Chamatkar

Chamatkar चमत्कार
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Directed by	Rajiv Mehra
Produced by	Parvesh C. Mehra
Written by	Shaukat Baig Lilliput Rajiv Mehra
Starring	Naseeruddin Shah Shah Rukh Khan Urmila Matondkar Shammi Kapoor
Music by	Anu Malik
Distributed by	Eagle Films
Release date	8 July 1992
Running time	171 min
Country	India
Language	Hindi

Chamatkar (Hindi: चमत्कार, Translation: Miracle) is a Hindi ghost comedy movie which was directed by Rajiv Mehra and released in India in 1992. It cast Naseeruddin Shah and Shah Rukh Khan in pivotal roles. Rajiv Mehra chose to work again with Khan in the future Ram Jaane. The film was quite popular among kids. It is loosely based and copied from The Heavenly Kid (1985). The rights of this film are owned by Red Chillies Entertainment.

Sunder Srivastava (Shah Rukh Khan) is a young graduate. His main ambition in life is to fulfil his father's dream of starting a school on his half-acre property in his village, though he has no funds to execute his plans. Sunder's childhood friend Prem, a seasoned conman in Mumbai, convinces the gullible Sunder to mortgage. When Sunder comes to Mumbai, he is first tricked and loses his luggage, then pick-pocketed and loses his money. He then finds that Prem tricked him and fled to Dubai with his money. Sunder is forced to take shelter in a cemetery. Sunder starts cursing his stars and venting his anger. A voice responds to him and a surprised Sunder asks the person to identify himself. The source of the voice, who cannot be seen, is surprised and asks Sunder whether the latter can really hear him.

Sunder realizes that he has been talking with a ghost and panics. The ghost suddenly becomes visible to Sunder and introduces himself as Amar Kumar alias Marco (Naseeruddin Shah). Marco tells Sunder that only he can help Sunder and vice versa. Marco tells his story. Marco was an underworld gangster who fell in love with one Savitri Kaul (Malvika Tiwari), daughter of one Mr. Kaul (Shammi Kapoor). Savitri declined to marry him if he did not change his ways. To show that he was serious, Marco resolved to give up crime. This did not bode well for his protégé Kunta (Tinu Anand), who wanted to become as big as Marco himself. On his wedding night, Marco was kidnapped and killed by Kunta, after which he was buried in the cemetery. Marco tells Sunder that many crimes taking place in the city under his name are actually done by Kunta and his minions.