Chandni (1989)
September 14, 1989Release Date
Chandni (1989)
September 14, 1989Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
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Cast & Crew.
Sridevi
Chandni Mathur
Rishi Kapoor
Rohit Gupta
Vinod Khanna
Lalit Khanna
Waheeda Rehman
Mrs. Khanna
Anupam Kher
Ramesh (Guest Appearance)
Mita Vashisht
Sushma Seth
Mrs. Gupta
Achala Sachdev
Actress
Beena Banerjee
Pooja
Manohar Singh
Actor
Ram Gopal Bajaj
Shiv Prasad Mathur
Lalit Tiwari
Renu Arya
Actress
Yash Chopra
Director
Kamna Chandra
Writer
Arun Kaul
Writer
Media.
Details.
Release DateSeptember 14, 1989
Original Nameचाँदनी
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 59m
Filming LocationsMumbai, India
Genres
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Chandni (transl. Moonlight) is a 1989 Indian Hindi-language romantic musical film directed and co-produced by Yash Chopra from a story written by Kamna Chandra with a screenplay by Umesh Kalbagh, Arun Kaul, and Sagar Sarhadi. The film stars Sridevi in the title role of Chandni Mathur, a young effervescent woman torn between two suitors played by Vinod Khanna and Rishi Kapoor. Waheeda Rehman, Anupam Kher, Sushma Seth, Mita Vashisht, and Manohar Singh feature in supporting roles.The eighties marked a professional setback in Chopra's career, After a series of failed action films, Chopra decided to return to his roots and make a romantic musical, a film with all the hallmarks of what has come to be known as the "Yash Chopra style" – heroine-oriented, romantic, emotional, depicting the lifestyle of the super-elite, with melodic music used in songs picturized in foreign locations. The film marked the first collaboration between Chopra and Sridevi; they would collaborate again for the path-breaking Lamhe (1991).
Chandni was theatrically released on 14 September 1989 by Yash Raj Films. The film emerged a widespread critical and commercial success and became the third highest-grossing Hindi films of 1989, whereas its soundtrack became the best-selling album of the year as well as the decade with more than 10 million copies sold. The massive success of the film and its soundtrack were instrumental in ending the era of violent action films in Indian Cinema and rejuvenating the romantic musical genre. The success of film further reinforced Sridevi's position as the top female star of the era. Over the years, Chandni is hailed as one of Chopra's finest films.At the 37th National Film Awards, Chandni won Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment. At the 35th Filmfare Awards, the film received 10 nominations, including Best Film, Best Director (Chopra), Best Actress (Sridevi), Best Actor (Kapoor), Best Supporting Actor (Khanna) and Best Supporting Actress (Rehman), and won Best Cinematography.