Chhoti Si Baat (1975)
- Original title
- छोटी सी बात
- Directed by
- Basu Chatterjee
- Genre
- romantic comedy
- Country
- India
- Runtime
- 2h 03m
- Rated
- U
- Rating
- 7.6 of 10 from 27 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A shy man in Mumbai seeks help from a confident colonel to win over the woman he loves. His romantic rival uses coaching in assertiveness to gain an advantage.
lightheartedcharminghumorousgentlefeel-goodwhimsicalurbannostalgic
What happens
Chhoti Si Baat (translation: A Small Matter) is a 1976 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film directed by Basu Chatterjee. The film stars Amol Palekar, Vidya Sinha, Ashok Kumar and Asrani, and was a financial success. and also earned six Filmfare nominations and a Filmfare Award for Best Screenplay for Basu Chatterjee. The film is a remake of the 1960 British film School for Scoundrels. As with other Basu Chatterjee films, popular Bollywood actors briefly appear as themselves. Dharmendra and Hema Malini (whose mother Jaya Chakravarthy helped produce the film) appear for the song Janneman Janneman, while Amitabh Bachchan plays himself in another scene. He is dressed in costume from Zameer, the film poster for which is visible at some of the bus stop scenes. B.R. Chopra is the producer for both Zameer and Chhoti Si Baat. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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