Chirag Kahan Roshni Kahan

Chirag Kahan Roshni Kahan
DVD cover
Directed by	Devendra Goel
Produced by	Devendra Goel
Written by	Devendra Goel
Starring	Meena Kumari Rajendra Kumar
Music by	Ravi
Country	India
Language	Hindi

Chirag Kahan Roshni Kahan (Hindi: चिराग कहाँ रोशनी कहाँ ; English: Where is the lamp, where is the light) is an Indian Bollywood film directed and produced by Devendra Goel, released in 1959. The film stars Meena Kumari as the protagonist Ratna, and Rajendra Kumar, Honey Irani and Madan Puri in pivotal roles.

Plot

Before giving birth to her child, Ratna (Meena Kumari) loses her husband, and eventually gives birth to a son, Raju. Four years later, Dr. Anand, who treated her while she was giving birth to Raju (Honey Irani) re-enters her life and soon becomes a frequent visitor, much to the displeasure of Ratna's mother-in-law (Mumtaz Begum) and her husband's sister Bela, both of whom start maltreating her and making her life miserable. Anand stops visiting thereafter. Anand soon marries a nurse called Maya Verma (Minu Mumtaz). Maya is a squanderer, and her relationship with Anand falters. Moreover, he later finds out that she cannot conceive. When Anand's dad passes away, he leaves considerable wealth to Anand's child, including a fair monthly allowance. Maya plots with an advocate, S. Prakash (Sunder), who happens to be Bela's husband, to fabricate a story that Anand's father was mentally unbalanced while writing the testament. This plan fails, and along with her aunt, Nurse Sarla Verma (Nilambai), make a false statement claiming that Ratna's son is actually Anand's biological son, leading to their lawyer filing a custodial case in court. What will happen next?

Cast

• Meena Kumari ... Ratna
• Rajendra Kumar ... Dr. Anand
• Honey Irani ... Raju
• Minu Mumtaz ... Nurse Maya Verma
• Nilambai ... Nurse Sarla Verma
• Sunder ... Advocate S. Prakash
• Madan Puri ... Dr. Mehta
• Asit Sen ... solicitor
• Mumtaz Begum ... Ratna's mother-in-law

Awards

The film received two nominations at the 1960 annual Filmfare Awards:

• Nominated, Filmfare Best Actress Award - Meena Kumari
• Nominated, Filmfare Best Story Award - Dhruva Chatterjee

External links

• Chirag Kahan Roshni Kahan at the Internet Movie Database