Chandrawal

Chandrawal is a 1984 Haryanvi film. It is the third Haryanavilanguage film to be released and the first financially successful one. Written by Late. Shri Devi Shankar Prabhakar,produce by usha sharma and directed by Jayant Prabhaker, the films music was created by J. P. Kaushik. Starring dancer Usha Sharma, the film tells the story of a tragic love affair between Chandrawal, a girl of the Gadia Lohar community, and Suraj, a haryanavi Jat Boy. It was released in March 1984 and became very successful, spurred on by a popular soundtrack.citation needed A sequel is in development and will be produced by Usha Sharma and directed by Nishant Prabhakar.

It broke multiple box office records and was most successful in Haryana, Western U.P., Delhi and parts of Rajasthan, grossing more than Hindi films like Sholay and Bobby in these areas. Chandrawal celebrated its Silver Jubilee at Gagan Cinema in Faridabad, recovering its entire cost at that one theatre alone. While the movie was in theatres, the sight of hundreds of villagers coming in largegroups boarding rural tractortrolleys and trucks to watch Chandrawal at theatre, was commonplace. This movie was popular among all age groups. This movie was particularly instrumental in making the Haryanvi folksongs and music a popular choice in mainstream Indian music industry especially Indipop. Chandrawal has set a world record when the Producers honoured a dozen of cine goers of Haryana and Western U.P. who witnessed Chandrawal more than 200 times.citation needed

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