Khoya Khoya Chand

Infobox_Film
name = Khoya Khoya Chand

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caption = Movie poster for "Khoya Khoya Chand".
imdb_id = 0995823
writer = Sudhir Mishra
starring = Shiney Ahuja,
Soha Ali Khan,
Rajat Kapoor,
Sushmita Mukherjee
director = Sudhir Mishra
producer = Prakash Jha
distributor = Holy Cow Pictures
cinematography = Sachin Kumar Krishnan
released =7 December, 2007
runtime =
language = Hindi
music = Shantanu Moitra
lyrics = Swanand Kirkire
budget = Rs. 7 crores

"Khoya Khoya Chand", (translation: Lost Moon) is a Bollywood film directed by Sudhir Mishra which released on 7 December, 2007. [ [http://www.ibnlive.com/news/back-to-50s-with-khoya-khoya-chand/24210-8.html Back to 50's with Khoya Khoya Chand ] ] The film stars Shiney Ahuja and Soha Ali Khan in the lead roles with Rajat Kapoor, Sushmita Mukherjee, Sonya Jehan and Vinay Pathak in important roles. The film captures the lifestyle of celebrities with aplomb with the 1950's film industry as its backdrop.

Plot

The film begins in 1954 and ends in 1965. The film is based in the Hindi film industry of the 50s. It is the story of two talented people. The movie is appreciated by those who have the discerning eye for cinema. Albeit the slow pace of the movie, it is interspersed with staccato references to the cunning ways of celebrities. Zaffar is a talented writer (Shiney Ahuja) who liberates an actress (Soha Ali Khan) from the stranglehold of a powerful actor (Rajat Kapoor), and then begins to use her for himself. It also shows how a powerful actor Prem Kumar(Rajat Kapoor), being an excellent man-manager controls a lot of what happens in the film industry of the 50's. The film is a fine take on celebrities and their varied life styles. One can literally draw parallels and correlate the characters in the movie to today's cinema stars. Nikhat (Soha Ali Khan) chooses to burn away rather than fade away from her life, not before delivering her best performance in Zaffar's film Khoya Khoya Chand.

Cast

* Shiney Ahuja as ... Zaffar
* Soha Ali Khan as ... Nikhat
* Rajat Kapoor as ... Prem Kumar
* Soniya Jehan as ... Ratanbala
* Sushmita Mukherjee as ... Sharda
* Vinay Pathak as ... Shaymol

Music

The soundtrack of the film was released on November 8, 2007.Composed by Shantanu Moitra, lyrics by Swanand Kirkire.For soundtrack, Joginder Tuteja from Indiafm.com gave the music 3 out of 5. [cite web|title=KKC|work=Music Review: Khoya Khoya Chand|url=http://www.indiafm.com/movies/musicreview/12848/index.html|accessmonthday=8 November|accessyear=2007]

Infobox Album | Name = Khoya Khoya Chand
Type = Album
Artist = Shantanu Moitra


Released =

8 November, 2007 (India)
Recorded =
Genre = Feature film soundtrack
Length =
Label =

Adlabs Presents
Producer = | Reviews =
Last album = "Laaga Chunari Mein Daag"
(2007)
This album = " Khoya Khoya Chand "
(2007)
Next album = TBA

Trivia

* The film was originally titled as "Bahut Nikle Mere Armaan" which means "Many Of My Wishes Were Fulfilled". The title comes from Ghalib's line 'Bahut Nikle Mere Armaan, Phir Bhi Kam Nikle'.
* Vidya Balan was approached to do the film but opted out of the film due to her prior commitments. The role finally went to Soha Ali Khan.cite web | title="Vidya Balan was approached for KKC"| work= [http://www.ibnlive.com/] | url=http://www.ibnlive.com/news/back-to-50s-with-khoya-khoya-chand/24210-8.html| accessdaymonth=23 November | accessyear=2006] cite web | title="Soha Ali Khan in KKC"| work= [http://bollywood.celebden.com/] | url=http://bollywood.celebden.com/?p=929| accessdaymonth= | accessyear=2006]
* Soha Ali Khan learnt Kathak under Nandita Puri, studied Urdu and also underwent acting workshops to prepare for the role which according to her is her most challenging role till date.cite web | title="Soha Ali Khan take dancing lessons"| work= [http://www.rediff.com] | url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2006/oct/03bahut.htm| accessdaymonth= | accessyear=2006]
* This film is Sudhir Mishra's second film with Shiney Ahuja after Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi.
* Sudhir Mishra said that this film is based on his experience and is a tribute to the film industry and everyone who existed during the 1950s. cite web | title="Sudhir Mishra for KKC"| work= [indiafm.com] | url=http://www.indiafm.com/news/2006/12/04/8334/index.html| accessdaymonth=4 December | accessyear=2006]

External links

* [http://www.khoyakhoyachand.com/ Official Website]
* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0995823/ Khoya Khoya Chand IMDB]

References