Trivia time #34

In what film do Helen, Laxmi Chhaya, Jayshree T, Bindu, Faryal and Padma Khanna all appear as dancing girls (not all in the same song; there are three songs in which they appear)?

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Sy, Juanito and Harvey all figured it out in pretty much the same minute! It is possibly the best dance number extravaganza ever, in Sharafat Chhod Di Maine (1976). It features Jayshree T, Padma Khanna, Bindu and Faryal all in one song (and the costumes are beyond fabulous!), and Helen and Laxmi Chhaya each have a song and dance of their own. Also Hema Malini and Neetu Singh star and have their own dance number. Feroz Khan loves him his dancing girls, I guess. Review is coming up soon! (Sorry to those in different time zones, what can I do when people are so dedicated to figuring it out?)

Edited to add: Harvey informs that the first girl in the dance may be Jayshree T’s sister Meena T, who also appears at the end as an older madame in the brothel with Jayshree. I learn something new every day here! :-)

Posted on January 21, 2009 at 9:11 am in Hindi movies, Trivia time | RSS feed You can skip to the end and leave a reply.

Tags: Bindu, Faryal, Helen, Hindi movie trivia, Jayshree T, Laxmi Chhaya, Padma Khanna, Sharafat Chhod Di Maine

42 Comments to “Trivia time #34”

harvey
January 21, 2009 at 9:51 am

is it by any chance: Dhoti Lota Aur Chowpatty from Mohan Chotti?

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memsaab
January 21, 2009 at 9:54 am

I should probably make it clear, that they are not all the same SONG (although some of them are—there are three songs altogether in which they variously appear). They are all in the same FILM.

I haven’t seen Mohan Chotti or the song you reference, but it’s not the one I have in mind :-)

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Sy
January 21, 2009 at 10:01 am

Wow, all of them in one film? Awesome! Come to think of it, I might have seen this one some time ago but not recognized some of them… but I’ll refrain from answering too early. :-D

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memsaab
January 21, 2009 at 10:03 am

It is TOTALLY awesome. Plus it has a couple of other my favorite actresses as main characters too!

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dustedoff
January 21, 2009 at 10:08 am

Wow. I have no idea which movie this is, but it’s definitely something I want to see!

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Alex O'Leary
January 21, 2009 at 10:10 am

Be-Sharam?

That has the best finale ever. Nirupa Roy (mom, of course) is thrown into a pit with leopards. There’s a fist fight, sword fight, gun fight, cobras and a doomsday device to blow up the bad guy’s secret lair under the graveyard.

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harvey
January 21, 2009 at 10:19 am

or is it dharma, starring Rekha, Navin Nischol and Pran?

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harvey
January 21, 2009 at 10:21 am

mohan chotti is the actor-producer of the movie: Dhoti Lota Aur Chowpatty.
Awful, but true!

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Oxy
January 21, 2009 at 10:28 am

Is it Teesri Manzil which came in 1966???

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memsaab
January 21, 2009 at 10:28 am

harvey: LOL, sorry completely misunderstood. Did not know that Mohan Chhoti produced a movie! But it’s not Dharma either…

@dustedoff and Alex: It’s a pretty loony film, but in a completely different way from Be-Sharam :-)

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memsaab
January 21, 2009 at 10:34 am

Oxy: No, although both Helen and Laxmi Chhaya were in it! :-)

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harvey
January 21, 2009 at 11:10 am

u r right dharma doesn’t fit the bill but comes quite close.
It has a ‘cabaret’ song with helen, faryal, sonia sahani and jayshree T in it and the famous Bindu-Pran ‘qawaali’ in it.

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sitaji
January 21, 2009 at 11:11 am

Wow memsaab,
You’ve got everyone stumped. I’ll check back since I know I want to see this movie.

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memsaab
January 21, 2009 at 11:21 am

harvey: Ooh, now that I have to see!!!! And a Bindu-Pran qawwali?! *goes off to search for Dharma*

sitaji: I will be posting a review of the film once I have it written :-)

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Sy
January 21, 2009 at 11:30 am

Well, I think I’ll throw my guess out here now – Sharafat Chod Di Maine.

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Juanito
January 21, 2009 at 11:30 am

Is it Sharafat Chod di Maine (1976) with Feroz Khan??

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harvey
January 21, 2009 at 11:31 am

I know, I know, I know!!!
The movie is SHARAFAT CHHOD DI MAINE

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harvey
January 21, 2009 at 11:37 am

o sy beat me to it!

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harvey
January 21, 2009 at 11:38 am

looked up in imdb for this movie. a really big star cast.
Am totally curious about your review. Looking forward to it!

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Sy
January 21, 2009 at 11:40 am

LOL three answers in a minute!

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harvey
January 21, 2009 at 11:44 am

For the Bindu-Pran qawaali:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtUXwuNyZr0

and the ‘cabaret’ number:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1lQ3TlKLAg

Enjoy, thanx to myfullneedsdotcom!

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memsaab
January 21, 2009 at 11:44 am

And the right one too :-) I’ve updated the post with the answer, including a Youtube link to the dance number where Jayshree, Bindu, Padma Khanna and Faryal all appear.

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Harsh
January 21, 2009 at 12:02 pm

Fantabulous job, guys… Great fun… :)

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Another Kiran in NYC
January 21, 2009 at 12:11 pm

Dhoti Lota Aur Chowpatty? HAHAHAHAHAHA

I love it.

I have in real life, seen all three in use at the same time…. on chowpatty! Those were the days before public toilets were constructed on Chowpatty!

My god, I am old!

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Kanan
January 21, 2009 at 1:11 pm

Really? I didn’t even know about this. Thanks for the trivia.

LOL @ Another Kiran in NYC’s comment. :D so funny.

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memsaab
January 21, 2009 at 1:22 pm

Indeed, it also woke me up to the meaning of the film title :-D

Really a great song, do take a look at it :-)

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harvey
January 21, 2009 at 1:38 pm

Thanks harsh, your comments are always so encouraging!

BTW, memsaab, I think the first lady in the song is Meena T, Jayshree T’s sister. She becomes old in the course of the song and seen as the Madam in the last part of the song with Jayshree T.
That makes it 5 actresses!
Wow!

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memsaab
January 21, 2009 at 1:43 pm

Oh wow!!! indeed! They look a lot alike, so I just thought Jayshree was repeated! :-) I will correct my review of the fillum right now. I wondered about the Madam, because she looked familiar (aaaarghh!!! I’ve been fooled by a Hindi movie disguise! Nahiiiiiiiiiin!)…

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harvey
January 21, 2009 at 1:53 pm

Nahiiin beta, mat ro!
She is her sister so anybody could have been fooled. Even old foxes like my aunt get fooled by their appearances. They starred together in many films.
Looking forward to your review!!!

what do you say to the cabaret number from dharma?

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memsaab
January 21, 2009 at 1:58 pm

I have discovered that I OWN Dharma, and have decided that I must watch it tonight. So I will save my curiosity for the big screen, as it were…:-) (thank you for the links, though, I think I forgot to say that).

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harvey
January 21, 2009 at 2:03 pm

I think you will love Dharma.
Has a lost and found story with Pran.
Swapped children!
Rekha married to Ajit!!!
this and more!
Watch Dharma for more sensations!
;-)

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memsaab
January 21, 2009 at 2:10 pm

And Pran is a dacoit, hai na? Sublime.

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bawa
January 21, 2009 at 2:18 pm

is it sharafat chhod di meine??

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bawa
January 21, 2009 at 2:18 pm

oops, too late…:((

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harvey
January 21, 2009 at 2:20 pm

Ha beta, he is and a noble one at that and a loving father too!
enjoy memsaab!

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bawa
January 21, 2009 at 2:23 pm

the bindu-pran quawali is great, and Rekha before she reinvented herself!

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Atul
January 21, 2009 at 10:00 pm

I too have the videos of “Sharafat chhod di maine” and “dharma”, but like memsaab, I too am too lazy to watch them. ;)

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Atul
January 21, 2009 at 10:02 pm

Correction. “Sharafat chhod di maine” is a movie of 1970, not 1976.

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Sy
January 21, 2009 at 10:21 pm

Atul: Actually, Sharafat Chhod Di Maine was released in 1976. You may be confused with another Hema-starrer called Sharafat, which did come out in 1970 (and interestingly enough featured a song called “Sharafat Chhod Di Maine”!). Neetu would’ve been only 12 had this been released in 1970, I don’t think she debuted as a heroine until 1973. :-)

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Harsh
January 22, 2009 at 8:12 am

But Neeta looks so very young in those pics… !!

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memsaab
January 22, 2009 at 8:31 am

I am halfway through Dharma and LOVING it :-)

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Nadeemgada
September 25, 2012 at 9:37 am

Dharma

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