Chor Machaaye Shor(2002)
Chor Machaaye Shor is a 2002 Indian Hindi-language action comedy film directed by David Dhawan. It stars Bobby Deol, Shilpa Shetty, Bipasha Basu, Paresh Rawal, and Om Puri. The story follows a thief who hides a stolen diamond in a construction site, only to find the site has become a police station after his release from prison. He impersonates a police officer to retrieve the diamond. The film features music composed by Anu Malik. It was produced by Geeta Enterprises. The film was a box office disappointment and received mixed reviews from critics. It was released on August 23, 2002.
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- VI Movies and TV, Zee5, Amazon Prime Video
- Theatrical Release
- 1 January 2002
- Director
- Aziz Sejawal
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 2h 25m
- Rating
- 4.1/10
Storyline
A thief named Shyam Singh hides a valuable diamond in a half-built building. After two years in jail, he returns to find the building is now a police station. To get his diamond back, he pretends to be a police officer. But a suspicious inspector and his own growing love for a woman threaten his plan.
“The thief who became a cop.”
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Cast & Crew
Reunion Meter
Frequent partnerships reunited for Chor Machaaye Shor
Cast reunions in this film: Paresh Rawal & Om Puri (25 films together), Paresh Rawal & Rajpal Yadav (17 films together), Om Puri & Rajpal Yadav (14 films together), Paresh Rawal & Anu Malik (9 films together), David Dhawan & Rajpal Yadav (6 films together), and Bipasha Basu & Paresh Rawal (5 films together).
Trivia
- The film's title is a playful twist on the popular Hindi phrase 'Shor Machaaye', which means 'to create a fuss'.
- This was one of the few films where actor Om Puri played a significant comedic role in a mainstream David Dhawan comedy.
- The movie was shot under the working title 'Police Station', which directly references the central plot location.
- Actress Bipasha Basu and Bobby Deol were paired together for the first time in this film, a year after her debut.
- Director David Dhawan and actor Paresh Rawal collaborated on over 15 films, with this being one of their mid-2000s projects.
- The film's soundtrack, composed by Anand Raj Anand, included a remake of the classic Kishore Kumar song 'Chor Machaye Shor' from the 1974 film.
- Despite the star cast, the film was not a major box office success and is considered one of David Dhawan's lesser-known comedies from that era.