ChaalBaaz
| ChaalBaaz | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Pankaj Parashar |
| Written by | Rajesh Mazumdar Kamlesh Pandey Pankaj Parashar |
| Produced by | Poornachandra Rao Atluri |
| Starring | Sunny Deol Sridevi Rajnikanth |
| Cinematography | Manmohan Singh |
| Edited by | Afaque Husain |
| Music by | Laxmikant-Pyarelal |
| Distributed by | Lakshmi Productions |
Release date | December 8 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 music was given by Laxmikant-Pyarelal and was a huge success specially the song "Kisi Ke Haath Na Aayegi Yeh ladki".
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).
Cast
- Sridevi .... Anju and Manju
- Sunny Deol .... Suraj
- Rajnikanth .... Jaggu
- 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 nanny
- Kader Khan .... Blind Beggar
- Aftab Shivdasani .... Raju (as Master Aftab)
- Johnny Lever .... Tantrik Johnny Baba (special appearance)
Sridevi proved that an actress can hold a whole movie on her shoulders so that no one even asks who's the hero ,and that a true artist can make a remake look better than the original .
Awards
- Best Actress - Sridevi for her breathtaking performance as the twin sisters .
- Best Choreographer - Saroj Khan for song - Kisi Ke Haath Na Aayegi Yeh ladki / Tera Beemar Mera Dil
- Best Playback Singer (Female) -Nomination Kavita Krishnamurthy - Kisi Ke Haath Na Aayegi Yeh ladki
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