How does the 'Chashme Buddoor' of 1981 and the 'Chashme Baddoor' of 2013 stack up against one another? Film critic Mayank Shekhar shared his perspective in an interaction with IBNLive readers.
Q. Do you think bigger stars could have helped the new 'Chashme Baddoor'? Asked by: Sufi from Roadies
A. A common problem with stars or star-system as understood by several big budget filmmakers is that they should not play characters. In that sense, I suspect having better known names in the film would've screwed up the basic motive of the picture -- a story about real, believable people like us -- even further....
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05:24 PM, Apr 08, 2013
Mumbai: Rubbishing reports that Sai Paranjpye is upset about the remake of her 'Chashme Buddoor', David Dhawan says he has done nothing that would offend the director of the old classic. "How can she be upset without seeing my 'Chashme Baddoor'? I have not taken anything from her film except the idea of three friends, two of whom are 'pukka kaminey' types. That apart, if Sai was to see my...
12:12 PM, Apr 07, 2013
New Delhi: "Khushboodaar, jhaagwala Chamko. Istemal kijiye baar baar lagatar Chamko". Who can forget the popular Chamko scene from the 1981 cult film 'Chashme Buddoor' where a simple salesgirl Neha (Deepti Naval) steps into a bacherlor's pad and gives Siddharth (Farooque Sheikh) a demonstration of the new detergent powder. Such is the popularity of the 'Ms Chamko' scene that it has more or less become the reference point for Sai...
10:22 AM, Apr 06, 2013
Cast: Farooq Shaikh, Deepti Naval, Rakesh Bedi, Ravi Baswani, Saeed Jaffrey Director: Sai Paranjpye If you've watched the original 'Chashme Buddoor', it's unlikely that you'll ever forget the characters of Omi and Jai (played by Rakesh Bedi and Ravi Baswani), two slackers who constantly bum cigarettes from Lalan Miyaan (Saeed Jaffrey) and spend their time hatching elaborate plans to win the heart of the new girl in the neighbourhood. In...
10:59 PM, Apr 05, 2013
Rajeev Masand says 'Chashme Buddoor' is cinematic nostalgia at its best. What do you say? Write your own review and win prizes.
10:55 PM, Apr 05, 2013
Mumbai: David Dhawan's 'Chashme Buddoor' remake released Friday alongside the digitally restored version of the original, but the filmmaker is unfazed by the competition. He believes the simultaneous release would create curiosity among the audiences. "It's a good thing. Enjoy it in a good spirit, it's a new thing. It's like a director's special and has been released that way, not a big release so it's OK. At least it...
07:24 PM, Apr 05, 2013
New Delhi: Director Sai Paranjpye's hugely acclaimed film, 'Chashme Buddoor' is set to hit the screen yet again after a span of three decades. The film about friendship and innocent love has achieved the cult status over the years. And, the original pair Deepti Naval and Farooque Sheikh is back with the original story. The film features Farooq Sheikh, Deepti Naval, Rakesh Bedi and Ravi Baswani in lead roles. 'Chashme...
06:13 PM, Apr 05, 2013
New Delhi: Her hair neatly plaited at the back, an eager, young Deepti Naval enters the bachelor pad of Farooq Sheikh to sell a packet of detergent powder. She has a daily quota of 20 house visits to register at the company that sells the 'Chamko' detergent powder and Sheikh's is the last house of the day, she pleads. But Sheikh, wiping traces of shaving foam from his face, says...
08:09 AM, Apr 05, 2013
New Delhi: Director Sai Paranjpye's hugely acclaimed film of 1981, 'Chashme Buddoor' is also re-releasing alongwith David Dhawan's 'Chashme Baddoor'. Though the film is going to see a limited release under the PVR banner but it has created a good buzz among the film enthusiast. The film has been digitally restored to look good to satiate the demands of the new age spectators. 'Chashme Buddoor', which has achieved a cult...
05:05 PM, Apr 04, 2013
Taapsee Pannu says shooting for the film was so much fun that she and her co-star felt they were on a picnic. ...
04:06 PM, Apr 02, 2013
Restoring classics is like "restoring heritage", says seasoned actor Farooque Shiekh, who rues that many good films perished. ...
12:44 PM, Apr 01, 2013
Veteran actress Deepti Naval, who is all set to release the digitally restored version of the original 'Chashme Buddoor', has never felt that the film faded away from the viewers' mind. ...
10:12 AM, Mar 30, 2013
More than three decades after it was first released, Sai Paranjpe's cult classic 'Chashme Buddoor' will woo Indian audiences again on April 5, 2013, the same day its modern-day remake opens in cinemas. ...
04:53 PM, Mar 08, 2013
David Dhawan's remake of the cult 1980's film 'Chashme Baddoor' of the same name is still a month away from its release but the makers are already on a promotional drive and this time they chose to do it at a college in Mumbai ...
06:30 PM, Mar 07, 2013
The team of 'Chashme Buddoor' recently met veteran actor Farooque Sheikh, who had acted in the original in 1981. ...
01:01 PM, Feb 28, 2013
Veteran actor Rishi Kapoor will be donning a completely new avatar of a biker dude in the remake version of 'Chashme Buddoor'. The 60-year-old will be riding Harley Davidson in the by-lanes of Goa and sporting innumerable tattoos -- like those of a star, flower, other abstract designs, mermaid and bikini- clad girls - all over on his hands. ...
10:15 AM, Feb 17, 2013
Directed by David Dhawan, the film stars Ali Zafar, Divyendu Sharma, Siddharth and Taapsee Pannu in the lead roles. ...
04:55 PM, Feb 07, 2013
