Chaudhvin Ka Chand () is a 1960 Indian Hindi-language film directed by Mohammed Sadiq. This film was a super-hit at box-office, and became one of the top-grossing films of 1960. A production of Guru Dutt, the film centers on a love triangle between Dutt, Rehman and Waheeda Rehman, and features music by Ravi. After the disastrous box office performance of Kaagaz Ke Phool, Guru Dutt ventured into the idea of producing a commercial project to protect his studio from ruins. The next commercial venture by the studio was Chaudhvin ka Chand, which was a successful comeback film for Guru Dutt and saved Guru Dutt's production studio from ruins. The film is considered a notable Muslim-social. It was ranked #28 in 2003 Outlook Magazine poll of 25 Leading Indian Directors for “Best Bollywood Movies of all time”. Filmfare listed it among “Seven Muslim socials you must watch”. Its album was ranked #30 in Top 100 Bollywood Albums by Film Companion. The film's title track “Chaudhvin Ka Chand” became especially popular and is noted for picturization of the song sequence. The song is regarded as one of the most acclaimed romantic ballads in history and one of the most loved filmi songs of all time. In 2014, the film's screenplay was published as a book, titled Chaudhvin Ka Chand: The Original Screenplay, by the film historians Dinesh Raheja and Jitendra Kothari. The film also entered into the 2nd Moscow International Film Festival. Plot The setting is the city of Lucknow in northern India, where Islamic culture flourished. Aslam and Nawab are two best friends looking for a wife and end up in an accidental love triangle. At a gathering they attend, the ladies exchange veils for fun. This causes the two best friends who live in this city to accidentally fall in love with the same woman named Jameela. Jameela is in love with Aslam and marries him. After marriage, Aslam figures out that his friend Nawab had fallen in love with Jameela as well. However, because the veils had been switched by the girls earlier he was unaware of this. Aslam wants nothing but his friend Nawab to be happy and tries to act in a way that would cause Jameela to divorce him, so that Nawab can then marry her. However, Jameela loves Aslam despite this and will not leave him. Eventually Nawab realizes the misunderstanding and is overcome with