| Aandhiyan | |
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| Directed by | Chetan Anand |
| Written by | Chetan Anand |
| Screenplay by | Chetan Anand |
| Story by | Chetan Anand Hameed Butt |
| Produced by | Dev Anand |
| Starring | Dev Anand Kalpana Kartik Nimmi |
| Cinematography | Jal Mistry |
| Edited by | M. D. Jadhav |
| Music by | Ali Akbar Khan |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Navketan Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Aandhiyan (English: Cruel Winds) is a 1952 Hindi drama, written and directed by Chetan Anand. The story was written by Chetan Anand and Hameed Butt, and was based on an actual event in Amritsar. It stars Dev Anand, Kalpana Kartik, Nimmi in lead roles.[1] The music of the film was composed by the classical musician Ali Akbar Khan, with lyrics by Narendra Sharma.
Jaidev, who was a student of Khan from Lucknow, and later became a noted music director, started his career by assisting Khan in film music.[2] The background score of the film was also done by Ali Akbar Khan along with other Hindustani classical musicians, including Pandit Ravi Shankar and Pannalal Ghosh.[3][4] Lata Mangeshkar sang the title song "Har Kahin Pe Shaadmani", and as a token of her respect to sarod maestro, did not charge any fee.[4] The dances were choreographed by Lakshmi Shankar, who also sang a song, while Gopi Krishan choreographed his own dances.[5]
- ^ "Yesteryear actor Kalpana Kartik leading a quiet life". India Today. 23 March 2014. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
- ^ Ganesh Anantharaman (January 2008). Bollywood Melodies: A History of the Hindi Film Song. Penguin Books India. pp. 87–88. ISBN 978-0-14-306340-7.
- ^ "My First Break: Pandit Ravi Shankar". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 7 October 2010. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
- ^ a b "Tribute : Soul-stirring strains". The Hindu. 26 June 2011. Archived from the original on 4 July 2011. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
- ^ Film opening credits, 1:33, 1:59, 2:03.