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Rishi Kapoor is talking about Sridevi and Vinod Khanna’s blockbuster film Chandni. Which had 10 songs and became the most liked album. 10 million copies of it were sold during that period. Which made the makers rich. Yash Chopra also made a successful comeback into direction with this film.
The credit for bringing the era of musical romantic films goes to Yash Chopra. Who took the risk of making romantic films in the era of action. His experiment was also successful. We are talking about 1989’s ‘Chandni’. In which Rishi Kapoor, Sridevi and Vinod Khanna were in lead roles. Vinod Khanna and Sridevi worked together for the first time. So Rishi Kapoor later shared the screen again with Vinod Khanna in Amar Akbar Anthony. Both the films proved to be blockbusters. Talking about ‘Chandni’, it was made by Yash Chopra to repay the debt of his two old films. Whose songs became so superhit that it sold the most copies of the album at that time. It also became the best-selling album of the 80s.
1. Nine bangles in my hands
2. Mehbooba
3. I will not go to my in-laws’ house
4. Mitwa
5. Come my love
6. Dance Music (Instrumental)
7. Chandni oh my moonlight
8. Sawan started today
9. You hear me
10. Blacker than the Mountain
Yash Chopra made Chandni to pay off debt
Before Yash Chopra’s Chandni film, two super flop films named Vijay and Faasle had come. He was also burdened with the debt of two big films. In such a situation, he made Chandni to repay the loan. He was also saddened by the distance and failure of Vijay. In such a situation, he decided to make something out of the box. In such a situation, he decided to make a romantic film, and then Chandni was born. 1989’s Chandni was a classic film that marked a successful comeback for Yash Chopra in his directorial career.
Chandni brought back the romantic era
The film Chandni is also remembered because after this, the era of romantic musical films started once again in the industry. Later, many such successful films were also made.
dark clouds hit the mountain
moonlight oh my moonlight
Mitwa
Nine bangles in my hands
I will not go to my in-laws’ house
Juhi Chawla’s cameo
Sridevi, Rishi Kapoor and Vinod Khanna were in lead roles in the film Chandni, while Juhi Chawla started her career in that period. He did a cameo in Chandni. Later, Juhi worked with Yash Chopra in the film Darr, which proved to be the turning point in her career.

Varsha, working as Senior Sub Editor in News-Patiala Hindi, has 8 years of experience in digital media. His expertise is in entertainment reporting, writing, film reviews, interviews and analysis. Varsha from Jamia…read more
Varsha, working as Senior Sub Editor in News-Patiala Hindi, has 8 years of experience in digital media. His expertise is in entertainment reporting, writing, film reviews, interviews and analysis. Varsha from Jamia… read more
