Chaudhvin Ka Chand

Chaudhvin Ka Chand
Theatrical poster
Directed byM. Sadiq
Written bySaghir Usmani
Screenplay byAbrar Alvi
Produced byGuru Dutt
StarringGuru Dutt
Waheeda Rehman
Rehman
Johnny Walker
CinematographyNariman Irani
Music byRavi
Production
company
Distributed byGuru Dutt Films
Release date
  • 1960 (1960)
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Chaudhvin Ka Chand (transl. The Full Moon) is a 1960 Indian Hindi-language film directed by Mohammed Sadiq.[1][2][3]

This film was a super-hit at the box-office, and became one of the top-grossing films of 1960.[4] A production of Guru Dutt, the film centers on a love triangle between Dutt, Rehman and Waheeda Rehman, and features music by Ravi. After the disastrous box office performance of Kaagaz Ke Phool, Guru Dutt ventured into the idea of producing a commercial project to protect his studio from ruin. 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.[5]

The film is considered a notable Muslim-social.[2] It was ranked #28 in 2003 Outlook Magazine poll of 25 Leading Indian Directors for "Best Bollywood Movies of all time".[6] Filmfare listed it among "Seven Muslim socials you must watch".[7]

Its music album was ranked #30 in Top 100 Bollywood Albums by Film Companion website.[8][9] 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 India and one of the most loved filmi songs of all time.[10][11]

In 2014, the film's screenplay was published as a book, titled Chaudhvin Ka Chand: The Original Screenplay, by the film historians Dinesh Raheja and Jitendra Kothari.[12]

This film also entered into the 2nd Moscow International Film Festival.[13]

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  6. ^ "Bollywood's Best Films (as of 12 May 2003)". Outlook (India magazine). 8 January 2016. Archived from the original on 8 January 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  7. ^ "Seven Muslim socials you must watch". filmfare.com. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  8. ^ Nair, Vipin (10 October 2017). "#30 Chaudhvin Ka Chand: Top 100 Bollywood Albums". Film Companion website. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  9. ^ Nair, Vipin (7 November 2017). "Top 100 Bollywood Albums". Film Companion. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  10. ^ "The Romance and Mystique of Waheeda Rehman in Chaudhvin ka Chand". The Wire. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  11. ^ "Top 32: Most loved Bollywood songs of all time". Hindustan Times. 2 September 2013. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  12. ^ Pathak, Siddhi (18 April 2014). "Classic re-visited (Chaudhvin Ka Chand (1960 film) - film review)". The Indian Express newspaper. Archived from the original on 17 July 2014. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  13. ^ "2nd Moscow International Film Festival (1961) (". Moscow International Film Festival website. Archived from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 21 October 2023.