“Chandni” ( Hindi चाँदनी , English Chandni ) is an Indian film directed by Yash Chopra , released in 1989 in the original Hindi language. The film became the blockbuster of 1989 and one of the most successful Bollywood movie distribution companies . He was represented at the Filmfare Awards in 8 nominations and won the National Film Award of India .
| Chandney | |
|---|---|
| Chandni | |
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| Genre | melodrama |
| Producer | Yash Chopra |
| Producer | Yash Chopra Gourdeep Singh T. Subbari Reddy |
| Author script | Umesh Kalbagh Arun Kol Sagar Sarkhadi |
| In the main cast | Vinod Khanna Sridevi Rishi Kapoor |
| Operator | Manmohan Singh |
| Composer | |
| Film company | Yash raj films |
| Duration | 186 min |
| Fees | 55 million rupees |
| A country |  India |
| Tongue | Hindi |
| Year | 1989 |
| IMDb | |
“Chandni” breathed new life into the career of director Yash Chopra, whose previous films had failed at the box office, and actor Rishi Kapoor [1] , who at that time was less and less offered the main roles. The white costumes of the heroine Shridevi had a great influence on the fashion of North India, making her a role model in clothes [2] .
Content
Story
Arriving as a guest at the wedding, young Chandni ( Sridevi ) meets her friend's groom - Rohit ( Rishi Kapoor ). The young man is fascinated by the girl from the very first minutes, and gradually Chandni succumbs to his courtship. Rohit decides to marry her, despite the fact that her parents and sister do not like her because of her lower social status. However, misfortune occurs, and Rohit is half paralyzed. Chandni does not abandon his fiancé and tries to look after him while he is confined to a wheelchair. But his relatives blame her for what happened to Rohit and constantly pester her with reproaches and accusations. Seeing this, Rohit decides that Chandni will only get worse with him, and tells her that she no longer loves her, in the hope that she can be happy without him.
To heal a broken heart, Chandni leaves Delhi for Bombay with his girlfriend and takes a job at a travel agency led by Lalit Khanna ( Vinod Khanna ). The independent character of Chandni attracts the attention of her boss. His mother ( Wahida Rehman ), seeing that his son became interested in the girl for a long time after the death of his lover ( Juhi Chawla ), invites him to marry her. But Lalit cannot be bold enough to make an offer.
At work, he is forced to leave for Switzerland , where he meets Rohit, who is being treated there. They share their love stories with each other, not suspecting that they are talking about the same girl. Rohit convinces Lalita to confess her love to Chandni. Returning to India, Lalit immediately offers Chandni to become his wife. Chandni, after listening to the arguments of his girlfriend, decides to forget Rohit and agrees to the wedding.
And in the evening Rohit comes to her to inform her of her recovery and say that she still loves her. However, Chandni tells him that she has already agreed to become the wife of another.
At the wedding, Lalita and Chandni Rohit comes intoxicated. Not standing on the stairs, he slides head over heels. Chadni rushes to him with tears, hugs and shouts: "Save my Rohit." At this point, Lalit realizes that Chandni and Rohit love each other. He abandons his bride, and Rohit takes his place. Mother Lalita takes on the role of a planted mother and blesses the young.
Cast
- Sridevi - Chandni Mathur
- Rishi Kapoor - Rohit Gupta
- Vinod Khanna - Lalit Khanna
- Wahida Rehman - Mrs. Khanna, mother of Lalith
- Anupam Kher - Ramesh, a friend of Rohit
- Juhi Chawla - Devika, beloved Lalita (cameo)
- - Mrs. Gupta, mother of Rohit
- Bina Banerjee - Puja, Rohita's sister
- Mita Vasisht - Kieran, Chandni's girlfriend
- Anant Mahadevan - Pridge, husband of Kieran
- Ram Gopal Badzhaj - Shiv Prasad Mathur
- Asha Sharma - Mrs. Mathur, mother of Chandni
- Achala Sachdev - Aunt Chandni
Music
| No. | Title | Executor | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| one. | Mere Haathon Mein | Lata Mangeshkar | 05:34 |
| 2. | "Mehbooba" | Lata Mangeshkar, | 04:53 |
| 3. | "Main Sasural Nahi Jaaungi" | 04:06 | |
| four. | Mitwa (Tere Mere Honton Pe) | Lata Mangeshkar, Babla Mehta | 04:31 |
| five. | "Aa Meri Jaan" | Lata Mangeshkar | 04:21 |
| 6. | "Dance Music" | - | 03:16 |
| 7. | "Chandni O Meri Chandni" | Shridevi , Jolly Mukherjee | 04:32 |
| eight. | Lagi Aaj Sawan Ki | , Anupama Deshpande | 03:25 |
| 9. | "Parbat Se Kaali" | Asha Bhosle , Vinod Rathod | 04:22 |
| ten. | "Tu Mujhe Suna" | , Suresh Vadkar | 04:30 |
| eleven. | Mere Haathon Mein | - | 05:47 |
Criticism and influence
According to an article on iDiva, the film was “more of an event than a film. Even when its rental ended, the film remained a constant subject of discussion in the press. ” “Chandni” was one of the largest blockbusters of 1989 and earned 5.5 crore (55 million rupees) at the box office [3] . The Hindu writes that the film "assembled full rooms, and distributors had to dramatically increase the number of cinemas" [4] . The Times of India calls it "one of the most popular films of Indian cinema" [5] . The Hindustan Times included the film on their list of “The Greatest Hits of Yash Chopra,” saying that “he played an important role in ending the era of violence in Bollywood and brought romance back to Hindi films.”
The film also confirmed the position of Sridevi as the main star of the 80s [6] . The scene where she confronts Rishi Kapoor was recognized by as one of the “Top Ten Scenes of Yash Chopra Films” [7] . While Shridevi topped the Hindustan Times ' list of “5 main heroines” by Yash Chopra [8] , CNN-IBN also rated her as No. 1 on her list of “10 most sensual heroines of Yash Chopra”, saying that “Yash Chopra immortalized Shridevi, as the perfect Chandni ” [9] .
The role of Shridevi has become one of the most famous characters in Indian cinema, and India Today has included him in her list of “Character Characters of Yash Chopra” [10] . CNN-IBN also included her on the list of “Cult Characters Created by Yash Chopra” [11] , while NDTV took her place on her list of “The Greatest Creations of Yash Chopra”, stating that the film made Sridevi “the favorite of the nation” and “strengthened her position as the ruling actress of Bollywood ” [12] .
Featured by Shridevi, the “Chandni image” revolutionized the fashion of northern India [2] . Speaking about this image, Yash Chopra told film critic Rajiv Masand “In the production of Chandni, I had a vision of what I would like this girl to be. After I told Sridevi that most of her costumes in the film would be white ” [13] . writes “Lina Daru realized a good idea again when she created the“ Chandni image ”for Sridevi. On every street corner, Shalwar-kamiz and dupatta are sold, which gave the heroine that underestimated image that is so rarely seen on the Indian screen ” [14] . Whereas reports, “Lina Daru has been dressing the beauties of Bollywood for several years. But her simple white churidar and kurta with a striped scarf (dupatta) for Shridevi in the film “Chandni” gave the Southern Beauty an angelic look and caused Chandni Chowk shops to hit the jackpot for selling thousands of copies ” [15] . BizAsia also described the effect of the image saying “Chopra never recovered from Shridevi’s hangover” and almost always decided to represent the heroines in similar outfits ( Juhi Chawla in “ Life under Fear ” (1993), Madhuri Dikshit in “ Crazy Heart ” ( 1997)), but none of them became half as famous as Sridevi after “Chandni” ” [16] . The “Image of Chandni” was also highlighted in the famous episode of the Tandava dance performed by Sridevi, where, as Rediff says, “the actress turned into a mythical goddess in white” [17] . Chiffon Shridevi outfits were also popular. Indian Express wrote, “This film made chiffon sari a thing that every Indian woman should have in her wardrobe.” [18]
Chandney’s songs became platinum [2] , and Shridevi’s famous dance number “Mere Hathon Mein” took place on the Rediff chart of “25 Bollywood Wedding Songs” [19] . The actress also “lent” her voice for the title song of the film “Chandni O Meri Chandni” [20] , which was included in the “5 main songs” by Yash Chopra according to the Hindustan Times [8] . Talking about her role in Chandni, Sridevi said that she was “a vibrant and vibrant girl in the first half, (who) becomes quiet and climbs into the sink in the second half (of the film). I liked this reincarnation, and when you have such a director as Yash Chopra at the helm, you can be sure that he will do everything as best as possible. ”
Awards and Nominations
At the Filmfare Awards, the film was presented in 8 nominations [21] , but won only one.
- Best movie
- Best Director - Yash Chopra
- Best Actress - Sridevi
- Best Actor - Rishi Kapoor
- Best male voice-over vocals - - “Lagi Aaj Sawan Ki”
- Best Song Music - and Hariprasad Chaurasia
- Best Song Words - - “Lagi Aaj Sawan Ki”
- Best Cinematography - Manmohan Singh ( Won ) [22]
Chandni also won the National Film Award of India as the best entertaining film of the year [23] .
Notes
- ↑ Mini Anthikad-Chhibber. Swiss watch! (eng.) . The Hindu (April 23, 2011). Date of treatment December 31, 2015.
- ↑ 1 2 3 Sridevi - The Dancing Queen . iDiva (October 14, 2011). Date of treatment December 31, 2015.
- ↑ Nitin Tej Ahuja, Vajir Singh and Saurabh Sinha. Worth Their Weight In Gold! (80s) (English) (inaccessible link) . Boxofficeindia.co.in (November 4, 2011). Date of treatment January 2, 2016. Archived January 11, 2016.
- ↑ Harshikaa Udasi. Yash, he can! (eng.) . The Hindu (October 3, 2012). Date of treatment December 31, 2015.
- ↑ Top 10 Yash Chopra Films . Times of India (October 23, 2012). Date of treatment December 31, 2015.
- ↑ Yash Chopra's greatest hits . Hindustan Times (October 23, 2012). Date of treatment December 31, 2015.
- ↑ Sukanya Verma. The Ten Best Film Scenes from Yash Chopra . Rediff.com (September 27, 2012). Date of treatment December 31, 2015.
- ↑ 1 2 Parmita Uniyal. Top 50: Glorious moments from Yash Chopra's oeuvre . Hindustan Times (October 23, 2012). Date of treatment December 31, 2015.
- ↑ Yash Chopra's 10 Most Sensuous Heroines . CNN-IBN (October 23, 2012). Date of treatment December 31, 2015.
- ↑ Yash Chopra's iconic characters . India Today (October 22, 2012). Date of treatment December 31, 2015.
- ↑ The cult characters Yash Chopra created . CNN-IBN (October 21, 2012). Date of treatment December 31, 2015.
- ↑ Gitanjali Roy. Vijay, Chandni: Yash Chopra's greatest creations . NDTV (October 21, 2012). Date of treatment December 31, 2015.
- ↑ Rajeev Masand. Yash Chopra: "I see movies today, and I realize that love has changed" . RajeevMasand.com (October 22, 2012). Date of treatment December 31, 2015.
- ↑ Sunanda Singh. Fashioning idols of desire . The Tribune (December 6, 1998). Date of treatment December 31, 2015.
- ↑ Meher Castelino. Tinseltown Trendsetters Mid Day (16 June 2012). Date of treatment December 31, 2015.
- ↑ Yash Chopra classic flashback: 'Chandni' (1989) (English) (link not available) . bizAsia (November 6, 2012). Date of treatment December 31, 2015. Archived March 3, 2016.
- ↑ Your Favorite Sridevi Avatar Onscreen? (eng.) . Rediff.com (August 24, 2012). Date of treatment December 31, 2015.
- ↑ Yash Chopra: Timeline . Indian Express . Date of treatment December 31, 2015.
- ↑ Bollywood's Top 25 Wedding Songs . Rediff.com (May 10, 2012). Date of treatment December 31, 2015.
- ↑ Samyukta Shastri. Anybody Can Sing! (eng.) . BusinessofCinema (February 25, 2013). Date of treatment December 31, 2015.
- ↑ The Nominations - 1989 . Filmfareawards.com . Archived on October 26, 2011.
- ↑ Filmfare Award for Best Cinematography Official List on Indiatimes
- ↑ 37th National Film Awards . - New Delhi: Directorate of Film Festivals, 1990. - P. 18−19.
Links
- Chandney at the Internet Movie Database