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Chitralekha (1964 film), the Glossary

Chitralekha is a 1964 Indian Hindi-language historical drama film directed by Kidar Sharma and starring Ashok Kumar, Pradeep Kumar and Meena Kumari.^[1]

25 relations: Achala Sachdev, Amrapali (film), Asha Bhosle, Ashok Kumar, Bela Bose, Bhagwati Charan Verma, Chandragupta Maurya, Chitralekha (1941 film), Chitralekha (novel), Hindi, Historical drama, India, Kidar Sharma, Lata Mangeshkar, Manna Dey, Maurya Empire, Meena Kumari, Mehmood (actor), Minoo Mumtaz, Mohammed Rafi, Pradeep Kumar, Roshan (music director), Sahir Ludhianvi, The Hindu, Usha Mangeshkar.
Films scored by Roshan (music director)
Films set in the 3rd century BC
Films set in the Maurya Empire
Works about the Maurya Empire

Achala Sachdev

Achala Sachdev (3 May 1920 – 30 April 2012) was an Indian actress who appeared in classic films of Hindi language film industry, who started her career as a child actor.

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Amrapali is a 1966 historical Hindi film directed by Lekh Tandon, starring Sunil Dutt and Vyjayanthimala as leads. Chitralekha (1964 film) and Amrapali (film) are 1960s Hindi-language films, 1960s Indian films, 1960s historical films, films about courtesans in India, films set in ancient India, Indian historical films and works about the Maurya Empire.

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Asha Bhosle

Asha Bhosle (born 8 September 1933) is an Indian playback singer, entrepreneur, actress and television personality who predominantly works in Indian cinema.

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Ashok Kumar

Ashok Kumar (born Kumudlal Ganguly; 13 October 1911 – 10 December 2001), was an Indian actor who attained iconic status in Indian cinema.

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Bela Bose

Bela Bose (1943 or 1944 – 20 February 2023) was an Indian dancer and actress who was active in Hindi films during the 1960s and 1970s.

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Bhagwati Charan Verma

Bhagwati Charan Verma (30 August 1903 – 5 October 1981) was a Hindi author.

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Chandragupta Maurya

Chandragupta Maurya (350–295 BCE) was the Emperor of Magadha from 322 BC to 297 BC and founder of the Maurya dynasty which ruled over a geographically-extensive empire based in Magadha.

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Chitralekha (1941 film)

Chitralekha is a 1941 Indian Hindi-language film, directed by Kidar Sharma and based on the 1934 Hindi novel of the same name by Bhagwati Charan Verma. Chitralekha (1964 film) and Chitralekha (1941 film) are films about courtesans in India, films based on Indian novels, films set in ancient India, films set in the 3rd century BC and films set in the Maurya Empire.

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Chitralekha (novel)

Chitralekha is a 1934 Hindi novel by the Indian writer Bhagwati Charan Verma about the philosophy of life, love, sin and virtue.

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Hindi

Modern Standard Hindi (आधुनिक मानक हिन्दी, Ādhunik Mānak Hindī), commonly referred to as Hindi, is the standardised variety of the Hindustani language written in Devanagari script.

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Historical drama

A historical drama (also period drama, period piece or just period) is a dramatic work set in a past time period, usually used in the context of film and television, which presents historical events and characters with varying degrees of fictional elements such as creative dialogue or fictional scenes which aim to compress separate events or illustrate a broader factual narrative.

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India

India, officially the Republic of India (ISO), is a country in South Asia.

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Kidar Sharma

Kidar Nath Sharma, also Kedar Sharma (12 April 1910 – 29 April 1999), was an Indian film director, producer, screenwriter, and Lyricist of Hindi films.

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Lata Mangeshkar

Lata Mangeshkar (born Hema Mangeshkar; 28 September 1929 – 6 February 2022) was an Indian playback singer and occasional music composer.

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Manna Dey

Prabodh Chandra Dey (May 1, 1919 − October 24, 2013), known by his stage name Manna Dey, was a renowned Indian playback singer, music director, and musician.

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Maurya Empire

The Maurya Empire (Ashokan Prakrit: 𑀫𑀸𑀕𑀥𑁂, Māgadhe) was a geographically extensive Iron Age historical power in South Asia based in Magadha (present day Bihar).

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Meena Kumari

Meena Kumari (born Mahjabeen Bano; 1 August 1933 – 31 March 1972) was an Indian actress and poet, who worked in Hindi films.

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Mehmood (actor)

Mehmood Ali (29 September 1932 – 23 July 2004), popularly known simply as Mehmood, was an Indian actor, singer, director and producer, best known for playing comic roles in Hindi films.

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Minoo Mumtaz

Minoo Mumtaz (born as Malikunnisa Ali; 26 April 1942 – 23 October 2021) was an Indian actress.

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Mohammed Rafi

Mohammed Rafi (24 December 1924 – 31 July 1980) was an Indian playback singer.

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Pradeep Kumar

Pradeep Kumar (born Sital Batabyal; 4 January 1925 – 27 October 2001) was an Indian actor who is recognized for his work in Hindi, Bengali and English-language films.

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Roshan (music director)

Roshan Lal Nagrath (14 July 1917 – 16 November 1967), known mononymously as Roshan, was an Indian esraj player and music director.

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Sahir Ludhianvi

Chaudhary Abdul Hayee Gujjar (8 March 1921 – 25 October 1980), popularly known by his pen name (takhallus) Sahir Ludhianvi, was an Indian poet who wrote primarily in Urdu in addition to Hindi.

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The Hindu

The Hindu is an Indian English-language daily newspaper owned by The Hindu Group, headquartered in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.

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Usha Mangeshkar

Usha Mangeshkar (born 15 December 1935) is an Indian singer who has recorded many Marathi, Manipuri, Hindi, Bengali, Kannada, Nepali, Bhojpuri, Gujarati, Odia and Assamese songs.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chitralekha_(1964_film)