Choron Ki Baaraat(1980)
Choron Ki Baaraat is a 1980 Indian Hindi-language action film directed by Harmesh Malhotra. The film stars Shatrughan Sinha and Neetu Singh in lead roles. The story follows a gang of thieves who disguise themselves as a wedding procession to commit a robbery. An honest man named Shekhar opposes them and must rescue his love Anju from the gang's leader. The film features music composed by Laxmikant-Pyarelal. It is known for its masala entertainment style, including action sequences, romance, and a cross-dressing disguise plot. The film was released on May 23, 1980.
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- Amazon Prime Video, YouTube
- Theatrical Release
- 1 January 1980
- Director
- Harmesh Malhotra
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 2h 15m
- Rating
- 4.5/10
Storyline
Shekhar is an honest man who discovers a gang of thieves planning a big heist. The gang, led by Dhanraj, disguises itself as a wedding procession to rob a rich house. Shekhar tries to stop them, but Dhanraj kidnaps Shekhar's love Anju. Shekhar must fight the entire gang to save her and bring the criminals to justice.
“A wedding of thieves and love.”
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Frequent partnerships reunited for Choron Ki Baaraat
Cast reunions in this film: Danny Denzongpa & Shatrughan Sinha (9 films together), Danny Denzongpa & Jagdeep (6 films together), Shatrughan Sinha & Harmesh Malhotra (5 films together), Shatrughan Sinha & Jagdeep (5 films together), Harmesh Malhotra & Jagdeep (4 films together), and Danny Denzongpa & Neetu Singh (3 films together).
Trivia
- The film's director, K. C. Bokadia, was also its producer and later became known for launching actor Govinda in 'Ilzaam' (1986).
- It features actor Shashi Kapoor in a special appearance, though he is not part of the main cast listed in the synopsis.
- The movie was filmed partly on a private island, which was an unusual and costly setting for a Hindi film at the time.
- Actress Ranjeeta Kaur, who plays Anju, was already an established star but this role cast her in an unusually action-oriented part.
- The soundtrack by music director Kalyanji-Anandji includes a song picturised on Shashi Kapoor, 'Tumse Badhkar Duniya Mein', which became popular.
- The film's plot involving six men seeking revenge is reminiscent of Hollywood's 'The Dirty Dozen', though it is not an official adaptation.
- Despite its action genre and star cast, the movie did not perform well commercially and is not widely remembered today.