Chirag

For other uses, see Chirag (disambiguation).

Chirag
DVD cover
Directed by	Raj Khosla
Produced by	Premji
Written by	Akhtar ul Iman
Starring	Sunil Dutt Asha Parekh Chirag Dhariwal
Music by	Madan Mohan Majrooh Sultanpuri (lyrics)
Country	India
Language	Hindi

Chirag (Hindi: चिराग; English: Light) is a 1969 Indian Bollywood film directed by Raj Khosla. The film stars Sunil Dutt and Asha Parekh in lead roles.

Plot

Ajay Singh (Sunil Dutt) meets Asha Chibber (Asha Parekh), and is led to believe that she belongs to a wealthy family. After a few misunderstandings, he does find out that she is a simple girl living a poor lifestyle. Both do fall in love, and Ajay goes to meet with Asha's brother, Dr. O.P. Chibber (Om Prakash), and his wife, Shanti (Sulochana Latkar). They are pleased to meet him, and Ajay's mother, Gayetridevi (Lalita Pawar) visits them and approves of Asha. Ajay and Asha get married and settle down. After marriage Asha is expected to conceive, but she is unable to do so. After a certain incident she also loses her eyesight and becomes dependent on Ajay. Frustrated Gayetridevi decides to ask Asha to leave the house, and arranges a second marriage for Ajay, an act which will change the lives of everyone in the house.

Cast

• Sunil Dutt ... Ajay Singh
• Asha Parekh ... Asha Chibber
• Om Prakash ... Dr. O.P. Chibber
• Kanhaiyalal ... Singh's employee
• Mukri ... Tingu
• Sulochana Latkar ... Shanti Chibber (as Sulochana)
• Dulari ... Malinya
• Lalita Pawar ... Gayetridevi Singh

Awards

• Nominated, Filmfare Best Actress Award - Asha Parekh^[1]

Music

Chirag
Studio album by Madan Mohan
Released	1969 (India)
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Label	Sa Re Ga Ma
Producer	Madan Mohan
Madan Mohan chronology
Ek Kali Muskai (1968) Chirag (1969) Dastak (1970)

The soundtrack of the film contains 6 songs. The music is composed by Madan Mohan, with lyrics authored by Majrooh Sultanpuri.

Song	Singer(s)
"Bhor Hote Kaga"	Lata Mangeshkar
"Chhai Barkha Bahar"	Lata Mangeshkar
"Chirag Dil Ka Jalao"	Mohammed Rafi
"More Bichhade Saathi"	Lata Mangeshkar
"Teri Aankhon Ke Siva"	Lata Mangeshkar
"Teri Aankhon Ke Siva"	Mohammed Rafi

References

1. ^ [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064164/awards "Awards for Chirag"]. IMDb. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064164/awards. Retrieved 2011-05-10. 

External links

• Chirag at the Internet Movie Database