Khoya Khoya Chand

For the TV series, see Khoya Khoya Chand (TV series).

Khoya Khoya Chand, (translation: Lost Moon) is a 2007 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film directed by Sudhir Mishra and produced by Prakash Jha.^[2][3] The film stars Shiney Ahuja and Soha Ali Khan with Rajat Kapoor, Sushmita Mukherjee, Sonya Jehan and Vinay Pathak in supporting roles. The film captures the lifestyle of celebrities with aplomb with the 1950s film industry as its backdrop.^[4] It was released on 7 December 2007.

Khoya Khoya Chand
Movie poster
Directed by	Sudhir Mishra
Written by	Sudhir Mishra
Produced by	Prakash Jha
Starring	Shiney Ahuja Soha Ali Khan Rajat Kapoor Sushmita Mukherjee
Cinematography	Sachin K. Krishn
Edited by	Ruchi Narain Archit D. Rastoga
Music by	Shantanu Moitra
Production company	Prakash Jha Productions
Distributed by	Holy Cow Pictures Adlabs[1]
Release date	7 December 2007 (2007-12-07)
Running time	131 minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindi

Synopsis

Zafar, a young and rebellious writer, comes to Mumbai to try his luck in the Bollywood film industry. He soon falls in love with a starlet and loses himself in the intoxicating world of glamour.

Cast

• Shiney Ahuja as Zafar
• Soha Ali Khan as Nikhat
• Rajat Kapoor as Prem Kumar
• Vinay Pathak as Shaymol Mukherjee
• Saurabh Shukla as Producer Khosa
• Sonya Jehan as Ratanbala
• Sushmita Mukherjee as Sharda
• Mahie Gill as Starlet at Prem's house
• Haidar Ali as Michael
• Ashish Ghosh as Noni Ganguly
• Alka Pradhan as Nikhat's mother

Music

The soundtrack of the film was released on 8 November 2007; composed by Shantanu Moitra, with lyrics by Swanand Kirkire.^[5]

Khoya Khoya Chand
Soundtrack album by Shantanu Moitra
Released	8 November 2007 (India)
Genre	Film soundtrack
Label	Adlabs Presents
Shantanu Moitra chronology
Laaga Chunari Mein Daag (2007) Khoya Khoya Chand (2007)

Song	Singer(s)
"Chale Aao Saiyan"	Shreya Ghoshal
"Khoya Khoya Chand"	Ajay Jhingran & Swanand Kirkire
"Khushboo Sa"	Hamsika Iyer
"O Re Paakhi"	Sonu Nigam
"Sakhi Piya"	Pranab Biswas & Shreya Ghoshal
"Thirak Thirak"	Sonu Nigam & Shreya Ghoshal
"Yeh Nigahein"	Sonu Nigam & Antara Chowdhury

Reception

Khalid Mohamed of Hindustan Times gave the film 2.5 out of 5 stars, writing ″Like it or not, Soha Ali Khan is hopelessly miscast.The role required at least one per cent of what Smita Patil gave to Bhumika. Ms Khan may be sincere but not mature enough to make you care about this Soya Soya Chand.″^[6] Taran Adarsh of IndiaFM gave the film 1.5 stars out of 5, writing ″On the whole, the film has some interesting moments, but the impact it ought to create as also its slow pacing and excessive length dilute the effect.″^[7]