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| image = Chhaya.jpg
| image = Chhaya.jpg
| director = [[Hrishikesh Mukherjee]]
| director = [[Hrishikesh Mukherjee]]
| producer = [[A.V. Meiyappan]]
| producer = [[A. V. Meiyappan]]
| writer = [[Sachin Bhowmick]]<br>[[Rajendra Krishan]]
| writer = [[Sachin Bhowmick]]<br>[[Rajendra Krishan]]
| starring = [[Sunil Dutt]]<br>[[Asha Parekh]]<br>[[Nirupa Roy]]<br>[[Nazir Hussain]]
| starring = [[Sunil Dutt]]<br />[[Asha Parekh]]<br />[[Nirupa Roy]]
| music = [[Salil Choudhury]]
| music = [[Salil Chowdhury]]
| cinematography = [[Jaywant Pathare]]<br>[[T.B. Seetaram]]
| cinematography = Jaywant Pathare<br />T. B. Seetaram
| editing = [[R.G. Gope]]
| editing = R. G. Gope
| released = {{Film date|df=y|1961}}
| released = {{Film date|df=y|1961|08|03}}
| runtime =  
| runtime =  
| country = India
| country = [[India]]
| language = Hindi
| language = [[Hindi]]
| budget =  
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}}
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'''''Chhaya''''' (English: ''Shadow'') is a [[Bollywood films of 1961|1961]] [[Bollywood]] film directed by [[Hrishikesh Mukherjee]].<ref>https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054737/</ref> The star cast included [[Sunil Dutt]] and [[Asha Parekh]]. [[Nirupa Roy]] won the [[Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award]].<ref>[http://deep750.googlepages.com/FilmfareAwards.pdf 1st Filmfare Awards 1953<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Music was composed by [[Salil Chaudhury]] and is noted for many songs including "Ya Keh De Hum Insaan Nahi" sung by Mohammed Rafi.
'''''Chhaya''''' (English: ''Shadow'') is a 1961 [[Bollywood]] film directed by [[Hrishikesh Mukherjee]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054737/|title = Chhaya|website = [[IMDb]]}}</ref> The film stars [[Sunil Dutt]], [[Asha Parekh]], [[Nirupa Roy]], [[Nazir Hussain]] in pivotal roles. [[Nirupa Roy]] won the [[Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://deep750.googlepages.com/FilmfareAwards.pdf |title=1st Filmfare Awards 1953<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=25 May 2010 |archive-date=12 June 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090612065210/http://deep750.googlepages.com/FilmfareAwards.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> Music was composed by [[Salil Chowdhury]].


==Plot==
==Plot==
Manorama ([[Nirupa Roy]]) comes to Lucknow along with her infant daughter after the death of her husband, searching for her maternal uncle. But when she finds that her uncle sold his house and has died, she becomes clueless and has nowhere to go. Moreover, her infant daughter becomes sick due to lack of food and shelter. Desperate to save her, Manorama leaves her at the gate of a wealthy man, Seth Jagatnarayan. Jagatnarayan, having no children for himself, decides to adopt her and names her as Sarita. After few days, Manorama comes again as a nanny and settles with them. Jagatnarayan moves to Bombay to start a new life and to hide the fact that Sarita wasn't his biological daughter. There, they are joined by his sister and her mentally retarded son Lali.
Manorama ([[Nirupa Roy]]) comes to Lucknow along with her infant daughter after the death of her husband Shyamlal ([[Krishan Dhawan]]), searching for her maternal uncle. But when she finds that her uncle sold his house and has died, she becomes clueless and has nowhere to go. Moreover, her infant daughter becomes sick due to lack of food and shelter. Desperate to save her, Manorama leaves her at the gate of a wealthy man, Seth Jagatnarayan Chaudhary ([[Nazir Hussain]]). Jagatnarayan, having no children for himself, decides to adopt her and names her as Sarita. After few days, Manorama comes again as a nanny and settles with them. Jagatnarayan moves to Bombay to start a new life and to hide the fact that Sarita wasn't his biological daughter. There, they are joined by his sister Rukmini ([[Lalita Pawar]]) and her son Lalli ([[Mohan Choti]]).  


Sarita (Asha Parekh) grows up to be a beautiful, intelligent and carefree young girl under the care of her father and nanny. A young man, Arun (Sunil Dutt) gets appointed as a tutor to Sarita. Sarita later comes to know that he was indeed her favorite poet who writes under the pen name of Rahee and gets attracted to him. They grow close and Arun's family wants them to get married. But they get rejected by Jagatnarayan on the grounds of their poverty, leaving Arun and Sarita disappointed.
Sarita ([[Asha Parekh]]) grows up to be a beautiful, intelligent and carefree young girl under the care of her father and nanny. A young man, Arun ([[Sunil Dutt]]) gets appointed as a tutor to Sarita. Sarita later learns that he was indeed her favorite poet who writes under the pen name of Rahi and gets attracted to him. They grow close and Arun's family wants them to get married. But they get rejected by Jagatnarayan on the grounds of their poverty, leaving Arun and Sarita disappointed.


Jagatnarayan settles Sarita's match with the only son of a wealthy man, Motilal. But Manorama, after seeing Sarita's plight, decides to stop that marriage at any rate and writes a letter to Motilal explaining that Sarita wasn't Jagatnarayan's biological daughter. Enraged, Motilal confirms it with Jagatnarayan and cancels the engagement. Jagatnarayan, having no other way, agrees to marry Sarita to Arun. But he sends Manorama away from his house as she revealed the secret to destroy Sarita's future.
Jagatnarayan settles Sarita's match with the only son of a wealthy man, Motilal. But Manorama, after seeing Sarita's plight, decides to stop that marriage at any rate and writes a letter to Motilal explaining that Sarita wasn't Jagatnarayan's biological daughter. Enraged, Motilal confirms it with Jagatnarayan and cancels the engagement. Jagatnarayan, having no other way, agrees to marry Sarita to Arun. But he sends Manorama away from his house as she revealed the secret to destroy Sarita's future.
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==Cast==
==Cast==
* [[Sunil Dutt]] as Arun/Poet Rahee
* [[Sunil Dutt]] as Arun / Rahi
* [[Asha Parekh]] as Sarita Chaudhary
* [[Asha Parekh]] as Sarita
* [[Nirupa Roy]] as Manorama Chaudhary (Sarita's Mother)
* [[Nirupa Roy]] as Manorama  
* [[Nazir Hussain]] as Seth Jagatnarayan Chaudhary (Sarita's father)
* [[Nazir Hussain]] as Seth Jagatnarayan Chaudhary  
* [[Lalita Pawar]] as Seth Jagatnarayan's sister Rukmani Chaudhary  
* [[Lalita Pawar]] as Rukmini Chaudhary  
* [[Achala Sachdev]] as Arun's elder sister
* [[Achala Sachdev]] as Arun's Elder Sister
* [[Mohan Choti]] as Lalli (Rukmani's son)
* [[Mohan Choti]] as Lalli  
* [[Bharti Roy]] as Veena
* [[Ashim Kumar]] as Ramu / Romeo
* [[Ashim Kumar]] as Ramu/ Romeo
* [[Krishan Dhawan]] as Shyamlal  
* [[Krishan Dhawan]] as Shyamlal (Sarita's Father)
* [[Asit Sen (actor)|Asit Sen]] as Dard
* [[Asit Sen (actor)|Asit Sen]] as Dard
* [[Baby Farida]] as young Sarita
* [[Baby Farida]] as Young Sarita


==Music==
==Music==
The music for this movie was composed by [[Salil Chowdhury]] and the songs penned by [[Rajinder Krishan]]. The song "Itna Na Mujhse Tu Pyaar Badha" is based on [[Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart|Mozart's]] [[Symphony No. 40 (Mozart)|40th symphony]].<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tvV_A-ayyZUC&q=hindi+song+mozart+symphony+40&pg=PA240 |title=India's Shakespeare: Translation, Interpretation, and Performance |last1=Bartholomeusz |first1=Dennis |last2=Trivedi |first2=Poonam |publisher=[[Pearson Education]] |year=2005 |isbn=81-7758-131-7 |location=India |pages=240}}</ref>
The music for this movie was composed by [[Salil Chowdhury]] and the songs penned by [[Rajinder Krishan]]. The song "Itna Na Mujhse Tu Pyaar Badha" is based on [[Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart|Mozart's]] [[Symphony No. 40 (Mozart)|40th symphony]].<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tvV_A-ayyZUC&q=hindi+song+mozart+symphony+40&pg=PA240 |title=India's Shakespeare: Translation, Interpretation, and Performance |last1=Bartholomeusz |first1=Dennis |last2=Trivedi |first2=Poonam |publisher=[[Pearson Education]] |year=2005 |isbn=81-7758-131-7 |location=India |pages=240}}</ref>
 
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* "Itna Na Mujhse Tu Pyaar Badha" - [[Talat Mehmood]] & [[Lata Mangeshkar]]
! Song !! Singer
* "Itna Na Mujhse Tu Pyaar Badha" (sad) - Talat Mehmood
|-
* "Dil Se Dil Ki Dor Baandhe" - [[Mukesh (singer)|Mukesh]] & Lata Mangeshkar
| "Ya Keh De Hum Insan"
* "Chham Chham Naachat Aayee Bahar" - Lata Mangeshkar
| [[Mohammed Rafi]]
* "Ankhon Mein Masti Sharab Ki" - Talat Mahmood
|-
* "Ansoo Samajh Ke Kyon Mujhe" - Talat Mehmood
| "Chham Chham Nachat"
* "Ya Keh De Hum Insaan Nahin" - [[Mohammed Rafi]]
| [[Lata Mangeshkar]]
|-
| "Dil Se Dil Ki Dor Bandhe Chori Chori Jane"
| [[Lata Mangeshkar]], [[Mukesh (singer)|Mukesh]]  
|-
| "Itna Na Mujhse Tu Pyar Badha" (Duet)
| [[Lata Mangeshkar]], [[Talat Mahmood]]
|-
| "Itna Na Mujhse Tu" (Sad)
| [[Talat Mahmood]]
|-
| "Aankhon Mein Masti"
| [[Talat Mahmood]]
|-
| "Aansoo Samajhke"
| [[Talat Mahmood]]
|-
|}


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:1961 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:1961 Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:1960s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:1961 Indian films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee]]
[[Category:Films directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee]]
[[Category:Films scored by Salil Chowdhury]]
[[Category:Films scored by Salil Chowdhury]]

Latest revision as of 09:29, 4 March 2026

Chhaya
Directed byHrishikesh Mukherjee
Produced byA. V. Meiyappan
Written bySachin Bhowmick
Rajendra Krishan
StarringSunil Dutt
Asha Parekh
Nirupa Roy
Music bySalil Chowdhury
CinematographyJaywant Pathare
T. B. Seetaram
Edited byR. G. Gope
Release date
  • 3 August 1961 (1961-08-03)
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Chhaya (English: Shadow) is a 1961 Bollywood film directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee.[1] The film stars Sunil Dutt, Asha Parekh, Nirupa Roy, Nazir Hussain in pivotal roles. Nirupa Roy won the Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award.[2] Music was composed by Salil Chowdhury.

Plot[edit | edit source]

Manorama (Nirupa Roy) comes to Lucknow along with her infant daughter after the death of her husband Shyamlal (Krishan Dhawan), searching for her maternal uncle. But when she finds that her uncle sold his house and has died, she becomes clueless and has nowhere to go. Moreover, her infant daughter becomes sick due to lack of food and shelter. Desperate to save her, Manorama leaves her at the gate of a wealthy man, Seth Jagatnarayan Chaudhary (Nazir Hussain). Jagatnarayan, having no children for himself, decides to adopt her and names her as Sarita. After few days, Manorama comes again as a nanny and settles with them. Jagatnarayan moves to Bombay to start a new life and to hide the fact that Sarita wasn't his biological daughter. There, they are joined by his sister Rukmini (Lalita Pawar) and her son Lalli (Mohan Choti).

Sarita (Asha Parekh) grows up to be a beautiful, intelligent and carefree young girl under the care of her father and nanny. A young man, Arun (Sunil Dutt) gets appointed as a tutor to Sarita. Sarita later learns that he was indeed her favorite poet who writes under the pen name of Rahi and gets attracted to him. They grow close and Arun's family wants them to get married. But they get rejected by Jagatnarayan on the grounds of their poverty, leaving Arun and Sarita disappointed.

Jagatnarayan settles Sarita's match with the only son of a wealthy man, Motilal. But Manorama, after seeing Sarita's plight, decides to stop that marriage at any rate and writes a letter to Motilal explaining that Sarita wasn't Jagatnarayan's biological daughter. Enraged, Motilal confirms it with Jagatnarayan and cancels the engagement. Jagatnarayan, having no other way, agrees to marry Sarita to Arun. But he sends Manorama away from his house as she revealed the secret to destroy Sarita's future.

During the wedding ceremony, Manorama comes for one last time to give her blessings to Sarita, and gets insulted by Jagatnarayan's sister. She leaves to commit suicide as she thinks that she has finished all her responsibilities towards Sarita. But Jagatnarayan finds the photo of young Sarita with her biological parents in Manorama's luggage and by adding one thing to another, concludes that Manorama was indeed Sarita's biological mother. They go searching for her and find her at railway track. Sarita calls her mother for the first time, stopping her from committing suicide. They request her to come back and stay with them and everybody reconciles.

Cast[edit | edit source]

Music[edit | edit source]

The music for this movie was composed by Salil Chowdhury and the songs penned by Rajinder Krishan. The song "Itna Na Mujhse Tu Pyaar Badha" is based on Mozart's 40th symphony.[3]

Song Singer
"Ya Keh De Hum Insan" Mohammed Rafi
"Chham Chham Nachat" Lata Mangeshkar
"Dil Se Dil Ki Dor Bandhe Chori Chori Jane" Lata Mangeshkar, Mukesh
"Itna Na Mujhse Tu Pyar Badha" (Duet) Lata Mangeshkar, Talat Mahmood
"Itna Na Mujhse Tu" (Sad) Talat Mahmood
"Aankhon Mein Masti" Talat Mahmood
"Aansoo Samajhke" Talat Mahmood

References[edit | edit source]

  1. "Chhaya". IMDb.
  2. "1st Filmfare Awards 1953" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 June 2009. Retrieved 25 May 2010.
  3. Bartholomeusz, Dennis; Trivedi, Poonam (2005). India's Shakespeare: Translation, Interpretation, and Performance. India: Pearson Education. p. 240. ISBN 81-7758-131-7.

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