Chameli's Marriage

– Charandas, a young man in a village has no aim in life except to be a pehelwaan (wrestler). He takes..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.60 / 10
Duration:
2 Hours and 16 Minutes
Release Year:
1986
Original Name:
चमेली की शादी
Chameli's Marriage (1986) - Also known as चमेली की शादी

Charandas, a young man in a village has no aim in life except to be a pehelwaan (wrestler). He takes an oath that he will not court or marry a girl until he hits the age of forty. But things changes when Charandas meets Chameli and falls in love with her. A hilarious take on the caste system of India, as both of them come from different castes and try hard to marry each other.

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Release Date:

21 Feb 1986

Language:

Hindi

MPAA Content-Rating:
Not Rated

Director:

Basu Chatterjee

Writer:

Basu Chatterjee (dialogue), Basu Chatterjee (screenplay), Prakash Mehra (dialogue), Prakash Mehra (screenplay), Om Prakash Sonik (dialogue), Om Prakash Sonik (story)

Main Actors:

Anil Kapoor, Amrita Singh, Om Prakash, Amjad Khan

Plot:

Charandas lives a poor lifestyle in a small town in India along with his older brother, Bhajandas, and Bhabhi. He is unemployed and commits himself to be a wrestler with Ustad Mastram Pahelwan, who gets him to promise to be celibate until he is 40 years of age. But when Charandas meets with a school student, Chameli, the daughter of a low-caste Coal merchant, both fall head-over-heels in love with each other, go on dates, exchange love letters, much to the chagrin of Chameli's dad, Kallumal, who has plans to be the next Municipal Chairman, and mom, Champa, who decide to enlist the help of Champa's brother, Chaganlal, as well as arrange Chameli's marriage with Advocate Makhan, the son of Lachuram, who is of their caste. As events hilarious spiral out of control, Charandas must now decide whether he prefers to be known as the semi-senile lover, Majnu, or as Prithviraj Chauhan, who dared to abduct his future wife, amidst stiff all-round opposition.

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.6/10