Kohinoor (1960 film)

Kohinoor is a 1960 Bollywood action adventure film produced by V. N. Sinha and directed by S. U. Sunny. The film stars Dilip Kumar, Meena Kumari, Leela Chitnis and Kumkum. The film's music is by Naushad. A huge box-office success, it was the third-highest grossing Indian film of 1960.

The film was a blockbuster at the box office in India.

It is said that Dilip Kumar went into depression after playing tragic roles in films such as Devdas (1955) and his psychiatrist recommended to him 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. This film is also notable for some rare comical and funny scenes by Meena Kumari, who is otherwise known as the tragedy queen. Its tone was light and it lacked the intense characterizations of their earlier films.

The film included the melodic songs "Madhuban Mein Radhika Nache Re" and "Do Sitaron Ka Zameen Par Hai Milan Aaj Ki Raat".

Cast

 * Dilip Kumar - Rajkumar Dhivendra Pratap Chandrabhan
 * Meena Kumari - Princess Chandramukhi
 * 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 were 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 Award for Best Actor for Dilip Kumar
 * Filmfare Best Editing Award for Moosa Mansoor