Chhalia
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Chhalia is a 1960 Hindi film. Directed by Manmohan Desai
it stars Raj Kapoor
, Nutan
, Pran, Rehman
and Shobhna Samarth
. Raj Kapoor plays his stereotyped "simple guy with a heart of gold" role yet again in this film.
Laxmikant Pyarelal
were assistant music directors in this film. They would go on to be music directors for most of Manmohan Desai's films. The film is loosely based on the story "White Nights
" written by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, but is focused on the issue of estranged wives and children in the aftermath of partition.
Chhalia was shot on black-and-white film. The film has some excellent songs such as "Chhalia mere naam", and "Teri Raahon mein khaden hain dil thaam ke".
This film is not to be confused with another film, also titled Chhalia (1973), but unrelated to the 1960 film. The 1973 film was shot in colour, and it stars Nanda
, Navin Nischol
, and Shatrughan Sinha
. It was directed by Mukul Dutt, and music was by R.D. Burman.
Manmohan Desai
Manmohan Desai was a producer and director of Indian movies.- Background :His father, Kikubhai Desai, was an Indian film producer and owner of Paramount Studios from 1931 to 1941. His productions, mainly stunt films, included Circus Queen, Golden Gang, and Sheikh Challi...
it stars Raj Kapoor
Raj Kapoor
Known as Ranbir Raj Kapoor Rāj Kapūr, 14 December 1924 – 2 June 1988), also known as The Show-Man, was an Indian film actor, producer and director of Hindi cinema. He was the winner of nine Filmfare Awards, while his films Awaara and Boot Polish were nominated for the Palme d'Or at the...
, Nutan
Nutan
Nutan Behl , better known as Nutan , was an Indian actress. She appeared in more than 70 Hindi films in a career spanning over four decades...
, Pran, Rehman
Rehman
Rehman was an Indian film actor whose career spanned from late 1940s through to late 1970s. He was an integral part of the Guru Dutt team, and most known for his roles in films, like Pyaasa , Chaudhvin Ka Chand , Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam and Waqt...
and Shobhna Samarth
Shobhna Samarth
Shobhna Samarth was a Marathi actress who began her career in the early days of talkie movies in the Indian film industry, and continued in lead roles into the 1950s. She started in Marathi cinema. Her first Hindi film, Nigahen Nafrat was released in 1935...
. Raj Kapoor plays his stereotyped "simple guy with a heart of gold" role yet again in this film.
Laxmikant Pyarelal
Laxmikant Pyarelal
Laxmikant-Pyarelal were a popular Indian composer duo, consisting of Laxmikant Shantaram Kudalkar and Pyarelal Ramprasad Sharma . They composed music for about 635 Hindi movies from 1963 to 1998, working for almost all notable filmmakers including Raj Kapoor, Dev Anand, Feroze Khan, B.R...
were assistant music directors in this film. They would go on to be music directors for most of Manmohan Desai's films. The film is loosely based on the story "White Nights
White Nights (short story)
"White Nights" is a short story by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, originally published in 1848, early in the writer's career. Film adaptations have been made by Russian director Ivan Pyryev , by Italian director Luchino Visconti , by French director Robert Bresson , by Iranian director Farzad Motamen...
" written by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, but is focused on the issue of estranged wives and children in the aftermath of partition.
Chhalia was shot on black-and-white film. The film has some excellent songs such as "Chhalia mere naam", and "Teri Raahon mein khaden hain dil thaam ke".
This film is not to be confused with another film, also titled Chhalia (1973), but unrelated to the 1960 film. The 1973 film was shot in colour, and it stars Nanda
Nanda (actress)
- Early life :Nanda was born in a show-business family to Vinayak Damodar Karnataki, a successful Marathi actor-director and Marathi actress, Meenakshi Shirodkar . Minakshi's granddaughters are actresses Namrata Shirodkar and Shilpa Shirodkar. Shirodkars belong to Gomantak Maratha Samaj or Nutan...
, Navin Nischol
Navin Nischol
Navin Nischol was an Indian actor. He made his debut with the Hindi film Sawan Bhadon in 1970.-Early life:...
, and Shatrughan Sinha
Shatrughan Sinha
Shatrughan Sinha is an Indian film actor and politician. Apart from being member of Rajya Sabha twice he was also Union Cabinet Minister of Health and Family Welfare and Shipping...
. It was directed by Mukul Dutt, and music was by R.D. Burman.