Chachi 420

Dec 19 1997 N/A 2h 35m
Comedy, Drama, Family

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 Haasan-starrer "Avvai Shanmugi".

Plot

Wealthy Janki falls in love with poor Jaiprakash, much to the displeasure of her parents, and ends up getting married, and living with her husband. She subsequently gives birth to a daughter. Differences surface between the couple, and Janki leaves Jaiprakash and moves back in with her parents. Jaiprakash wants to see his daughter, but is prevented by Durgaprasad, Janki's dad, so he assumes the guise of a woman, calls himself Laxmi, and starts working as a nanny for his daughter. Complications arise when Durgaprasad gets attracted to Laxmi and wants to marry 'her'.

Written by

Gulzar, Kamal Haasan, Crazy Mohan

Directed by

Kamal Haasan

Production Countries

India

Production Companies

Raajkamal Films International, Jhamu Sughand Productions

Languages

Awards

1 win & 6 nominations total

Scores
# of Votes
13,902
Average Rating
7.4 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA