Kohinoor is a 1960 Bollywood action adventure film produced by V. N. Sinha and directed by S. U. Sunny. The film stars Dilip Kumar, Meena Kumari, Leela Chitnis and Kumkum. The film's music is by Naushad. A huge box-office success, it was the third-highest grossing Indian film of 1960.
The film was a blockbuster at the box office in India.
It is said that Dilip Kumar went into depression after playing tragic roles in films such as Devdas (1955) and his psychiatrist recommended to him to do light roles. One such role that he took up was Kohinoor. Kohinoor cast Dilip Kumar and Meena Kumari to play a prince and princess of different kingdoms and was full of sword fights, songs and dances. This film is also notable for some rare comical and funny scenes by Meena Kumari, who is otherwise known as the tragedy queen. Its tone was light and it lacked the intense characterizations of their earlier films.
The film included the melodic songs "Madhuban Mein Radhika Nache Re" and "Do Sitaron Ka Zameen Par Hai Milan Aaj Ki Raat".
Cast Dilip Kumar - Rajkumar Dhivendra Pratap Chandrabhan Meena Kumari - Princess Chandramukhi Azim - Surindar Singh Bina Leela Chitnis - Deewan Veer Singh's Wife & Surindar Singh's Monther Jeevan - Rajgarh's Senapati Raja Kapur Nazir Kashmiri - Deewan Veer Singh Kumar - princess Chandramukhi'sFather Kumkum - Rajgarh's Raj Nartaki Rajlaxmi Rekha Mallick Mukri Nissar Qamar M.Y. Shaikh Sood Tun Tun Uma
Soundtrack
The well acclaimed soundtrack for the movie was composed by Naushad and lyrics were penned by Shakeel Badayuni. The soundtrack became a cult favourite among music lovers for its soul stirring music compositions. The soundtrack consists of 10 songs, featuring vocals by Mohammed Rafi, Lata Mangeshkar and Asha Bhonsle. The best known song in the soundtrack is Madhuban Mein Radhika Nache Re, a classical dance song, composed on rāga Hamir and sung by Mohammed Rafi.
Track # Song Singer(s) LengthRaag 1 "Madhuban Mein Radhika Nache Re" Mohammed Rafi, Niyaz Ahmed Khan (Taan picturised on Mukri) 6:02 Hameer 2 "Dil Mein Baji Pyar Ki Shehnaiyan" Lata Mangeshkar 3:27 3 "Tan Rang Lo Ji Aaj Man Ranglo" Mohammed Rafi, Lata Mangeshkar 3:26 4 "Jadugar Qatil Hazir Hai Mera Dil" Asha Bhonsle 3:33 5 "Zara Man Ki Kewadiya Khol" Mohammed Rafi 3:17 6 "Chalenge Teer Jab Dil Par" Mohammed Rafi, Lata Mangeshkar 3:27 7 "Yeh Kya Zindagi Hai" Lata Mangeshkar 3:00 8 "Dhal Chuki Sham-E-Gham" Mohammed Rafi 3:17Khamaj 9 "Do Sitaron Ka Zameen Par Hai Milan Aaj Ki Raat" Lata Mangeshkar, Mohammed Rafi 3:32Pahari 10 "Koi Pyar Ki Dekhe Jadugari" Mohammed Rafi, Lata Mangeshkar 3:24Pahari
8th Filmfare Awards Won Filmfare Award for Best Actor for Dilip Kumar Filmfare Best Editing Award for Moosa Mansoor Nominated Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress for Kumkum
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