Chashme Buddoor (1981)
Plot
Chashme Buddoor (lit. 'Far be the evil eye', also known as Chashme Baddoor) is a 1981 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Sai Paranjpye, adapted from Paranjpye's teleplay Dhuan Dhuan. The film stars Farooq Sheikh, Deepti Naval, Saeed Jaffrey, Rakesh Bedi, Leela Mishra and Ravi Baswani. The story revolves around three close friends, two of whom (Bedi and Baswani) fall in love at first sight with their neighbour (Naval), but after failing to woo her, and discovering that the third friend (Sheikh) is dating the girl, they vow to end their burgeoning relationship. After watching Sparsh at a film festival in early 1980, producer Gul Anand, asked its writer/director Paranjpye for an escapist film, who then came up with an idea, based on her Doordarshan teleplay Dhuan Dhuan, which after some input from Anand would form the screenplay. Principal photography took place in Delhi during October–November of 1980. The music was composed by Raj Kamal. Chashme Buddoor was released on 8 May 1981 to critical and commercial success. The film also received five Filmfare Award nominations. Retrospectively, the film has been analysed for its themes of nostalgia, bachelorh
Chashme Buddoor details
| Industry | Bollywood (Hindi) |
|---|---|
| Year | 1981 |
| Genres | Comedy, Romance |
| Runtime | 2h 25m |
| Rating | Not rated |
| Director | Sai Paranjpye |
| Status | Released |
| Language | hi |
| Record verified | 2026-09-21 |
| Source | Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · images: TMDB |
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Chashme Buddoor — questions
What is Chashme Buddoor about?
Chashme Buddoor (lit. 'Far be the evil eye', also known as Chashme Baddoor) is a 1981 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Sai Paranjpye, adapted from Paranjpye's teleplay Dhuan Dhuan. The film stars Farooq Sheikh, Deepti Naval, Saeed Jaffrey, Rakesh Bedi, Leela Mishra and Ravi Baswani. The story revolves around three close friends, two of whom (Bedi and Baswani) fall in love at first sight with their neighbour (Naval), but after failing to woo her, and discovering that the third friend (Sheikh) is dating the girl, they vow to end their burgeoning relationship. After watching Sparsh at a film festival in early 1980, producer Gul Anand, asked its writer/director Paranjpye for an escapist film, who then came up with an idea, based on her Doordarshan teleplay Dhuan Dhuan, which after some input from Anand would form the screenplay. Principal photography took place in Delhi during October–November of 1980. The music was composed by Raj Kamal. Chashme Buddoor was released on 8 May 1981 to critical and commercial success. The film also received five Filmfare Award nominations. Retrospectively, the film has been analysed for its themes of nostalgia, bachelorh
Who is in the cast of Chashme Buddoor?
Chashme Buddoor stars Farooq Sheikh, Deepti Naval, Saeed Jaffrey, Rakesh Bedi, Leela Mishra, Ravi Baswani and is directed by Sai Paranjpye. The full credited cast is listed above.
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How long is Chashme Buddoor?
Chashme Buddoor runs 2h 25m (145 minutes).
Who directed Chashme Buddoor?
Chashme Buddoor was directed by Sai Paranjpye.
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