Chitralekha (1964 film)

Chitralekha is a 1964 historicalphilosophical 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. Films music and lyrics were by Roshan and Sahir Ludhianvi and noted for his songs like, Sansaar Se Bhaage Phirte Ho and Man Re Tu Kaahe.

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