| Khilona | |
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:Khilona_1970_film_poster.JPG) Theatrical release poster from the movie | |
| Directed by | Chander Vohra |
| Written by | Aghajani Kashmeri (dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | Gulshan Nanda |
| Story by | Gulshan Nanda |
| Based on | Punarjanma (1963) |
| Produced by | L. V. Prasad |
| Starring | Sanjeev Kumar Mumtaz Shatrughan Sinha Jeetendra |
| Cinematography | Dwarka Divecha |
| Edited by | Shivaji Awdhut |
| Music by | Laxmikant–Pyarelal |
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Release date |
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Running time | 160 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Box office | ₹3,50,00,000[1] |
Khilona (transl. Toy) is a 1970 Indian Hindi-language drama film, produced by L. V. Prasad under the Prasad Productions Pvt. Ltd. banner and directed by Chander Vohra. It stars Sanjeev Kumar, Mumtaz, Jeetendra in lead roles and music composed by Laxmikant–Pyarelal. The film is recorded as a "Super Hit" at Box Office India.[1] The film was a remake of the Telugu film Punarjanma (1963) and it was simultaneously made in Tamil as Engirundho Vandhaal and in Malayalam as Amrithavaahini (1976).[2]
The film received six nominations at the 18th Filmfare Awards in 1971, of which it won the Filmfare Best Movie Award and Filmfare Best Actress Award for Mumtaz. Other nominations were for Best Actor (Sanjeev Kumar), Best Comic (Jagdeep), Best Story (Gulshan Nanda) and Best Male Playback Singer (Mohammed Rafi).[3]
- ^ a b "Box office 1970". Boxofficeindia.com. Archived from the original on 20 October 2013. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
- ^ K. Jeshi (2 November 2013). "Released on Deepavali". The Hindu. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
- ^ "Filmfare Awards" (PDF). Retrieved 15 July 2021.