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&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;New page&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{short description|1989 film by Yash Chopra}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{Infobox film&lt;br /&gt;
| name           = Chandni&lt;br /&gt;
| image          = Chandni poster.jpg&lt;br /&gt;
| caption        = Theatrical release poster&lt;br /&gt;
| director       = [[Yash Chopra]]&lt;br /&gt;
| producer       = Yash Chopra&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;[[T. Subbarami Reddy]]&lt;br /&gt;
| writer         = [[Kamna Chandra]]&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Umesh Kalbagh&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;[[Arun Kaul]]&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;[[Sagar Sarhadi]]&lt;br /&gt;
| screenplay     = &lt;br /&gt;
| story          = &lt;br /&gt;
| based_on       = &lt;br /&gt;
| starring       = [[Sridevi]]&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;[[Rishi Kapoor]]&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;[[Vinod Khanna]]&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;[[Waheeda Rehman]]&lt;br /&gt;
| narrator       = &lt;br /&gt;
| music          = [[Shiv-Hari]]&lt;br /&gt;
| cinematography = [[Manmohan Singh (director)|Manmohan Singh]]&lt;br /&gt;
| editing        = Keshav Naidu&lt;br /&gt;
| studio         = [[Yash Raj Films]]&lt;br /&gt;
| distributor    = &lt;br /&gt;
| released       = {{Film date|1989|09|14|df=y}}&lt;br /&gt;
| runtime        = 187 minutes&lt;br /&gt;
| country        = India&lt;br /&gt;
| language       = Hindi&lt;br /&gt;
| budget         = {{INRConvert|2.1|c|year=1989}}&lt;br /&gt;
| gross          = {{INRConvert|27.02|c|year=1989}}&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Chandni&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; ({{trans|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Moonlight&amp;#039;&amp;#039;}}) is a 1989 Indian [[romance film|romantic]] [[musical film|musical]] [[Drama (film and television)|drama]] film directed and co-produced by [[Yash Chopra]] with a screenplay written by [[Kamna Chandra]], Umesh Kalbagh, [[Arun Kaul]], and [[Sagar Sarhadi]]. The film stars [[Sridevi]] in the titular role of Chandni Mathur, a young effervescent woman torn between two suitors. [[Rishi Kapoor]], [[Vinod Khanna]], [[Waheeda Rehman]], [[Anupam Kher]], [[Sushma Seth]], [[Mita Vashisht]], [[Manohar Singh]] are featured in supporting roles.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Yahoo&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web|last=Yahoo|title=Best of Yash Chopra|url=https://in.movies.yahoo.com/blogs/24fps/best-yash-chopra-174538425.html}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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The eighties marked a professional setback in Chopra&amp;#039;s career, as several films he directed and produced in that period were critical and commercial failures. After a series of failed action movies, Chopra decided to return to his roots and make a romantic musical, a film with all the hallmarks of what has come to be known as the &amp;quot;Yash Chopra style&amp;quot; - heroine-oriented, romantic, emotional, depicting the lifestyle of the super elite, with melodic music used in songs picturised in foreign locations. The film marked the first collaboration between Chopra and Sridevi.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Chandni&amp;#039;&amp;#039; released to widespread success, grossing ₹27.02 crores, becoming the [[List of Bollywood films of 1989|third highest-grossing Indian film of 1989]], whereas its soundtrack became the [[Music of Bollywood#Best-selling soundtrack albums|best selling album of the year as well as the decade]] with more than 10 million copies sold. The huge success of the film and its soundtrack were instrumental in ending the era of violent action films in [[Indian Cinema]] and rejuvenating the romantic musical genre. The success of film further reinforced Sridevi&amp;#039;s position as the top female star of the era. Over the years, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Chandni&amp;#039;&amp;#039; is hailed as one of Chopra&amp;#039;s finest movies.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Yahoo&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Rediff&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web|last=Rediff|title=The Very Best of Yash Chopra|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-the-very-best-films-of-yash-chopra/20121022.htm}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Times of India&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web|last=TOI|title=Top 10 Yash Chopra Films|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/entertainment/Top-10-Yash-Chopra-films/videols/16911320.cms}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; At the [[37th National Film Awards]], it won [[National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment|Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment]], while at the [[35th Filmfare Awards]], the film received 10 nominations, including for the [[Filmfare Award for Best Film|Best Film]], [[Filmfare Award for Best Director|Best Director]], and [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]] (for Sridevi), and won [[Filmfare Award for Best Cinematography|Best Cinematography]].&lt;br /&gt;
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==Plot==&lt;br /&gt;
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Rohit Gupta attends his sister&amp;#039;s wedding and meets the beautiful Chandni Mathur. He falls in love with her at first sight. She agrees to date him, and they eventually get engaged, though his family dislikes Chandni due to the vast difference in their social status.&lt;br /&gt;
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While wanting to surprise Chandni with a special thing one day, Rohit asks her to wait for him on a terrace. Then the afternoon&amp;#039;s silence is broken by the roaring blades of a helicopter, from which a smiling Rohit appears to shower Chandni with red rose petals.&lt;br /&gt;
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Post five minutes of the delight, Rohit disappears and Chandni is surrounded by silence. After reaching inside her home, she is informed by Rohit&amp;#039;s family that he has been hospitalised. Chandni immediately reaches the hospital [[Intensive care unit|ICU]] unit where Rohit is admitted.&lt;br /&gt;
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Rohit&amp;#039;s family greets Chandni with stony expressions and accuses her of being responsible for his accident, learning he is paralyzed on his right side. Rohit realises that he would be unable to fulfill a good husband&amp;#039;s role and decides to let Chandni go.&lt;br /&gt;
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Heartbroken, Chandni moves to Bombay. She now starts working for a travel agency, whose head is the handsome and charming Lalit Khanna, a widower. Slowly, he develops feelings for Chandni and convinces her to marry him, but she is hesitant at first.&lt;br /&gt;
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Two years later, Chandni finally agrees to marry Lalit and meets his mother Lata, who is glad to have Chandni as her daughter-in-law. On a trip to [[Switzerland]], Lalit meets Rohit who is receiving treatment from professional therapists and physicians.&lt;br /&gt;
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Able to stand now, Rohit eventually becomes friends with Lalit and they share their love-stories, unaware that they love the same woman. Returning to India, Rohit shows up one evening to meet Lalit. Chandni opens the door and they&amp;#039;re delighted to see each other.&lt;br /&gt;
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To Chandni&amp;#039;s amazement, Rohit reveals he is now not in a wheelchair. They get keyed up with emotion and Rohit seizes this opportunity to propose to her. Chandni tells him that she has moved on and engaged to Lalit, much to Rohit&amp;#039;s dismay.&lt;br /&gt;
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Obviously and angered, Rohit is questioned by Chandni that what his family did to her. Regretfully, he leaves. Lalit invites Rohit to his wedding as they became friends. In all subsequent ceremonies, Rohit and Chandni pretend as strangers to spare Lalit.&lt;br /&gt;
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On the wedding day, Rohit drinks a bit too much to drive away from the pain of losing Chandni. He mumbles and stumbles down a flight of stairs. Upon seeing this, Chandni cannot contain herself any longer and screams for him to be saved. She hugs him and starts crying.&lt;br /&gt;
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Lalit realises that Chandni is Rohit&amp;#039;s love. Rohit is rushed to the hospital. He regains his health and Chandni agrees to marry him as Lalit sacrifices his love. Lalit and Lata share a brief sad moment, as Rohit and Chandni get married and live happily ever after.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Cast==&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Sridevi]] as Chandni Gupta (née Mathur)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Rishi Kapoor]] as Rohit Gupta&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Vinod Khanna]] as Lalit Khanna&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Waheeda Rehman]] as Lata Khanna&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Sushma Seth]] as Armani Gupta&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Mita Vasisht]] as Kiran Chawla&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Anant Mahadevan]] as Brijbhan Chawla&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Achala Sachdev]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Beena Banerjee]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Manohar Singh]] as Nihaal Gupta&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Ram Gopal Bajaj]] as Shiv Prasad Mathur&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Lalit Tiwari]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Suhas Joshi]]&lt;br /&gt;
* Renu Arya&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Bharat Bhushan Bhalla]] as Dr. Aryamaan Das&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Anupam Kher]] as Ramesh Mehra&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Juhi Chawla]] as Devika Shastri&lt;br /&gt;
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==Music==&lt;br /&gt;
The music of &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Chandni&amp;#039;&amp;#039; was composed by [[Shiv Kumar Sharma]] and [[Hariprasad Chaurasia]], known together as [[Shiv-Hari]]. The lyrics were provided by [[Anand Bakshi]]. In addition to the songs listed below, there was a recurring instrumental love melody, not part of a full song. That melody was further developed into the song &amp;quot;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Kabhi Main Kahoon&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;quot; for Chopra&amp;#039;s next film &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Lamhe]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (1991), also scored by Shiv-Hari.&lt;br /&gt;
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The film&amp;#039;s soundtrack was a major success in India and sold more than 10 million copies, becoming the [[Music of Bollywood#Best-selling soundtrack albums|best selling soundtrack album of the year as well as the decade]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;india-today&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite journal |title=India Today |journal=[[India Today]] |date=1990 |volume=15 |issue=1 |page=103 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vk9DAAAAYAAJ |publisher=Thomson Living Media India Limited |quote=Yash Chopra&amp;#039;s homage to good old-fashioned romance, is making it to the top. There are no fights, no villains, no politicians: &amp;quot;Nobody even shouts.&amp;quot; says Chopra. Yet, the film is such a hit that many mini Chandnis are in the pipeline. Chopra sees the return of melody to Hindi film music as one of the reasons for his success: four platinum discs were sold by the time the film was released. But the diehard romanticist believes that a love story well told will neverfail at the box-office. He might be right. Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak at the end of the decade and Ek Duje Ke Liye, Love Story, Ram Teh Ganga Maili and Betaab certainly had the audience spellbound.}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; It is believed that the soundtrack helped bring back the romantic [[Musical film|musical]] genre, with its songs and lyrics all being critically acclaimed, along with &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; the previous year and &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Maine Pyar Kiya]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; the same year.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;india-today&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite journal |title=India Today |journal=[[India Today]] |date=1994 |page=342 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TmkpAQAAIAAJ |publisher=[[Living Media]] |quote=Then, in 1988 &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, and later &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Maine Pyar Kiya&amp;#039;&amp;#039; and &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Chandni&amp;#039;&amp;#039; heralded the return of melody to Indian cinema.}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; According to Yash Raj Films, the soundtrack went 4x Platinum by the day of the premiere.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;india-today&amp;quot;/&amp;gt; By the 25th week, it went 25x Platinum, a new standard in the music industry.{{citation needed|date=December 2011}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{Track listing&lt;br /&gt;
| extra_column = Singer(s)&lt;br /&gt;
| title1 = Mere Haathon Mein | extra1 = [[Lata Mangeshkar]] | lyrics1 = | length1 = 05:34&lt;br /&gt;
| title2 = Mehbooba | extra2 = Lata Mangeshkar, [[Vinod Rathod]] | lyrics2 = | length2 = 04:53&lt;br /&gt;
| title3 = Main Sasural Nahi Jaaungi | extra3 = [[Pamela Chopra]] | lyrics3 = | length3 = 04:06&lt;br /&gt;
| title4 = Mitwa (Tere Mere Honton Pe) | extra4 = Lata Mangeshkar, [[Babla Mehta]]| lyrics4 = | length4 = 04:31&lt;br /&gt;
| title5 = Aa Meri Jaan | extra5 =[[Lata Mangeshkar]] | lyrics5 = | length5 = 04:21&lt;br /&gt;
| title6 = Dance Music | extra6 = Instrumental | lyrics6 = | length6 = 03:16&lt;br /&gt;
| title7 = Chandni O Meri Chandni | extra7 = [[Sridevi]], [[Jolly Mukherjee]] | lyrics7 = | length7 = 04:32&lt;br /&gt;
| title8 = Lagi Aaj Sawan Ki | extra8 = [[Suresh Wadkar]], [[Anupama Deshpande]] | lyrics8 = | length8 = 03:25&lt;br /&gt;
| title9 = Parbat Se Kaali | extra9 = [[Asha Bhosle]], [[Vinod Rathod]] | lyrics9 = | length9 = 04:22&lt;br /&gt;
| title10 = Tu Mujhe Suna| extra10 = [[Nitin Mukesh]], [[Suresh Wadkar]] | lyrics10 = | length10 = 04:30&lt;br /&gt;
| title11 = Mere Haathon Mein | extra11 = Instrumental | lyrics11 = | length11 = 05:47&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
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== Reception &amp;amp; Legacy ==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Chandni&amp;#039;&amp;#039; received highly positive reviews upon its release with critics highlighting the film&amp;#039;s impact in being instrumental in bringing an end to an era of violent action movies in [[Indian Cinema|Indian cinema]]  and rejuvenating the [[romantic musical]] genre. According to &amp;#039;&amp;#039;iDiva&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Chandni&amp;#039;&amp;#039; was &amp;quot;more an event and less a movie. Even as its shooting rolled on the sets, the film was a constant subject of discussion in the press.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;iDiva&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web|last=iDiva|title=Sridevi - The Dancing Queen|url=http://idiva.com/photogallery-entertainment/sridevi-the-dancing-queen/8403|access-date=16 April 2013|archive-date=24 February 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130224051712/http://idiva.com/photogallery-entertainment/sridevi-the-dancing-queen/8403|url-status=dead}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Chandni&amp;#039;&amp;#039; emerged as one of the biggest blockbusters of 1989&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|last=Boxofficeindia.co.in|title=Worth Their Weight In Gold! (80s)|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.co.in/worth-their-weight-in-gold-80s/|access-date=16 April 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160111104732/http://www.boxofficeindia.co.in/worth-their-weight-in-gold-80s/|archive-date=11 January 2016|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; with &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[The Hindu]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; stating that &amp;quot;the film opened to full houses and distributors had to drastically increase the number of theatres.&amp;quot;&amp;#039;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news|last= The Hindu|title=Yash, he can!|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/yash-he-can/article3961295.ece | location=Chennai, India}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; It was cited by &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Times of India]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; as &amp;quot;one of the most watched films of Indian Cinema.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news|last=Times of India|title=Top 10 Yash Chopra Films|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/entertainment/Top-10-Yash-Chopra-films/videols/16911320.cms | work=The Times Of India|date=23 October 2012}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Hindustan Times]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; featured the movie in its list of &amp;#039;Yash Chopra&amp;#039;s Greatest Hits&amp;#039; saying &amp;quot;it was instrumental in ending the era of violence in Bollywood and bringing back the romance into Hindi films.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
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The film consolidated Sridevi&amp;#039;s position as the top female star of the era.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|last=Hindustan Times|title=Yash Chopra&amp;#039;s greatest hits|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/yash-chopra-s-greatest-hits/story-QTlhpiG6SlotqRfkCsj8eL.html}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Describing Sridevi&amp;#039;s performance in &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Chandni&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Indiatimes]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; wrote &amp;quot;True to her screen-name, she was an epitome of radiance, warmth and vivacity. She effortlessly introduced us to the powerful streaks, her classic, angelic character was laden with.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news|last=Indiatimes|title=Most Iconic Names in Yash Chopra Films!|url=http://www.indiatimes.com/bollywood/most-iconic-names-in-yash-chopra-films-44670.html | work=The Times Of India}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The scene where she confronts [[Rishi Kapoor]] was ranked by &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Rediff]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; as one of the &amp;quot;Ten Best Scenes from Yash Chopra Films.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |last=Rediff |title=The Ten Best Film Scenes from Yash Chopra|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-the-ten-best-scenes-from-yash-chopra-films/20120927.htm}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; While Sridevi topped the &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Hindustan Times]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; list of Yash Chopra&amp;#039;s &amp;quot;Top 5 Heroines,&amp;quot;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Hindustan Times&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web|last=Hindustan Times|title=Top 50: Glorious moments from Yash Chopra&amp;#039;s oeuvre|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/top-50-glorious-moments-from-yash-chopra-s-oeuvre/story-QH3xRJkMt6sOInQwJOtxzK.html}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; [[CNN-IBN]] ranked her no. 1 on its list of &amp;quot;Yash Chopra&amp;#039;s 10 Most Sensuous Heroines,&amp;quot; saying that &amp;quot;Yash Chopra immortalised Sridevi as the perfect &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Chandni&amp;#039;&amp;#039;.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|publisher=CNN-IBN|title=Yash Chopra&amp;#039;s 10 Most Sensuous Heroines|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/photogallery/7690-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121026040130/http://ibnlive.in.com/photogallery/7690-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-10-26}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
The titular character became one of the most famous characters of [[Hindi cinema]] with &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[India Today]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; including it in its list of &amp;#039;Yash Chopra&amp;#039;s Iconic Characters&amp;#039;.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|last=India Today|title=Yash Chopra&amp;#039;s iconic characters|url=http://m.indiatoday.in/story/yash-chopras-iconic-characters/1/225736.html}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[CNN-IBN]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; listed it among &amp;#039;The Cult Characters Yash Chopra Created&amp;#039;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|publisher=CNN-IBN|title=The cult characters Yash Chopra created|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/angry-young-man-to-chandni-the-cult-characters-yash-chopra-created/301569-8-66.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022223232/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/angry-young-man-to-chandni-the-cult-characters-yash-chopra-created/301569-8-66.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-10-22}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; while &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[NDTV]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; featured it in its list of &amp;#039;Yash Chopra&amp;#039;s Greatest Creations&amp;#039; stating that the film established Sridevi &amp;quot;as the nation&amp;#039;s sweetheart&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;reinforced her position as the reigning actress in Bollywood.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|last=NDTV|title=Vijay, Chandni: Yash Chopra&amp;#039;s greatest creations|url=http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/vijay-chandni-yash-chopra-s-greatest-creations-282649}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Sridevi&amp;#039;s iconic &amp;#039;&amp;lt;nowiki/&amp;gt;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Chandni&amp;#039;&amp;#039; Look&amp;#039; revolutionized fashion in North India&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;iDiva&amp;quot;/&amp;gt; and became synonymous with the actress,&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|last=Mid Day|title=C for Chopra, C for chiffon|url=http://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/2012/oct/231012-C-for-Chopra-C-for-chiffon.htm}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; with [[Rediff]] stating &amp;quot;A luminous Sridevi slips into every possible design in white for a major chunk of the romance and no one complains.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|last=Rediff|title=Yash Chopra&amp;#039;s visions in white|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-yash-chopras-visions-in-white/20121112.htm}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Speaking about the look, [[Yash Chopra]] told film critic [[Rajeev Masand]] &amp;quot;While making &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Chandni&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, I had a vision of who I wanted this girl to be. I told Sridevi that most of her costumes in the film would be in white.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|last=RajeevMasand.com|title=Yash Chopra: &amp;quot;I see movies today, and I realize that love has changed&amp;quot;|url=http://www.rajeevmasand.com/whats-new/yash-chopra-i-see-movies-today-and-i-realize-that-love-has-changed/}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; wrote &amp;quot;Leena Daru scored a winner again when she created the &amp;#039;&amp;lt;nowiki/&amp;gt;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Chandni&amp;#039;&amp;#039; Look&amp;#039; for Sridevi. Every street corner sold the salwar-kameez and dupatta that gave the heroine a refreshingly understated look, rarely seen on the Indian screen.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|last=The Tribune|title=Sunday Reading|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/1998/98dec06/sunday/head5.htm}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; while &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Mid-Day]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; reported &amp;quot;Leena Daru dressed Bollywood&amp;#039;s beauties for several years. But it was her simple white churidar and kurta with the leheriya dupatta for Sridevi in &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Chandni&amp;#039;&amp;#039; that gave the Southern belle an angelic image and caused the Chandni Chowk stores to hit the jackpot with thousands of copies.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|last=Mid Day|title=Tinseltown Trendsetters|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/1998/98dec06/sunday/head5.htm}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &amp;#039;&amp;#039;BizAsia&amp;#039;&amp;#039; described the effect of the look saying &amp;quot;Chopra never quite got over his Sridevi hangover and almost always chose to present his lead heroines in similar outfits ([[Juhi Chawla]] in &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Darr]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (1993), [[Madhuri Dixit]] in &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Dil To Pagal Hai]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (1997)), but none of them became half as iconic as Sridevi did after &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Chandni&amp;#039;&amp;#039;.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|last=bizAsia|title=Yash Chopra classic flashback: &amp;#039;Chandni&amp;#039; (1989)|url=http://www.media247.co.uk/showbiz/yash-chopra-classic-flashback-chandni-1989|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303214030/http://www.media247.co.uk/showbiz/yash-chopra-classic-flashback-chandni-1989|archivedate=3 March 2016|df=dmy-all}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;lt;nowiki/&amp;gt;&amp;#039;&amp;lt;nowiki/&amp;gt;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Chandni&amp;#039;&amp;#039; Look&amp;#039; was also highlighted in the film&amp;#039;s famous Tandav dance sequence by Sridevi, where &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Rediff]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; said &amp;quot;the actress transformed into a mythical goddess in a white number.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;rediff.com&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web|last=Rediff|title=Your Favourite Sridevi Avatar Onscreen?|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-your-favourite-sridevi-avatar-onscreen-vote/20120824.htm}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Sridevi&amp;#039;s chiffon sarees became equally popular with &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Indian Express]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; writing &amp;quot;This movie made the chiffon sari a must-have in every Indian woman&amp;#039;s wardrobe.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|last=Indian Express|title=Yash Chopra: Timeline |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/Picture-Gallery/1847/3/1847-1.html}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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The music of &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Chandni&amp;#039;&amp;#039; became a multi-platinum success&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;iDiva&amp;quot;/&amp;gt; with Sridevi&amp;#039;s famous dance number &amp;quot;Mere Haathon Mein Nau Nau Choodiyan Hain&amp;quot; finding a place in &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Rediff]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;lt;nowiki/&amp;gt;&amp;#039;s chart of &amp;#039;Bollywood&amp;#039;s Top 25 Wedding Songs.&amp;#039;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|last=Rediff|title=Bollywood&amp;#039;s Top 25 Wedding Songs|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-25-wedding-songs-for-the-season/20120510.htm}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Sridevi also lent her voice to the film&amp;#039;s popular title-track &amp;#039;Chandni O Meri Chandni&amp;#039;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|last=BusinessofCinema|title=Anybody Can Sing!|url=http://businessofcinema.com/news/any-body-can-sing-bollywood-comes-a-full-circle/63140}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; which featured among the &amp;#039;Top 5 Songs&amp;#039; of [[Yash Chopra]] by &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Hindustan Times]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Hindustan Times&amp;quot;/&amp;gt; Talking about her role in &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Chandni&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, Sridevi said it was &amp;quot;a lively and vibrant girl in the first half (who) becomes quiet and goes into a shell in the second half. I loved that transformation and when you have a director like Yash Chopra at the helm, you can be sure that he will make the best out of everything.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|last=Magnamags.com|title=I Felt Yashji Was Immortal: SRIDEVI|url=http://www.magnamags.com/newM/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;view=article&amp;amp;id=266&amp;amp;Itemid=229|access-date=16 April 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140228050312/http://www.magnamags.com/newM/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;view=article&amp;amp;id=266&amp;amp;Itemid=229|archive-date=28 February 2014|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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== Awards ==&lt;br /&gt;
;[[37th National Film Awards]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment|Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment]] - [[Yash Chopra]] &amp;amp; [[T. Subbarami Reddy]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.hindilyrics.net/awards/national-film-awards-1990.html National-film-awards-1990]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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;[[35th Filmfare Awards]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://filmfareawards.indiatimes.com/articleshow/articleshow/368588.cms Filmfareawards] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120708110302/http://filmfareawards.indiatimes.com/articleshow/articleshow/368588.cms |date=8 July 2012 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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* [[Filmfare Award for Best Cinematographer|Best Cinematography]] - [[Manmohan Singh (cinematographer)|Manmohan Singh]]&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Nominations&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Film|Best Film]] - Yash Chopra &amp;amp; T. Subbarami Reddy&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Director|Best Director]] - Yash Chopra&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]] - [[Sridevi]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]] - [[Rishi Kapoor]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]] - [[Vinod Khanna]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]] - [[Waheeda Rehman]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Music Director|Best Music]] - [[Shiv-Hari]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist|Best Lyrics]] - [[Anand Bakshi]] - &amp;quot;Lagi Aaj Sawan Ki&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer|Best Male Playback]] - [[Suresh Wadkar]] - &amp;quot;Lagi Aaj Sawan Ki&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
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* {{IMDb title|id=0097045|title=Chandni}}&lt;br /&gt;
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