Two young people adrift in the wild
world of the movies in the 1950’s

Khoya Khoya Chand is a film about two young people afloat in the film industry of the wild 1950s.It is the tumultuous love story of an actress, Nikhat (Soha Ali Khan), and a writer-director, Zafar (Shiney Ahuja) based in the wild and exhilarating era of the 1950s-60s, the Golden Age of the Hindi film industry. This film is a tribute to those wondrous times and people as well as an accolade to their inspirational lives. A magical world, people with huge talents, oversized egos, beautiful and ugly individuals and the tantalizing lure of stardom. A world of glittering dreams and harsh realities… golden yet cruel…

This world comes to life with an excellent ensemble of actors who in their varied roles create a colorful backdrop of the film industry… from awe-inspiring superstars and feisty studio-owners to fashionable divas with scandalous stories… this film has them all, and more. Set against the compelling magnetism of this addictive world is the story of Nikhat, the young girl who goes from being a fledging extra, to a starlet to a great heroine, and Zafar, through whom we see the triumphs and travails of a writer-director of the 1950’s… The story of a volatile love that they can neither live with, nor without… And the story of the difficult and often heartbreaking choices they have to make… Even as the backdrop of this film is period, the film modern in its narrative, characterization and treatment.

When Sudhir Mishra's last directorial venture Hazaron Khwahishen Aisi released, ironically both the film as well as its music was appreciated much after the film came and went off the theaters. Even though the soundtrack had arrived on stands months before the film hit the marquee, it started making an impression amongst the connoisseurs of quality music only later.

The same composer-lyricist jodi of Shantanu Moitra and Swanand Kirkire, who came into limelight after Parineeta and Lage Raho Munnabhai, is repeated for Prakash Jha produced Khoya Khoya Chand which is a period film based on the Hindi film industry of the 50s/60s. Since Shantanu and Swanand have demonstrated their stranglehold over period music in Parineeta earlier, there is little doubt that Khoya Khoya Chand would take one down the memory lane as well.

Two lyricists, Swanand Kirkire and Ajay Jhingran, get together to wear a different hat and instead come behind the mike for the title song Khoya Khoya Chand. A song which begins with a hint of jazz and transitions quite smoothly into a 'qawalli', Khoya Khoya Chand comes with a high lyrical quality and boasts of a catchy combination of rhythm and melody. Swanand and Ajay sing in perfect harmony and for a listener, it is a seamless composition to relish and give a repeat hearing. A good start which should make for a high intensity viewing on screen.

A bona fide jazz track set truly in the style of 50s is heard next in the form of ‘Yeh Nigahein'. One has heard of references to 'madhoshi se bhara geet' in the past. Well, 'Yeh Nigahen' is a live example of how a song truly falls justifies such a reference. The choice of singers is apt here as Sonu Nigam, who has been quite selective of late, gets into a perfect Mohd. Rafi mode and pays a true homage.

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