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Chhota Chetan

  • 1998
  • PG
  • 1h 43m
IMDb RATING
5.8/10
219
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Chhota Chetan (1998)
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Laxmi and her three male schoolmates study in a small rural school in India. They face considerable opposition and taunts as they come from a very poor background. This does result in consid... Read allLaxmi and her three male schoolmates study in a small rural school in India. They face considerable opposition and taunts as they come from a very poor background. This does result in considerable exclusion, with the three friends find themselves all by themselves. Then one day t... Read allLaxmi and her three male schoolmates study in a small rural school in India. They face considerable opposition and taunts as they come from a very poor background. This does result in considerable exclusion, with the three friends find themselves all by themselves. Then one day they come across a youth who calls himself Chetan, who wears a loincloth, and cannot speak ... Read all

  • Director
    • Jijo Punnoose
  • Stars
    • Urmila Matondkar
    • Sonia
    • Dalip Tahil
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    5.8/10
    219
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Jijo Punnoose
    • Stars
      • Urmila Matondkar
      • Sonia
      • Dalip Tahil
    • 3User reviews
    • 1Critic review
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Urmila Matondkar
    Urmila Matondkar
    • Miss Hawa Hawai
    Sonia
    Sonia
    • Laxmi
    Dalip Tahil
    Dalip Tahil
    • Laxmi's father
    Suresh
    Suresh
    • Vijay
    Naseeruddin Shah
    Naseeruddin Shah
    • Voice of invisible Kuttichatan
    Shakti Kapoor
    Shakti Kapoor
    • Baba Khondol
    Satish Kaushik
    Satish Kaushik
    • Professor Chashmish
    Harish
    Harish
    • Rajkumar
    Ravi Baswani
    Ravi Baswani
    • Raja
    Rajan P. Dev
    Rajan P. Dev
    • Biology teacher
    Sainuddin
    Sainuddin
    • Bartender
    Jagadish
    Jagadish
    • Cabaret Announcer
    Kalabhavan Mani
    Kalabhavan Mani
    • Dakshinenthya Manthravaadhi
    Kallapetti Singaram
    • Rickshaw driver
    Arfaz Ayub
      • Director
        • Jijo Punnoose
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      4sliddar121

      It could have been a good film

      This is the Hindi dubbed version released in 1998. The original was released in 1984. They have decided to re-shoot and add some new scenes with Satish Kaushik, Harish and Urmila. These added scenes have nothing to do with the original movie, and are boring and act more as a story breaker.

      The original Malayalam version and the added new scenes really stand out really badly and are easily identifiable. They have so badly messed up the original movie, most of the time you don't even know what is happening.

      I suggest you watch the original version as that is more simple, enjoyable and straightforward.

      I have given it 4 stars for the scenes in the movie which are from the original 1984 movie. The new 1998 re-shot added scenes bring the movie down by 6 stars.
      8vdsawant

      3d Chota chetan

      The movie was fun as having the 3d experience. However the story is simple(Laxmi and her three male schoolmates study in a small rural school in India. They face considerable opposition and taunts as they come from a very poor background. This does result in considerable exclusion, with the three friends find themselves all by themselves. Then one day they come across a youth who calls himself Chetan, who wears a loincloth, and cannot speak a word. They find that he has magical qualities and can perform several athletic feats. Laxmi and her friends befriend Chetan, and together they decide to change their lives once and for all.). 6/10 for story. 8/10 for 3d experience. Direction was OK. Overall a good movie.

      7/10 by me.

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        The film was actually a 1983 malayalam film with Urmila added.

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      • Release date
        • September 4, 1998 (India)
      • Country of origin
        • India
      • Language
        • Hindi
      • Also known as
        • Chota chetan
      • Production company
        • Navodaya
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        • 1h 43m(103 min)
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