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Charas

  • 19761976
  • 2h 39m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
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9,359
Charas (1976)
ActionDramaRomance
Ramniklal lives in Uganda with his son Suraj and daughter Radha when tensions arise in the country and Asians are forced to leave he decides to return back to India.On the day they are about... Read allRamniklal lives in Uganda with his son Suraj and daughter Radha when tensions arise in the country and Asians are forced to leave he decides to return back to India.On the day they are about to leave their house is set on fire and Ramniklal passes away Suraj manages to escape wit... Read allRamniklal lives in Uganda with his son Suraj and daughter Radha when tensions arise in the country and Asians are forced to leave he decides to return back to India.On the day they are about to leave their house is set on fire and Ramniklal passes away Suraj manages to escape with Radha but notices that the women whom he saved and bought out of the house is their maid... Read all
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
196
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
49,681
9,359
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    • Director
      • Ramanand Sagar
    • Writers
      • Akhtar Hussain(assistant dialogue)
      • Ved Rahi(dialogue)
      • Moti Sagar(associate screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Dharmendra
      • Hema Malini
      • Ajit Khan
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Ramanand Sagar
    • Writers
      • Akhtar Hussain(assistant dialogue)
      • Ved Rahi(dialogue)
      • Moti Sagar(associate screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Dharmendra
      • Hema Malini
      • Ajit Khan
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    • 1User review
    • 1Critic review
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    Dharmendra
    Dharmendra
    • Suraj Kumar
    Hema Malini
    Hema Malini
    • Sudha
    Ajit Khan
    Ajit Khan
    • Kalicharan
    • (as Ajit)
    Amjad Khan
    Amjad Khan
    • Robert
    Aruna Irani
    Aruna Irani
    • Nimmu
    Govardhan Asrani
    Govardhan Asrani
    • Police Inspector Rustom
    Keshto Mukherjee
    Keshto Mukherjee
    • Police Inspector Golmes
    • (as Keshto Mukerjee)
    Sujit Kumar
    Sujit Kumar
    • Lawrence…
    Paidi Jairaj
    Paidi Jairaj
    • Police Officer Hameed
    • (as P. Jairaj)
    D.K. Sapru
    D.K. Sapru
    • Watson
    • (as Sapru)
    Sajjan
    Sajjan
    • Jango
    Sailesh Kumar
    Madhumati
    Madhumati
    • Laila
    Manju
    Kuljeet
    Kuljeet
    Birbal
    Birbal
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    • Director
      • Ramanand Sagar
    • Writers
      • Akhtar Hussain(assistant dialogue)
      • Ved Rahi(dialogue)
      • Moti Sagar(associate screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      Amjad Khan claimed he did not have a good role in the film as he was barely in the movie. The producer added him in at the end to cash in on his newly found Gabbar Singh stardom.
    • Goofs
      The lyricist of the movie Anand Bakshi has been credited as Aanad Bakshi.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Gangs of Wasseypur (2012)
    • Soundtracks
      Aap Ke Saher Aaye Miski Haseena, Mera Naam Balerina
      Music by Laxmikant Shantaram Kudalkar & Pyarelal Ramprasad Sharma

      Lyrics by Anand Bakshi

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    6/10
    'Charas' was a plausible entertainer despite flaws
    Recently I watched Charas the blockbuster movie aired by Zee Classic satellite channel, the movie made by the legendary Shri Ramanand Sagar who gave us the mega TV series Ramayan and who was in his early days an assistant to none other but showman Director Raj Kapoor.

    Charas indeed carried the essence of a desi style thriller with foreign actors and attractive locales but only thing that some how snatches away its beauty is use of 'Wigs' which was rather to be seen as the vogue, not just being used by the character actors, but even the leading lady i.e. Hema Malini !! Yes If the audience has watched Jugnu, and then have watched Kinara or Khusboo, she was in her original hair and looks, but the director rather chose to have her looks more as an actor than the girl next door, the wigs were very popular in those days and right from Ajit to Asrani to other prominent villains every one wore a brownish strands.. Tom Alter was first time seen in a bollywood massala later he himself decided to move to India and continued to work here in thereat and in films. Our Dharam Paji was at his best and gave a memorable performance. Although Directors like Yash Chopra never cast his actors in various costumes, but it seems that Ramanand ji liked to experiment with costumes and wigs...

    Watch it for Anand Bakshi's rendition 'Dil Insaan ka ek tarazu.. watch it for dashing dharmendra Watch it for Ajit Yes of course it entertains if you forget the wigs
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    • mkumar-newdelhi1
    • Oct 9, 2016

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    • Release date
      • May 24, 1976 (India)
    • Country of origin
      • India
    • Language
      • Hindi
    • Filming locations
      • Jyoti Studios, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
    • Production company
      • Sagar Art International
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 39 minutes
    • Color
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