Directed by: Ravindra Dave Producer by: Ravindra Dave Starring: Raj Kapoor, Sadhana, Agha, K N Singh Music Dir: Kalayanji, Anandji, Laxmikant Kudalkar, Pyarelal
Another interesting fact is that with “Chhalia” Manmohan Desai kicked off his
career. Kalyanji-Anandji’s next film “Dil Bhi Tera Hum Bhi Tere” was Arjun
Hingorani’s debut film. Manoj Kumar’s first film “Upkar” also had music by the
duo and slowly they began to the viewed “lucky” for newcomers. Prakash Mehra’s
“Haseena Maan Jayegi”, Narinder Bedi’s “Bandhan”, Feroz Khan’s “Apradh”, Anil
Ganguli’s “Kora Kagaz”, Govind Saraiya’s “Saraswatichandra” and many more films,
it was felt, became successful because of the “lucky” twosome. After “Chhalia”,
films like “Ishaara”, “Phool Bane Angare”, “Bluff Master”, “Majboor”, “Ji
Chaahta Hai”, “Preet Na Jaane Reet” saw Kalyanji-Anandji rise steadily on the
popularity chart. Soon they were assigned bigger films like “Dulha Dulhan”,
“Himalaya ki God Mein” and “Saraswatichandra”.
