Chaalbaaz

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Trivia

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• The premise of this film - of two identical twins growing up separately and developing completely different personalities, and then exchanging places - was originally used in the Telugu film "Ramudu Bheemudu" (1964). The Telugu film was remade in several languages, including "Enga Veettu Pillai" (1965) in Tamil, "Ram Aur Shyam" (1967) in Hindi, "Ajayanum Vijayanum" (1976) in Malayalam, and "Mojugara Sogasugara" (1995) in Kannada. While the central characters in "Ramudu Bheemudu" (1964) and its remakes were male, "Seeta Aur Geeta" (1972) adapted this premise for women as central characters. "Seeta Aur Geeta" (1972) was adapted for the Telugu film "Ganga Manga" (1973), the Tamil film "Vani Rani" (1974) and this film, which in turn was remade in Kannada as "Rani Maharani" (1990). Another series of films used the same premise - the Kannada film "Bhale Jodi" (1970), its Telugu remake "Bullemma Bullodu" (1972), and its Hindi remake "Jaise Ko Taisa" (1973). Other films using similar plots include the Tamil film "Thoongathey Thambi Thoongathey" (1983) and the Hindi film "Kishen Kanhaiya" (1990). All these films probably owe their origin to the Mark Twain novel "The Prince and the Pauper" (1881) which was adapted for the Telugu film "Raju Peda" (1954) and the Hindi film "Raja Aur Runk" (1968).[1][2][3][4][5]

Song

• Naa Jaane Kahaan Se Aayi Hai - This song was adapted from Stevie Wonder's hit track "Part-Time Lover" (1985).[6]
• Naa Jaane Kahaan Se Aayi Hai - Sridevi had a sense that this song would become a big hit and had advised director Pankaj Parashar to refrain from improvising its shooting on the sets. It was based on this advice that Parashar decided to storyboard the song with choreographer Saroj Khan before shooting it.[7]
• Naa Jaane Kahaan Se Aayi Hai - Pankaj Parashar had just three days available to shoot this song before the start of a union strike at Mehboob Studios where this song was being shot. With a day of shooting to go, Sridevi had come down with a high fever. Keeping the film's schedule in mind and ignoring the protestations of her secretary, Sridevi had insisted on shooting the rest of the song without taking a break. This despite the fact the song involved her getting drenched under a rain machine.[8]
• Naa Jaane Kahaan Se Aayi Hai - Sachin - Jigar re-created this song for the film "I Me Aur Main" (2013).[9]
• Tera Beemaar Mera Dil - It was Sridevi's own idea to make several costume changes in this song.[10]
• Tera Beemaar Mera Dil - Tanishq Bagchi recreated this song for the film "Pagalpanti" (2019).[11]

1. ^ Ram Aur Shyam (1967)
2. ^ Seeta Aur Geeta (1972)
3. ^ Kishen Kanhaiya (1990)
4. ^ Jaise Ko Taisa (1973)
5. ^ Raja Aur Runk (1968)
6. ^ Part-Time Lover - Stevie Wonder
7. ^ Chaalbaaz revisited
8. ^ Chaalbaaz revisited
9. ^ Naa Jaane Kahan Se Aaya Hai (I Me Aur Main, 2013)
10. ^ Chaalbaaz revisited
11. ^ Tera Beemar Mera Dil (Pagalpanti, 2019)