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  • Chhaya (1961)
  • Not Rated
    144 min | Drama, Romance
Chhaya (1961)
Not Rated
144 min | Drama, Romance

Young and attractive Sarita Choudhary lives a wealthy lifestyle with her widowed dad, Jagatnarayan in a palatial house with her aunt, Rukmani; cousin, Lalli, and a maid-servant, Manorama Lal. Her dad recruits a tutor, Arun, to teach her ...See moreYoung and attractive Sarita Choudhary lives a wealthy lifestyle with her widowed dad, Jagatnarayan in a palatial house with her aunt, Rukmani; cousin, Lalli, and a maid-servant, Manorama Lal. Her dad recruits a tutor, Arun, to teach her essay-writing, and both Arun and Sarita end up falling in love with each other, especially when Sarita finds out that he is really a famous poet by the name of 'Rahee'. But her aunt would like to see her married to her nephew, Ramu alias Romeo, and she has Jagatnarayan recruit him to teach Sarita music. Jagatnarayan himself would like Sarita to get married to the son of a wealthy man, Moti Lal, and openly rejects any alliance with Arun, who comes from a poor family. Watch what happens when Moti Lal gets an anonymous letter informing him that Sarita is not the real daughter of Jagatnarayan, and that her parentage. religion, and caste are unknown. Written by rAjOo (gunwanti@hotmail.com) See less
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Director
Hrishikesh Mukherjee (as Hrishikesh Mukherji)
Writers
Sachin Bhowmick (screenplay) | Rajendra Krishan (dialogue & lyrics) (as Rajinder Krishan) | D.N. Mukherjee (story)
Producer
A.V. Meiyappan (as Av. Meiyappan)
Composer
Salil Choudhury (as Salil Chowdhury)
Cinematographers
Jaywant Pathare (as Jaywant R. Pathare) | T.B. Seetaram (as T.B. Seetharam)
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17 cast members
Name Known for
Sunil Dutt
Arun / Rahee Arun / Rahee   See fewer
Asha Parekh
Sarita J. Choudhary Sarita J. Choudhary   See fewer
Nirupa Roy
Manorama / Aayah Manorama / Aayah   See fewer
Nasir Hussain
Jagatnarayan Choudhary (as Nazir Hussain) Jagatnarayan Choudhary (as Nazir Hussain)   See fewer
Lalita Pawar
Rukmani Rukmani   See fewer
Achala Sachdev
Arun's elder sister Arun's elder sister   See fewer
Ashim Kumar
Ramu 'Romeo' Ramu 'Romeo'   See fewer
Asit Kumar Sen
Dhard (as Asit Sen) Dhard (as Asit Sen)   See fewer
Krishan Dhawan
Shyam Lal Shyam Lal   See fewer
Farida Dadi
Young Sarita (as Baby Farida) Young Sarita (as Baby Farida)   See fewer
Shivji Bhai
Actor (as Shivji Bhai) Actor (as Shivji Bhai)   See fewer
Master Ashoke
Lalli as a child Lalli as a child   See fewer
V.D. Puranik
Actor (as Puranik) Actor (as Puranik)   See fewer
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