Chhote Nawab
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{{Infobox film
| name = Chhote Nawab
| image = Chhote Nawab.jpg
| caption = Poster
| director = S.A. Akbar
| producer = Usman Ali
| writer = {{ubl|Mumtaz Ali|B. H. Bukhari}}
| starring = {{Plain list|
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| music = R. D. Burman
| cinematography =
| editing = Vitthal Bankar
| studio = Mumtaz Films
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|1961}}
| runtime = 142 minutes{{cite web | title=Chhote Nawab | website=BBFC | date=5 April 2005 | url=https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/chhote-nawab-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc0znjc0otk | access-date=5 August 2024}}
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| budget =
| gross = {{Estimation}} {{INR}}5.2 million{{Cite web|date=2013-10-14|title=Boxofficeindia.com|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=167&catName=MTk2MQ==|access-date=2020-09-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014051632/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=167&catName=MTk2MQ==|archive-date=14 October 2013}}
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Chhote Nawab ({{Translation|Little Master}}) is a 1961 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film written by Mumtaz Ali and directed by S. A. Akbar.{{cite web | last=Government of India | first=Directorate of Printing | title=Gazette of India, 1961, No. 203 : Directorate of Printing, Government of India : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive | website=Internet Archive | date=23 December 1961 | url=https://archive.org/details/in.gazette.1961.203/O-1925-1961-0000-86306?q=Chhote+Nawab+1961 | access-date=5 August 2024}} Produced under Mumtaz Films, it stars Ameeta, Mehmood, Johnny Walker and Helen.{{cite book |last1=Zaveri |first1=Hanif |title=Mehmood, a Man of Many Moods |date=2005 |publisher=Popular Prakashan |isbn=978-81-7991-213-3 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=w4R2lC3b5e4C&pg=PA177 |language=en}} It was released in 1961 and performed average at the box office.
Cast
- Ameeta as Roshan
- Mehmood as Chhote Nawab
- Johnny Walker as Captain
- Helen{{cite book |last1=Pinto |first1=Jerry |title=Helen: The Life and Times of an H-bomb |date=2006 |publisher=Penguin Books India |isbn=978-0-14-303124-6 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ng_vVIcq5yQC&pg=PA98 |language=en}} as Miss Sophie
- Minoo Mumtaz as Mehnuma
- Anwar Hussain
- Nazir Hussain
- Achala Sachdev
- Bela Bose{{Cite web |title=Chhote Nawab (1961) |url=https://indiancine.ma/JVM/info |access-date=2025-01-28 |website=Indiancine.ma}}
Production
The film was announced in 1961.{{cite web | title=Chhote Nawab (1961): आर.डी. बर्मन और कॉमेडी किंग महमूद का लॉन्च | website=Mayapuri | date=10 June 2024 | url=https://mayapuri.com/gupshup/chhote-nawab-the-rise-of-r-d-burman-and-comic-king-mehmood-4753584 | language=hi | access-date=4 August 2024 | archive-date=4 August 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240804061311/https://mayapuri.com/gupshup/chhote-nawab-the-rise-of-r-d-burman-and-comic-king-mehmood-4753584 | url-status=live }} The film also marks the debut for music director R. D. Burman.{{cite web | title=S.D. Burman : the world of his music : Debabarmana, Khageśa, 1940- author : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive | website=Internet Archive | date=26 June 2024 | url=https://archive.org/details/sdburmanworldofh0000deba?q=Chhote+Nawab+1961 | access-date=5 August 2024}}{{cite web | title=Guru Dutt : a life in cinema : Kabir, Nasreen : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive | website=Internet Archive | date=26 June 2024 | url=https://archive.org/details/guruduttlifeinci0000kabi?q=Chhote+Nawab+1961 | access-date=6 August 2024}}{{Cite book |last=Beaster-Jones |first=Jayson |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gf1zBAAAQBAJ&q=Chhote+Nawab+1961 |title=Bollywood Sounds: The Cosmopolitan Mediations of Hindi Film Song |date=2014-10-09 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=978-0-19-999347-5 |language=en}}
Music
{{Infobox album
| name = Chhote Nawab
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = R.D. Burman
| cover =
| alt =
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Feature film soundtrack
| length = {{Duration|m=38|s=02}}
| label = Saregama India
| producer = R.D. Burman
| next_title = Bhoot Bungla
| next_year = 1965
}}
The music was composed by R. D. Burman.{{cite web | title=Music in Pacific Island cultures: experiencing music, expressing culture: Diettrich, Brian : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive | website=Internet Archive | date=26 June 2024 | url=https://archive.org/details/musicinpacificis0000diet?q=Chhote+Nawab+1961 | access-date=5 August 2024}}{{Cite news |last=Bhaduri |first=Abhijit |title=10 terrific RD Burman songs – Raga based |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/blogs/just-like-that/ten-terrific-rd-burman-songs-raga-based/ |access-date=2024-08-06 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}} The film is considered his breakthrough in Hindi cinema.{{Cite news |last=Ghosh |first=Avijit |title=A tribute: Five rare gems from the early RD Burman |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/blogs/Addictions/a-tribute-five-rare-gems-from-the-early-rd-burman/ |access-date=2024-08-06 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KUKMdEoauW4C&q=Chhote+Nawab+1961 |title=Anvīkshā |date=2011 |language=en}} Shailendra penned the lyrics for the songs.{{cite book |last1=Bharatan |first1=Raju |title=A Journey Down Melody Lane |date=1 September 2010 |publisher=Hay House, Inc |isbn=978-93-81398-05-0 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WnxABAAAQBAJ&pg=PT203 |language=en}}{{cite book |last1=Premchand |first1=Manek |title=Yesterday's Melodies Today's Memories |date=27 December 2018 |publisher=Notion Press |isbn=978-1-64429-877-0 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZJCBDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT369 |language=en}} The film has following tracks:{{cite web | url=https://www.saregama.com/album/chhote-nawab_4281 | title=Chhote Nawab - 01 January 1961 Download | Chhote Nawab - 01 January 1961 Movie Songs Download | access-date=5 August 2024 | archive-date=4 August 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240804064318/https://www.saregama.com/album/chhote-nawab_4281 | url-status=live }}
{{Track listing
| headline = Track listing
| total_length = 38:02
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Ghar Aaja Ghir Aaye Badra
| extra1 = Lata Mangeshkar
| length1 = 03:22
| title2 = Matwali Ankhonwale
| extra2 = Lata Mangeshkar, Mohammed Rafi
| length2 = 06:14
| title3 = Jeenewale Muskura Ke Jee
| extra3 = Lata Mangeshkar, Mohammed Rafi
| length3 = 03:14
| title4 = Aaj Hua Mera Dil Matwala
| extra4 = Lata Mangeshkar, Mohammed Rafi
| length4 = 05:38
| title5 = Aam Chhum Taam Chhum
| extra5 = Mohammed Rafi
| length5 = 03:44
| title6 = Chura Ke Dil Ban Rahe Ho Bhole
| extra6 = Lata Mangeshkar
| length6 = 03:35
| title7 = Ilahi Tu Sun Le Hamari Dua
| extra7 = Mohammed Rafi
| length7 = 06:11
| title8 = Koi Aane Ko Hai Dil
| extra8 = Mohammed Rafi, Shamshad Begum
| length8 = 03:20
| title9 = Chhote Nawab
| extra9 = R. D. Burman
| length9 = 02:27
}}
Reception
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The film is also considered a ”Shakti film” in which dance plays a prominent role in the shaping of female characters.{{Cite book |last1=Sengupta |first1=Saswati |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6z7CDwAAQBAJ&dq=Chhote+Nawab+1961&pg=PA132 |title='Bad' Women of Bombay Films: Studies in Desire and Anxiety |last2=Roy |first2=Shampa |last3=Purkayastha |first3=Sharmila |date=2019-12-06 |publisher=Springer Nature |isbn=978-3-030-26788-9 |pages=132–134 |language=en}}
References
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