Khilona (1970 film)
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| खिलौना | |
| Directed by | Chander Vohra |
| Produced by | L.V. Prasad |
| Written by |
Aghajani Kashmeri (dialogues) Anand Bakshi (lyrics) |
| Screenplay by | Gulshan Nanda |
| Story by | Gulshan Nanda |
| Starring |
Sanjeev Kumar Mumtaz Shatrughan Sinha Jeetendra |
| Music by | Laxmikant-Pyarelal |
| Cinematography | Dwarka Divecha |
| Edited by | Shivaji Awdhut |
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160 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Box office | ₹3,50,00,000 |
Khilona (English: Toy) is a 1970 Indian drama film, produced by L.V. Prasad on Prasad Productions Pvt.Ltd. banner and directed by Chander Vohra. Starring Sanjeev Kumar, Mumtaz, Jeetendra in lead roles. Other actors in supporting roles are Shatrughan Sinha, Durga Khote, Ramesh Deo, Jagdeep and music composed by Laxmikant-Pyarelal. The film recorded as "Super Hit" at the box office. The film was a remake of Telugu film Punarjanma. The film was not remade in Tamil instead both Hindi and Tamil version were simultaneously made. Tamil version had Engirundho Vandhaal with Sivaji Ganesan and Jayalalithaa. The film was also remade in Malayalam as Amrithavaahini.
The film received six nominations at the 18th Filmfare Awards in 1971 of which it won the Filmfare Best Movie Award and Filmfare Best Actress Award for Mumtaz. Other nominations were for Best Actor (Sanjeev Kumar), Best Comic (Jagdeep), Best Story (Gulshan Nanda), and Best Male Playback Singer (Mohd. Rafi).
Vijaykamal (Sanjeev Kumar) is a son of a rich Thakur Suraj Singh but has lost his mind. He sees his lover Sapna marry his neighbour Bihari (Shatrughan Sinha) and then commit suicide on the night of the Diwali party hosted by Bihari. This incident puts Vijay in shock. Thakur believes that if Vijay gets married, his mental health would improve. He hence approaches a tawaif Chand (Mumtaz) to pretend to be Vijay's wife and thus help him get better. But Chand receives cold treatment by Vijay's mother and his elder brother Kishore. Once, in a fit of madness, Vijay sexually assaults Chand. But later Chand becomes very friendly with Vijay and that starts improving his condition.
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