Chand Ke Paar Chalo (film)

Chand Ke Paar Chalo (Go to the other side of the Moon)
Chand Ke Paar Chalo (Go to the other side of the Moon)
Directed by	Mustafa Engineer
Produced by	Babar Chopra
Starring	Sahib Chopra Preeti Jhangiani, Sanjay Narvekar
Music by	Vishnu Narayan
Release date	31 March 2006
Language	Hindi/Urdu

Chaand Ke Paar Chalo' (Hindi for "Go to the other side of the Moon") is an Indian Bollywood motion picture directed by Mustafa Engineer released in 2006. This was Engineer's first film.

Synopsis

The main protagonist is Chander, a tourist photographer in the Indian city of Nainital living with his parents (played by Alok Nath and Kanu Gill), and best friend Johnny (played by Sanjay Narvekar). While on his way to work, he meets a stage dancer (a banjaran) named Nirmala [played by Preeti Jhangiani] and is seduced by her beauty. He takes photographs of her and later befriends her, serenading her with sweet nothings about "taking her across the moon and stars" and promises to take her to the city of dreams, Mumbai. She agrees to be with him, despite objections from her guardians, her uncle (played by (Tej Sapru) and aunt (played by Himani Shivpuri) who had other plans for her. From there her career as a star begins under a new name, Garima.

Chander sells his camera to Johnny, as well as his studio to raise money for the realization of their dreams. A film director named Arman Khan discovers Garima and gives her the lead role in his film. Garima attains fame and wealth and eventually starts to cold-shoulder Chander. Her assistant Kapoor (played by Shakti Kapoor) dislikes Chander and plots to get rid of him. He succeeds in getting Chander thrown out of Garima's house. Chander's friend advises him to return to Nainital. Upon his return, Chander learns that his father has died and that his mother is staying with his old friend Johnny. Johnny advises Chander to start fresh and returns his camera. Chander returns to his old job. Eventually, he runs into Garima and pleads with her to take him back. She eventually agrees and they get back together.

Cast

Sahib Chopra as Chander
Preeti Jhangiani as Nirmala a.k.a. Garima
Shakti Kapoor as Kapoor
Himani Shivpuri as Nirmala's aunt
Alok Nath as Chander's father
Sanjay Narvekar as Johny
Razzak Khan as Mulla
Kannu Gill as Chander's mother
Tej Sapru as Nirmala's uncle
Raja Awasthi as Pandit
Upasna Singh as Lajjo
Navin Bawa as Deepak
Yusuf Hussain as Armaan Khan

Reviews

The movie was reviewed as largely formulaic and a "tried and tested" Indian romance motif. Reviewers wrote that the film "moves on a linear track and despite offering some good visual appeal and music, lacks the substance." The music was well-reviewed, as was the screen presence of Jhanginani. In an interview, Jhanginani said that the film was "women centric" and focused on her character. Except for Shakti Kapoor, none of the senior actors made an impression in the film.

References

In addition to this, Chand Ke Paar Chalo was a TV show to be aired on NDTV Imagine from 29 September 2008 to 12 February 2009. It was produced by Morpheus Motion Pictures Pvt. Ltd. and Tangerine Digital Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. The producers were Puneet Johar, Gul Khan and Gorky.