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'''''Cha Cha Cha''''' is an [[Bollywood|Indian]] romance film, released in 1964. The script is by [[Chandrashekhar (actor)|Chandrashekhar]], who also directed the film and plays the lead male role. It also features [[Helen (actress)|Helen]] in her first leading role. |
'''''Cha Cha Cha''''' is an [[Bollywood|Indian]] [[Romance (love)|romance]] [[film]], released in 1964. The script is by [[Chandrashekhar (actor)|Chandrashekhar]], who also directed the film and plays the lead male role. It also features [[Helen (actress)|Helen]] in her first leading role. |
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The cast also includes [[Om Prakash]], [[Leela Mishra]], [[Iftekhar]], [[O. P. Ralhan]] and [[Tun Tun]]. Music in the film was composed by [[Iqbal Qureshi]]. The song "Subah Na Aayi Shaam Na Aayi", was written by the then new song writer [[Gopaldas Neeraj|Neeraj]], and [[Makhdoom Mohiuddin]]'s poem "Chara Gar" is depicted in the song "Ek Chameli Ke |
The cast also includes [[Om Prakash]], [[Leela Mishra]], [[Iftekhar]], [[O. P. Ralhan]] and [[Tun Tun]]. Music in the film was composed by [[Iqbal Qureshi]]. The song "Subah Na Aayi Shaam Na Aayi", was written by the then new song writer, [[Gopaldas Neeraj|Neeraj]], and [[Makhdoom Mohiuddin]]'s poem "Chara Gar" is depicted in the song "Ek Chameli Ke Mandwe Tale", which tells the story of two lovers who can never be together. |
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==Plot== |
==Plot== |
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Lali, played by [[Helen (actress)|Helen]], returns home from abroad, disappointing her mother with her new attitudes, looks, and affinity to dance. After reluctantly making a trip to the temple at the request of her mother, Lali assumes that the man (Puran) singing in the temple, is referring to her in the lyrics of his song. In response, and to the surprise of onlookers, she slaps him, only to shortly discover that he is blind and was singing a religious song. Feeling guilty, and with the support of her family, Puran is taken to Mumbai (then Bombay), and regains his eyesight following eye surgery paid for by Lali's family.{{citation required|date=January 2021}} |
Lali, played by [[Helen (actress)|Helen]], returns home from abroad, disappointing her mother with her new attitudes, looks, and affinity to dance. After reluctantly making a trip to the [[temple]] at the request of her mother, Lali assumes that the man (Puran) singing in the temple, is referring to her in the lyrics of his song. In response, and to the surprise of onlookers, she slaps him, only to shortly discover that he is blind and was singing a religious song. Feeling guilty, and with the support of her family, Puran is taken to [[Mumbai]] (then [[Bombay]]), and regains his eyesight following eye surgery paid for by Lali's family.{{citation required|date=January 2021}} |
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Lali's character soon changes. Unable to persuade Puran to learn Western dance, she assumes traditional dress and the two fall in love. However, she is subsequently persuaded by her father to marry a wealthy businessman and end the relationship with Puran for the sake of family honour in light of her upcoming sister's marriage, as Puran, being of a [[dalit|"harijan" caste]], is deemed unsuitable for her by her parents.{{citation required|date=January 2021}} |
Lali's character soon changes. Unable to persuade Puran to learn Western dance, she assumes traditional dress and the two fall in love. However, she is subsequently persuaded by her father to marry a wealthy businessman and end the relationship with Puran for the sake of family honour in light of her upcoming sister's marriage, as Puran, being of a [[dalit|"harijan" caste]], is deemed unsuitable for her by her parents.{{citation required|date=January 2021}} |
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When she is struck by disability, her husband leaves her.<ref name="Pinto2006">{{cite book|last=Pinto|first=Jerry |title=Helen: The Life and Times of A Bollywood H-Bomb|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=u6rWCgAAQBAJ&pg=PT27|year=2006|publisher=Penguin Books Limited|isbn=978-0-143-03124-6|page=27}}</ref> Puran in the meantime becomes a singing/dancing hero.<ref name="40Retakes">{{cite news |title=40 Retakes: Bollywood Classics You May Have Missed |url=https://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/bookworm/bookworm-s-trail/40-retakes-bollywood-classics-you-may-have-missed_3150.htm |access-date=5 January 2021 |work=Zee News |date=12 January 2014 |language=en}}</ref> |
When she is struck by a disability, her husband leaves her.<ref name="Pinto2006">{{cite book|last=Pinto|first=Jerry |title=Helen: The Life and Times of A Bollywood H-Bomb|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=u6rWCgAAQBAJ&pg=PT27|year=2006|publisher=Penguin Books Limited|isbn=978-0-143-03124-6|page=27}}</ref> Puran in the meantime becomes a singing/dancing hero.<ref name="40Retakes">{{cite news |title=40 Retakes: Bollywood Classics You May Have Missed |url=https://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/bookworm/bookworm-s-trail/40-retakes-bollywood-classics-you-may-have-missed_3150.htm |access-date=5 January 2021 |work=Zee News |date=12 January 2014 |language=en}}</ref> |
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==Cast== |
==Cast== |
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The cast includes:<ref name="Cine">{{cite web |title=Cha Cha Cha |url=https://www.cinemaazi.com/film/cha-cha-cha |website=Cinemaazi |access-date=2 January 2021 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Cha Cha Cha |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0371598/ |publisher=Bhavdeep Films |access-date=4 January 2021 |date=17 November 1964}}</ref> |
The cast includes:<ref name="Cine">{{cite web |title=Cha Cha Cha |url=https://www.cinemaazi.com/film/cha-cha-cha |website=Cinemaazi |access-date=2 January 2021 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Cha Cha Cha |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0371598/ |publisher=Bhavdeep Films |access-date=4 January 2021 |date=17 November 1964}}</ref> |
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*[[Chandrashekhar (actor)|Chandrashekhar]] as Puranchan Kashmiri "Puran" |
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*Helen as Lali |
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*Chandrashekhar as Puran |
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*[[Om Prakash]] as Lali's |
*[[Om Prakash]] as Dinanath (Lali's Father) |
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*[[Leela Mishra]] as Lali's |
*[[Leela Mishra]] as Laxmi (Lali's Mother) |
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*[[Agha (actor)|Agha]] as Lali's Brother |
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*[[Iftekhar]] as Family Doctor |
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*[[O. P. Ralhan]] as Madan |
*[[O. P. Ralhan]] as Madan |
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*[[Polson (Indian actor)|Polson]] as Mohan |
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*[[Tun Tun]] as Mohan's mother |
*[[Tun Tun]] as Mohan's mother |
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*[[Bela Bose]] as Kalpana |
*[[Bela Bose]] as Kalpana |
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*[[Aruna Irani]] as Geeta |
*[[Aruna Irani]] as Geeta |
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*[[Madan Puri]] |
*[[Madan Puri]] as Dance Announcer |
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==Production== |
==Production== |
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The script was written by [[Chandrashekhar (actor)|Chandrashekhar]], who directed the film and played the lead male role. It was released in 1964.<ref name="Raj2009">{{cite book|author=Ashok Raj|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tgo9BAAAQBAJ&pg=PT215|title=Hero Vol.1|date=1 November 2009|publisher=Hay House, Inc|isbn=978-93-81398-02-9| |
The script was written by [[Chandrashekhar (actor)|Chandrashekhar]], who directed the film and played the lead male role. It was released in 1964.<ref name="Raj2009">{{cite book|author=Ashok Raj|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tgo9BAAAQBAJ&pg=PT215|title=Hero Vol.1|date=1 November 2009|publisher=Hay House, Inc|isbn=978-93-81398-02-9|page=215}}</ref><ref name="Premchand2018" /> |
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==Music== |
==Music== |
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Music in the film was composed by [[Iqbal Qureshi]].<ref name="Raj2009"/> Performances in the film include the dance sequence "Cha Cha Cha", and the song "Subah Na Aayi Shaam Na Aayi", written by the then new song writer [[Gopaldas Neeraj|Neeraj]].<ref name=Dev>{{Cite book|last=Dev|first=Sujata|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=noAyCwAAQBAJ |
Music in the film was composed by [[Iqbal Qureshi]].<ref name="Raj2009"/> Performances in the film include the dance sequence "Cha Cha Cha", and the song "Subah Na Aayi Shaam Na Aayi", written by the then new song writer [[Gopaldas Neeraj|Neeraj]].<ref name=Dev>{{Cite book|last=Dev|first=Sujata|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=noAyCwAAQBAJ&dq=%22Iqbal+qureshi%22+rafi&pg=PT74|title=Mohammed Rafi Voice Of A Nation|date=2015|publisher=Om Books International|isbn=978-93-80070-97-1|language=en|chapter=The versatile singer conquers hearts}}</ref><ref name=Arunachalam>{{Cite web|last=Arunachalam|first=Param|date=19 March 2016|title=Bollywood Retrospect: Introducing little-known composer Iqbal Qureshi through 5 songs|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/column-bollywood-retrospect-introducing-little-known-composer-iqbal-qureshi-through-5-songs-2191172|access-date=28 December 2020|website=DNA India|language=en}}</ref> The film also includes [[Makhdoom Mohiuddin]]'s poem "Chara Gar" depicted in the song "Ek Chameli Ke Mandwe Tale", which tells the story of two lovers who can never be together.<ref name=Premchand2018>{{Cite book|last=Premchand|first=Manek|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZJCBDwAAQBAJ&dq=%22Iqbal+qureshi%22+music&pg=PT191|title=Yesterday's Melodies Today's Memories|date=2018|publisher=Notion Press|isbn=978-1-64429-877-0|location=Chennai|language=en|chapter=III. The Golden Age is Underway Now: Iqbal Qureshi}}</ref><ref name=VSCH>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wlxuAAAAMAAJ&q=Ek+Chameli+Ke+Mandve+Tale|title=Hyderabad, the Power of Glory|date=1998|publisher=Deccan Books|language=en}}</ref> This song was sung by [[Mohammed Rafi]] and [[Asha Bhosle]].<ref name=Premchand2018/><ref name="Mahaan">{{Cite news|last=Mahaan|first=Deepak|date=28 July 2016|title=Poetic justice!|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/Poetic-justice/article14513218.ece|access-date=28 December 2020|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> |
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| "Subah Na Aayi" |
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| [[Mohammed Rafi]] |
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| "Woh Hum Na The" |
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| [[Mohammed Rafi]] |
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| "Ek Lali Ghar Se Chali" |
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| [[Mohammed Rafi]] |
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| "Ek Chameli Ke Mandwe Tale" |
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| [[Mohammed Rafi]], [[Asha Bhosle]] |
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| "Tumse, Mano Na Mano, Mujhe Tumse Pyar Ho Gaya" |
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| [[Mohammed Rafi]], [[Asha Bhosle]] |
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| "Dance Music" |
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| [[Iqbal Qureshi]] |
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| "Title Music" |
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| [[Iqbal Qureshi]] |
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==Reception and legacy== |
==Reception and legacy== |
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The film was one of Helen's few successes in a leading role.<ref name="Pinto2006"/> [[Filmfare]] described Helen as someone "who slides across the film with the grace of a leopardess, whose femininity and quiet behaviour are in pleasing in contrast to Bela Bose's enthusiastic flaunting of over-emphasised charms".<ref name="Pinto2006"/> |
The film was one of Helen's few successes in a leading role.<ref name="Pinto2006"/> [[Filmfare]] described Helen as someone "who slides across the film with the grace of a leopardess, whose femininity and quiet behaviour are in pleasing in contrast to Bela Bose's enthusiastic flaunting of over-emphasised charms".<ref name="Pinto2006"/> |
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Kate Spade noted in her 2013 Cha Cha Cha timeline that in 1964 "Bollywood is hit with Cha Cha fever".<ref>{{Cite book|last=Spade|first=Kate|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fOJgDwAAQBAJ |
Kate Spade noted in her 2013 Cha Cha Cha timeline that in 1964 "Bollywood is hit with Cha Cha Cha fever".<ref>{{Cite book|last=Spade|first=Kate|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fOJgDwAAQBAJ&dq=kate+spade+cha+cha+cha&pg=PA134|title=Kate Spade. New York: things we love: twenty years of inspiration, intriguing bits and other curiosities|date=2013|publisher=Abrams|isbn=978-1-61312-390-4|pages=134|language=en}}</ref> |
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In 2014 ''Cha Cha Cha'' was listed in '' |
In 2014 ''Cha Cha Cha'' was listed in ''40 Retakes: Bollywood Classics You May Have Missed'' by Avijit Ghosh.<ref name="40Retakes"/> |
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==References== |
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Directed by | Chandrashekhar |
Starring | Chandrashekhar Helen |
Music by | Iqbal Qureshi |
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Country | India |
Language | Hindi |
Cha Cha Cha is an Indian romance film, released in 1964. The script is by Chandrashekhar, who also directed the film and plays the lead male role. It also features Helen in her first leading role.
The cast also includes Om Prakash, Leela Mishra, Iftekhar, O. P. Ralhan and Tun Tun. Music in the film was composed by Iqbal Qureshi. The song "Subah Na Aayi Shaam Na Aayi", was written by the then new song writer, Neeraj, and Makhdoom Mohiuddin's poem "Chara Gar" is depicted in the song "Ek Chameli Ke Mandwe Tale", which tells the story of two lovers who can never be together.
Plot
[edit]Lali, played by Helen, returns home from abroad, disappointing her mother with her new attitudes, looks, and affinity to dance. After reluctantly making a trip to the temple at the request of her mother, Lali assumes that the man (Puran) singing in the temple, is referring to her in the lyrics of his song. In response, and to the surprise of onlookers, she slaps him, only to shortly discover that he is blind and was singing a religious song. Feeling guilty, and with the support of her family, Puran is taken to Mumbai (then Bombay), and regains his eyesight following eye surgery paid for by Lali's family.[citation needed]
Lali's character soon changes. Unable to persuade Puran to learn Western dance, she assumes traditional dress and the two fall in love. However, she is subsequently persuaded by her father to marry a wealthy businessman and end the relationship with Puran for the sake of family honour in light of her upcoming sister's marriage, as Puran, being of a "harijan" caste, is deemed unsuitable for her by her parents.[citation needed]
When she is struck by a disability, her husband leaves her.[1] Puran in the meantime becomes a singing/dancing hero.[2]
Cast
[edit]- Chandrashekhar as Puranchan Kashmiri "Puran"
- Helen as Lali
- Om Prakash as Dinanath (Lali's Father)
- Leela Mishra as Laxmi (Lali's Mother)
- Agha as Lali's Brother
- Iftekhar as Family Doctor
- O. P. Ralhan as Madan
- Polson as Mohan
- Mac Mohan as Sushil
- Tun Tun as Mohan's mother
- Bela Bose as Kalpana
- Aruna Irani as Geeta
- Madan Puri as Dance Announcer
Production
[edit]The script was written by Chandrashekhar, who directed the film and played the lead male role. It was released in 1964.[5][6]
Music
[edit]Music in the film was composed by Iqbal Qureshi.[5] Performances in the film include the dance sequence "Cha Cha Cha", and the song "Subah Na Aayi Shaam Na Aayi", written by the then new song writer Neeraj.[7][8] The film also includes Makhdoom Mohiuddin's poem "Chara Gar" depicted in the song "Ek Chameli Ke Mandwe Tale", which tells the story of two lovers who can never be together.[6][9] This song was sung by Mohammed Rafi and Asha Bhosle.[6][10]
Song | Singer |
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"Subah Na Aayi" | Mohammed Rafi |
"Woh Hum Na The" | Mohammed Rafi |
"Ek Lali Ghar Se Chali" | Mohammed Rafi |
"Ek Chameli Ke Mandwe Tale" | Mohammed Rafi, Asha Bhosle |
"Tumse, Mano Na Mano, Mujhe Tumse Pyar Ho Gaya" | Mohammed Rafi, Asha Bhosle |
"Dance Music" | Iqbal Qureshi |
"Title Music" | Iqbal Qureshi |
Reception and legacy
[edit]The film was one of Helen's few successes in a leading role.[1] Filmfare described Helen as someone "who slides across the film with the grace of a leopardess, whose femininity and quiet behaviour are in pleasing in contrast to Bela Bose's enthusiastic flaunting of over-emphasised charms".[1]
Kate Spade noted in her 2013 Cha Cha Cha timeline that in 1964 "Bollywood is hit with Cha Cha Cha fever".[11]
In 2014 Cha Cha Cha was listed in 40 Retakes: Bollywood Classics You May Have Missed by Avijit Ghosh.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Pinto, Jerry (2006). Helen: The Life and Times of A Bollywood H-Bomb. Penguin Books Limited. p. 27. ISBN 978-0-143-03124-6.
- ^ a b "40 Retakes: Bollywood Classics You May Have Missed". Zee News. 12 January 2014. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
- ^ "Cha Cha Cha". Cinemaazi. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- ^ "Cha Cha Cha". Bhavdeep Films. 17 November 1964. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
- ^ a b Ashok Raj (1 November 2009). Hero Vol.1. Hay House, Inc. p. 215. ISBN 978-93-81398-02-9.
- ^ a b c Premchand, Manek (2018). "III. The Golden Age is Underway Now: Iqbal Qureshi". Yesterday's Melodies Today's Memories. Chennai: Notion Press. ISBN 978-1-64429-877-0.
- ^ Dev, Sujata (2015). "The versatile singer conquers hearts". Mohammed Rafi Voice Of A Nation. Om Books International. ISBN 978-93-80070-97-1.
- ^ Arunachalam, Param (19 March 2016). "Bollywood Retrospect: Introducing little-known composer Iqbal Qureshi through 5 songs". DNA India. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
- ^ Hyderabad, the Power of Glory. Deccan Books. 1998.
- ^ Mahaan, Deepak (28 July 2016). "Poetic justice!". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
- ^ Spade, Kate (2013). Kate Spade. New York: things we love: twenty years of inspiration, intriguing bits and other curiosities. Abrams. p. 134. ISBN 978-1-61312-390-4.