Chandni Chowk (film)
Chandni Chowk is a 1954 classic Muslim social drama film directed by B. R. Chopra.
| Chandni Chowk | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | B. R. Chopra |
| Written by | D. P. Berry |
| Produced by | Prince Hira Sinh of Baria Goverdhandas Aggarwal |
| Starring | Meena Kumari Shekhar |
| Cinematography | Keki Mistry |
| Edited by | Pran Mehra |
| Music by | Roshan |
Production company | Hira Films |
Release date | 1954 |
Running time | 129 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
The music was composed by Roshan with lyrics written by Majrooh Sultanpuri, Saifuddin Saif, Kamil Rashid, Shailendra and Raja Mehdi Ali Khan. Story was by D. P. Berry with screenplay by I. S. Johar and dialogue written by Kamil Rashid. Produced by Prince Hira Sinh of Baria and Goverdhandas Aggarwal under the banner of Hira Films. The director of photography was Keki Mistry. The film starred Meena Kumari, Shekhar, Jeevan, Agha, Achala Sachdev and Smriti Biswas.
The main hero Shekhar was one of the less appreciated lead actors of the 1940s and 1950s but has been cited as a "master of realistic portrayals" usually cast in "mid-budget films".
The story involves a Nawab belonging to the Chandni Chowk area of Delhi in the early 1920s, who gets "tricked into marrying his daughter to the gardener's son".