Chupp(1997)
Chupp is a 1997 Hindi-language crime mystery thriller film directed by Ambrish Sangal. It stars Jeetendra, Somy Ali, Om Puri, and Mohan Joshi in lead roles. The story follows an escaped convict who hides in a woman's house and discovers she has murdered her abusive husband. The two strangers form a tense alliance to keep each other's secrets from the police. The film is a remake of the 1973 Hindi thriller Dhund. It was produced by Ramesh U Lakhiani and Keshav R Tolani under the Kay Aar Films banner. The movie received mixed reviews and holds a 5.1/10 rating on IMDb based on 37 user ratings. It was released in India in 1997.
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- Theatrical Release
- 1 January 1997
- Director
- Ambrish Sangal
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 1h 55m
- Rating
- 4.8/10
Storyline
An escaped convict named Rakesh breaks into a house to hide from the police. He finds the owner, Asha, standing over her dead husband. She killed him in self-defense. Now both of them must keep each other's secrets or face the law.
“Some secrets are better left unspoken.”
Film Details
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Cast & Crew
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Frequent partnerships reunited for Chupp
Cast reunions in this film: Om Puri & Mohan Joshi (3 films together), Jeetendra & Dinesh Hingoo (3 films together), Mohan Joshi & Jeetendra (2 films together), Mohan Joshi & Dinesh Hingoo (2 films together), and Jeetendra & Ambrish Sangal (2 films together).
Trivia
- The film was originally titled 'Chupp Ke Saaye' but was shortened to 'Chupp' for release.
- It was one of the few films where Jeetendra played a character with a criminal background later in his career.
- Director Ambrish Sangal was primarily known as a cinematographer, with this being one of his rare directorial efforts.
- The movie features a cameo appearance by actor Avinash Wadhawan, who was a popular face in 1990s television.
- The soundtrack, composed by Anand-Milind, included a song picturized on Jeetendra and Somy Ali that was filmed in a studio-set rain sequence.
- Despite its thriller plot, the film performed poorly at the box office and is not widely remembered today.
- Om Puri's role as the abusive husband was a departure from many of his sympathetic character portrayals during that period.