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Chachi 420

Chachi 420

19976.92h 45m

Overview

In order to see his little girl more often, a divorcee disguises himself as an old lady and gets a job as his own daughter's caretaker. A Hindi remake of the 1996 Tamil film "Avvai Shanmugi," which is itself a remake of the Hollywood film "Mrs. Doubtfire."

Directed by Kamal Haasan
Written by Crazy Mohan, Gulzar, Kamal Haasan
Produced by Kamal Haasan, Jhamu Sughand, Chandrahasan
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Top Cast

Kamal Haasan

Kamal Haasan

Jaiprakash Paswan / Laxmi Godbhole

Tabu

Tabu

Janki Paswan

Amrish Puri

Amrish Puri

Durgaprasad Bhardwaj

Om Puri

Om Puri

Banwarilal Pandey

Johnny Walker

Johnny Walker

Joseph

Paresh Rawal

Paresh Rawal

Hariharan 'Haribhai'

Fatima Sana Shaikh

Fatima Sana Shaikh

Bharti

Nassar

Nassar

Siraj Akhtar

Ayesha Jhulka

Ayesha Jhulka

Ratna

Raj Zutshi

Raj Zutshi

Dr. Rohit

Themes & Keywords

nannysexual humorrich woman poor manlandlorddivorceemarketplacedance director

About Chachi 420

Chachi 420 is a comedy, drama, family film released in 1997 exploring themes of nanny, sexual humor, rich woman poor man, landlord, divorcee, marketplace. Directed by Kamal Haasan, it stars Kamal Haasan, Tabu, Amrish Puri. In order to see his little girl more often, a divorcee disguises himself as an old lady and gets a job as his own daughter's caretaker. A Hindi remake of the 1996 Tamil film "Avvai Shanmugi," which is itself a remake of the Hollywood film "Mrs. Doubtfire."

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