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Chachi 420

1997 · 165 min

A warm, silly comedy of disguises where the jokes are broad and the family feelings are sincere.

Directed by
Kamal Haasan
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Family
Starring
Kamal Haasan, Tabu, Amrish Puri
Overview
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 Tamil film "Avvai Shanmugi," which is itself a remake of the Hollywood film "Mrs. Doubtfire."

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Kamal Haasan
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Family
Starring
Kamal Haasan, Tabu, Amrish Puri
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How it feels

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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • love
  • identity
  • parenthood
  • class
Places
  • big city
  • home
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour8
Realism4
Romance5
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Genres
comedy, drama, family
Directed by
Kamal Haasan
Written by
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Starring
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Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
165 min
Country
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Languages
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