ChaalBaaz

ChaalBaaz
Directed by	Pankaj Parashar
Written by	Rajesh Mazumdar (story) Kamlesh Pandey (dialogue & screenplay) Pankaj Parashar (screenplay)
Produced by	Poornachandra Rao Atluri
Starring	Sridevi Sunny Deol Rajnikanth Anupam Kher
Cinematography	Manmohan Singh
Edited by	Afaque Husain
Music by	Laxmikant Shantaram Kudalkar Pyarelal Ramprasad Sharma
Release dates	December 8, 1989
Language	Hindi

ChaalBaaz (Devnagari: चाल बाज़ English: Cunning) is a 1989 Bollywood film directed by Pankaj Parashar, starring Sridevi, Sunny Deol, Rajnikanth and Anupam Kher.

Synopsis

Anju and Manju are twins separated when babies thanks to their mentally retarded nanny. An evil uncle Tribhuvan gets their parents killed in a car accident. He brings up Anju as coy and easily frightened girl. Manju grows up in a basti as a happy-go-lucky club dancer. After a lot of terrifying days in Anju's life, one day she runs away from home. On that very day, Manju has a fight with her childhood companion and neighbor Jaggu, a friendly beer drinking taxi driver. With twist of fate, their paths cross but they never meet. They somehow end up at each others place. Sooraj is the love interest in Anju's life who is actually Manju and Jaggu is... There is the usual confusion of identities.

Cast

• Sridevi .... Anju and Manju
• Rajnikanth .... Jaggu
• Sunny Deol .... Suraj
• Anupam Kher .... Tribhuvan/Chachaji
• Rohini Hattangadi .... Amba (Tribhuvan's wife)
• Annu Kapoor .... Daya (Tribhuvan's servant)
• Saeed Jaffrey .... Vishwannath (Suraj's dad)
• Shakti Kapoor .... Batuknath Lalanprasad Maalpani/Balma
• Aruna Irani .... Anju & Manju's mom
• Kader Khan .... Blind Beggar
• Aftab Shivdasani .... Raju (as Master Aftab)
• Johnny Lever .... Tantrik Johnny Baba (special appearance)

Awards

1990 Filmfare Awards

• Best Actress - Sridevi
• Best Choreographer - Saroj Khan for song - Kisi Ke Haath Na Aayegi Yeh ladki
• Best Playback Singer (Female) -Nomination Kavita Krishnamurthy - Kisi Ke Haath Na Aayegi Yeh ladki

Trivia

• This film is an remake of superhit bollywood film Seeta Aur Geeta.