Khoya Khoya Chand

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Khoya Khoya Chand

Movie poster for Khoya Khoya Chand.
Directed by Sudhir Mishra
Produced by Prakash Jha
Written by Sudhir Mishra
Starring Shiney Ahuja,
Soha Ali Khan,
Rajat Kapoor,
Sushmita Mukherjee
Music by Shantanu Moitra
Cinematography Sachin Kumar Krishnan
Distributed by Holy Cow Pictures
Release date(s) 7 December 2007
Language Hindi
Budget Rs. 7 crores
IMDb profile

Khoya Khoya Chand, (translation: Lost Moon) is a Bollywood film directed by Sudhir Mishra which released on 7 December 2007. [1] The film stars Shiney Ahuja and Soha Ali Khan in the lead roles with Rajat Kapoor, Sushmita Mukherjee, Sonya Jehan and Vinay Pathak in important roles. The film captures the lifestyle of celebrities with aplomb with the 1950's film industry as its backdrop.

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[edit] Plot

The film begins in 1954 and ends in 1965. The film is based in the Hindi film industry of the 50s. It is the story of two talented people. The movie is appreciated by those who have the discerning eye for cinema. Albeit the slow pace of the movie, it is interspersed with staccato references to the cunning ways of celebrities. Zaffar is a talented writer (Shiney Ahuja) who liberates an actress (Soha Ali Khan) from the stranglehold of a powerful actor (Rajat Kapoor), and then begins to use her for himself. It also shows how a powerful actor Prem Kumar(Rajat Kapoor), being an excellent man-manager controls a lot of what happens in the film industry of the 50's. The film is a fine take on celebrities and their varied life styles. One can literally draw parallels and correlate the characters in the movie to today's cinema stars. Nikhat (Soha Ali Khan) chooses to burn away rather than fade away from her life, not before delivering her best performance in Zaffar's film Khoya Khoya Chand.

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[edit] Music

The soundtrack of the film was released on November 8, 2007.Composed by Shantanu Moitra, lyrics by Swanand Kirkire.For soundtrack ,Joginder Tuteja from Indiafm.com gave the music 3 out of 5. [2]


Khoya Khoya Chand
Khoya Khoya Chand cover
Studio album by Shantanu Moitra
Released
Genre Feature film soundtrack
Label
Adlabs Presents
Shantanu Moitra chronology
Laaga Chunari Mein Daag
(2007)
Khoya Khoya Chand
(2007)
TBA
Song Singer(s) Picturised on
Chalo Aao Saiyan Shreya Ghoshal
Khoya Khoya Chand Ajay Jhingran & Swanand Kirkire Shiney Ahuja and Soha Ali Khan
Khushboo Sa Hamsika Iyer
O Re Paakhi Sonu Nigam
Sakhi Piya Pranab Biswas & Shreya Ghosal
Thirak Thirak Sonu Nigam & Shreya Ghosal
Yeh Nigahein Sonu Nigam & Antara Chaudhary Rajat Kapoor , Soha Ali Khan and Sushmita Mukherjee

[edit] Trivia

  • The film was originally titled as Bahut Nikle Mere Armaan which means Many Of My Wishes Were Fulfilled. The title comes from Ghalib's line 'Bahut Nikle Mere Armaan, Phir Bhi Kam Nikle'.
  • Vidya Balan was approached to do the film but opted out of the film due to her prior commitments. The role finally went to Soha Ali Khan.[3][4]
  • Soha Ali Khan learnt Kathak under Nandita Puri, studied Urdu and also underwent acting workshops to prepare for the role which according to her is her most challenging role till date.[5]
  • This film is Sudhir Mishra's second film with Shiney Ahuja after Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi.
  • Sudhir Mishra said that this film is based on his experience and is a tribute to the film industry and everyone who existed during the 1950s. [6]

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[edit] References

  1. ^ Back to 50's with Khoya Khoya Chand
  2. ^ KKC. Music Review: Khoya Khoya Chand. Retrieved on 8 November, 2007.
  3. ^ Vidya Balan was approached for KKC. [1]. Retrieved on 23 November 2006.
  4. ^ Soha Ali Khan in KKC. [2].
  5. ^ Soha Ali Khan take dancing lessons. [3].
  6. ^ Sudhir Mishra for KKC. [indiafm.com]. Retrieved on 4 December 2006.