Chhoti Si Baat
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| Directed by | Basu Chatterjee |
| Produced by | B. R. Chopra |
| Starring | Amol Palekar Vidya Sinha Ashok Kumar |
| Music by | Salil Chaudhury |
| Cinematography | K K Mahajan |
| Release date(s) | 1975 |
| Country |  India |
| Language | Hindi |
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Chhoti Si Baat (Devnagari: छोटी सी बात) is a 1975 Bollywood romantic comedy film. The film's title means "One small thing" in Hindi. One of the best Hindi comedy films of the 70s - is a nostalgic favourite for its quirky take on pre-hypercongestion Bombay. The film established Amol Palekar as having an uncommon comic talent for playing mousy characters, a role he would go on to repeat several times in his career.
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Synopsis
Chhoti Si Baat is an endearing, lovable comedy about a painfully shy young man Arun Pradeep (Amol Palekar), who lacks self-confidence and fails to stand up for convictions, in the process letting all and sundry walk all over him. He falls in love with Prabha Narayan (Vidya Sinha) after catching a glimpse of her at the bus stop enroute to work. Lacking enough courage to approach her, he pines for her from afar while following her to her office, home, in the bus.... Prabha fully aware of his affections, secretly relishes the fact and loves seeing him squirm in discomfort, while waiting for him to make the first move.
While, Arun seems hopelessly stuck, wondering what to do next, in comes the suave, brash Nagesh Shastri (Asrani), a colleague of Prabha's from work and emerges a serious rival for Prabha's attention. It doesn't help that he appears to be miles ahead of Arun in the "race" and is all that Arun is not-He's gregarious while Arun is shy, he's confident and boastful, while Arun is besieged with self-doubt, he's smooth, while Arun is awkward, he's street smart, while Arun's naïve, he's assertive while Arun's timid. All in all not a very good sign for Arun. Plus the fact that he owns a scooter further ensures that he would have enough opportunities to offer a ride to Prabha, while Arun can only look on. A gullible Arun, trying to match Nagesh with a motobike of his own is taken for a ride when he's saddled with a dud, further embarrassing him in front of Prabha. He seeks salvation in astrology, tarot cards, dubious godmen only to land up with the egg on his face.
In desperation, he finally turns to Colonel Julius Nagendranath Wilfred Singh (Ashok Kumar) of Khandala for help, who has made it his mission to assist those in love find their true destiny. Colonel Singh agrees to help Arun and thus, begins the turnaround as Singh begins to mould Arun into a mature, confident young man through a series of meticulously designed lessons, dosed with philosophical interjections and "hands on" training. A "born-again" Arun returns to Bombay (now Mumbai) with a distinguished swagger, brimming with newly discovered self-esteem, ready to take on the world and win over Prabha.....
Cast and crew
Cast
- Amol Palekar - Arun Pradeep
- Vidya Sinha - Prabha Narayan
- Ashok Kumar - Colonel Julius Nagendranath Wilfred Singh
- Asrani - Nagesh Shastri
Crew
- Director: Basu Chatterjee
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