Chailla Babu released in 1977 was a runaway hit. It starred Rajesh Khanna and Zeenat Aman in the lead. This action suspense movie must be watched carefully else one would lose track. The movie has good music by Laxmikant Pyarelal and some numbers were very popular then and still are. Rajesh Khanna is good in the movie and is in various characters all rolled into one. He looks great in action scenes also. Zeenat Aman looks awesome as always and performs well. This is a revenge drama told in a different style but as suggested if one is not careful - he would not understand. It is of course a must watch for Rajesh Khanna fans as he shows his skills in all - action, comedy, romance and drama.. Bruce Lee movie Enter The Dragon theme music "The Big Battle" by Lalo Schifrin is used during some of Rajesh Khanna's action scene's, as also the climax was a mirror image of the climax of enter the dragon. Who is Chailla and what is he after? Enjoy watching this crime thriller unfold. Film was a much needed hit for Rajesh Khanna whose films were not doing well then. The unexpected success of the film gave a boost to the careers of both Khanna and Zeenat.
Joy Mukherjee was the director and his only hit.
The movie maintains the slickness and pace required for a thriller.
Songs are hits like Main Babu Chailla, Yaar Dildar Tujhe, Chailla Mera Chailla, Humko nikalogi ghar se,
The suspense doesn't startle one , but is well executed. Photography by Nariman Irani is eye Candy. writer Kader Khan has a great voice over for Scorpion , in fact when I first saw the movie in a rerun in 1980 I thought he would be the undercover Scorpion ( No more spoilers ).
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