Chori Chori (1956 film)
Chori Chori (English: Stealthily) is a 1956 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film directed by Anant Thakur. It stars Raj Kapoor, Nargis in lead roles. Pran, Johnny Walker, Gope, David, Mukri, Bhagwan Dada have character parts. It is an adaptation of the 1934 American film It Happened One Night. This was the last film of Nargis and Kapoor together as leads, with Nargis doing one cameo appearance in the Kapoor starrer Jagte Raho (1956).
| Chori Chori | |
|---|---|
Film poster | |
| Directed by | Anant Thakur |
| Written by | Agha Jani Kashmiri |
| Screenplay by | Agha Jani Kashmiri |
| Produced by | L. B. Lachman |
| Starring | Raj Kapoor Nargis |
| Cinematography | V. N. Reddy |
| Edited by | S. Surya |
| Music by | Shankar Jaikishan |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | AVM Productions |
Release date | April 6, 1956 |
Running time | 158 min. |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | ₹ 0.4 crore |
| Box office | ₹6.04 crore |
Music was composed by Shankar-Jaikishan and lyrics were written by Hasrat Jaipuri and Shailendra. The music of Chori Chori had popular tracks including romantic songs "Aaja Sanam", "Yeh Raat Bheegi Bheegi", "Jahan Mein Jati Hoon" in the voices of Lata Mangeshkar and Manna Dey and comedy number "Sawa Lakh Ki Lottery," by Lata Mangeshkar and Mohammad Rafi. Sequences for songs "Panchhi Banoon Udti Phiroon" and "Jahan Main Jaati Hoon" were shot and released in Technicolor. This was known to be AVM Productions's first film to contain sequences in colour. The film was later entirely remastered and colourised.