Chashme Buddoor (1981 film)
Chashme Buddoor is a 1981 romantic comedy-buddy film starring Farooq Shaikh, Deepti Naval, Rakesh Bedi, Ravi Baswani and Saeed Jaffrey. The film is directed by Sai Paranjpye and produced by Gul Anand and his sister Jayshree Anand – Makhija. The film is about three students; Siddharth, Omi and Jai at Delhi University, who don't go home during summer vacation and how a girl Neha comes into their lives. The remake version directed by David Dhawan and the original digitally restored film were both released on 5 April 2013. The lyrics written by Indu Jain were composed by Raj Kamal and sung by Yesudas and Hemanti Shukla.
Plot
Siddharth, Omi and Jomo are close friends and roommates who are studying at Delhi University. Siddharth has completed M.A in Economics and is preparing for PhD. While Siddharth is a studious boy who loves to spend most of his time with books, his other two friends- Omi and Jomo are mostly busy chasing girls, watching movies or dramas. The only thing common among the three of them is smoking. One day, Omi and Jomo see a girl who is new to their neighborhood and try to impress her by their tricks. However, both of them give up after experiencing shameful events. After some days, Neha visits their flat as the salesgirl of Chamko washing powder. As soon as Jomo and Omi see her, they hide quickly. Siddharth meets Neha for the first time and soon a love story begins. But when his other two friends find out, they decide to plot something to end their relationship and also to seek revenge to the embarrassment inflicted upon them by the girl. Initially, they succeed in separating Siddharth and Neha, but later on repent when they realise that Siddharth has started losing his interest in work and study and is most likely to end his life as well. Finally, they decide to reunite both the lovers.The parallel plot runs between Omi, Jomo, Siddharth and Lallan Miyan. Lallan Miyan is the local shopkeeper who sells cigarettes to Omi and Jomo on credit. But as students, they don't clear their debts, Lallan Miyan tries to follow up with them to get their dues.
A spate of kidnapping has started in Delhi. One fine day, Omi and his friends along with Neha's grandmother plan to stage a fake kidnapping and get married. But unfortunately, she is kidnapped by the real gang and the duo is left in the lurch. The later part of the story revolves on how they clear the confusion that she has been going through and how she was kidnapped by real thugs and finally rescued.
Production
Chashme Buddoor was produced by Gul Anand and Jayshree Anand- Makhija.Cast
- Farooq Shaikh as Siddharth Parashar
- Deepti Naval as Neha Rajan
- Rakesh Bedi as Omi
- Ravi Baswani as Jomo
- Saeed Jaffrey as Lallan Miyan
- Leela Mishra as Neha's grandmother
- Amitabh Bachchan as Himself, Cameo appearance.
- Rekha as Herself, Cameo appearance.
- Vinod Nagpal as the Music Teacher
Soundtrack
| # | Title | Singer | Duration |
| 1 | "Kahan Se Aaye Badra" | Yesudas, Haimanti Sukla | 07:38 |
| 2 | "Is Nadi Ko Mera" | Shailendra Singh, Haimanti Shukla | 05:50 |
| 3 | "Kali Ghori Dwar Khari" | Yesudas, Haimanti Sukla | 05:36 |
| 4 | "Karna Tha Inkar" | Parody Song | 03:37 |
| 5 | "Aansoon Ki Aarti" | Haimanti Sukla | 03:26 |
| 6 | "Kaise Ho Pagal" | Raj Kamal, Haimanti Sukla | 05:00 |
| 7 | "Pyaar Lagawat Pranay Mohabbat" | Anand Kumar C., Shailendra Singh, Hariharan | 04:38 |
Remakes
- The plot of K. Bhagyaraj's 1981 movie Indru Poi Naalai Vaa had similarities with this movie.
- The 1984 Malayalam movie Odaruthammava Aalariyam directed by Priyadarshan had borrowed some elements from this film.
- 2003 movie Nayee Padosan was partially inspired from this film.
- 2013 film Chashme Baddoor was an official adaptation of this movie.
Awards and nominations
Nominations
- Filmfare Best Movie
- Filmfare Best Director - Sai Paranjpye
- Best Actor in Comic Role - Rakesh Bedi
- Best Actor in Comic Role - Ravi Baswani
- Best Actor in Supporting Role - Saeed Jaffery