| Chhote Nawab | S.A. Akbar | Mehmood, Ameeta, Minoo Mumtaz, Johnny Walker, R.D. Burman | Comedy Romance | Music by Rahul Dev Burman |
- Chhote Nawab1961 film
- 5.6/10·IMDb100%·Rotten Tomatoes
- A simple and innocent man turns into a bad mannered person.
- Initial release: 1961
- Running time: 2h 22m
Chhote Nawab (1961) - IMDbwww.imdb.com/title/tt0283989/Rating: 5.9/10 - 15 votesNaive, milk-drinker, childlike Chhote Nawab, born on February 29th, lives a ... gets a Court Order, the Nawab has a stroke and passes away, leaving Chhote at the . ... The movie maybe nothing much to write about – a man falling in love with a ...
Naive, milk-drinker, childlike Chhote Nawab, born on February 29th, lives a wealthy lifestyle in the Bombay-based Nawab family consisting of his widowed dad; sister, Mehnuma and her husband... See full summary »Director:
S.A. Akbar
Cast
Cast overview, first billed only: Ameeta ... Roshan N. HussainMehmood ... Chhote NawabJohnny Walker ... Captain KanchanMinoo Mumtaz ... MehnumaHelen ... SophieNasir Hussain ... Nawab Nazir HussainAchala Sachdev ... Nazir Hussain's wifeKumar ... SafdarAltaf Baij Sharma S.N. Banerjee ... Munshi GyanchandAnwar Hussain ... BihariRaj Kishore ... Fake DoctorRaj Dutt A.R. Bengali Edit
Storyline
Naive, milk-drinker, childlike Chhote Nawab, born on February 29th, lives a wealthy lifestyle in the Bombay-based Nawab family consisting of his widowed dad; sister, Mehnuma and her husband, Safdar. His father has borrowed money from Bhagwanti Lala through Safdar's prompting and is heavily in debt. When Bhagwanti gets a Court Order, the Nawab has a stroke and passes away, leaving Chhote at the hands of a merciless Safdar who beats, abuses, and drives him out. Unable to find work with the mind of a 5-year old, he is taken in by his dad's friend, Nawab Nazir Hussain from Calcutta, who had arranged his marriage with his daughter, Roshan, much to the chagrin of his wife. Upon arrival in Calcutta, Chhote is looked after by Nazir and Roshan, who educate him, and in about a year Chhote matures considerably, behaves according to his age, and romances Roshan. Then things change dramatically when Chhote starts making money through his race-horse, Roshni, substitutes milk with alcohol, starts ... Written by rAjOo (gunwanti@hotmail.com)Plot Summary | Add Synopsis
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Soundtracks
Matwali ankhonwaley, oh albeley dilwaley, dil tera ho rahega, gar tu isse apnaley
Sung by Shamshad Begum, Mohammad Rafi
Lyrics by Shailendra
Music by Rahul Dev Burman
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The beginning of R.D. Burman's genius!
For me, as for most of Rahul Dev Burman's fans, "Chote Nawab" is notable for the fact that it marked the arrival of RD into the Indian film industry as an independent composer. Prior to this, Pancham (as he is known to fans and friends alike) was an assistant to his illustrious father, S.D. Burman and was responsible for a lot of the sparkling orchestration and tuning that we saw in Dada Burman's movies.
If the brilliant but whimsical Guru Dutt had stuck to his promise, a movie called "Raaz" would have been RD's first movie. Pancham even composed a few songs for this movie, but Dutt shelved the movie. Hearing this, Pancham's good friend, Mehmood approached him with "Chote Nawab".
The movie maybe nothing much to write about – a man falling in love with a courtesan – but what a brilliant debut by R.D. Burman! Each song is a sparkler, right from the first song he recorded for this movie – the haunting and soulful, "Ghar aaja ghir aaye", to the peppy "Matwali aankhon waale", or the full of life "Aaj hua mera dil matwala", it is RD's movie all the way, and my vote for the movie is only for his super music.
Find story, trailers, cast & crew, photo gallery, videos, songs, box office collection & every news Chhote Nawab film made headlines for at cinestan.com.Direction
S.A. AkbarDirectorProduction
Usman AliProducerMusic
R. D. BurmanComposerShailendraLyricistMohammed RafiSingerLata MangeshkarSingerShamshad BegumSingerCamera and Electrical
Dara EngineerCinematographerSound
K.H.K. RaoAudiographyEditing and Post-production
Viththal BankarEditorProduction Design and Art
Abdul MajidArt DirectorChoreography
Surya KumarDance Master
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- Mumtaz Films
Release Date
- 1 Jan 1961
Genre
- Comedy
Star Cast
- Mehmood.... Chote Nawab
- Amita
- Johny Walker.... Captain
- Helen
- Minu Mumtaz
- Altaf
- Achla Sachdev
- Nizar Hussain
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RD Burman died too young, unhappy: Lata Mangeshkar
IANS Mumbai, June 27, 2014
First Published: 15:35 IST(27/6/2014) | Last Updated: 15:52 IST(27/6/2014)
Singing legend Lata Mangeshkar remembers her long association
with late, noted Bollywood music director Rahul Dev Burman,
affectionately called Pancham-Da, on the occasion of his 75th birth anniversary on Friday and says "he died too young and too unhappy."
"For a composer as talented as Pancham to be almost jobless was a living death. Pancham was very unhappy. He would sometimes share his grief with me. I feel sad even now when I recall how cruel the industry was to Pancham just because some of his music didn't do well," she said while sharing how unhappy RD Burman was during his final years.
Born to the rising star in the musical firmament, SD Burman in the year 1939, Pancham revolutionised Hindi film music since he debuted as a composer with comedian Mehmood's 1961 movie Chhote Nawab.
Read: When a beggar refused to take money from Lata Mangeshkar
His range varied from the catchy Aaja Aaja from Teesri Manzil to the soulful thumri Hame Tumse Pyar Kitna by Parveen Sultana in Kudrat. He also composed mischievous number Ek chatur naar, badi hoshiyar from Padosan and the melodious Tere bina zindagi se koi shikwa to nahin from Aandhi.
He died at the age of 54.
Lata acknowledges her love and debt for the departed composer and says her brother-in-law "was immensely talented and could compose in any style."
"... he knew exactly which song to give to which singer. If he gave my sister Asha Bhosle Piya tu ab toh aaja, he gave me Raina beeti jaaye. He also gave me Naam ghum jayega chehra yeh badal jayega...This is the signature tune of my career," she added.
Burman's last work was seen in 1942: A Love Story, which was released after his unfortunate demise in 1994 and Lata gets emotional as she recalls the meomories while singing for the film.
"It was twice that my recording for Pancham for 1942: A Love Story got postponed. Finally, I was in Delhi when I heard he passed away. I recorded the song Kuch na kaho posthumously for Pancham with a heavy heart... If Pancham had lived, he would have been so happy to see his songs used so beautifully."
Lata feels that "Pancham was reverent."
"He saw me as his father's artiste, but when we recorded he was a colleague. And if Kishore-da (Kishore Kumar) was with us, then it was full masti (fun). We had great fun. And his songs have withstood the test of time. Only two music composers from Hindi cinema have attained such enduring fame after death. Pancham and Madan Mohan," she said.
"For a composer as talented as Pancham to be almost jobless was a living death. Pancham was very unhappy. He would sometimes share his grief with me. I feel sad even now when I recall how cruel the industry was to Pancham just because some of his music didn't do well," she said while sharing how unhappy RD Burman was during his final years.
Born to the rising star in the musical firmament, SD Burman in the year 1939, Pancham revolutionised Hindi film music since he debuted as a composer with comedian Mehmood's 1961 movie Chhote Nawab.
Read: When a beggar refused to take money from Lata Mangeshkar
His range varied from the catchy Aaja Aaja from Teesri Manzil to the soulful thumri Hame Tumse Pyar Kitna by Parveen Sultana in Kudrat. He also composed mischievous number Ek chatur naar, badi hoshiyar from Padosan and the melodious Tere bina zindagi se koi shikwa to nahin from Aandhi.
He died at the age of 54.
Lata acknowledges her love and debt for the departed composer and says her brother-in-law "was immensely talented and could compose in any style."
"... he knew exactly which song to give to which singer. If he gave my sister Asha Bhosle Piya tu ab toh aaja, he gave me Raina beeti jaaye. He also gave me Naam ghum jayega chehra yeh badal jayega...This is the signature tune of my career," she added.
Burman's last work was seen in 1942: A Love Story, which was released after his unfortunate demise in 1994 and Lata gets emotional as she recalls the meomories while singing for the film.
"It was twice that my recording for Pancham for 1942: A Love Story got postponed. Finally, I was in Delhi when I heard he passed away. I recorded the song Kuch na kaho posthumously for Pancham with a heavy heart... If Pancham had lived, he would have been so happy to see his songs used so beautifully."
Lata feels that "Pancham was reverent."
"He saw me as his father's artiste, but when we recorded he was a colleague. And if Kishore-da (Kishore Kumar) was with us, then it was full masti (fun). We had great fun. And his songs have withstood the test of time. Only two music composers from Hindi cinema have attained such enduring fame after death. Pancham and Madan Mohan," she said.
RD Burman and Lata Mangeshkar. (Agencies)
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First Published: 15:35 IST(27/6/2014) | Last Updated: 15:52 IST(27/6/2014)
Singing legend Lata Mangeshkar remembers her long association
with late, noted Bollywood music director Rahul Dev Burman,
affectionately called Pancham-Da, on the occasion of his 75th birth anniversary on Friday and says "he died too young and too unhappy."
"For a composer as talented as Pancham to be almost jobless was a living death. Pancham was very unhappy. He would sometimes share his grief with me. I feel sad even now when I recall how cruel the industry was to Pancham just because some of his music didn't do well," she said while sharing how unhappy RD Burman was during his final years.
Born to the rising star in the musical firmament, SD Burman in the year 1939, Pancham revolutionised Hindi film music since he debuted as a composer with comedian Mehmood's 1961 movie Chhote Nawab.
Read: When a beggar refused to take money from Lata Mangeshkar
His range varied from the catchy Aaja Aaja from Teesri Manzil to the soulful thumri Hame Tumse Pyar Kitna by Parveen Sultana in Kudrat. He also composed mischievous number Ek chatur naar, badi hoshiyar from Padosan and the melodious Tere bina zindagi se koi shikwa to nahin from Aandhi.
He died at the age of 54.
Lata acknowledges her love and debt for the departed composer and says her brother-in-law "was immensely talented and could compose in any style."
"... he knew exactly which song to give to which singer. If he gave my sister Asha Bhosle Piya tu ab toh aaja, he gave me Raina beeti jaaye. He also gave me Naam ghum jayega chehra yeh badal jayega...This is the signature tune of my career," she added.
Burman's last work was seen in 1942: A Love Story, which was released after his unfortunate demise in 1994 and Lata gets emotional as she recalls the meomories while singing for the film.
"It was twice that my recording for Pancham for 1942: A Love Story got postponed. Finally, I was in Delhi when I heard he passed away. I recorded the song Kuch na kaho posthumously for Pancham with a heavy heart... If Pancham had lived, he would have been so happy to see his songs used so beautifully."
Lata feels that "Pancham was reverent."
"He saw me as his father's artiste, but when we recorded he was a colleague. And if Kishore-da (Kishore Kumar) was with us, then it was full masti (fun). We had great fun. And his songs have withstood the test of time. Only two music composers from Hindi cinema have attained such enduring fame after death. Pancham and Madan Mohan," she said.
"For a composer as talented as Pancham to be almost jobless was a living death. Pancham was very unhappy. He would sometimes share his grief with me. I feel sad even now when I recall how cruel the industry was to Pancham just because some of his music didn't do well," she said while sharing how unhappy RD Burman was during his final years.
Born to the rising star in the musical firmament, SD Burman in the year 1939, Pancham revolutionised Hindi film music since he debuted as a composer with comedian Mehmood's 1961 movie Chhote Nawab.
Read: When a beggar refused to take money from Lata Mangeshkar
His range varied from the catchy Aaja Aaja from Teesri Manzil to the soulful thumri Hame Tumse Pyar Kitna by Parveen Sultana in Kudrat. He also composed mischievous number Ek chatur naar, badi hoshiyar from Padosan and the melodious Tere bina zindagi se koi shikwa to nahin from Aandhi.
He died at the age of 54.
Lata acknowledges her love and debt for the departed composer and says her brother-in-law "was immensely talented and could compose in any style."
"... he knew exactly which song to give to which singer. If he gave my sister Asha Bhosle Piya tu ab toh aaja, he gave me Raina beeti jaaye. He also gave me Naam ghum jayega chehra yeh badal jayega...This is the signature tune of my career," she added.
Burman's last work was seen in 1942: A Love Story, which was released after his unfortunate demise in 1994 and Lata gets emotional as she recalls the meomories while singing for the film.
"It was twice that my recording for Pancham for 1942: A Love Story got postponed. Finally, I was in Delhi when I heard he passed away. I recorded the song Kuch na kaho posthumously for Pancham with a heavy heart... If Pancham had lived, he would have been so happy to see his songs used so beautifully."
Lata feels that "Pancham was reverent."
"He saw me as his father's artiste, but when we recorded he was a colleague. And if Kishore-da (Kishore Kumar) was with us, then it was full masti (fun). We had great fun. And his songs have withstood the test of time. Only two music composers from Hindi cinema have attained such enduring fame after death. Pancham and Madan Mohan," she said.
RD Burman and Lata Mangeshkar. (Agencies)