Hulchul (1971 film)
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Hulchul is a 1971
Bollywood
thriller film directed by O.P. Ralhan. The film stars Prem Chopra
, Helen and Madan Puri
.
Hence, the lovers decide to do a little investigation on their on their own. They find 3 Mahesh Jetley's. On some snooping, they find that each man is married & each of them has a crappy married life. To find their suspect, they devise a plan whereby they will stage an attack on each man's wife. Whoever the culprit is, will freak out & his identity will be revealed.
However, each of their attack goes awry & they get saved from being arrested each time, just by a whisker. The only positive outcome of this exercise is that they learn that each suspect is actually a man of fidelity. The lives of all the men come on track & love comes back into their lives. All the couples file a complaint in police station to find the culprit trying to break their marriage.
The Inspector(Raza Murad
) investigates all the cases thoroughly & finally nails Peter & Kitty. In a courtroom battle, the public prosecutor(Amrish Puri
) claims that the duo tried to break the marriages to scoop some money for their own marriage. Peter finally tells the truth to the court. On hearing Peter's story, the public prosecutor asks the court for a half-hour break.
After the break ends, the prosecutor introduces a new witness - Kumar. Then, the prosecutor goes on to play back a tape, and Peter & Kitty are surprised to hear exactly the same conversation that they had heard. The prosecutor surprises the whole court by telling that Kumar is a director who directs plays for radio & that the "conversation" overheard by Peter & Kitty was actually aired on the radio that day.
After discovering the amusing truth behind the whole affair, a bemused judge asks all the Jetley couples to decide the punishment for Peter & Kitty. However, all the couples forgive & thank the duo, as they did what anybody else would have done & that their "crime" has brought 3 marriages back from the brink of disaster.
After the court is adjourned, Peter & Kitty are being escorted back by police where Peter sees a woman holding a portable radio that is airing the remaining part of Kumar's play. Peter asks the woman to switch off the radio, on which everybody nearby bursts into laughter.
Bollywood films of 1971
A list of films produced by the Bollywood film industry based in Mumbai in 1971:-Highest grossing:The top forty grossing films at the Indian Box Office in 1971:The last three in the above list were flops at the box office.-1971 releases:...
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thriller film directed by O.P. Ralhan. The film stars Prem Chopra
Prem Chopra
Prem Chopra is an actor in Hindi and Punjabi films. He has acted in over 400 films. He is famous for his soft spoken diction despite being a villain in most films.-Personal life and education:...
, Helen and Madan Puri
Madan Puri
Madan Puri was an actor in Hindi and Punjabi films.-Early life:Madan Singh Puri was born in Nawanshahr, Punjab to S. Nihal Singh Puri and Ved Kaur...
.
Plot
Peter (O.P. Ralhan) & Kitty (Helen) love each other, but due to Peter's poverty, they are unable to marry each other. One day, during one secret rendezvous, Peter & Kitty accidentally overhear a conversation between a Mahesh Jetley & his paramour, where Mahesh tells her that he is soon going to bump his wife on a certain date. Peter & Kitty decide to foil this man's plans. However, there are 2 problems :- 1] They have not seen Mahesh or his paramour's face. 2] Even if they had, no one would believe their story.Hence, the lovers decide to do a little investigation on their on their own. They find 3 Mahesh Jetley's. On some snooping, they find that each man is married & each of them has a crappy married life. To find their suspect, they devise a plan whereby they will stage an attack on each man's wife. Whoever the culprit is, will freak out & his identity will be revealed.
However, each of their attack goes awry & they get saved from being arrested each time, just by a whisker. The only positive outcome of this exercise is that they learn that each suspect is actually a man of fidelity. The lives of all the men come on track & love comes back into their lives. All the couples file a complaint in police station to find the culprit trying to break their marriage.
The Inspector(Raza Murad
Raza Murad
Raza Murad is an Indian actor working primarily in Hindi films. He has acted in over 200 Bollywood films.He is the son of renowned Bollywood character actor Murad. He is also the first cousin of Zeenat Aman, his uncle being Amanullah Khan, writer of Mughal-e-Azam and Pakeezah. His niece Sonam was...
) investigates all the cases thoroughly & finally nails Peter & Kitty. In a courtroom battle, the public prosecutor(Amrish Puri
Amrish Puri
Amrish Singh Puri , ; 22 June 1932 – 12 January 2005 was an iconic theater and film actor from India, who was a key player in the Indian theater movement that picked up steam in the 1960s. He worked with notable playwrights of the time, such as Satyadev Dubey and Girish Karnad...
) claims that the duo tried to break the marriages to scoop some money for their own marriage. Peter finally tells the truth to the court. On hearing Peter's story, the public prosecutor asks the court for a half-hour break.
After the break ends, the prosecutor introduces a new witness - Kumar. Then, the prosecutor goes on to play back a tape, and Peter & Kitty are surprised to hear exactly the same conversation that they had heard. The prosecutor surprises the whole court by telling that Kumar is a director who directs plays for radio & that the "conversation" overheard by Peter & Kitty was actually aired on the radio that day.
After discovering the amusing truth behind the whole affair, a bemused judge asks all the Jetley couples to decide the punishment for Peter & Kitty. However, all the couples forgive & thank the duo, as they did what anybody else would have done & that their "crime" has brought 3 marriages back from the brink of disaster.
After the court is adjourned, Peter & Kitty are being escorted back by police where Peter sees a woman holding a portable radio that is airing the remaining part of Kumar's play. Peter asks the woman to switch off the radio, on which everybody nearby bursts into laughter.
Cast
- O.P. Ralhan ... Peter
- Prem ChopraPrem ChopraPrem Chopra is an actor in Hindi and Punjabi films. He has acted in over 400 films. He is famous for his soft spoken diction despite being a villain in most films.-Personal life and education:...
... Mahesh Jetley #1 - Madan PuriMadan PuriMadan Puri was an actor in Hindi and Punjabi films.-Early life:Madan Singh Puri was born in Nawanshahr, Punjab to S. Nihal Singh Puri and Ved Kaur...
... Mahesh Jetley #2 - Kabir BediKabir BediKabir Bedi is an Indian television and film actor. His career has spanned three continents including India, the United States and many European countries in three mediums: film, television and theatre. He is noted for his role as Emperor Shah Jahan in Taj Mahal: An Eternal Love Story...
... Mahesh Jetley #3 - Gajanan Jagirdar ... Padma's Father
- Ramesh Deo ... Dir. Kumar
- ChandrashekharChandrashekharChandrashekhar is a prolific Indian film actor working in the Bollywood film industry.He has appeared in some 112 films since his 1954 in Aurat Teri Yehi Kahani .In 1984 he appeared in Sharaabi....
... Shekhar (as Chandra Shekhar) - Sonia Sahni ... Seema
- Helen ... Kitty D'Costa
- Anjali Kadam
- Chand Usmani ... Shekhar's Wife
- Tun Tun ... Philomena D'Costa
- Chandrima Bhaduri ... Padma's Mother
- D.K. Sapru ... The Judge (as Sapru)
- Amrish PuriAmrish PuriAmrish Singh Puri , ; 22 June 1932 – 12 January 2005 was an iconic theater and film actor from India, who was a key player in the Indian theater movement that picked up steam in the 1960s. He worked with notable playwrights of the time, such as Satyadev Dubey and Girish Karnad...
... Public Prosecutor - Ram MohanRam MohanRam Mohan is a veteran in the Indian animation industry, who started his career at the Cartoon Films Unit, Films Division, Government of India in 1956...
... Mohan