Chaudhvin Ka Chand

Chaudhvin Ka Chand
Directed by	Mohammed Sadiq
Produced by	Guru Dutt
Written by	Saghir Usmani
Starring	Guru Dutt Waheeda Rehman Rehman Minoo Mumtaz Johnny Walker Mumtaz Begum Pravin Paul Naazi Noor Jehan Razia Zebunissa Uma Devi Baby Farida Kaiserbai Lata Sinha Indumati Aruna Balam Prakash Kathana Usman Nazir Kashmiri Ibne Hasen Munshi Hamad Niyamatulla Khanna Bikram Kapur Bannerjee
Music by	Ravi
Cinematography	V.K. Murthy
Language	Hindi

Chaudhvin Ka Chand (Hindi: चौदवीं का चाँद, Urdu: چودھویص کا چاند) is a 1960 Hindi feature film directed by Mohammed Sadiq. A production of Guru Dutt, the film centers on a love triangle between Guru Dutt, Rehman and Waheeda Rehman, and features music by Ravi. Farida Jalal is a guest appearance in the film, her debut. After a disastrous box-office performance of Kaagaz Ke Phool, this was a highly commercially successful and comeback movie for Guru Dutt. The movie saved Guru Dutt's home production studio from ruins.

Plot

The setting is the city of Lucknow in northern India, where Islamic culture flourished. Two of the three best friends who live in this city have fallen in love with the same woman named Jameela unknowingly. Aslam (Guru Dutt) and Nawab (Rehman) are the two friends caught in this love triangle with Jameela (Waheeda Rehman). An integral part of any Guru Dutt film, comic relief was provided by Johnny Walker who plays Mirza Masaraddik Shaiza.

Music in the film

The Music of the film was by the critically acclaimed composer Ravi, and the lyrics by his all time favourite Shakeel Badayuni

Song	Singer(s)
Chaudhvin Ka Chand Ho Tum	Mohammad Rafi
Mili Khak Main Mohabbat	Mohammad Rafi
Yeh Luckhnow ki Sar-Zameen	Mohammad Rafi
Mera Yaar Bana Hai Dulha	Mohammad Rafi
Mera Yaar Bana Hai Dulha - Reprise	Mohammad Rafi
Badle Badle Mere Sarkar	Lata Mangeshkar
Balam Se Milan Huga	Geeta Dutt
Bedardi Mere Saiyan	Asha Bhosle
Sharma Ke Agar Yun Pardanashin	Asha Bhosle
Dil Ki Kahani	Asha Bhosle

Awards

• Filmfare Best Male Playback Award for Mohammed Rafi singing the title track
• Filmfare Best Lyricist Award for Shakeel Badayuni writing of the title track
• Filmfare Best Art Direction Award for Biren Nag

External links

• Chaudhvin Ka Chand at the Internet Movie Database