
Chitralekha
1964-01-01 · 135 min · ★ 7.0
Chitralekha is a 1964 historical-philosophical Hindi film, directed by Kidar Sharma, starring Ashok Kumar, Meena Kumari and Pradeep Kumar. It was based on 1934 Hindi novel by the same name by Bhagwati Charan Verma about Bijgupta serving under the Maurya Empire and the king Chandragupta Maurya (340 BCE – 298 BCE) and his love for courtesan Chitralekha. Set in the back drop of the middle age society. The portrayal of the three tools wisdom, knowledge and power become superfluous in the absence of strength of character.
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- Directors
- Kidar Nath Sharma
- Production companies
- Pushpa Pictures
- Countries
- India
- Status
- Released
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Meena KumariChitralekha
Ashok KumarYogi Kumargiri
Pradeep KumarAryaputra Samant Bijgupt
MehmoodBrahmachari ShwetantTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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