Chupke Chupke (1975)

User Rating:

8.6/10   

Director:

Hrishikesh Mukherjee

Writers:

Shakeel Chandra (dialogue director)
Upendranath Ganguly (story)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Musical

Plot:

A newly wedded husband plays a practical joke on his wife with full support from family and friends.

Plot Keywords:

Railway Station | False Identity | Train | Attraction | Car Driver

Cast

Dharmendra	...	Dr. Parimal Tripathi
Sharmila Tagore	...	Sulekha Chaturvedi
Amitabh Bachchan	...	Professor Sukumar Sinha
Jaya Bhaduri	...	Vasudha Kumar
David Abraham	...	Haripath Chaturvedi (as David)
Usha Kiran	...	Sumitra Sharma
Lily Chakravarty	...	Lata Kumar Srivastav (as Lily Chakraborty)
Keshto Mukherjee	...	James D'Costa (Driver) (as Kesto Mukherjee)
Dev Kishan
Om Prakash	...	Raghavendra Sharma (Raghav)
Lalita Kumari		(as Lalita Sinha)
Naina Apte
Chaitali
Aarti
Amol Sen

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi

Color:

Color

Trivia:

Hrishikesh Mukherjee wanted newcomers for the parts played by Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bhaduri.

Quotes:

Professor Sukumar Sinha: [Angrily] I'll tell everyone the truth.
[Pointing at Pyare Mohan]
Professor Sukumar Sinha: I'll tell them who you are. I'll tell them who I am.
[Pointing at Prashant]
Professor Sukumar Sinha: I'll even tell them who you are.
Prashant Kumar Srivastav: Why me? They know me as Prashant and I am Prashant.
Professor Sukumar Sinha: Ok; Then what's the problem in telling the truth?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Heyy Babyy (2007)

Soundtrack:

Ab Ke Sajan Sawan Mein

Chupke Chupke Bahut Hanssa Diya

In contrast to his 'Anand' and 'Mili', Hrishikesh Mukherjee's 'Chupke Chupke' follows a more comedic track. 'Chupke Chupke' is about a recently-married professor of botany who pulls a prank to introduce himself to his brother-in-law. His wife agrees to the plan and, along with a few friends, they enjoy the trick as they successfully confuse both the brother-in-law and her sister and one prank leads to another, confusing everyone but the initiators, resulting in a series of comic events.

The humorous situations acted out by the main cast is hilarious. The first half of the film drags a little but the comic tracks make up for it. As the film proceeds, the tension builds and it just becomes funnier and more enjoyable. There are a few songs which are quite beautiful and amusing. I love the title track.

Mukherjee has extracted some fine performance from his cast. Dharmendra proves to be quite a competent comedic actor. Sharmila Tagore and Jaya Bhaduri have a wonderful presence and Amitabh Bachchan is hilarious, especially in the scenes with Bhaduri where he tries to refrain from teaching botany. Om Prakash and Asrani provide some of the most laugh-out-loud moments. Lili Chakravarty and Usha Kiran also contribute well.

'Chupke Chupke' is a hilarious comedy that falls on the lines of Mukherjee's 'Golmaal'. For me, the film gets better with repeated viewing.