Chhalia (1960)
- Original title
- छलिया
- Directed by
- Manmohan Desai
- Genre
- musical film
- Country
- India
- Runtime
- 2h 15m
- Rated
- U
- Rating
- 7.5 of 10 from 2 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A man encounters a woman who is waiting for her missing husband years after the partition of India. He helps her search as they grapple with loneliness and separation.
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What happens
Chhalia is a 1960 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed by Manmohan Desai. It stars Raj Kapoor, Nutan, Pran, Rehman and Shobhna Samarth. The story is loosely based on the 1848 short story "White Nights" by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, but is focused on the issue of estranged wives and children in the aftermath of partition. Chhalia was shot in black-and-white. Music by Kalyanji-Anandji, played a part in the film's box office success. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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