Kohinoor (1960 film)

Kohinoor is a 1960 Bollywood film produced by Dr V. N. Sinha and directed by S U Sunny. The film stars Dilip Kumar, Meena Kumari, Leela Chitnis and Kumkum. The films music is by Naushad.

It is said that Dilip Kumar went into depression after playing tragic roles in films such as Devdas and his psychiatrist recommended 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. Its tone was light and it lacked the intense characterisations of his earlier films.

The film included the very melodious songs 'Madhuban mein Radhika Nache Re' and 'Do Sitaron Ka Zameen Par Hai Milan Aaj Ki Raat'

Cast

• Dilip Kumar
• Meena Kumari
• Azim
• Bina
• Leela Chitnis
• Jeevan
• Raja Kapur
• Nazir Kashmiri
• Kumar
• Kumkum
• 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 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.

Awards

• Filmfare Best Actor Award for Dilip Kumar
• Filmfare Best Editing Award for Moosa Mansoor

External links

• Kohinoor at the Internet Movie Database