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{{Infobox film
| name = Anmol Ghadi
| image = Anmol Ghadi, 1946 film.jpg
| image_size =
| alt =
| caption =
| director = [[Mehboob Khan]]
| producer =
| writer = Anwar Batalvi (story)<br />[[Agha Jani Kashmiri]] (writer)
| starring = [[Surendra (actor)|Surendra]]<br />[[Noor Jehan]]<br />[[Suraiya]]
| music = [[Naushad]]<br />Tanvir Naqvi (film song lyrics)
| cinematography = [[Faredoon A. Irani]]
| editing =
| studio =
| distributor =
| released = {{Start date|df=yes|1946|11|11}}
| runtime = 122 min
| country = [[India]]
| language = [[Hindustani language|Hindustani]]
| budget =
| gross = {{INR}} 1,00,00,000 <ref name=box/>
}}

'''Anmol Ghadi''' (English translation: Precious Moment
) is a 1946 Indian drama film directed by [[Mehboob Khan]], starring [[Surendra (actor)|Surendra]], [[Suraiya]] and [[Noor Jehan]].

The film was a musical hit and still remembered for its music by [[Naushad]], with hits like "Aawaaz De Kahaan Hai", "Jawaan Hai Mohabbat Haseen Hai Zamana" and "Mere Bachpan Ke Saathi Mujhe Bhool Na Jaana". The film also featured playback singer, [[Mohammed Rafi]]'s first notable song, "Tera Khilauna Toota Balak",<ref name=upperstall>{{cite web|url=https://upperstall.com/film/anmol-ghadi/ |title= Anmol Ghadi (1946) film review |author=Karan Bali |website=Upperstall.com website|accessdate=20 November 2019}}</ref> and became the highest-grossing film at the Indian box office in 1946.<ref name=box>{{cite web|author=Box Office India|title=Top Earners 1946|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=151&catName=MTk0Ng==|publisher=boxofficeindia.com|access-date=18 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100614082551/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=151&catName=MTk0Ng==|archive-date=14 June 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The film was an inspiration for the 2001 Telugu movie ''[[Manasantha Nuvve]]''. The Telugu movie went to be remade in Hindi as ''[[Jeena Sirf Merre Liye]]'' (2002), in Kannada as ''[[Manasella Neene]]'' (2002), in Tamil as ''[[Thithikudhe]]'' (2003), in Bengali as ''[[Moner Majhe Tumi]]'' (2003) and in Odia as '' Nei Jaa Re Megha Mate''(2008).

==Plot==
Chander and Lata were good childhood friends in Jahanabad, Lata was the daughter of a rich family, whereas Chander was the son of a poor, widowed mother. Lata's parents didn't like Lata being friends with Chander. Lata's family gets transferred to Bombay. At the time of departure, Lata gifts her watch to Chander as a memento.

They grow up. Chander goes to Bombay to search for Lata. Chander's rich friend Prakash opens a musical instruments shop for Chander, where Chander can earn his livelihood by repairing musical instruments. Prakash's mother doesn't like Prakash spending money on Chander. Lata has become a writer, her work is published under the nickname of "Renu" aka "Renuka Devi"; Chander becomes a fan of her work. Basanti is Lata's friend. In one of her novels, Lata writes the story of the Childhood friendship of Chander and Lata. Chander reads it and writes a letter to Renu (Lata) to find out how she knows of this story and if she knows Lata, then she can help him find Lata. Reading that letter, Basanti forces Lata to call Chander to meet, plotting that Basanti will meet Chander as well as Lata. Basanti meets Chander there and falls in love with Chander. Chander was carrying the watch gifted by Lata to him all the time, which he loses when Basanti meets him and Basanti locates it. Seeing the watch, Lata recognizes it and recognizes Chander. Basanti feels hurt and blames Lata that she had known that Basanti was in love with Chander, and even then Lata didn't tell her that Chander is the same guy who Lata herself was in love with. Lata later tells her that she herself was not aware of it.

Lata's parents contact Prakash for marrying Lata. When Chander learns of it, under the lifetime of obligations to Prakash, he sacrifices his love for Lata in favour of Prakash. Chander's mother dies. Prakash marries Lata; Chander walks off into the sunset, followed by Basanti.

==Cast==
;Cast in order of the opening credits
* [[Noor Jehan|Noorjehan]] as Lata/Renuka Devi
* [[Surendra (actor)|Surendra]] as Chandrabhan
* Zahur Raja as Prakash
* [[Suraiya]] as Basanti
* [[Leela Mishra|Leela Misra]] as Chandrabhan's mother
* Anwari Begum
* [[Bhudo Advani]] as Mohan
* [[Murad (actor)|Murad]] as Deputy
* Bibibai
* Amirbanu as Prakash's mother
* N. Kabir as young Chandrabhan
* Noor Mahal as young Lata
* Master Gulam Mohamed
* Wasker
* Agha Mehsher Shirazi
* Nawabkhan

==Soundtrack==
{{Infobox album
| name = Anmol Ghadi
| type = [[soundtrack]]
| artist = [[Naushad]]
| cover =
| released = 1946
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length =
| label =
| producer =
| prev_title = Sanyasi
| prev_year = 1945
| year = 1946
| next_title = Keemat
| next_year = 1946
}}
Music: [[Naushad]]; Lyrics: Tanvir Naqvi<ref name=upperstall/>
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Track # !! Song !! Singer(s)
|-
| 1 || "Uran Khatole Pe Ud Jaoon"<ref name=upperstall/> || [[Shamshad Begum]] and [[Zohrabai Ambalewali]]
|-
| 2 || "Aaja Meri Barbaad Mohabbat Ke Sahaare" || [[Noor Jehan]]
|-
| 3 || "Jawan Hai Mohabbat Haseen Hai Zamana"<ref name=upperstall/>|| Noor Jehan
|-
| 4 || "Awaz De Kahan Hai"<ref name=Cineplot1>[http://cineplot.com/noor-jehans-song-list-1941-1950/ Noor Jehan's song list (1941 - 1950) on Cineplot.com website] Published 8 August 2010, Retrieved 18 November 2019</ref> ||[[Noor Jehan]], [[Surendra (actor)|Surendra]]
|-
| 5 || "Kya Mil Gaya Bhagwan"<ref name=upperstall/> ||Noor Jehan
|-
| 6 || "Main Dil Mein Dard Basa Laai" ||[[Suraiya]]
|-
| 7 || "Socha Tha Kya Kya Ho Gaya" ||Suraiya
|-
| 8 || "Mere Bachpan Ke Saathi" ||Noor Jehan
|-
| 9 || "Kyon Yaad Aa Rahe Hain" ||Surendra
|-
| 10|| "Man Leta Hai Angdai" ||Suraiya
|-
| 11|| "Ab Kaun Hai Mera" ||Surendra
|-
| 12|| "Tera Khilauna Toota Balak" <ref name=upperstall/>||[[Mohammed Rafi]]
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0038302}}

{{Mehboob Khan}}

[[Category:1940s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:1946 films]]
[[Category:Indian black-and-white films]]
[[Category:1946 drama films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Mehboob Khan]]
[[Category:Urdu-language films]]
[[Category:Hindi films remade in other languages]]
[[Category:Urdu films remade in other languages]]
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[[Category:Hindi-language drama films]]

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