Chameli Ki Shaadi
| Chameli Ki Shaadi चमेली की शादी |
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| Directed by | Basu Chatterjee |
| Story by | Om Prakash Sharma |
| Starring |
Anil Kapoor Amrita Singh Amjad Khan Pankaj Kapur Ram Sethi |
| Music by | Kalyanji Anandji |
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Release date
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21 February 1986 |
| Language | Hindi |
Chameli Ki Shaadi is a 1986 Bollywood comedy film directed by Basu Chatterjee starring Anil Kapoor and Amrita Singh. Though it was fairly average at box-office due to low cost, critically it was acclaimed. Over the years, the film has developed a cult following and is one of Basu Chatterjee's most popular works.
The film is a satire on caste system in India. Charandas (Anil Kapoor) is a bachelor who aspires to become a wrestler. He is training himself under the tutelage of Mastram Pehelwan , who preaches & practices absolute abstinence. Charan has no problem with his life, but his elder brother Bhajandas (Satyen Kappu) & his sister-in-law (Tabassum) do. The film is also one of the examples of a female-centric movie where Amrita Singh as the young, headstrong, outspoken Chameli, was acknowledged as the star of the film, and her role was later critiqued to be one of the first takes on the realization of feminine desires and domination in Indian cinema.
One day, however, Charandas runs into Chameli (Amrita Singh), the daughter of Kallumal (Pankaj Kapoor), a coal depot owner. The duo start an affair, which is soon exposed & opposed by both the families, because they are from different castes. Charandas has to take the advice of Adv. Harish (Amjad Khan). How the lovers find their way out of the situation with help of Harish, Mastram & the friends of the duo forms the story.
Charandas is a fledgling wrestler who lives with Bhajandas. According to Bhajandas, Charandas should marry and start a family of his own. But Charan is hell bent on becoming a wrestler & is even ready to remain a bachelor until 40 as per the norms of Mastram. However, one day, Charan's thoughts are challenged when he sees Chameli on Kallumal's coal depot. He realizes that to marry her, he may have to leave Mastram's Akhara.
Charan does so & seeks help of Adv.Harish, a close friend of his brother. Harish appreciates Charan's love & is ready to help latter. Charan dares to confess his love to Chameli. On other hand, Anita (Roopini), Chameli's best friend is also convinced of Chameli's true love. The lover duo start meeting secretly. One day, however, the love affair stands exposed when a relative of Chameli spots the duo in a restaurant.
The respective families soon take up cudgels against their wards & make it clear that they won't allow inter caste marriage. Chameli is kept under house arrest & her parents decide to get her married to one of their acquaintances. Charan comes to know of this development. Mastram is surprisingly supportive of Charan's love. He explains that just as bachelorhood is a challenge for would be wrestlers, a lover should not back out from the challenge posed by the world.
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