Chhoti Bahen is the story about the delicate but powerful bond of love. Rajendra and Shekhar lose their parents, and the all they have is each other, and their younger sister Meena. Though in love, Rajendra swears that he will not marry till his younger brother and sister are settled. Shekhar falls in love with a rich girl Shobha. Meanwhile, Meena's marriage is fixed. Misfortune strikes when Meena meets with an accident and is blinded forever. Shekhar, pressed on by an impatient Shobha, marries her and they go away to live with her rich father. Rajendra loses his job. To support his poor blind sister, he is desperate for a job.
Cast: Balraj Sahni, Nanda Vinayak, Rehman Khan
Crew: LV Prasad (Director), Dwarka Divecha (Director of Photography), Jaikishan Dayabhai Panchal (Music Director), Shankar Singh Raghuvanshi (Music Director)
Rating: U (India)
Genres: Drama
Release Dates: 26 Feb 1959 (India)
Hindi Name: छोटी बहन
Did you know? The film was remade in Telugu as Aada Paduchu (1967) and in Kannada as Onde Balliya Hoogalu (1967). Read More
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as Rajendra
as Meena
as Shekhar
as Shobha's dad
as Ramesh's dad
as Dancer / Singer
as Mahesh's dad
as Chanchal
as Mahesh
as Dancer / Singer
as Sheela
as Dr. Ramesh
Direction
Director
Writers
Screenplay Writer
Music
Music Director
Lyricist
Background Music
Music Label
Playback Singer
Sound
Sound Re-recording Mixer
Audio Assistant
Assistant Sound Re-recording Mixer
Choreography
Choreographer
Film Type:
Feature
Language:
Hindi
Colour Info:
Black & White
Frame Rate:
24 fps
Aspect Ratio:
2.35:1
Stereoscopy:
No
Music Label: Saregama India Limited
03:49
Music Director: Shankar Singh Raghuvanshi, Jaikishan Dayabhai Panchal
Lyricist: Hasrat Jaipuri
Playback Singer: Mukesh Chand Mathur
03:36
Music Director: Jaikishan Dayabhai Panchal, Shankar Singh Raghuvanshi
Lyricist: Hasrat Jaipuri
Playback Singer: Lata Mangeshkar
03:43
Music Director: Shankar Singh Raghuvanshi, Jaikishan Dayabhai Panchal
Lyricist: Hasrat Jaipuri
Playback Singer: Subir Sen, Lata Mangeshkar
04:05
Music Director: Jaikishan Dayabhai Panchal, Shankar Singh Raghuvanshi
Lyricist: Hasrat Jaipuri
Playback Singer: Mohammad Rafi
04:47
Music Director: Shankar Singh Raghuvanshi, Jaikishan Dayabhai Panchal
Lyricist: Hasrat Jaipuri
Playback Singer: Lata Mangeshkar
03:42
Music Director: Jaikishan Dayabhai Panchal, Shankar Singh Raghuvanshi
Lyricist: Hasrat Jaipuri
Playback Singer: Manna Dey, Asha Bhosle
03:08
Music Director: Shankar Singh Raghuvanshi, Jaikishan Dayabhai Panchal
Lyricist: Hasrat Jaipuri
Playback Singer: Lata Mangeshkar
03:15
Music Director: Jaikishan Dayabhai Panchal, Shankar Singh Raghuvanshi
Lyricist: Hasrat Jaipuri
Playback Singer: Lata Mangeshkar
Trivia:
The film was a remake of the Tamil movie En Thangai (1952).
The film was remade in Telugu as Aada Paduchu (1967) and in Kannada as Onde Balliya Hoogalu (1967).
The film was remade in Telugu as Aada Paduchu (1967) and in Kannada as Onde Balliya Hoogalu (1967).
