Chintu Ji (2009)

Rishi, the son of legendary Raj Kapoor, decides to try his hand at politics, and to garner support, re-locates to his birth village, Hadbahedi. The village is located in an isolated area ... See full summary »

Director:

Ranjit Kapoor

Writers:

Shabbir Ahmed (lyrics), Yash Bhardwaj (lyrics),

Stars:

Rishi Kapoor, Priyanshu Chatterjee, Kulraj Randhawa

Cast

Credited cast:
Rishi Kapoor	...	Rishi 'Chintuji' Kapoor
Priyanshu Chatterjee	...	Arun Bakshi
Kulraj Randhawa	...	Devika Malhotra
Saurabh Shukla	...	Malkani
Grusha Kapoor	...	Kanta
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Swadesh Badhu	...	Chaudhryji
Vishal Bahl	...	Film Unit goon
Gaurav Bhattacharya	...	Film choreographer
Kanchan Bisht	...	Friend
Sophiya Chaudhary	...	Menka
Sanjiv Chopra	...	Oberoi
Gilles Chuen	...	Jack
Pankaj Dubey	...	Arun's Friend - Richshaw
Dheerendra Dwivedi	...	Manish ad
Satish Fenn	...	Pilot

Storyline

Rishi, the son of legendary Raj Kapoor, decides to try his hand at politics, and to garner support, re-locates to his birth village, Hadbahedi. The village is located in an isolated area where most trains do not stop, and electricity is only available for about 6 hours a day. He also decides to shoot a film 'Khooni Khazana' with Producer/Director, Malkani. Once there, he secretly makes a deal to lend his name to an alcoholic beverage, in exchange for a plot of land in nearby Triphala, and one Crore Rupees, while pledging to the naive villagers that he has no intention to re-locating anywhere. Misled villagers believe Hadbahedi will get popular and modernized, and decide to assist him with all their might. Things escalate into chaos, and anger, when they find out that their valuables are being stolen, and the women being molested, by the film crew, while the police accuse them of harboring a terrorist who was responsible for the December 13, 2001, attack on the Indian Parliament.

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Plot Keywords:

village | police | terrorist | electricity | creativity | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Details

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi

Release Date:

4 September 2009 (India)

Also Known As:

Hadbahedi

Filming Locations:

Himachal Pradesh, India

Company Credits

Production Co:

Kaleidoscope Entertainment

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

Features Bandit Queen (1994)

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Soundtracks

"Yahan Sab Thik Hai"
Performed & composed by Sukhwinder Singh
Lyrics by Sameer
Music on Eros

User Reviews

Heart Wrenching

I wonder why such beautiful and fresh films are made in such a few numbers in Bollywood. It is a beautiful script with power packed performance by Chintu ji aka Rishi Kapoor. Set in the small village .... err.... town... Hathbahedi, a place where there is still "Ram Rajya". They call the only famous person ever born in their town... Rishi Kapoor ... and treat him like god. They change their lifestyle because of him, even put their religion at stake and the "big filmstar" is just using them. In the end however good wins over evil and he changes. A good movie which I can watch again for its comic timing and Rishi Kapoor's acting. Kulraj Randhawa looks stunning and has acted well as well. She will go a long way in the film industry if she chooses her films wisely and does not opts for a skin show. Priyanshu Chatterjee is one of the best newcomers in the industry and it breaks my heart to see that he gets so few films. He is a powerhouse of talent but still I get to see him in so few movies.

Overall a very good movie, well made too. These kind of movies should be promoted more and should be made more often.