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Chitralekha
Chitralekha
	Film poster
Directed by	Kidar Sharma
Screenplay by	Kidar Sharma; Rajinder Kumar Sharma
Based on	Chitralekha ; by Bhagwati Charan Verma
Produced by	A.K. Nadiadwala
Starring	Ashok Kumar; Pradeep Kumar; Meena Kumari; Mehmood
Cinematography	D.C. Mehta
Edited by	Prabhakar Gokhale
Music by	Roshan; Sahir Ludhianvi (lyrics)
Release date	1964
Country	India
Language	Hindi

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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

Meena Kumari as Chitralekha
Ashok Kumar as Yogi Kumargiri
Pradeep Kumar as Aryaputra Samant Bijgupt
Mehmood as Brahmachari Shwetank
Minoo Mumtaz as Maid
Zeb Rehman as Rambha
Achala Sachdev as Gayatri Devi
Bela Bose as Devi Mahamaya
Neeta as Anuradha
Shobhana as Yashodhara
Meena T as Maid

Soundtrack

Music was by Roshan and lyrics were by Sahir Ludhianvi.

Track list

Song	Singer
"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

References

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

External links

Chitralekha at IMDb

[1] Gulzar; Govind Nihalani; Saibal Chatterjee (2003). Encyclopaedia of Hindi cinema. Popular Prakashan. p. 335. ISBN 8179910660.

[hindu-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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