''Chitchor'' () is a 1976 Indian

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romantic musical film, written and directed by Basu Chatterjee. The film is a

Rajshri Productions Rajshri Productions Pvt. Ltd. is a film production and distribution company based in Mumbai, India, established in 1947, which is primarily involved in producing Hindi films. The most successful films produced by the company include '' Dosti'' ...

film produced by

Tarachand Barjatya Tarachand Barjatya (10 May 1914 – 21 September 1992) was an Indian film producer. He has produced many Hindi films from the 1960s through to the 1980s. He founded Rajshri Productions which continues to produce films even today. His mainstay w ...

. It is based on a Bengali story, ''Chittachakor'' by

Subodh Ghosh Subodh Ghosh (14 September 1909 – 10 March 1980) was a noted Indian author of Bengali literature and a journalist with the Kolkata-based daily newspaper '' Ananda Bazar Patrika''. Born at Hazaribagh on 14 September 1909, now in Jharkhand, he s ...

. K. J. Yesudas and Master Raju won the National Film Awards 1976 for Best Male Playback Singer and Best Child Artist respectively. The film was remade in Telugu as ''Ammayi Manasu'' , in Malayalam as '' Minda Poochakku Kalyanam'' and in Tamil as ''Ullam Kavarntha Kalvan''. It was also an inspiration for the 1997 Bengali film ''Sedin Chaitramas'' and the 2003 film ''

Main Prem Ki Diwani Hoon ''Main Prem Ki Diwani Hoon'' (English: ''I am crazy about Prem''), is a 2003 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy drama film by Sooraj Barjatya and produced by Rajshri Productions. The film is a remake of the 1976 film ''Chitchor'' and features ...

''.

Plot

Pitamber Chaudhri, headmaster of a school in Madhupur, India, has a daughter named Geeta. Geeta is a typical village belle — naive, childish, and always in the company of a little boy who is her neighbour. Pitamber's older daughter, Meera, who lives in

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, informs Pitamber of the arrival of a young

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who could be a possible match for Geeta. Pitamber is asked to welcome him and treat him well. Without further question, Pitamber and family do just that when the visitor arrives by train. Vinod, the newcomer, takes an instant liking to the family and to Geeta in particular, even teaching her to sing. The family begins to talk about the possibility of Vinod and Geeta marrying. Life is good until another letter from Meera arrives. Pitamber is shocked to read that the engineer whom Meera was sending to meet the family has not yet arrived but will be coming soon. Vinod is an overseer who happened to come early, as his boss Sunil was delayed and could not make it as planned. The family is disappointed. They ask Geeta to stop seeing Vinod and turn her attention to Sunil, the engineer, but Geeta cannot forget Vinod. Sunil is fond of Geeta and agrees to the engagement, which is quickly arranged. When Vinod hears of the engagement, he prepares to leave the village before the ceremony. Upon hearing this, Geeta insists that she will marry Vinod, against the wishes of her family. She rushes to the train station but not before the train leaves. Disheartened, she turns back and is received and driven back to her house by Sunil. To her surprise, Vinod is at the house. All misconceptions have been cleared up: Geeta and Vinod are to be engaged.

Cast

Amol Palekar Amol Palekar (born 24 November 1944) is an Indian actor, director and producer of Hindi and Marathi cinema. Career Palekar studied fine arts at the Sir JJ School of Arts, Mumbai, and commenced his artistic career as a painter. As a painter, h ...

as Vinod *

Zarina Wahab Zarina Wahab is an Indian actress who predominantly worked in Hindi and Malayalam films. Known for critically acclaimed roles in '' Chitchor'' and '' Gopal Krishna'' in Hindi and Malayalam cinema with films like ''Madanolsavam'', '' Chamaram'' ...

as Geeta P. Choudhry *

Vijayendra Ghatge Vijayendra Ghatge is an Indian actor in Bollywood film and television. He is known for his role of Lala Vrishbhaan in the TV serial '' Buniyaad'' that originally aired on DD National in 1986. Among other serials and several films, he is also k ...

as Sunil Kishan *

A. K. Hangal Avtar Kishan Hangal (1 February 1914 – 26 August 2012) was an Indian freedom fighter from 1929 to 1947 and also stage actor from 1936 to 1965 and later became a character actor in Hindi language films from 1966 to 2005. His most notable role ...

as Pitamber Choudhry, Geeta's father *

Dina Pathak Dina Pathak (née Gandhi; 4 March 1922 – 11 October 2002) was an Indian actress and director of Gujarati theatre and also a film actor. She was an activist and President of the National Federation of Indian Women (NFIW). A doyenne of Hindi ...

as Mrs. P. Choudhry, Geeta's mother * Ritu Kamal as Meera, Geeta's sister *

Master Raju Fahim Ajani or Raju Shrestha, initially credited as Master Raju or Master Rajoo, is an Indian film and television actor, who started his film career as a child actor, in the 1970s. Raju has acted in films like Gulzar's '' Parichay'', Hrishikes ...

as Deepak Kumar Agnihotri 'Deepu' * Shail Chaturvedi as Chaubey * C. S. Dubey as Postman * Amit Narvekar as cart driver

Production

The principal shooting of film was spread over 25 days at neighbouring hill stations of

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and

Mahabaleshwar Mahabaleshwar () is a small town and a municipal council in Satara district, Maharashtra, India. It is a place of pilgrimage for Hindus because Krishna river has its origin here. The British colonial rulers developed the town as a hill station ...

in Maharashtra. A bungalow in Panchgani was the setting on Zarina Wahab's home, where many keys scenes, including the songs, like ''Gori tera gaon bada pyaara'' were shot.

Music

The track "Gori Tera Gaon" has been composed in Raag Dhani (known as Shuddha Dhanya si in Carnatic Music)

Reception

The film became a box office hit

Awards

Remakes

The 2003 Hindi movie ''

'' starring

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and

Abhishek Bachchan Abhishek Bachchan (born 5 February 1976) is an Indian actor and film producer known for his work in Hindi films. Part of the Bachchan family, he is the son of actors Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan and the grandson of poet Harivansh Rai Bach ...

had a similar storyline. The core plot of the movie was an inspiration for the 1990 Kannada movie '' Panchama Veda'' starring

Ramesh Aravind Ramesh Aravind is an Indian actor, director, screenwriter and television presenter who predominantly works in Kannada films and television. In a career of over 34 years, Aravind has been appeared in over 140 films including several Tamil and T ...

and

Sudha Rani Jayashree, known by her screen name Sudha Rani, is an Indian actress, voice artist and a former model. She has primarily worked in Kannada films.she also acted in a few Telugu, Tulu and Malayalam films. At the age of three, Rani was chosen a ...

which went on to be remade in Telugu in 1997 as ''Rukmini''. Another uncredited remake was '' Minda Poochakku Kalyanam'' which released in 1990 in

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starring

Suresh Gopi Suresh Gopi (born 26 June 1958) is an Indian actor, politician, playback singer and television presenter. He works predominantly in Malayalam cinema and has also appeared in some Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Bollywood films. Suresh made his acti ...

, Lizi Priyadarshan and

Mukesh Mukesh is an epithet for the Hindu god Shiva, and literally means "conqueror of the Muka demon". It also means god of 3 worlds, heaven, hell & earth, which in turn represents Hindu god Shiva. It is commonly used as a male given name in India. Peopl ...

. The movie was unofficially adapted in

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as ''Ammayi Manasu'' which starred

Jayasudha Jayasudha Kapoor (born Sujatha Nidudavolu) is an Indian actress and politician known for her works predominantly in Telugu cinema. She has also worked in few Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, and Hindi films. Known as natural actress, she received fiv ...

, Chandra Mohan,

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. A Bengali remake by the name ''Sedin Choitro Mas'' was made by director

Prabhat Roy Prabhat Roy ( bn, প্রভাত রায়; born 1946 in Jamshedpore) is a former Indian director who is known for his work in Bengali cinema. He received several awards including two National Awards and BFJA Awards. He began his caree ...

. The 1997 Hindi movie '' Pardes'' by

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, starring Shahrukh Khan &

Mahima Chaudhry Mahima Chaudhry is an Indian actress and model who worked in Hindi films. During the 1990s, Chaudhry did a few modelling assignments and appeared in several television commercials before venturing into films. She made her acting debut in the 1997 ...

was loosely based on this movie. In 1987, it also has had an uncredited remake in Tamil as ''Ullam Kavarntha Kalvan'' starring Pandiyarajan and Rekha.

References

External links

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Listen to Chitchor songs

Watch Chitchor movie online at Rajshri.com
{{Basu Chatterjee 1970s Hindi-language films 1976 films Films directed by Basu Chatterjee 1970s musical films Films based on short fiction Rajshri Productions films Films scored by Ravindra Jain Hindi films remade in other languages Films shot in Maharashtra