Chitralekha
Film poster
Directed byKidar Sharma
Screenplay byKidar Sharma
Rajinder Kumar Sharma
Based onChitralekha
by Bhagwati Charan Verma
Produced byA.K. Nadiadwala
StarringAshok Kumar
Pradeep Kumar
Meena Kumari
Mehmood
CinematographyD.C. Mehta
Edited byPrabhakar Gokhale
Music byRoshan
Sahir Ludhianvi (lyrics)
Release date
1964
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Chitralekha is a 1964 Indian Hindi-language historical drama film directed by Kidar Sharma and starring Ashok Kumar, Pradeep Kumar and Meena Kumari. It was based on the 1934 Hindi novel of the same name by Bhagwati Charan Verma about Bijgupta serving under the Maurya Empire and the king Chandragupta Maurya (340 BCE – 298 BCE) and his love for the courtesan Chitralekha.[1] The film's music and lyrics were by Roshan and Sahir Ludhianvi, respectively. The film was noted for songs such as "Sansaar Se Bhaage Phirte Ho" and "Man Re Tu Kaahe na dheer dhare" which is a pensive song which conveys the quintessence of life about letting go of the good and bad. In 2010, Outlook India magazine asked 30 Indian leading composers, lyricists and singers to name their all-time favorite Hindi songs. A list of top 20 songs was published and the top of the chart was ‘Man Re Tu kahe na dheer dhare.’"[2][3]

It was a remake of Chitralekha (1941), also directed by Kidar Sharma, which was the second-highest grossing Indian film of 1941.[4] Unlike the previous version, the 1964 film did not do well at the box office; critics have suggested poor screenwriting and incorrect casting as reasons.[2] It is the first colour feature film of Meena Kumari.

Cast

Soundtrack

Music was by Roshan and lyrics were by Sahir Ludhianvi.

Track list

SongSinger
"Ae Ri, Jane Na Dungi" Lata Mangeshkar
"Sakhi Ri, Mera Man Uljhe" Lata Mangeshkar
"Sansar Se Bhage Phirte Ho" Lata Mangeshkar
"Kaahe Tarsaye Jiyara, Yauvan Rut Sajan Aake Na Jaye" Asha Bhosle, Usha Mangeshkar
"Chha Gaye Badal Neel Gagan Par, Ghul Gaya Kajra" Asha Bhosle, Mohammed Rafi
"Man Re, Tu Kaahe Na Dheer Dhare" Mohammed Rafi
"Maara Gaya Brahmachari" Manna Dey

See also

References

  1. Gulzar; Govind Nihalani; Saibal Chatterjee (2003). Encyclopaedia of Hindi cinema. Popular Prakashan. p. 335. ISBN 8179910660.
  2. 1 2 "Chitralekha (1964)". The Hindu. 17 June 2011. Archived from the original on 23 June 2011.
  3. "The melodious music director — Roshan". Daily Times. 18 May 2011. Archived from the original on 28 May 2011.
  4. "Top Earners 1941". Box Office India. Archived from the original on 21 April 2012.
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