Chandni Chowk (film)

Chandni Chowk
Directed byB. R. Chopra
Written byD. P. Berry
Produced byPrince Hira Sinh of Baria
Goverdhandas Aggarwal
StarringMeena Kumari
Shekhar
CinematographyKeki Mistry
Edited byPran Mehra
Music byRoshan
Production
company
Hira Films
Release date
  • 1954 (1954)
Running time
129 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Chandni Chowk is a 1954 classic Muslim social drama film directed by B. R. Chopra.[1][2]

The music was composed by Roshan with lyrics written by Majrooh Sultanpuri, Saifuddin Saif, Kamil Rashid, Shailendra and Raja Mehdi Ali Khan.[3] Story was by D. P. Berry with screenplay by I. S. Johar and dialogue written by Kamil Rashid. Produced by Prince Hira Sinh of Baria and Goverdhandas Aggarwal under the banner of Hira Films. The director of photography was Keki Mistry. The film starred Meena Kumari, Shekhar, Jeevan, Agha, Achala Sachdev and Smriti Biswas.[1]

The main hero Shekhar was one of the less appreciated lead actors of the 1940s and 1950s but has been cited as a "master of realistic portrayals" usually cast in "mid-budget films".[4]

The story involves a Nawab belonging to the Chandni Chowk area of Delhi in the early 1920s, who gets "tricked into marrying his daughter to the gardener's son".

  1. ^ a b "Chandni Chowk (film)". Complete Index To World Film (CITWF) website. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
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  3. ^ "Chandni Chowk (1954 film)". HindiGeetmala.net website. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  4. ^ Ashok Raj (1 November 2009). Hero Vol.1. Hay House. pp. 251–. ISBN 978-93-81398-02-9. Retrieved 27 November 2022. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)