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{{short description|1959 film}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=December 2015}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Chhoti Bahen
| image = Chhoti Bahen.jpg
| caption = Theatrical poster
| director = [[L. V. Prasad|Prasad]]
| producer =
| writer =
| screenplay = [[Inder Raj Anand]]
| based_on = ''[[En Thangai (1952 film)|En Thangai]]'' (Tamil)
| narrator =
| starring = [[Balraj Sahni]]<br />[[Nanda (actress)|Nanda]]<br />[[Rehman (actor)|Rehman]]
| music = [[Shankar Jaikishan|Shankar-Jaikishan]]
| cinematography = [[Dwarka Divecha]]
| editing = Shivaji Awdhut
| studio =
| distributor = [[Prasad Studios|Prasad Productions Pvt. Ltd.]]
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|1959|02|06}}
| runtime = 160 minutes
| country = India
| language = Hindi
}}

'''''Chhoti Bahen''''' ({{Translation|Younger sister}}) is a 1959 Indian [[Hindi]]-language film that stars [[Nanda (actress)|Nanda]] in the title role, [[Balraj Sahni]] and [[Rehman (actor)|Rehman]]. It is a remake of the 1952 Tamil film ''[[En Thangai (1952 film)|En Thangai]]''.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2008-11-28|title=En Thangai 1952|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/en-thangai-1952/article3023607.ece|access-date=2020-08-20|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

== Plot ==
Rajendra lives a poor lifestyle along with his younger collegian brother Shekhar, as well a younger sister Meena. He is in love with a school-teacher, and both hope to get married after Meena and Shekhar's marriages. Luck shines upon them and Meena's marriage is arranged with Dr. Ramesh, while Shekhar decides to wed Shobha, the only daughter of a wealthy man obsessed with horse-racing. Rajendra mortgages his house with his paternal uncle. Then things turn sour after Meena loses her vision; the wedding gets canceled, and Rajendra is humiliated by Ramesh's dad. Rajendra decides to remain single to look after Meena, and permits Shekhar and Shobha to get married. The marriage takes place, and Shobha moves in. Shortly thereafter misunderstandings crop up, and lead to arguments, with Shekhar and Shobha moving out to live with Shobha's dad. Then Rajendra is fired from his job, his paternal uncle takes over the house, and asks him to leave. Homeless, they turn to Shekhar for help, but he refuses to assist them in any way. Then Rajendra falls ill and gets separated from his sister, while Shekhar takes to horse-racing and alcohol, and a path that will only lead to self-destruction.

== Cast ==
* [[Balraj Sahni]] as Rajendra
* [[Nanda (actress)|Nanda]] as Meena
* [[Dhumal (actor)|Dhumal]] as Sukhiya
* [[Mehmood Ali|Mehmood]] as Mahesh
* [[Shubha Khote]] as Sheela
* [[Shyama]] as Shobha
* [[Rehman (actor)|Rehman]] as Shekhar
* [[Kanchanamala]] as Chanchal
* [[Hari Shivdasani]] as Ramesh's father
* Badri Prasad as Shobha's father
* Kunwar Keshav as Doctor
* Radhakrishan as Mahesh's father
* Sudesh Kumar as Dr. Ramesh
* [[Veena (actress)]] as Yashoda

== Soundtrack ==
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| name = Chhoti Bahen
| type = soundtrack
| artist = [[Shankar Jaikishan|Shankar-Jaikishan]]
| cover =
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| released = 31 December 1959
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| genre = [[Film Soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
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| label = [[EMI]]
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Music composed by Shankar-Jaikishan and lyrics by [[Shailendra (lyricist)|Shailendra]] and [[Hasrat Jaipuri]].

{|
|+ Track list
|-
! Track
! Song
! Singer(s)
! Lyric
|-
| 1
| Jaoon Kahan Bata Ae Dil
| [[Mukesh (singer)|Mukesh]]
| [[Hasrat Jaipuri]]
|-
| 2
| Main Rangeela Pyar Ka Rahi
| [[Lata Mangeshkar]] & [[Subir Sen]]
| [[Hasrat Jaipuri]]
|-
| 3
| Kali Anar Ki Na Itna Satao
| [[Asha Bhosle]] & [[Manna Dey]]
| [[Hasrat Jaipuri]]
|-
| 4
| Main Rickshwala
| [[Mohd. Rafi]]
| [[Shailendra (lyricist)|Shailendra]]
|-
| 5
| Yeh Kaisa Nyay Tera
| [[Lata Mangeshkar]]
| [[Shailendra (lyricist)|Shailendra]]
|-
| 6
| Bagon Mein Baharon Mein
| [[Lata Mangeshkar]]
| [[Shailendra (lyricist)|Shailendra]]
|-
| 7
| Badi Door Se Aai Hoon Main
| [[Lata Mangeshkar]]
| [[Shailendra (lyricist)|Shailendra]]
|-
| 8
| Bhaiya Mere Rakhi Ke Bandhan Ko
| [[Lata Mangeshkar]]
| [[Shailendra (lyricist)|Shailendra]]
|}

== Awards and nominations ==
* Nomination [[Filmfare Award for Best Film]]
* Nomination [[Filmfare Award for Best Director]] – [[L. V. Prasad|Prasad]]
* Nomination [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor]] – [[Mehmood Ali|Mehmood]] as Mahesh
* Nomination [[Filmfare Award for Best Music Director]] – [[Shankar Jaikishan|Shankar-Jaikishan]]
* Nomination [[Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer|Filmfare Award for Best Playback Singer]] – [[Lata Mangeshkar]] for the song "Bhaiya Mere Rakhi Ke Bandhan Ko"

== References ==
{{reflist}}

{{L. V. Prasad}}

[[Category:1959 films]]
[[Category:1950s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Films directed by L. V. Prasad]]
[[Category:Films scored by Shankar Jaikishan]]
[[Category:Hindi remakes of Tamil films]]

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>Kugan1997 at 20:47, 17 April 2021