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'''Chitralekha''' is a 1964 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[historical drama]] film directed by [[Kidar Sharma]] and starring [[Ashok Kumar]], [[Meena Kumari]], and [[Pradeep Kumar]]. It was based on the 1934 Hindi novel [[Chitralekha (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.<ref>{{cite book |title=Encyclopaedia of Hindi cinema|author=Gulzar |authorlink=Gulzar |author2=Govind Nihalani |author3=Saibal Chatterjee |publisher=Popular Prakashan|year=2003|isbn=8179910660 |page=335 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8y8vN9A14nkC&pg=PT361&dq=Sahib+Bibi+Aur+Golam+Bimal+Mitra+%28novel%29&hl=en&ei=9iN3TsiuGoH3rQfo2OW_Aw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CDgQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=Sahib%20Bibi%20Aur%20Golam%20Bimal%20Mitra%20%28novel%29&f=false |ref= }}</ref> The film's music and lyrics were by [[Roshan (music director)|Roshan]] and [[Sahir Ludhianvi]], respectively. The film was noted for songs such as "Sansaar Se Bhaage Phirte Ho" and "Man Re Tu Kaahe."<ref name=hindu/><ref>{{cite news |title=The melodious music director — Roshan |url=http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2011\story_18-5-2011_pg9_15 |publisher=Daily Times |date=18 May 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110528181532/http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2011%5C05%5C18%5Cstory_18-5-2011_pg9_15 |archivedate=28 May 2011 |df=dmy }}</ref>
'''Chitralekha''' is a 1964 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[historical drama]] film directed by [[Kidar Sharma]] and starring [[Ashok Kumar]], [[Meena Kumari]], and [[Pradeep Kumar]]. It was based on the 1934 Hindi novel [[Chitralekha (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.<ref>{{cite book |title=Encyclopaedia of Hindi cinema|author=Gulzar |authorlink=Gulzar |author2=Govind Nihalani |author3=Saibal Chatterjee |publisher=Popular Prakashan|year=2003|isbn=8179910660 |page=335 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8y8vN9A14nkC&q=Sahib+Bibi+Aur+Golam+Bimal+Mitra+%28novel%29&pg=PT361 |ref= }}</ref> The film's music and lyrics were by [[Roshan (music director)|Roshan]] and [[Sahir Ludhianvi]], respectively. The film was noted for songs such as "Sansaar Se Bhaage Phirte Ho" and "Man Re Tu Kaahe."<ref name=hindu/><ref>{{cite news |title=The melodious music director — Roshan |url=http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2011\story_18-5-2011_pg9_15 |publisher=Daily Times |date=18 May 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110528181532/http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2011%5C05%5C18%5Cstory_18-5-2011_pg9_15 |archivedate=28 May 2011 |df=dmy }}</ref>


It was a remake of ''[[Chitralekha (1941 film)|Chitralekha]]'' (1941), also directed by Kidar Sharma, which was the second-highest grossing Indian film of 1941.<ref>{{cite web|title=Top Earners 1941|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=146&catName=MTk1MQ==|publisher=Box Office India|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120421002538/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=146&catName=MTk1MQ==|archive-date=21 April 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> 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.<ref name=hindu>{{cite news |title= Chitralekha (1964) |url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2011/06/17/stories/2011061750240400.htm |publisher=[[The Hindu]] |date=17 June 2011 }}</ref>
It was a remake of ''[[Chitralekha (1941 film)|Chitralekha]]'' (1941), also directed by Kidar Sharma, which was the second-highest grossing Indian film of 1941.<ref>{{cite web|title=Top Earners 1941|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=146&catName=MTk1MQ==|publisher=Box Office India|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120421002538/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=146&catName=MTk1MQ==|archive-date=21 April 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> 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.<ref name=hindu>{{cite news |title= Chitralekha (1964) |url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2011/06/17/stories/2011061750240400.htm |publisher=[[The Hindu]] |date=17 June 2011 }}</ref>

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Chitralekha
Film poster
Directed byKidar Sharma
Screenplay byKidar Sharma
Rajinder Kumar Sharma
Based onChitralekha
by Bhagwati Charan Verma
Produced byA.K. Nadiadwala
StarringAshok Kumar
Meena Kumari
Pradeep Kumar
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, Meena Kumari, and Pradeep Kumar. 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."[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]

Cast

Soundtrack

Film has music by Roshan and lyrics by Sahir Ludhianvi.

Track list

# Song Singer
1 "Ae Ri Jaane Na Doongi" Lata Mangeshkar
2 "Sansar Se Bhaage Phirte Ho" Lata Mangeshkar
3 "Sakhi Ri Mera Man Uljhe Tan Dole" Lata Mangeshkar
4 "Man Re Tu Kaahe Na Dheer Dhare" Mohammed Rafi
5 "Chha Gaya Baadal Neel Gagan Par" Asha Bhosle, Mohammed Rafi
6 "Kaahe Tarsaaye Jiyara" Asha Bhosle, Usha Mangeshkar
7 "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. ^ a b "Chitralekha (1964)". The Hindu. 17 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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