| Kohinoor | |
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| Directed by | S. U. Sunny |
| Produced by | V. N. Sinha |
| Starring | |
| Edited by | Moosa Mansoor |
| Music by | Naushad |
Release date |
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Running time | 151 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Box office | 1.5 crore [2] |
Kohinoor is a 1960 Bollywood action adventure film produced by V. N. Sinha and directed by S. U. Sunny. The film stars Dilip Kumar, Meena Kumari, Leela Chitnis and Kumkum. The film's music is by Naushad. A huge box-office success, it was the third-highest grossing Indian film of 1960.[2]
The film was a blockbuster at the box office in India.[3][4]
It is said that Dilip Kumar went into depression after playing tragic roles in films such as Devdas (1955) and his psychiatrist recommended to him to do light roles. One such role that he took up was Kohinoor. Kohinoor cast Dilip Kumar and Meena Kumari to play a prince and princess of different kingdoms and was full of sword fights, songs and dances. This film is also notable for some rare comical and funny scenes by Meena Kumari, who is otherwise known as the tragedy queen. Its tone was light and it lacked the intense characterizations of their earlier films.
The film included the melodic songs "Madhuban Mein Radhika Nache Re" and "Do Sitaron Ka Zameen Par Hai Milan Aaj Ki Raat".[4]
- ^ "Kohinoor Synopsis". Times of India. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
- ^ a b "Top Earners - Box Office India 1960". Box Office India website. Archived from the original on 22 September 2012. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
- ^ "Legend Dilip Kumar Passes Away At 98". BoxOfficeIndia.com website. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
- ^ a b Unnati Sharma (28 March 2021). "'Kohinoor', the 1960s gem that had Bollywood's tragedy king & queen at their comical best (film review)". The Print.in website. Archived from the original on 15 September 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2023.