Charandas Chor
1975 film From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Charandas Chor (Charandas the Thief) is a 1975 children's film by noted director Shyam Benegal, based on the famous play by Habib Tanvir,[1] which itself was an adaptation of a classical Rajasthani folktale by Vijaydan Detha. The lyrics of the film were also by Habib Tanvir.
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| Directed by | Shyam Benegal |
| Written by | Shyam Benegal Shama Zaidi (Screen Adaptation) |
| Story by | Vijaydan Detha |
| Based on | Rajasthani folk tale by Vijaydan Detha |
| Produced by | Children's Film Society of India |
| Starring | Smita Patil, Lalu Ram, Sunder |
| Music by | Nand Kishore Mittal |
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Running time | 156 min |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
The film starred Smita Patil, Lalu Ram, Madanlal and Habib Tanvir. The film is the start of Patil's career in cinema.[2]
Plot
The film is derived from a classic folk tale, originally narrated by Vijaydan Detha, and interpreted as folk play by Habib Tanvir. The film charts the tumultuous life of a petty thief, Charandas (Lalu Ram). Curiously he is a man of principles – an honest thief with a strong sense of integrity and professional efficiency. He makes four vows to his Guru, that he would never eat in a gold plate, never lead a procession that is in his honour, never become a king and never marry a princess, thinking all of them are far out possibilities for him. Later, his guru adds a fifth one - never to tell a lie and sets him off on his life's journey which leads him to a kingdom, where the turn of events makes him famous, and eventually he is offered the seat of political power which he has to refuse. Later, the local princess (Smita Patil) gets enchanted by him and proposes to marry him. This is when his refusal costs him his life. As he is put to death, he illustrates the inherent paradox in human existence, where truthful existence becomes an impossibility, both for the truthful and the accidentally truthful alike.
Cast
- Lalu Ram as Charandas
- Smita Patil[3] as Princess
- Madanlal
- Fida Bhai
- Sadhu Meher
- Habib Tanvir[4]
- Anjali Paigankar
- Sunder
- Baby Dass
- Babu
- Kemal Kar
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