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Aandhiyan (1952 film)

Aandhiyan
Directed by Chetan Anand
Produced by Navketan Films
Screenplay by Chetan Anand
Story by Chetan Anand
Hameed Butt
Starring Dev Anand
Nimmi
Kalpana Kartik
Durga Khote
Leela Mishra
Music by Ali Akbar Khan
Narendra Sharma (lyrics)
Cinematography Jal Mistry
Edited by M. D. Jadhav
Release date
1952
Running time
96 min.
Country India
Language Hindi
External video
Aandhiyan - Part 1 of 9, Shemaroo Movies Official channel

Aandhiyan (English title: Cruel Winds) is a 1952 Hindi drama, written and directed by Chetan Anand. The story was written by Chetan Anand and Hameed Butt, based on an actual event in Amritsar. It starred Dev Anand, Nimmi and Kalpana Kartik in lead roles. The music of the film was from a classical musician Ali Akbar Khan, with lyrics by Narendra Sharma.

Jaidev, who was a student of Khan from Lucknow, and later became a noted music director, started his career by assisting Khan in film music. The background score of the film was also done by Ali Akbar Khan along with other Hindustani classical musicians Pandit Ravi Shankar and Pannalal Ghosh.Lata Mangeshkar sang the title song "Har Kahin Pe Shaadmani", and as a token of her respect to sarod maestro, did not charge any fee. The dances were choreographed by Lakshmi Shankar, who also sang a song, while Gopi Krishan choreographed his own dances.

All lyrics written by Narendra Sharma; all music composed by Ali Akbar Khan .


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