Dhoop Chhaon

Dhoop Chhaon is a 1935 Hindi movie directed by Nitin Bose. It was a remake of the Bengali film Bhagya Chakra. Dhoop Chhaon was the first Hindi film to use playback singing.[1] It was Bose who came up with the idea of playback singing. He discussed with music director Raichand Boral and Bose's brother Mukul Bose, who was the sound recordist in New Theatres, implemented the idea.[2]

Not to be confused with Dhoop Chhaon, 1977 Hindi film, with Sanjeev Kumar and Hema Malini.

Dhoop Chhaon
Directed byNitin Bose
Written bySudarshan (story)
Nitin Bose (screenplay)
StarringKapoor
Biswanath Bhadhuri
K.C.Dey
Sardar Aktar
Pahari Sanyal
Release date
  • 1935 (1935)
Running time
125 minutes
LanguageHindi

Cast
  • Kapoor as Hiralal
  • Biswanath Bhadhuri as Shamlal
  • K.C.Dey as Surdas
  • Nawab as Manager
  • Kedar as Asst. Manager
  • Ajmat as Kallo-Ki-Ma
  • Pahari Sanyal as Dipak
  • Uma Devi as Mira
  • Babulal as Mr. Tewari
  • Debbala as Mira's mother
  • Indu Mukherjee as Detective
  • Shyam Law as Detective
  • Pramathesh Barua as guest at party
  • Vikram Nahar as guest#2
  • Vaid as Client
  • Nagendrabala as Nurse
  • Wahab as Stage-Dipak
  • Sardar Aktar as Stage Kallo-Ki-Ma
  • Triloke Kapur as Satyavan
  • Ahi Sanyal as Bad Singer

Notes
  1. Google Books preview from 'Encyclopedia of Hindi Cinema', Gulzar, Govind Nihalani, Saibal Chatterjee, Encyclopaedia of Hindi Cinema, ISBN 81-7991-066-0
  2. "A page from screenindia.com". Archived from the original on 22 October 2008. Retrieved 9 May 2008.


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