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Chaand Kaa Tukdaa (चाँद का टुकड़ा)

Chaand Kaa Tukdaa (चाँद का टुकड़ा; also released as Chaand Ka Tukdaa, with the alternate English title Beautiful) is a 1994 Hindi-language film directed and produced by Saawan Kumar Tak, starring Sridevi, Salman Khan, and Anupam Kher. It combines action, comedy, crime, drama, and romance, and follows a wealthy non-resident Indian who returns to India to find a bride and falls in love with a village girl who is a pawn in a conspiracy against him.1 • 2

Key factDetail
Release19 August 1994 (India); Bollywood Hungama lists 20 August 19943 • 4
Director / producerSaawan Kumar Tak, for Saawan Kumar Productions1 • 5
WritersSachin Bhowmick (screenplay), Anwar Khan (dialogue), Saawan Kumar Tak (story)2
Lead castSridevi as Radha, Salman Khan as Shyam S. Malhotra, Anupam Kher as Hasmukh Khurana1
Runtime155 minutes1
MusicMahesh-Kishor (Mahesh Sharma and Kishore Sharma); lyrics by Saawan Kumar Tak5 • 6
Box officeBudget ₹27,500,000; India nett ₹20,550,000; classified a "Disaster" by Box Office India7
CertificationU (suitable for all ages) in India8

Spoilers

Plot and cast

Shyam Malhotra (Salman Khan) lives a wealthy lifestyle in London, England, and is considered one of the ten richest people in the world. His father, S.K. Malhotra, was killed, and his mother identified the killer but died before the person could be apprehended, asking Shyam to return to India. There he fulfills his late mother's final wish that he marry an Indian girl, and falls in love with Radha (Sridevi), who is, unknown to him, a pawn in the hands of his enemies.7 • 8

The supporting cast includes Anupam Kher as Hasmukh Khurana, Raza Murad in the double role of Sohan Singh and Mohan Singh, Shatrughan Sinha as Zhivago, Mehmood as Babu Maushaye, Rakesh Hans as Rakesh H. Khurana, Zeba Khan as Minoo, Rama Vij as Mrs. S. Malhotra, Lalit Tiwari as Raja Saheb, and Gurbachan Singh as Babbar.1 • 2

Production

Saawan Kumar Tak wrote the story, produced the film through Saawan Kumar Productions, and directed it. G. Shyam Kumar was the cinematographer and Jawahar Razdan the editor; Saroj Khan and Chinni Prakash Mohan choreographed the songs, and Neeta Lulla designed the costumes.2 • 9

Filming locations. The film was shot at Film City in Goregaon, Mumbai, and at Filmalaya Studio, Filmistan Studios, and Mehboob Studios in Mumbai, with location work in London, England.10

According to IMDb trivia, Salman Khan and Sridevi had signed the film before Chandramukhi (1993), but Chaand Kaa Tukdaa was delayed, so Chandramukhi released first.1 The film was later referenced in Mast (1999).1

Music

The soundtrack was composed by the duo Mahesh-Kishor, with all lyrics written by Saawan Kumar Tak.5 The Tips Music album contains eight songs totaling 47 minutes, sung by Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhosle, Vipin Sachdeva, Jolly Mukherjee, Mehmood, and Rakesh Hans. The tracks include "Aaj Radha Ko Shyam", "Aaja Lootere Aaja", "Darwaza Khula Rakhna", "Dil Deewana Dhoond Raha Hai", "I Am Very Very Sorry", "Jo Peete Nahin Sharaab", "Tu Ladka Hai London Ka", and the title song "Tu Lage Chand Ka Tukda".6

Box office

Box Office India records the film as a "Disaster". It opened on 140 screens with a first day of ₹2,500,000 and a first weekend of ₹73,00,000, and its first week totaled ₹12,350,000. Weekly collections fell steadily to ₹50,000 in the eighth week. The all-India nett total was ₹20,550,000 with a distributor share of ₹69,25,000, against a budget of ₹27,500,000; India gross was ₹3,62,00,000, overseas gross $85,000, and worldwide gross ₹3,88,77,500, on about 3,053,000 footfalls.7 • 11

Reception

The film holds a rating of 3.9/10 on IMDb from 879 user votes.1 The Times of India lists it under the genres action, comedy, and crime, and notes Salman Khan, Sridevi, and Anupam Kher as lead actors alongside Raza Murad, Mehmood Ali, and Shatrughan Sinha.12 Runtime listings vary across databases: 155 minutes on IMDb, Google Play, and Box Office India, 2 hours 32 minutes on Apple TV, and 2 hours 47 minutes on The Times of India.1 • 13 • 8 • 12

References

  1. Chaand Kaa Tukdaa (1994), IMDb
  2. Chaand Kaa Tukdaa, IMDbPro
  3. Chaand Kaa Tukdaa (1994) – Release info, IMDb
  4. Chaand Ka Tukdaa, Bollywood Hungama
  5. Chaand Kaa Tukda – Cast & Crew, Box Office India
  6. Chaand Kaa Tukdaa – Album by Mahesh-Kishore, Apple Music
  7. Chaand Kaa Tukda – Movie, Box Office India
  8. चाँद का टुकड़ा, Apple TV
  9. Chaand Kaa Tukdaa (1994), Jeffrey Hartmann movie database
  10. Chaand Kaa Tukdaa (1994) – Filming & production, IMDb
  11. Chaand Kaa Tukda – Circuit Collections, Box Office India
  12. Chaand Kaa Tukdaa, eTimes, The Times of India
  13. Chaand Kaa Tukdaa, Google Play Movies

Topic: Encyclopedia › Arts and culture › Screen and stage › Film and television › Films and standalone screen works › Individual films by title and year › Indian films (individual works) › Hindi films of the 1990s › Romance and drama films

Initially written Oct 3, 2026 · Reviewed: Oct 3, 2026; Oct 25, 2026 · Edited: Oct 15, 2026; Oct 25, 2026; Nov 1, 2026 · Last review: Oct 25, 2026

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