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{{short description|1960 film}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Chaudhvin Ka Chand
| image = Chaudhvin Ka Chand.jpg
| caption = Theatrical poster
| producer = [[Guru Dutt]]
| director = M. Sadiq
| writer = Saghir Usmani
| screenplay = Saghir Usmani
| music = [[Ravi (music director)|Ravi]]
| cinematography = [[Nariman Irani]]
| editing =
| starring = [[Guru Dutt]]<br />[[Waheeda Rehman]]<br />[[Rehman (actor)|Rehman]]<br />[[Johnny Walker (actor)|Johnny Walker]]
| studio = [[Guru Dutt Films]]
| distributor = [[Guru Dutt Films]]
| released = {{Film date|1960}}
| country = India
| language = Hindi
}}

'''''Chaudhvin Ka Chand''''' ({{translation|''The Full Moon''}}) is a 1960 Indian [[Hindi]]-language film directed by Mohammed Sadiq.<ref name=UOI>{{Cite web |title=Aftab ka Chand (1960 film) - (film review)|website= Indian Cinema – The University of Iowa website|url=https://indiancinema.sites.uiowa.edu/chaudhvin-ka-chand |access-date=2023-10-21 |language=en |archive-date=31 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230831081205/https://indiancinema.sites.uiowa.edu/chaudhvin-ka-chand |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=PT>{{Cite web |last=Luo |first=Ray |title="Chaudhvin Ka Chand" captures the heartbreaking choice of love or friendship |url=https://pacificties.org/chaudhvin-ka-chand-captures-the-heartbreaking-choice-of-love-or-friendship/ |access-date=2023-10-22 |website=Pacific Ties |language=en-US |archive-date=31 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230831081205/https://pacificties.org/chaudhvin-ka-chand-captures-the-heartbreaking-choice-of-love-or-friendship/ |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=ThePrint>{{Cite web |last=Sood |first=Samira |date=2020-07-11 |title=Chaudhvin Ka Chand, Guru Dutt's Muslim social that pioneered the bro code in Hindi films |url=https://theprint.in/features/chaudhvin-ka-chand-guru-dutts-muslim-social-that-pioneered-the-bro-code-in-hindi-films/458084/ |access-date=2023-10-22 |website=ThePrint website |language=en-US |archive-date=31 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230831081208/https://theprint.in/feature/chaudhvin-ka-chand-guru-dutts-muslim-social-that-pioneered-the-bro-code-in-hindi-films/458084/ |url-status=dead}}</ref>

This film was a super-hit at the box-office, and became one of the top-grossing films of 1960.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://muvyz.com/boxoffice/byyear/y1/1960|title= Chaudhvin Ka Chand (1960 film)|website= Muvyz.com website| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230831081813/https://muvyz.com/boxoffice/byyear/y1/1960 |archive-date=31 August 2023|url-status=dead|access-date=21 October 2023}}</ref> A production of [[Guru Dutt]], the film centers on a love triangle between Dutt, [[Rehman (actor)|Rehman]] and [[Waheeda Rehman]], and features [[music]] by [[Ravi (music director)|Ravi]]. After the disastrous box office performance of ''[[Kaagaz Ke Phool]]'', Guru Dutt ventured into the idea of producing a commercial project to protect his studio from ruin. The next commercial venture by the studio was ''Chaudhvin ka Chand'', which was a successful comeback film for Guru Dutt and saved Guru Dutt's production studio.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sukanya |title=Chaudhvin Ka Chand: An ode to Waheeda Rehman's incandescent beauty |url=http://www.sukanyaverma.com/2013/03/chaudhvin-ka-chand-an-ode-to-waheeda-rehmans-incandescent-beauty/ |access-date=2021-04-13 |website=Sukanya Verma |language=en-US |archive-date=13 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210413125947/http://www.sukanyaverma.com/2013/03/chaudhvin-ka-chand-an-ode-to-waheeda-rehmans-incandescent-beauty/ |url-status=usurped }}</ref>

The film is considered a notable Muslim-social.<ref name=PT/> It was ranked ''#28'' in 2003 [[Outlook (Indian magazine)|Outlook Magazine]] poll of ''25 Leading Indian Directors'' for "Best Bollywood Movies of all time''"''.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-01-08|title=Bollywood's Best Films (as of 12 May 2003)|website=Outlook (India magazine)|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/article/bollywoods-best-films/220089|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160108071843/https://www.outlookindia.com/article/bollywoods-best-films/220089|url-status=dead|archive-date=2016-01-08|access-date=2023-10-21}}</ref> [[Filmfare]] listed it among "Seven Muslim socials you must watch''"''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Seven Muslim socials you must watch |url=https://www.filmfare.com/features/seven-muslim-socials-you-must-watch-13710.html |access-date=2023-10-13 |website=filmfare.com |language=en |archive-date=13 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210413125932/https://www.filmfare.com/features/seven-muslim-socials-you-must-watch-13710.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

Its music album was ranked #30 in ''Top 100 Bollywood Albums'' by ''Film Companion'' website.<ref name=FC>{{Cite web |last=Nair |first=Vipin |date=2017-10-10 |title=#30 Chaudhvin Ka Chand: Top 100 Bollywood Albums |url=https://www.filmcompanion.in/features/bollywood-features/30-chaudhvin-ka-chand-top-100-bollywood-albums/ |access-date=2023-10-22 |website=Film Companion website |language=en-US |archive-date=13 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210413130241/https://www.filmcompanion.in/features/bollywood-features/30-chaudhvin-ka-chand-top-100-bollywood-albums/ |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Nair |first=Vipin |date=2017-11-07 |title=Top 100 Bollywood Albums |url=https://www.filmcompanion.in/music/top-100-bollywood-albums/ |access-date=2021-04-13 |website=Film Companion |language=en-US |archive-date=13 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210413125932/https://www.filmcompanion.in/music/top-100-bollywood-albums/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The film's title track "Chaudhvin Ka Chand" became especially popular and is noted for picturization of the song sequence. The song is regarded as one of the most acclaimed romantic ballads in India and one of the most loved ''[[filmi]]'' songs of all time.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Romance and Mystique of Waheeda Rehman in Chaudhvin ka Chand |url=https://thewire.in/film/the-romance-and-mystique-of-waheeda-rehman-in-chaudhvin-ka-chand |access-date=2021-04-13 |website=The Wire |archive-date=13 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210413125932/https://thewire.in/film/the-romance-and-mystique-of-waheeda-rehman-in-chaudhvin-ka-chand |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=HT>{{Cite news|date=2013-09-02 |title=Top 32: Most loved Bollywood songs of all time |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/brunch/top-32-most-loved-bollywood-songs-of-all-time/story-Oy5PxR4xslOx82xB6cmVkI.html |access-date=2023-10-21 |newspaper=Hindustan Times |language=en |archive-date=13 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210413125932/https://www.hindustantimes.com/brunch/top-32-most-loved-bollywood-songs-of-all-time/story-Oy5PxR4xslOx82xB6cmVkI.html |url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 2014, the film's screenplay was published as a book, titled ''[[Chaudhvin Ka Chand: The Original Screenplay]]'', by the film historians [[Dinesh Raheja]] and Jitendra Kothari.<ref name=IndianExpress>{{Cite news |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/screen/classic-re-visited/ |title=Classic re-visited (Chaudhvin Ka Chand (1960 film) - film review) |date=18 April 2014 |newspaper=The Indian Express newspaper|last=Pathak |first=Siddhi |access-date=21 October 2023 |archive-date=17 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140717124513/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/screen/classic-re-visited/ |url-status=dead}}</ref>

This film also entered into the [[2nd Moscow International Film Festival]].<ref name="Moscow1961">{{Cite web|title=2nd Moscow International Film Festival (1961) (|url=http://www.moscowfilmfestival.ru/miff34/eng/archives/?year=1961|url-status=dead|website=Moscow International Film Festival website|access-date=21 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130116210653/http://www.moscowfilmfestival.ru/miff34/eng/archives/?year=1961|archive-date=16 January 2013|df=dmy}}</ref>

== Plot ==

The movie is set in a time and Muslim social circle where noble women, especially young girls, would always cover their faces out in public. Houses were divided into common and female sections where even men of family would seek permission before entering into female sections. Much confusion and plot revolve around the customary veils worn by love interest of leading men.

Nawab Pyaare Miyan ([[Rehman (actor)|Rehman]]), Aslam ([[Guru Dutt]]) and Mirza Musarraddique Shaida ([[Johnny Walker (actor)|Johnny Walker]]) are three childhood friends who live like brothers in Lucknow. One day Pyaare Miyan accidentally sees a beautiful girl Jameela ([[Waheeda Rehman]]) in market and sets his heart to marry her. As the luck has it, Jameela is one of the guests on his sister Rehana's birthday party next week. Pyaare Miyan gets hold of a piece of Jameela's veil which he hands over to their maid Naseeban ([[Tun Tun]]) to match and bring information about the girl he adores. Meanwhile girls exchange veils (dupatta) as a sisterhood tradition. Jameela exchanges her veil with her friend Bano, to whom Naseeban matches the torn piece and reports about her origin to Pyaare as she had worked at Bano's house as maid earlier. Pyaare sends his friends Aslam and Shaida to Bano's house for setting the marriage but her father asks for some time to think about it.

Meanwhile Pyaare Miyan's mother ([[Mumtaz Begum (actress)|Mumtaz Begum]]) who dreams to perform Hajj, is forbidden by doctor. An Imam suggests to send someone else in her place as it's permitted in Islam. The family asks Imam to go instead but he is hesitant as he wants his young daughter to get married before going. Pyaare Miyan's mother wants Pyaare Miyan to marry Imam's daughter, but Pyaare Miyaan is unknown of the fact that Imam's daughter is Jameela and in order to avoid him getting entangled with Imam's daughter, Pyaare Miyaan first asks Shaida to marry Jameela and when Shaida refuses as he likes Tameezan ([[Minoo Mumtaz]]), thereafter he asks Aslam to marry Jameela, which Aslam accepts without even asking anything about Jameela. Pyaare Miyaan, too, attends the marriage of Aslam and Jameela, but face of Jameela does not get revealed to Pyaare Miyaan. So, unknowingly, Pyaare Miyaan himself get the girl he loves married to his friend.

Pyaare Miyan's rendezvous with Bano is set by Naseeban, it's when he realizes that Bano is not the girl he wanted to marry. Paayre also gets a good beating by Bano's house guards who take him as thief. Trio sets to find out the girl again and go to the market next day. Jameela runs into Aslam's cousin Naseem there and both along with other woman notice Pyaare Miyan at their tail and to dodge him they again exchange their veil. Pyaare Miyan and Aslam reach Naseem's house who has exchanged Jameela's veil. Upon finding out that Naseem is in fact Aslam's cousin, their marriage is set, again Pyaare has not seen his bride to be.

One day, Pyaare Miyan goes to Aslam's house to deliver a necklace for Naseem but accidentally runs into Jameela who is sitting in the common section of house as their maid is cleaning her room. Pyaare Miyan takes her as Naseem and tells Aslam about the incident also hands him the necklace. Aslam comes home to meet Naseem and get her opinion on the necklace. It's then he finds out that Jameela is the girl his friend is madly in love with. The revelation tore him apart as he feels divided between love for his friend and wife. Still to confirm it, he takes Jameela's photo to Pyaare Mian who is overjoyed upon seeing the photo, confirming his fear.

Aslam decides to distant himself from Jameela to lead their marriage towards divorce. He starts visiting Tameezan's ([[Minoo Mumtaz]])'Kotha' regularly where he is caught by Shaida who arrived there to invite Tameezan for Pyaare Miyan's wedding. Jameela's brother confronts Aslam who wants him to divorce their sister and so that they can marry her off to Pyaare Miyan. Aslam sees his plan working, he further angers his brothers-in-law. As they proceed to kill Aslam, Jameela, who is under the impression that Aslam is suspicious about her and Pyaare Miyan, pledges her loyalty to her husband.

Aslam loads his revolver and plans to kill himself at the wedding. He asks Jameela to wear their wedding dress and praises her. Pyaare Miyan arrives at their home and realizes his mistake. He rushes back to his home and asks his mother to stop the wedding. Under the burden of guilt of showing his affection for his friend's wife in front of him, he swallows the diamond. Aslam breaks the door to enter the room as he breaths his last. Jameela arrives and unveils her face, but Aslam covers her face.

In last scene, Aslam and Shaida are praying at Pyaare Miyan's grave.

== Cast ==
*[[Guru Dutt]] as Aslam<ref name=IndianExpress/><ref name=muvyz/><ref name=UOI/>
*[[Waheeda Rehman]] as Jameela<ref name=IndianExpress/><ref name=muvyz/><ref name=UOI/>
*[[Rehman (actor)|Rehman]] as Nawab Pyaare Miyan<ref name=IndianExpress/><ref name=muvyz/><ref name=UOI/>
*[[Farida Jalal]]<ref name=muvyz>{{cite web|url=http://muvyz.com/moviepage/cr352591|url-status=dead|title=Chaudhvin Ka Chand (1960)|website=MuVyz.com website|archive-date=1 July 2022|access-date=21 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220701234751/http://muvyz.com/moviepage/cr352591}}</ref>
*[[Johnny Walker (actor)|Johnny Walker]] as Mirza Musarraddique Shaida<ref name=muvyz/><ref name=UOI/>
*[[Minoo Mumtaz]] as Tameezan<ref name=muvyz/><ref name=UOI/>
*[[Mumtaz Begum (actress)|Mumtaz Begum]] as Nawab's Mother
*[[Tun Tun]] as Naseeban<ref name=muvyz/>

== Music ==
Guru Dutt's music composer of earlier films [[S. D. Burman]] had warned him not to make ''[[Kaagaz Ke Phool]]'' (1959), which resembled his own life. When Guru Dutt insisted on making the film, Burman said that would be his last film with Guru Dutt. Hence, the music composing of this film was offered to composer [[Ravi (music director)|Ravi]] and was critically acclaimed, and the lyrics by [[Shakeel Badayuni]].<ref name=UOI/> The title song is sung by [[Mohammed Rafi]]. The other hit songs from this film are "Mera Yaar Bana Hai Dulha", also sung by Mohammed Rafi, often played in wedding ceremony and mujra song "Dil Ki Kahani Rang Layi Hai", sung by [[Asha Bhosle]].

=== Track listing ===
Ravi has composed the music of the film and Shakeel Badayuni wrote the lyrics.
{|class="wikitable"
! Song !! Singer
![[Raga]]
|-
| "Chaudhvin Ka Chand Ho"<ref name=HT/><ref name=PT/><ref name=FC/>
| Mohammed Rafi
|Pahadi
|-
| "Mili Khaak Mein Mohabbat"<ref name=PT/>
| Mohammed Rafi
|
|-
| "Mera Yaar Bana Hai Dulha"<ref name=FC/>
| Mohammed Rafi
|
|-
| "Yeh Duniya Gol Hai"
| Mohammed Rafi
|
|-
| "Yeh Lakhnau Ki Sarzameen"
| Mohammed Rafi
|
|-
| "Balam Se Milan Hoga, Sharmaane Ke Din Aaey"<ref name=FC/>
| [[Geeta Dutt]]
|
|-
| "Badle Badle Mere Sarkar Nazar Aatey Hain"
| [[Lata Mangeshkar]]
|
|-
| "Sharmake Yeh Kyun Sab Pardanasheen Aanchal Ko Sanwara Kartein Hain"<ref name=UOI/><ref name=FC/>
| [[Shamshad Begum]], Asha Bhosle
|
|-
| "Dil Ki Kahani Rang Layi Hai"<ref name=FC/>
| Asha Bhosle
|
|-
| "Bedardi Mere Saiyan, Shabnam Hain Kabhi Sholay"<ref name=FC/>
| Asha Bhosle
|
|-
|}

== Awards ==

; [[8th Filmfare Awards]]<nowiki>:</nowiki>

'''Won'''

* [[Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist|Best Lyricist]] – [[Shakeel Badayuni]] for film "Chaudhvin Ka Chand"
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer|Best Male Playback Singer]] – [[Mohammed Rafi]] for film "Chaudhvin Ka Chand"
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Art Direction|Best Art Direction]] – [[Biren Nag]]

'''Nominated'''

* [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]] – [[Rehman (actor)|Rehman]]
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Music Director|Best Music Director]] – [[Ravi (composer)|Ravi]]
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Story|Best Story]] – Saghir Usmani

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
*{{IMDb title|id=0053706|title=Chaudhvin Ka Chand}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20230831081203/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053706/ Chaudhvin Ka Chand on IMDb website - Archived]
{{FilmfareAwardBestLyricist}}
{{FilmfareAwardBestMaleSinger}}

[[Category:1960 films]]
[[Category:1960 drama films]]
[[Category:1960 Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:1960 Indian films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Ravi]]
[[Category:Films set in Lucknow]]
[[Category:Films set in Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:Films shot in Lucknow]]
[[Category:Films with screenplays by Abrar Alvi]]
[[Category:Indian romantic drama films]]
[[Category:Films directed by M. Sadiq]]

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