Ardhangini (film)

Ardhangini
Directed by	Ajit Chakrabarty
Produced by	Ajit Chakrabarty
Screenplay by	Vishwamitter Adil; Shashi Bhushan
Story by	Chandrakant
Starring	Meena Kumari; Raaj Kumar
Music by	Vasant Desai
Cinematography	R. M. Sabnis
Edited by	C. Ramrao
Production; company	Mars and Movies
Release date	1 January 1959; [1]
Country	India
Language	Hindi

Ardhangini (transl. The better half) is a 1959 Indian Hindi-language romance film produced and directed by Ajit Chakrabarty. The film stars Meena Kumari and Raaj Kumar in the lead roles. It was later remade in Tamil as Panithirai (1961).[2]

Plot

A woman dies while giving birth to her daughter Chhaya. The girl's father loses his job and the family home is burned. For this reason, everyone around her superstitiously see her as a harbinger of bad luck. Chhaya falls in love with Prakash, a non-superstitious airline pilot who treats her normally, but problems arise when Prakash's aeroplane goes missing.

Cast

Meena Kumari as Chhaya[3]
Raaj Kumar as Prakash[3]

Production

Ardhangini was produced and directed by Ajit Chakrabarty under Mars and Movies. The film's story was written by Chandrakant, the screenplay by Vishwamitter Adil and Shashi Bhushan, and the dialogues by Vishwamitter Adil. Cinematography was handled by R. M. Sabnis, and editing by C. Ramrao.[4]

Themes

The film speaks against untouchability and superstitious beliefs. Many commentators have identified it as a "romantic tragi-comedy".[5][6]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by Vasant Desai, and the lyrics were written by Majrooh Sultanpuri.[3][7]

No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Dil Hum To Haare"	Geeta Dutt, Mohammed Rafi	3:32
2.	"Tera Khat Leke Sanam"	Lata Mangeshkar	3:24
3.	"Kal Saajna Milna Yahan"	Geeta Dutt, Mohammed Rafi	3:15
4.	"Tu Ne Jo Idhar Dekha"	Geeta Dutt, Mohammed Rafi	3:16
5.	"Bade Bhale Ho"	Lata Mangeshkar	3:30
6.	"Apne Saiyan Se Naina Ladaibe"	Lata Mangeshkar	3:17

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References

"Ardhangini". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
"Remake of a bore". Link. Vol. 4 no. 26−51. United India Periodicals. 1962. pp. 40–41.
"Ardhangini". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 8 March 2019. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
Grodal, Larsen & Laursen 2005, p. 85.
Grodal, Larsen & Laursen 2005, pp. 83–84.
Hogan 2009, chpt. 1.
"Ardhangini". JioSaavn. Archived from the original on 8 March 2019. Retrieved 8 March 2019.

Bibliography

Grodal, Torben Kragh; Larsen, Bente; Laursen, Iben Thorving, eds. (2005). Visual Authorship: Creativity and Intentionality in Media. Museum Tusculanum Press. ISBN 9788763501286.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
Hogan, Patrick Colm (2009). Understanding Indian Movies: Culture, Cognition, and Cinematic Imagination. University of Texas Press. ISBN 978-0-292-77955-6.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

External links

Ardhangini on IMDb

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[Release_Date-1] "Ardhangini". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 April 2019.

[Link-2] "Remake of a bore". Link. Vol. 4 no. 26−51. United India Periodicals. 1962. pp. 40–41.

[bollywoodhungama-3] "Ardhangini". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 8 March 2019. Retrieved 8 March 2019.

[FOOTNOTEGrodalLarsenLaursen200585-4] Grodal, Larsen & Laursen 2005, p. 85.

[FOOTNOTEGrodalLarsenLaursen200583–84-5] Grodal, Larsen & Laursen 2005, pp. 83–84.

[FOOTNOTEHogan2009chpt._1-6] Hogan 2009, chpt. 1.

[7] "Ardhangini". JioSaavn. Archived from the original on 8 March 2019. Retrieved 8 March 2019.