Chhoti Si Baat

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Chhoti Si Baat
Salil Chaudhury
Production
company
Distributed byB. R. Films
Release date
  • 9 January 1976 (1976-01-09)
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Chhoti Si Baat (

comedy films of the 1970s, it is a nostalgic favourite for its quirky take on pre-hypercongestion Mumbai. The film became a box office hit and stars Amol Palekar, Vidya Sinha, Ashok Kumar and Asrani in lead roles.[1] and also earned six Filmfare nominations and a Filmfare Award for Best Screenplay for Basu Chatterjee.[2] The film is a remake of the 1960 British film School for Scoundrels.[3]

It also established

Zameer
, just as he is for Chhoti Si Baat.

Plot

Chhoti Si Baat is a romantic comedy about a painfully shy young man named Arun Pradeep (Amol Palekar), who lacks self-confidence and fails to stand up for his convictions, in the process letting all and sundry walk all over him. He is in love at first sight with Prabha Narayan (Vidya Sinha), whom he sees daily at a bus stop en route to work. Lacking enough courage and unsure if his feelings are reciprocated, Arun pines for her from afar and follows her around at a safe distance or so he believeds. Prabha, completely aware of his affections, secretly relishes his discomfort, while waiting for him to make the first move.

While Arun is hopelessly stuck, in comes the suave, brash Nagesh Shastri (

tarot cards, and dubious godmen
only to land with egg on his face.

In desperation, Arun finally turns to

born-again" Arun returns to Mumbai with a distinguished swagger, brimming with newly discovered self-esteem
, ready to take on the world and win over Prabha.

Cast

Soundtrack

All lyrics are written by

Salil Chaudhury

No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Jaaneman Jaaneman Tere Do Nayan"K. J. Yesudas, Asha Bhosle5:11
2."Na Jaane Kyon Hota Hai Yeh Zindagi Ke Saath"Lata Mangeshkar3:12
3."Yeh Din Kyaa Aaye"Mukesh3:05

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Recipient(s) Result Ref.
1977 Filmfare Awards Best Film B. R. Chopra Nominated [2][4]
Best Director Basu Chatterjee Nominated
Best Screenplay Won
Best Actor Amol Palekar Nominated
Best Supporting Actor Ashok Kumar Nominated
Best Performance in a Comic Role Asrani Nominated

References

  1. ^ "Box Office 1975". Box Office India. Archived from the original on 20 October 2013. Retrieved 2012-02-13.
  2. ^ a b "Filmfare awards nominees and winners" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 June 2009. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
  3. ^ "Working it out - The Hindu BusinessLine".
  4. Indiatimes. Archived from the original
    on 29 April 2014. Retrieved 28 April 2014.

External links
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