Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi (1958)

 ●  Hindi ● 2 hrs 31 mins

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The Sharma brothers consist of former boxer, Brijmohan; Jagmohan, an Electrical Engineer; and Manmohan, a Mechanic. The brothers operate a garage under the name of 'Mohan Brothers' in Bombay. Brijmohan hates all women and does not permit even a poster to be hung on the walls of either the garage or their residence as well as instructs his brothers not to get involved with them. While working the late shift, Manmohan assists a customer, Renu, and both rather dramatically fall in love. Subsequently, Jagmohan meets with Renu's friend, Sheila, and both are attracted to each other. Unable to face the wrath of their brother, both conceal this information from him. Then the duo find out that their brother hides a woman's photograph under his pillow, but when confronted, refuses to divulge any information to them. Things will change rapidly when Manmohan finds out Renu's father, Kishinchand, has made arrangements for his daughter's to wed Prakashchand, the son of Raja Hardayal Singh.
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Cast: Ashok Kumar Ganguly, Madhubala

Crew: Satyen Bose (Director), Aloke Dasgupta (Director of Photography), Sachin Dev Burman (Music Director)

Rating: U (India)

Genres: Action, Crime, Comedy

Release Dates: 01 Jan 1958 (India)

Hindi Name: चलती का नाम गाडी

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Did you know? Kishore Kumar made the film hoping it would fail commercially. He wanted to show losses in his income to avoid paying a huge income tax to the authorities. To his surprise and disgust, it went on to become a box-office success. Read More
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Film Type:
Feature
Language:
Hindi
Colour Info:
Black & White
Sound Mix:
Mono
Frame Rate:
24 fps
Aspect Ratio:
2.35:1
Stereoscopy:
No
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Music Label: Saregama India Limited
04:36

Music Director: Sachin Dev Burman
Playback Singer: Asha Bhosle, Sudha Malhotra
04:53

Music Director: Sachin Dev Burman
Playback Singer: Manna Dey, Kishore Kumar
03:43

Music Director: Sachin Dev Burman
Playback Singer: Kishore Kumar
03:12

Music Director: Sachin Dev Burman
Playback Singer: Kishore Kumar
03:18

Music Director: Sachin Dev Burman
Playback Singer: Kishore Kumar
Trivia:
The film's success led the brothers to act in another comedy titled Badhti Ka Naam Dadhi (That which grows is a beard) to rhyme with the name of this film.

Kishore Kumar made the film hoping it would fail commercially. He wanted to show losses in his income to avoid paying a huge income tax to the authorities. To his surprise and disgust, it went on to become a box-office success.

After the film's success, to avoid heavy income tax, Kishore Kumar gave all the rights to his secretary Anoop Sharma, who retained the copyright. The income tax case on Kishore Kumar was not solved even after forty years.

The film inspired many movies including Shatranj (1993) ,Dilwale (2015) and the biggest successful Marathi film Sade Made Teen (2007).