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  • Charandas Chor (1975)
  • 156 min | Drama
Charandas Chor (1975)
156 min | Drama

The film is derived from a classic folktale, originally narrated by Vijaydan Detha, and interpreted as a folk play by Habib Tanvir. The film charts the tumultuous life of a petty thief, Charandas. While running away from Police he ...See moreThe film is derived from a classic folktale, originally narrated by Vijaydan Detha, and interpreted as a folk play by Habib Tanvir. The film charts the tumultuous life of a petty thief, Charandas. While running away from Police he encounters a Guru and makes four vows to him as penance, that he would never eat in a gold plate, never lead a procession that is in his honor, 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 make him famous, and eventually he is offered the seat of political power which he has to refuse. Later, the local princess Kelavati gets enchanted by him and proposes to marry him. He refuses to do so according to his vows to his guru. As he is put to death, he illustrates the inherent paradox in human existence, where truthful existence becomes an impossibility, for the truthful and the accidentally truthful, alike. Written by Harjot Singh See less
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28 cast members
Name Known for
Lalu Ram
Charandas Charandas   See fewer
Madan Lal
Buddhu Dhobi Buddhu Dhobi   See fewer
Babu Das
Police Constable Police Constable   See fewer
Bhakla Ram
Sepoy 1 Sepoy 1   See fewer
Ram Nath
Sepoy 2 Sepoy 2   See fewer
Anjali Paigankar
Queen's Assist Queen's Assist   See fewer
Habib Tanvir
The Judge The Judge   See fewer
Sadhu Meher
Chitragupt Chitragupt   See fewer
Thakur Ram
The Saint The Saint   See fewer
Mala Bai
Woman with Jewellery Woman with Jewellery   See fewer
Fida Bai
Stage Dancer Stage Dancer   See fewer
Ram Ratan
Temple Priest Temple Priest   See fewer
Heera Ram
Landlord Landlord   See fewer
Amar Singh Lahre
The Hungry Farmer The Hungry Farmer   See fewer
Ram Charan
The Money Lander The Money Lander   See fewer
Uday Ram
The Jeweller The Jeweller   See fewer
Tahir Khan
Defense Lawyer Defense Lawyer   See fewer
Saifuddin
Driver Driver   See fewer
Govind Nirmalkar
Queen's Cashier Queen's Cashier   See fewer
Brij Lal
Queen's dictate announcer 1 Queen's dictate announcer 1   See fewer
Devi Lal
Queen's dictate announcer 2 Queen's dictate announcer 2   See fewer
Babu
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Kemal Kar
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Madan Lal
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Smita Patil
Princess Princess   See fewer
Sunder
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