceremony and mujra song "Dil Ki Kahani Rang Layi Hai", sung by Asha Bhosle.

Track listing

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

SongSinger
"Chaudhvin Ka Chand Ho" Mohammed Rafi
"Mili Khaak Mein Mohabbat" Mohammed Rafi
"Mera Yaar Bana Hai Dulha" Mohammed Rafi
"Yeh Duniya Gol Hai" Mohammed Rafi
"Yeh Lakhnau Ki Sar-Zameen" Mohammed Rafi
"Balam Se Milan Hoga" Geeta Dutt
"Badle Badle Mere Sarkar" Lata Mangeshkar
"Sharmake Yeh Kyun Sab Pardanasheen" Asha Bhosle, Shamshad Begum
"Bedardi Mere Saiyan, Shabnam Hai Kabhi Sholay" Asha Bhosle
"Dil Ki Kahani Rang Layi Hai, Allah Duhayi Hai" Asha Bhosle

Awards

The film was also entered into the 2nd Moscow International Film Festival.[7]

References
  1. Sadiq, M. (9 November 2008), Chaudhvin Ka Chand (Drama, Musical, Romance), Waheeda Rehman, Guru Dutt, Rehman, Minoo Mumtaz, Guru Dutt Films Pvt. Ltd., retrieved 15 January 2021
  2. "Chaudhvin ka Chand | Indian Cinema - The University of Iowa". indiancinema.sites.uiowa.edu. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  3. Luo, Ray. ""Chaudhvin Ka Chand" captures the heartbreaking choice of love or friendship". Pacific Ties. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  4. Sood, Samira (11 July 2020). "Chaudhvin Ka Chand, Guru Dutt's Muslim social that pioneered the bro code in Hindi films". ThePrint. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  5. Chaudhvin Ka Chand (1960 film) on Muvyz.com website Retrieved 13 November 2019
  6. http://www.hindigeetmala.net/movie/chaudhvin_ka_chand.htm Chaudhvin Ka Chand (1960 film) on Hindigeetmala.net website
  7. "2nd Moscow International Film Festival (1961)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
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