Khoobsurat | |
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Directed by | Sanjay Chhel |
Produced by | Rahul Sughand |
Written by | Sanjay Chhel |
Starring |
Sanjay Dutt Urmila Matondkar |
Music by | Jatin Lalit |
Cinematography | Madhu Ambat |
Edited by | Aseem Sinha |
Release date
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26 November 1999 |
Country | India |
Language | Hindi |
Khoobsurat (translation: Beautiful) is a 1999 Indian Bollywood film directed by Sanjay Chhel and produced by Rahul Sughand. It stars Sanjay Dutt and Urmila Matondkar in pivotal roles.
The story revolves round a con man Sanju (Sanjay Dutt) who has a kind heart. He gets into a fight with Jogia Seth (Paresh Rawal), a smuggler whom he owes Rs. 50 lakhs. Sanju has to make the money in a month if he wants save himself and Gudia, an orphan who becomes a hostage. At this moment Natwar (Johny Lever) comes to Sanju's rescue. Natwar advises Sanju to go into the Chaudhary household as Sanju Shastri and squander the money from them. As Sanju has no other choice, he decides to enter the Chaudhary Villa as their NRI relative. Sanju starts befriending the members of the Chaudhary family. The Chaudhary Parivar has three brothers. The elder one is Dilip (Om Puri), who is an honest man and takes care of the family business. Mahesh (Ashok Saraf) is the second one who is a gambler. The third, Satish (Jatin Kanakia) has the habit of forgetting things and is absent minded.
Shivani (Urmila Matondkar) is the daughter of Dilip. Shivani is beautiful but without self-esteem or confidence. This makes the whole family anxious about Shivani's marital prospects. Sanju comes on the scene and wins everybody's hearts by solving their problems. Naturally, he falls in love with Shivani. The rest of the film is about how Sanju transforms Shivani from a simple girl to a beautiful woman. And, in the process, unites the rest of the family.