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'''''Chanda Aur Bijli''''' (English: Moon and Lightning) is a [[Bollywood films of 1969|1969]] Bollywood film starring [[Sanjeev Kumar]] and [[Padmini (actress)|Padmini]] as lead actors.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.ranker.com/list/full-cast-of-chanda-aur-bijli-actors-and-actresses/reference?_e_pi_=7%2CPAGE_ID10%2C9123199259|title=Chanda Aur Bijli full cast|accessdate=2 January 2018}}{{Dead link|date=July 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> The film was dedicated to actor-filmmaker [[Guru Dutt]].
The story depicts the struggle of two lives: A beautiful street dancer Bijli (played by [[Padmini (actress)|Padmini]]) is in a gang of thieves. Sachin (played by [[Sanjeev Kumar]]) is the heir to a posh household but due to the death of his parents lands up in an orphanage

==Story==
A beautiful street dancer Bijli is in a gang of petty thieves. Sachin is the heir to a heritage household but due to the death of his parents lands up in a orphanage. In the orphanage when the children are ill -treated by the manager, his royal blood automatically singles him out to take cudgels for the rest of the children. He dares to challenge the Orphanage manager and is severely beaten and reprimanded. Meanwhile the servant woman (midwife) who had helped to deliver him, and who stole his mother's bangles and other proof of his royal lineage is on her death bed. She summons the orphanage manager and gives him the proof of Chanda's birth to atone for her sins before dying. But the orphanage manager plays mischief and along with the adopted son of the royal grandparents plans to eliminate Chanda. Chanda runs away and joins a petty thieves' gang by chance, but is unable to adapt himself to their ways. Soon during a robbery escapade in his own home he ends up in his original house. There, through many twists and turns of destiny he is able to contact his real grandparents, and also reform the gang of small time thieves.

==Cast==
* [[Padmini (actress)|Padmini]] as Bijli
* [[Sanjeev Kumar]] as Sheru
* [[Jeevan (actor)|Jeevan]] as Bhagatram
* Akash Deep
* [[Bipin Gupta]] as Rajeshwarnath
* Pratima Devi as Mrs. Rajeshwarnath
* [[Keshto Mukherjee]] as Raju
* Ulhas as Ghanshyam
* [[Bela Bose]] as Gauri
* Jerry as Jerry
* Randhir as Dharmdas
* Dev Kishan as Jamunaprasad Muqadam
* [[Jankidas]] as Manager
* [[Mohan Choti]] as Kalidas
* [[Mehmood Jr.]] as Tingu
* [[Sachin (actor)|Master Sachin]] as Chanda

==Soundtrack==
The film's music was composed by [[Shankar-Jaikishan]].

#"Kaal Kaa Pahiya" - [[Manna Dey]]
#"Tere Ang Ka Rang Hai Anguri Tauba" - [[Sharda Rajan Iyengar|Sharda]]
#"Hu Main To Bijli" - [[Asha Bhosle]]
#"Aaj Koi Aayega Dil Se Lagayega" - Asha Bhosle
#"Teri Chahat Me Sanam Humne Bada KaamKiya" - [[Mohammed Rafi]], Asha Bhosle
#"Dekh Tamasha Dekh Jamure" - Asha Bhosle <ref name=a>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindigeetmala.net/movie/chanda_aur_bijli.htm|title=Chanda Aur Bijli music|accessdate=2 January 2018}}</ref>

==Awards and nominations==
[[Neeraj]] was nominated for [[Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist]] in 1969 for "Kal Ka Paiya" <ref name=a />

==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDB title|0147973|Chanda Aur Bijli}}

[[Category:1969 films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Shankar–Jaikishan]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:1960s Hindi-language films]]

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