Chehre Pe Chehra
| Chehre Pe Chehra | |
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| Directed by | Raj Tilak |
| Based on | Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson |
| Produced by | Raj Tilak |
| Starring | Sanjeev Kumar Vinod Mehra Shatrughan Sinha Rekha Sulakshana Pandit |
| Cinematography | K. K. Mahajan |
| Edited by | Madhu Sinha |
| Music by | Songs: N. Dutta Background Score: Salil Chowdhury |
Release date | 1981 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Chehre Pe Chehra (lit. 'A face over a face') is a 1981 Indian Bollywood thriller film produced and directed by Raj Tilak. It stars Sanjeev Kumar, Vinod Mehra, Shatrughan Sinha, Rekha and Sulakshana Pandit in pivotal roles. It is an adaptation of the 1886 novella Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson.
Plot
Wilson is a scientist who feels that every human has both angelic and devilish elements in themselves. He strongly believes that these two elements can be segregated and then a medicine can be invented to eliminate the undesirable element, while leaving only the desirable element intact. Wilson eventually invents a potion to put his theory into effect. He decides to test the invention on himself. But the result does not occur as he had theorised: although his devilish persona gets segregated from his angelic persona, it is much more powerful, and Wilson is unable to eliminate it.
Cast
- Sanjeev Kumar as Dr. Wilson / Blackstone
- Vinod Mehra as David
- Shatrughan Sinha as Advocate Sinha
- Rekha as Daisy
- Sulakshana Pandit as Diana (Wilson's fiancé)
- Amol Palekar as Peter (Wilson's servant)
- Rajni Sharma as Martha
- Amjad Khan as Carlos (Martha's brother)
- Iftekhar as Colonel (Diana's dad)
- Shammi as Daisy's friend
- Gajanan Jagirdar as Police Commissioner
- K Saigal as Bartender
- Shriram Lagoo as Church priest
- Braham Bhardwaj as Judge
Production
The film is based on The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, a novel written by the Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson.[1] Sanjeev Kumar played the characters based on Jekyll and Hyde. His makeup was done by Shashikant Mhatre.[2]
Music
Sahir Ludhianvi wrote the songs while N. Dutta composed music of the film.
- "Aaj Socha Hai Khayalo Me Bula Kar Tumko" – Mohammed Rafi, Sulakshana Pandit
- "Tumse Kehna Hai Ki Dushwar" – Sulakshana Pandit
- "Main Hoon Pari Adaao Bhari" – Asha Bhosle
- "Jaam Le Jaam Pakad" – Asha Bhosle
- "Aa Kuch Kare Aise" – Dilraj Kaur
- "Yeh Raat Nek Raat Hai" – Manna Dey
Reception
The film failed at the box office.[3]
References
- ^ Ramachandran, T. M., ed. (1978). Film World. Vol. 14. p. 267.
- ^ Gaekwad, Manish (2 March 2018). "Behind Bollywood's faces". The Hindu. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
- ^ Bhattacharjee, Rudradeep (30 December 2017). "Tribute: N Dutta's film tunes are not heard as widely but they should not be forgotten". Scroll.in. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
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