Khoya Khoya Chand
Khoya Khoya Chand, (translation: Lost Moon) is an Indian Hindi film directed by Sudhir Mishra which released on 7 December 2007.[2] The film stars Shiney Ahuja and Soha Ali Khan with Rajat Kapoor, Sushmita Mukherjee, Sonya Jehan and Vinay Pathak in important roles. The film captures the lifestyle of celebrities with aplomb with the 1950s film industry as its backdrop.[3]
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| Directed by | Sudhir Mishra |
| Written by | Sudhir Mishra |
| Produced by | Prakash Jha |
| Starring | Shiney Ahuja Soha Ali Khan Rajat Kapoor Sushmita Mukherjee |
| Cinematography | Sachin K. Krishn |
| Music by | Shantanu Moitra |
| Distributed by | Holy Cow Pictures Adlabs[1] |
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Running time | 131 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
It was produced by Prakash Jha and Alankrita Shrivastava was involved in the production.[4]
Cast
- Shiney Ahuja as Zafar
- Soha Ali Khan as Nikhat
- Rajat Kapoor as Prem Kumar
- Sonya Jehan as Ratanbala
- Sushmita Mukherjee as Sharda
- Vinay Pathak as Shaymol
- Mahie Gill as Starlet at Prem's house
- Pappu Polyester
- Anangsha Biswas
Music
The soundtrack of the film was released on 8 November 2007; composed by Shantanu Moitra, with lyrics by Swanand Kirkire.[5]
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| Released | 8 November 2007 (India) | |||
| Genre | Film soundtrack | |||
| Label | Adlabs Presents | |||
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| Song | Singer(s) | Picturised on |
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| "Chale Aao Saiyan" | Shreya Ghoshal | |
| "Khoya Khoya Chand" | Ajay Jhingran & Swanand Kirkire | Shiney Ahuja and Soha Ali Khan |
| "Khushboo Sa" | Hamsika Iyer | |
| "O Re Paakhi" | Sonu Nigam | |
| "Sakhi Piya" | Pranab Biswas & Shreya Ghoshal | |
| "Thirak Thirak" | Sonu Nigam & Shreya Ghoshal | |
| "Yeh Nigahein" | Sonu Nigam & Antara Chowdhury | Rajat Kapoor, Soha Ali Khan, Sonya Jehan and Sushmita Mukherjee |
Critical reception
Khalid Mohamed of Hindustan Times gave the film 2.5 out of 5 stars, writing ″Like it or not, Soha Ali Khan is hopelessly miscast.The role required at least one per cent of what Smita Patil gave to Bhumika. Ms Khan may be sincere but not mature enough to make you care about this Soya Soya Chand.″[6] Taran Adarsh of IndiaFM gave the film 1.5 stars out of 5, writing ″On the whole, the film has some interesting moments, but the impact it ought to create as also its slow pacing and excessive length dilute the effect.″[7]
References
- "Adlabs to release some big releases in coming months". Bollywood Hungama. 19 July 2007. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- "Back to 50's with Khoya Khoya Chand". CNN-IBN.
- Khan, Priya Ramani and Parizaad (29 December 2007). "Killing you softly". mint.
- "Alankrita was my best associate: Prakash Jha". The Times of India. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
- "Music Review: Khoya Khoya Chand". IndiaFM. Retrieved 8 November 2007.
- "Review: Khoya Khoya Chand". Hindustan Times. 7 December 2007.
- "Khoya Khoya Chand Review 1.5/5 | Khoya Khoya Chand Movie Review | Khoya Khoya Chand 2007 Public Review | Film Review". Bollywood Hungama. 7 December 2007. Retrieved 1 March 2023.