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Chaudhvin Ka Chand
Publisher:
Om Books International
| Author:
Dinesh Raheja, Jitendra
Kothari
| Language:
English
| Format:
Paperback
Publisher:
Om Books International
Author:
Dinesh Raheja, Jitendra
Kothari
Language:
English
Format:
Paperback
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Guru Dutt’s career as a
filmmaker was buffeted by extreme reversals of fortune. Within eight short
months of the box office debacle of Kaagaz Ke Phool, Guru Dutt released his
next production, Chaudhvin Ka Chand (1960), an epic romance that proved
tremendously popular.
The film’s thematic nucleus is the deep emotional connection between two
friends, Aslam and Pyaare Miyan, which is put to the test when they fall in
love with the same woman. Chaudhvin Ka Chand presents romantic intensity and
fraternal sacrifice with heightened emotionality but also dries out the
moistness with splashes of well-scripted humour. The story’s appeal is
enhanced by director M Sadiq, a Bollywood veteran from the 1940s, who imbues
this Lucknowi tale with the honour and tahzeeb of a bygone era.
Chaudhvin Ka Chand: The Original Screenplay archives the screenplay of this
film and also incorporates insightful interviews of actors Waheeda Rehman and
Farida Dadi, production associate Shyam Kapoor, make-up man Baburao Pawaskar
and costume designer Bhanu Athaiya. Guru Dutt’s movies determined the
trajectory of many a film artiste’s success story and his artful presentation
of ideas shaped the course of Hindi films – this verity is examined in an
essay by authors Dinesh Raheja and Jitendra Kothari. The films made under the
aegis of Guru Dutt Films Pvt Ltd. are an ineluctable part of Hindi cinema’s
Belle epoque and this book is one of a compendium on three ageless classics –
Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam, Chaudhvin Ka Chand and Kaagaz Ke Phool.
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Guru Dutt’s career as a
filmmaker was buffeted by extreme reversals of fortune. Within eight short
months of the box office debacle of Kaagaz Ke Phool, Guru Dutt released his
next production, Chaudhvin Ka Chand (1960), an epic romance that proved
tremendously popular.
The film’s thematic nucleus is the deep emotional connection between two
friends, Aslam and Pyaare Miyan, which is put to the test when they fall in
love with the same woman. Chaudhvin Ka Chand presents romantic intensity and
fraternal sacrifice with heightened emotionality but also dries out the
moistness with splashes of well-scripted humour. The story’s appeal is
enhanced by director M Sadiq, a Bollywood veteran from the 1940s, who imbues
this Lucknowi tale with the honour and tahzeeb of a bygone era.
Chaudhvin Ka Chand: The Original Screenplay archives the screenplay of this
film and also incorporates insightful interviews of actors Waheeda Rehman and
Farida Dadi, production associate Shyam Kapoor, make-up man Baburao Pawaskar
and costume designer Bhanu Athaiya. Guru Dutt’s movies determined the
trajectory of many a film artiste’s success story and his artful presentation
of ideas shaped the course of Hindi films – this verity is examined in an
essay by authors Dinesh Raheja and Jitendra Kothari. The films made under the
aegis of Guru Dutt Films Pvt Ltd. are an ineluctable part of Hindi cinema’s
Belle epoque and this book is one of a compendium on three ageless classics –
Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam, Chaudhvin Ka Chand and Kaagaz Ke Phool.
About Author
Dinesh
Raheja has written on cinema for over 25 years. Raised on a staple diet of
two films a week, Raheja is currently the Editor of Bollywood News Service.
In his long and prolific career as a writer, he has worked as the Editor of
Movie magazine (1988-1999), been a columnist for Sunday Mid-day, Channel
Editor of India Today's online film section and written scripts for
television. Raheja has also authored two books on cinema, The Hundred
Luminaries of Hindi Cinema (1996) and Indian Cinema, The Bollywood Saga (24).
Recently, Raheja has started a weekly open discussion group called, ‘Let's
Talk Over Chai' that enables professionals from myriad spheres to exchange
opinions on trenchantly topical issues and, of course, Raheja's first love,
cinema.
Jitendra Kothari is a passionate film archivist and film historian.
Currently the Deputy Editor of Bollywood News Service, Jitendra found
journalism the perfect cauldron to merge related interests: literature,
numbers, history and the movies. He has co-authored The Hundred Luminaries of
Hindi Cinema and Indian Cinema, The Bollywood Saga with Raheja. Besides his
long tenure as Deputy Editor of Moviemagazine, he has also scripted the BBC
TV show Film India and worked on the film section of India Today online.
Kothari's commitment to documenting cinema history was shaped from personal
journals in which he has, for years, recorded his comments on classic movies
as well as filmographies of numerous creative entities connected to the Hindi
film world.
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