Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi
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Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi is a famous 1958 Bollywood
comedy. The film featured Kishore Kumar
, his two brothers Anoop Kumar
and Ashok Kumar
, and Madhubala
. Kishore Kumar sang many of the songs in the film, along with Asha Bhosle
. The music was composed by SD Burman, and the lyrics were written by Majrooh Sultanpuri
. The success of the movie led the brothers to act in another comedy titled Badhti Ka Naam Dadhi
(literally the one that grows is a beard) to rhyme with the name of this movie.
), Manmohan Sharma (Kishore Kumar
), and his brother Jagmohan Sharma (Anoop Kumar
) run a garage. The eldest brother Brijmohan hates women and doesn't allow any women or pictures of women in his garage unless its an emergency. One day, while Manmohan is on the night shift, Renu (Madhubala
) comes to the garage seeking help as her car breaks down. Renu gets angry at Manmohan because he is sleeping when he is supposed to be on duty. Manmohan doesn't like the fact that Renu shouts at him and initially refuses to repair her car but finally agrees. Manmohan finally repairs the car, and Renu leaves for her home forgetting to pay Manmohan for his services. Manmohan tells his brother Brijmohan about this and realizes that Renu forgot her purse in the garage. Manmohan goes through the contents of it and finds a pass to a concert. Manmohan decides to go to this concert to recover his money from Renu. When Manmohan reaches the venue, he is not allowed to enter as the pass has Renu's name on it and not his, not wanting to let go of his money, Manmohan decides to wait in the Renu's car and meet her when she comes out. Manmohan, however, falls asleep and Renu doesn't notice him and drives home and parks her car in her garage with Manmohan inside. When Manmohan finally gets up, he gets hungry and tries to look for some food in Renu's garage. A servant in Renu's house sees this and chases Manmohan, who finally manages to escape. On his way home, he notices a few men dumping a dead body on the road and fleeing. When he tells his brothers about this the next morning, they have a hearty laugh at his expense.
Later, Renu calls the garage asking for help with her car and assures to pay back her previous dues also. Manmoham refuses to go to her house, fearing that he will be recognized by Renu's servant and will get into trouble, so Jagmohan decides to go. Jagmohan meets Sheela (Sahira) in Renu's house and the two start talking. Jagmohan is, however, afraid of women. He gets nervous because Sheela is around and thus isn't able to repair Renu's car. After Jagmohan takes off (not before drinking 10 glasses of water due to anxiety), Renu decides to call Manmohan. Meanwhile, Renu's father is approached by Raja Hardayal Singh (K. N. Singh), who wants to get his younger brother (Sajjan) married to Renu. Renu's father decides to talk to Renu about this not knowing the fact that both Raja Hardayal and his brother are crooks and that Manmohan had seen Raja Hardayal's bother dump the body. As Renu is falling for Manmohan and the crooks desperately want Renu's inheritance, both Renu and Manmohan are captured by Hardayal's men. In captivity, they meet Kamini, whose photo Renu had earlier found in Brijmohan's room. Brijmohan and Kamini were in love, but she was married off to Raja Hardayal. Brijmohan is under the impression that she dumped him for a richer man, and as a result of that, Brijmohan decides that he never wants to associate with women again. Kamini tries to free Renu and Manmohan, but a guard enters. Kamini, however, is able to escape herself and goes looking for Brijmohan. Meanwhile, Raja Hardyal Singh captures Renu's father and forces him to get Renu married to his brother, threatening to kill Manmohan if he doesn't. Before Raja Hardyal Singh has his way, Brijmohan is bought to the scene by Kamini. Brijmohan, who is a boxing champion, fights Raja Hardyal Singh's men along with the help of his two brothers. In the end, Brijmohan and his brothers are victorious, and Manmohan decides to marry Renu, Brijmohan decides to marry Kamini, and Jagmohan decides to marry Sheela.
Bollywood
Bollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...
comedy. The film featured Kishore Kumar
Kishore Kumar
Kishore Kumar , born Abhas Kumar Ganguly, was an Indian film playback singer and an actor who also worked as lyricist, composer, producer, director, screenwriter and scriptwriter.Kishore Kumar was one of India's greatest performers of the late 20th century...
, his two brothers Anoop Kumar
Anoop Kumar
Anoop Kumar , born Kalyan Kumar Ganguly, was an Indian film actor who appeared in over seventy-five Bollywood films.-Personal life:Kalyan was born into a Hindu family in Khandwa, Central Provinces and Berar . His father Kunjalal Ganguly was a lawyer and his mother Gouri Devi came from a wealthy...
and Ashok Kumar
Ashok Kumar
Ashok Kumar also fondly called Dadamoni was an Indian film actor. Born Kumudlal Ganguly in Bhagalpur, Bengal Presidency he attained iconic status in Indian cinema...
, and Madhubala
Madhubala
Mumtaz Jahan Begum Dehlavi, known by her stage name Madhubala was a Hindi movie actress. She starred in several successful movies in the 1950s and early 1960s, many of which have attained a classic status...
. Kishore Kumar sang many of the songs in the film, along with Asha Bhosle
Asha Bhosle
Asha Bhosle is an Indian singer. She is one of the best-known and most highly-regarded Hindi playback singers in India, although she has a wider repertoire. Bhosle's career started in 1943 and has spanned over six decades. She has done playback singing for over a thousand Bollywood movies...
. The music was composed by SD Burman, and the lyrics were written by Majrooh Sultanpuri
Majrooh Sultanpuri
Majrooh Sultanpuri was an Urdu poet, lyricist and songwriter...
. The success of the movie led the brothers to act in another comedy titled Badhti Ka Naam Dadhi
Badhti Ka Naam Dadhi
Badhti Ka Naam Dadhi is a 1974 Bollywood drama film directed by Kishore Kumar. The name is similar to a previous Kishore Kumar film Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi.-Cast:*I.S...
(literally the one that grows is a beard) to rhyme with the name of this movie.
Plot
Brijmohan Sharma (Ashok KumarAshok Kumar
Ashok Kumar also fondly called Dadamoni was an Indian film actor. Born Kumudlal Ganguly in Bhagalpur, Bengal Presidency he attained iconic status in Indian cinema...
), Manmohan Sharma (Kishore Kumar
Kishore Kumar
Kishore Kumar , born Abhas Kumar Ganguly, was an Indian film playback singer and an actor who also worked as lyricist, composer, producer, director, screenwriter and scriptwriter.Kishore Kumar was one of India's greatest performers of the late 20th century...
), and his brother Jagmohan Sharma (Anoop Kumar
Anoop Kumar
Anoop Kumar , born Kalyan Kumar Ganguly, was an Indian film actor who appeared in over seventy-five Bollywood films.-Personal life:Kalyan was born into a Hindu family in Khandwa, Central Provinces and Berar . His father Kunjalal Ganguly was a lawyer and his mother Gouri Devi came from a wealthy...
) run a garage. The eldest brother Brijmohan hates women and doesn't allow any women or pictures of women in his garage unless its an emergency. One day, while Manmohan is on the night shift, Renu (Madhubala
Madhubala
Mumtaz Jahan Begum Dehlavi, known by her stage name Madhubala was a Hindi movie actress. She starred in several successful movies in the 1950s and early 1960s, many of which have attained a classic status...
) comes to the garage seeking help as her car breaks down. Renu gets angry at Manmohan because he is sleeping when he is supposed to be on duty. Manmohan doesn't like the fact that Renu shouts at him and initially refuses to repair her car but finally agrees. Manmohan finally repairs the car, and Renu leaves for her home forgetting to pay Manmohan for his services. Manmohan tells his brother Brijmohan about this and realizes that Renu forgot her purse in the garage. Manmohan goes through the contents of it and finds a pass to a concert. Manmohan decides to go to this concert to recover his money from Renu. When Manmohan reaches the venue, he is not allowed to enter as the pass has Renu's name on it and not his, not wanting to let go of his money, Manmohan decides to wait in the Renu's car and meet her when she comes out. Manmohan, however, falls asleep and Renu doesn't notice him and drives home and parks her car in her garage with Manmohan inside. When Manmohan finally gets up, he gets hungry and tries to look for some food in Renu's garage. A servant in Renu's house sees this and chases Manmohan, who finally manages to escape. On his way home, he notices a few men dumping a dead body on the road and fleeing. When he tells his brothers about this the next morning, they have a hearty laugh at his expense.
Later, Renu calls the garage asking for help with her car and assures to pay back her previous dues also. Manmoham refuses to go to her house, fearing that he will be recognized by Renu's servant and will get into trouble, so Jagmohan decides to go. Jagmohan meets Sheela (Sahira) in Renu's house and the two start talking. Jagmohan is, however, afraid of women. He gets nervous because Sheela is around and thus isn't able to repair Renu's car. After Jagmohan takes off (not before drinking 10 glasses of water due to anxiety), Renu decides to call Manmohan. Meanwhile, Renu's father is approached by Raja Hardayal Singh (K. N. Singh), who wants to get his younger brother (Sajjan) married to Renu. Renu's father decides to talk to Renu about this not knowing the fact that both Raja Hardayal and his brother are crooks and that Manmohan had seen Raja Hardayal's bother dump the body. As Renu is falling for Manmohan and the crooks desperately want Renu's inheritance, both Renu and Manmohan are captured by Hardayal's men. In captivity, they meet Kamini, whose photo Renu had earlier found in Brijmohan's room. Brijmohan and Kamini were in love, but she was married off to Raja Hardayal. Brijmohan is under the impression that she dumped him for a richer man, and as a result of that, Brijmohan decides that he never wants to associate with women again. Kamini tries to free Renu and Manmohan, but a guard enters. Kamini, however, is able to escape herself and goes looking for Brijmohan. Meanwhile, Raja Hardyal Singh captures Renu's father and forces him to get Renu married to his brother, threatening to kill Manmohan if he doesn't. Before Raja Hardyal Singh has his way, Brijmohan is bought to the scene by Kamini. Brijmohan, who is a boxing champion, fights Raja Hardyal Singh's men along with the help of his two brothers. In the end, Brijmohan and his brothers are victorious, and Manmohan decides to marry Renu, Brijmohan decides to marry Kamini, and Jagmohan decides to marry Sheela.
Cast
- Kishore KumarKishore KumarKishore Kumar , born Abhas Kumar Ganguly, was an Indian film playback singer and an actor who also worked as lyricist, composer, producer, director, screenwriter and scriptwriter.Kishore Kumar was one of India's greatest performers of the late 20th century...
- Manmohan "Manu" Sharma - Ashok KumarAshok KumarAshok Kumar also fondly called Dadamoni was an Indian film actor. Born Kumudlal Ganguly in Bhagalpur, Bengal Presidency he attained iconic status in Indian cinema...
- Brijmohan Sharma - Anoop KumarAnoop KumarAnoop Kumar , born Kalyan Kumar Ganguly, was an Indian film actor who appeared in over seventy-five Bollywood films.-Personal life:Kalyan was born into a Hindu family in Khandwa, Central Provinces and Berar . His father Kunjalal Ganguly was a lawyer and his mother Gouri Devi came from a wealthy...
- Jagmohan "Jaggu" Sharma - MadhubalaMadhubalaMumtaz Jahan Begum Dehlavi, known by her stage name Madhubala was a Hindi movie actress. She starred in several successful movies in the 1950s and early 1960s, many of which have attained a classic status...
- Renu - K.N. Singh - Raja Hardayal Singh
- CukooCukooCukoo, also credited as Cuckoo, was an Anglo-Indian dancer and Actress in Indian cinema . Cukoo was the queen of film dancing in the 1940s. Though unfamiliar name, she was known as "rubber girl" of Hindi cinema and her talent made cabaret a must in the Bollywood films during the 1950s and...
- Dancer/Singer - Helen - Dancer/Singer
- VeenaVeena (actress)Veena also known as Veena Kumari her real name is Tajour Sultana was a female actress in India.Veena was born as Tajour Sultana on 4 July 1926 in Quetta, Balochistan, British India. At some point of time, her family shifted to Lahore and she belonged to Lahore's Chuna Mandi. She started out...
- Kamini - Mohan Choti - Maujiya
- Sajjan - Prakashchand
- Sahira - Sheela
Box office
It did really well and was a superhit at the box office. It was the second highest grossing film of the year (Bollywood films of 1958) and 21st highest grossing film of the whole 1950's.Soundtrack
- In haathon se sabki gaadi chal rahi hai
- Ek Ladki Bheegi Bhaagi Si
- Hum The Woh Thi
- Babu Samajho Ishare
- Haal Kaisa Hai Janaab Ka
- Main Sitaron Ka Tarana
- Rukh jaao na ji aaisi kya jaldi
Awards
Nominations:- Filmfare Award for Best Film - Anoop Sharma
- Filmfare Award for Best Director - Satyen Bose
- Filmfare Award for Best Actress - Madhubala
- Filmfare Award for Best Actor - Kishore Kumar
- Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer - Ek Ladki Bheegi Bhaagi Si (Kishore Kumar)
- Filmfare Award for Best Music - S.D Burman