ChaalBaaz is a 1989 Bollywood

Bollywood

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 film directed by Pankaj Parashar

Pankaj Parashar

Pankaj Parashar is a Indian film and television director. Among his most-known are cop-thriller Jalwa starring Naseeruddin Shah, the Sridevi hit, ChaalBaaz , and television detective series Karamchand...

 starring Rajnikanth

Rajnikanth

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, Sunny Deol

Sunny Deol

Sunny Deol often credited as "Action King of Bollywood" is an Indian film actor, producer and director. Deol was born to Bollywood actor Dharmendra. He has won two National Film Awards and two Filmfare Awards. He went to England to study acting...

, Anupam Kher

Anupam Kher

Anupam Kher is an Indian actor who has appeared in nearly 400 films and 100 plays. Though mainly appearing in Bollywood films, he has had roles in some films from other nations as well...

 and Sridevi in a double role. The music was given by Laxmikant-Pyarelal and was a huge success specially the song "Kisi Ke Haath Na Aayegi Yeh ladki".

Synopsis

Anju and Manju are twins separated when babies thanks to their mentally retarded nanny. An evil uncle Tribhuvan gets their parents killed in a car accident. He brings up Anju as coy and easily frightened girl. Manju grows up in a basti as a happy-go-lucky stage dancer. After a lot of terrifying days in Anju's life, one day she runs away from home. On that very day, Manju has a fight with her childhood companion and neighbor Jaggu, a friendly beer drinking taxi driver. With twist of fate, their paths cross but they never meet. They somehow end up at each others place. Sooraj is in love with Manju(who is living in the house as Anju).

Differences between the original film and the remake

This film is a remake of an older Hindi film Seeta Aur Geeta

1. It was only the Aunt who was evil in the original film, while the uncle was meek he still supported her passively, but in the remake there uncle is the main antagonist and the aunt also is equally abusive and evil.
2. While in the original the tortures were mainly confined to doing household works and occasional slapping, in the remake the tortures included drugging the girl and whipping her with a proper Cat o'nine.
3. The role of the servant in the remake (played by Annu Kapoor) is more detailed as compared to the original film.
4. The street smart sibling lived with her mother in the original film while in the remake the mother of the street smart sibling was admitted to a mental assylum.
5. The profession of the happy-go-lucky in the was of a street performer, where she used to walk on ropes, (who becomes the love interest of the sibling who was tormented after switching places) was her partner in , in the remake she is a stage dancer and the love interest was her neighbour who was a Taxi Driver.
6. After switching places when the street smart sister reaches the evil uncle's house she is emotionally moved by the tears of her grandmother, while in the remake she decides to stay because of the uncle's son, there is no grandmother in the remake.
7. in the original film the fashionable daughter of the evil aunt also was involved in suppressing the girl, in the remake there is no daughter, but the aunt who also is highly fashionable is the partner in crime along with the evil uncle.
8. During the scene when the hero who comes to see her for an arrange marriage with his parents the suppressed sister was dressed up in extremely short western clothes by the evil aunt and her daughter causes her to tremble and fall which spills tea over the clothes of the boy's father, while in the remake the suppressed sister was drugged that causes her to freak out.

Cast

• Rajnikanth
  Rajnikanth
  Rajinikanth is an Indian film actor, media personality, and cultural icon. He made his debut as an actor in the National Film Award-winning motion picture Apoorva Raagangal , directed by K. Balachander, whom the actor considers his mentor....
  
   .... Jaggu
• Sunny Deol
  Sunny Deol
  Sunny Deol often credited as "Action King of Bollywood" is an Indian film actor, producer and director. Deol was born to Bollywood actor Dharmendra. He has won two National Film Awards and two Filmfare Awards. He went to England to study acting...
  
   .... Suraj
• Sridevi .... Anju and Manju
• Anupam Kher
  Anupam Kher
  Anupam Kher is an Indian actor who has appeared in nearly 400 films and 100 plays. Though mainly appearing in Bollywood films, he has had roles in some films from other nations as well...
  
   .... Tribhuvan/Chachaji
• Rohini Hattangadi
  Rohini Hattangadi
  Rohini Hattangadi is an Indian actress of film, theatre and television. She has won two Filmfare Awards, one National Film Award, and is the only Indian actress to win the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for her performance as Kasturba Gandhi in Gandhi...
  
   .... Amba (Tribhuvan's wife)
• Annu Kapoor
  Annu Kapoor
  Annu Kapoor is an Indian film actor and television presenter, best remembered for hosting the singing reality show Antakshari.-Career:Annu Kapoor made his debut in the film Mandi directed by Shyam Benegal in 1979. His career has spanned nearly 31 years including a distinctive presence in...
  
   .... Daddu (Tribhuvan's servant)
• Saeed Jaffrey
  Saeed Jaffrey
  Saeed Jaffrey OBE is an Indian-born British actor, who has done numerous British movies. He was born in Malerkotla, Punjab...
  
   .... Vishwannath (Suraj's dad)
• Shakti Kapoor
  Shakti Kapoor
  Shakti Kapoor is an Indian Bollywood actor. He is notably known for playing vulgar comic and villainous roles. He is known for acting alongside comedian Kader Khan as his sidekick along with Asrani in over 100 films.-Early life:...
  
   .... Batuknath Lalanprasad Maalpani/Balma
• Aruna Irani
  Aruna Irani
  Aruna Irani is an Indian actress. An accomplished actress and dancer of her time, Aruna Irani has acted in about 300 movies, with many memorable acting performances to her credit...
  
   .... Anju & Manju's nanny
• Kader Khan
  Kader Khan
  Kader Khan is an Indian film actor, comedian, script and dialogue writer. He graduated from Ismail Yusuf College affiliated to Mumbai University .-Early life:...
  
   .... Blind Beggar
• Aftab Shivdasani
  Aftab Shivdasani
  Aftab Shivadasani is an Indian actor who appears in Bollywood films. He started as a child actor in commercials and has performed in over 40 films. He also co-wrote and helped produce the film Aao Wish Karein. He started his career as a child artist in the movie Mr. India. Shivdasani is currently...
  
   .... Raju (as Master Aftab)
• Johnny Lever
  Johnny Lever
  John Prakasa Rao Janumala famously known as Johnny Lever is an Indian film actor and comedian. He was born to Prakash Rao Janumala and Karunamma Janumala and brought up in Mumbai. He started his career in 1984 and has acted in over 350 Bollywood films...
  
   .... Tantrik Johnny Baba (special appearance)

Songs

Lyricists: Anand Bakshi

Anand Bakshi

Anand Bakshi was a popular Indian poet and lyricist.-Early days:Anand Bakshi was born in Rawalpindi, now in Pakistan, on 21 July 1930. His ancestors were from Kurree, near Rawalpindi, and had origins in Kashmir. His mother, Sumitra, died 1940, when he was 10...

, Music Director : Laxmikant - Pyarelal, Label : T-Series

1. Tandav: Used many times in various Indian films and drama serials
2. Kisi ke haath na aayegi yeh ladki: Amit Kumar
   Amit Kumar
   Amit Kumar is an Indian film playback singer, actor, director, and music director. He is the son of famous singer and actor Kishore Kumar and Bengali singer and actress Ruma Guha Thakurta. Like his father he too loved singing since childhood and used to sing in Kolkata during Durga Pooja functions...
   
    & Kavita Krishnamurthy- Appears twice in the soundtrack album
3. Naam mera Prem kali: Kavita Krishnamurthy- Shot in "Bubbles" night club, Mumbai.
4. Tera beemaar mera dil: Mohammad Aziz & Kavita Krishnamurthy- OST album contains an extra verse edited out in the final cut of the film
5. Bhoot Raja: Johnny Lever
   Johnny Lever
   John Prakasa Rao Janumala famously known as Johnny Lever is an Indian film actor and comedian. He was born to Prakash Rao Janumala and Karunamma Janumala and brought up in Mumbai. He started his career in 1984 and has acted in over 350 Bollywood films...
   
   , Kavita Krishnamurthy & Sudesh Bhonsle
   Sudesh Bhonsle
   Sudesh Bhonsle is an Indian playback singer. He was born to N.R. Bhonsle and Sumantai Bhonsle. Bhonsle is known for his ability to mimic Amitabh Bachchan.- Career :...
   
   - Features the actual vocals of famous Bollywood comedian Johnny Lever
   Johnny Lever
   John Prakasa Rao Janumala famously known as Johnny Lever is an Indian film actor and comedian. He was born to Prakash Rao Janumala and Karunamma Janumala and brought up in Mumbai. He started his career in 1984 and has acted in over 350 Bollywood films...
   
   
6. Gadbad ho gayi: Amit Kumar
   Amit Kumar
   Amit Kumar is an Indian film playback singer, actor, director, and music director. He is the son of famous singer and actor Kishore Kumar and Bengali singer and actress Ruma Guha Thakurta. Like his father he too loved singing since childhood and used to sing in Kolkata during Durga Pooja functions...
   
   , Kavita Krishnamurty & Jolly Mukharjee- Comedy sequence featuring in film
7. Dance Music
   Dance music
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   : Used many times in various Indian films and drama serials

1990 Filmfare Awards

• Best Actress
  Filmfare Best Actress Award
  The Filmfare Award for Best Actress is given by Filmfare as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films, to recognise a female actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in a leading role. The award was first given in 1954.-Superlatives:...
  
   - Sridevi for her breathtaking performance as the twin sisters .
• Best Choreographer - Saroj Khan for song - Kisi Ke Haath Na Aayegi Yeh ladki / Tera Beemar Mera Dil
• Best Playback Singer (Female) -Nomination Kavita Krishnamurthy - Kisi Ke Haath Na Aayegi Yeh ladki

The movie was a super hit on Box Office and the music was also well received.