Chhoti Si Baat

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Fifty T @RT01421419 2 days ago Basu Chatterjee's Quiet Little Masterpiece Some films age. Chhoti Si Baat doesn't. I've seen it multiple times and it gets better every time - watching it recently with my kids confirmed it's genuinely timeless. They laughed at the same moments I did, no small thing for a film pushing 50. Basu Chatterjee keeps things deceptively simple: no melodrama, no padding, no wasted scenes - just a beautifully observed story of a man too scared to speak to the woman he loves. Amol Palekar is pitch-perfect - you root for him completely. But Ashok Kumar as the gloriously named Colonel Julius Nagendranath Wilfred Singh walks away with the film; every scene he's in is a gift. Asrani and Vidya Sinha are able and warm. Salil Chowdhury's music is quietly brilliant; Na Jaane Kyun and Jaaneman Jaaneman stay with you. One fun discovery: this is a remake of the 1960 British film School for Scoundrels, now firmly on my list. 8.5/10: A film for all ages, all moods, all generations. Pure gold. See more

Mar 30, 2014 Basu Chatterjee's Chhoti Si Baat is a cult classic love story that has one of the finest screenplays I have ever seen in romance genre. Basu brilliantly mixes reality with surrealism & that too all in light hearted manner. I am glad that he won Filmfare for Best Screenplay. He deserved it. Script itself is so brilliant that there is no need to sell this film on music (unlike recent romantic films are) but Salil Chaudhary composes some great songs. Title track to be specific. Amol Palekar's transformation from shy "bhola bhala" guy to confident one is superb. Palekar effortlessly plays both characters while Vidya Sinha as girl next door looks drop dead gorgeous even in floral printed sarees. But it is veteran actor Ashok Kumar & Asrani that generates the maximum laughs, former with his persona & latter with his buffoonery. Basu even incorporates some stellar cameos by Amitabh Bachchan, Dharmendra & Hema Malini unlike today where Stars are roped in film to do a special song just to increase film's publicity & sell the film. Wish Love Stories made now-a-days were so subtle & so old world charm-ish. Fell in love with this. See more

Aug 2, 2011 A beautiful and simple story with great acting and direction. So refreshing to see this movie after so many years. Everyone should watch it. Amol Palekar is the hero..Amitabh only cones for 5 seconds See more

Dec 5, 2008 LOVELY movie! you can see woody allen-ish shades in the movies. But definitely one of the very best of all hindi movies i have ever seen!! MUST watch. :) See more

Oct 12, 2008 Basu Chatterjee, Amol Palekar, Ashok Kumar, urban India in the 70s ... they don't make these kind of movies anymore. See more

Jul 3, 2008 There is something about this film that really makes me want to see it again and again! This is one of my favorite romantic films! See more

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