Chhoti Si Baat
| Chhoti Si Baat | |
|---|---|
Salil Chaudhury | |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | B. R. Films |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Chhoti Si Baat (
comedy films of the 1970s, it is a nostalgic favourite for its quirky take on pre-hypercongestion Mumbai. The film became a box office hit and stars Amol Palekar, Vidya Sinha, Ashok Kumar and Asrani in lead roles.[1] and also earned six Filmfare nominations and a Filmfare Award for Best Screenplay for Basu Chatterjee.[2] The film is a remake of the 1960 British film School for Scoundrels.[3]
It also established
Zameer
, just as he is for Chhoti Si Baat.
Plot
Chhoti Si Baat is a romantic comedy about a painfully shy young man named Arun Pradeep (
born-again" Arun returns to Mumbai with a distinguished swagger, brimming with newly-discovered self-esteem
, ready to take on the world and win over Prabha.
Cast
- Amol Palekar as Arun Pradeep
- Vidya Sinha as Prabha Narayan
- Ashok Kumar as Colonel (retd.) Julius Nagendranath Wilfred Singh, (Electronics and Mechanical Engineers)
- Asrani as Nagesh Shastri
- Nandita Thakur as Deepa (Prabha's colleague)
- Rajendra Nath as Maunibaba
- C. S. Dubeyas Gurnaam (garage owner)
- Komila Virk as Colonel Singh's assistant
- Manmohan as villain in " Jaaneman Jaaneman" song
- Dharmendra as Guest appearance in "Jaaneman Jaaneman" song
- Hema Malini as Guest appearance in "Jaaneman Jaaneman" song
- Amitabh Bachchan as Guest appearance
Soundtrack
All lyrics are written by
Salil Chaudhury
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Jaaneman Jaaneman Tere Do Nayan" | K. J. Yesudas, Asha Bhosle | 5:11 |
| 2. | "Na Jaane Kyon Hota Hai Yeh Zindagi Ke Saath" | Lata Mangeshkar | 3:12 |
| 3. | "Yeh Din Kyaa Aaye" | Mukesh | 3:05 |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Filmfare Awards | Best Film | B. R. Chopra | Nominated | [2][4] |
| Best Director | Basu Chatterjee | Nominated | |||
| Best Screenplay | Won | ||||
| Best Actor | Amol Palekar | Nominated | |||
| Best Supporting Actor | Ashok Kumar | Nominated | |||
| Best Performance in a Comic Role | Asrani | Nominated |
References
- ^ "Box Office 1975". Box Office India. Archived from the original on 20 October 2013. Retrieved 2012-02-13.
- ^ a b "Filmfare awards nominees and winners" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 June 2009. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
- ^ "Working it out - The Hindu BusinessLine".
- Indiatimes. Archived from the originalon 29 April 2014. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
External links
- Chhoti Si Baat at IMDb
- Chhoti si baat detailed star cast and crew Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
