Chori Chori (1956 film)
| Chori Chori | |
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| Directed by | Anant Thakur |
| Written by | Agha Jani Kashmiri |
| Screenplay by | Agha Jani Kashmiri |
| Based on | It Happened One Night (1934) |
| Produced by | L. B. Lachman |
| Starring | Raj Kapoor Nargis |
| Cinematography | V. N. Reddy |
| Edited by | S. Surya |
| Music by | Shankar-Jaikishan |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | AVM Productions |
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Running time | 158 min. |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | ₹ 0.4 crore |
| Box office | ₹6.04 crore |
Chori Chori (transl. Stealthily) is a 1956 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film directed by Anant Thakur. It stars Raj Kapoor, Nargis in the lead roles. Pran, Johnny Walker, Gope, David, Mukri, Bhagwan Dada have character parts. It is an adaptation of the 1934 American film It Happened One Night. This was the last film of Nargis and Raj Kapoor together as leads, with Nargis doing one cameo appearance in the Raj Kapoor starrer Jagte Raho (1956).
Music was composed by Shankar-Jaikishan and lyrics were written by Hasrat Jaipuri and Shailendra. The music of Chori Chori had popular tracks including romantic songs "Aaja Sanam Madhur Chandni Mein", "Yeh Raat Bheegi Bheegi", "Jahan Mein Jaati Hoon Wahi Chale Aate Ho", by Lata Mangeshkar and Manna Dey and comedy number "Sawa Lakh Ki Lottery," by Lata Mangeshkar and Mohammad Rafi. The film was later entirely remastered and colourised.