Full Moon (1961)
"Chaudhvin Ka Chand" (original title)

The setting is the city of Lucknow in northern India, where Islamic culture flourished. Two of the three best friends who live in this city have fallen in love with the same woman named ... See full summary »

Director:

M. Sadiq

Writers:

Tabish Sultanpuri (dialogue director), Saghir Usmani (dialogue),

Stars:

Waheeda Rehman, Guru Dutt, Rehman

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Waheeda Rehman	...	Jameela
Guru Dutt	...	Aslam
Rehman	...	Pyare Mohan / Nawab Sahib
Minoo Mumtaz	...	Rehana (as Minu Mumtaz)
Johnny Walker	...	Mirza Masaraddik Shaiza
Mumtaz Begum	...	Pyare Miyan's Mother
Praveen Paul	...	Shaiza's Mother (as Pravin Paul)
Naazi
Noor Jehan	...	(as Noorjehan)
Raziyah	...	(as Razia)
Zebunissa
Tun Tun	...	Naseeban (as Uma Devi)
Farida Jalal	...	(as Baby Farida)
Kesarbai	...	(as Kaiserbai)
Lata Sinha

Storyline

The setting is the city of Lucknow in northern India, where Islamic culture flourished. Two of the three best friends who live in this city have fallen in love with the same woman named Jameela unknowingly. Aslam and Nawab are the two friends caught in this love triangle.

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Genres:

Musical | Romance

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Details

Country:

India

Language:

Urdu Hindi

Release Date:

July 1961 (Soviet Union)

Also Known As:

The Moon of the Fourteenth

Filming Locations:

Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India

Company Credits

Production Co:

Guru Dutt Films Pvt. Ltd.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

169 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Magnasync)

Color:

Black and White Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The film was made in a time when Technicolor was just introduced in Indian film making. A trend was popular those days in which some important or dramatic scenes would be shot in colour and the rest in black and white. In this film, the title track Chaudhvin Ka Chand sequence got this chance.

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Connections

Featured in East Is East (1999)

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Soundtracks

"Mili Khak Mein Mohabbat, Jala Dil Ka Aashiaana"
Sung by Mohammad Rafi

User Reviews

Waheeda Rehman lights up the screen

This was Guru Dutt's most successful commercial film. What Catherine Deneuve is to French films, Waheeda Rehman is to Indian films - sensuous, talented, photogenic and ethereal. The Lukhnavi traditions are captured beautifully - the women's quarters and the men forbidden access. The lifting of the veil has two men fall madly in love with the same woman. In the end, as tragedy strikes, Jameela's divorced husband gently pulls the veil back on her face. This scene is worth the price of the DVD. I wish that Guru Dutt had not colorized the title song in this black and white film. Meenu Mumtaz and Tun Tun are great. Johnny Walker does his usual schtick and Rehman and Guru Dutt complete the love triangle.