Chachi 420

1997 2h 45m HI

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7.0

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7.4

IMDB

★7.0TMDB · 82★7.4IMDB · 14,087

ComedyDramaFamily

Synopsis

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In order to see his little girl more often, a divorcee disguises himself as an old lady and gets a job as his own daughter's caretaker. A Hindi remake of the 1996 Tamil film "Avvai Shanmugi," which is itself a remake of the Hollywood film "Mrs. Doubtfire."

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Kamal Haasan
Jaiprakash Paswan / Laxmi Godbhole
Tabu
Janki Paswan
Amrish Puri
Durgaprasad Bhardwaj
Om Puri
Banwarilal Pandey
Johnny Walker
Joseph
Paresh Rawal
Hariharan 'Haribhai'
Fatima Sana Shaikh
Bharti
Nassar
Siraj Akhtar

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kamal Haasan
Writers: Crazy Mohan, Kamal Haasan
Languages: Hindi
Countries: India

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RUNTIME

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Clocks in at 165 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.

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ERA

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29 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Kamal Haasan, shot by Jehangir Choudhary. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Vishal Bhardwaj. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor N.P. Sathish shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Kamal Haasan and Tabu and Amrish Puri carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0233422 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 82 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Kamal Haasan directs. Jehangir Choudhary behind the camera. Vishal Bhardwaj scores. N.P. Sathish cuts. A long sit — settle in. Produced in India. Dialogue in Hindi.

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Things worth knowing

1Clocks in at 165 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
229 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Directed by Kamal Haasan, shot by Jehangir Choudhary. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Vishal Bhardwaj. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor N.P. Sathish shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Kamal Haasan and Tabu and Amrish Puri carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0233422 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 82 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.