ChaalBaaz
 | This article's factual accuracy is disputed. (March 2008) |
| ChaalBaaz | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Pankaj Parashar |
| Written by | Rajesh Mazumdar Kamlesh Pandey Pankaj Parashar |
| Produced by | Poornachandra Rao Atluri |
| Starring | Sunny Deol Sridevi Rajnikanth Anupam Kher Shakti Kapoor Annu Kapoor Saeed Jaffrey Aruna Irani Rohini Hattangadi Aftab Shivdasani |
| Cinematography | Manmohan Singh |
| Edited by | Afaque Husain |
| Music by | Laxmikant-Pyarelal |
| Distributed by | Lakshmi Productions Video Sound T-Series |
Release date | 8 December 1989 |
Running time | 155 mins |
| Country |  India |
| 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.
The film was a big success primarily owing to the star-status and performance of Sridevi. The actress had already become the top Bollywood star of the eighties.
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 in love with Manju(who is living in the house as Anju).
Trivia
When the production house approached director Pankaj Parashar, he agreed to direct only if Sridevi was signed for the role. The twin siblings theme had been filmed in earlier hits Raam Aur Shyam and Seeta Aur Geeta. Sridevi's award winning performance continued this streak. The song 'Na Jaane Kahan Se Aayi Hai' became a chartbuster and remains a rage till date. Actor Aftab Shivdasani makes his debut as the child actor in the film. Sridevi was nominated in the Filmafare Best Actress category that year for both Chaalbaaz and Chandni and eventually won for Chaalbaaz. Amitabh Bachchan presented her the trophy.
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
- Best Actress - Sridevi for trimendeous double role
- 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 a remake of superhit bollywood film Seeta Aur Geeta.
External links
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