Hulchul
Seen it?1971 | 149 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With soft box office and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Aimed squarely at anyone drawn to the darker side of the street and people who need a good giggle. A good one for when you want to be swept off somewhere else.
- The mood
- Light and funny.
- The pace
- Breezy, at 2 hr 29 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Hindi, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Made in 1971: an older pace and style.
- Not the pick if you want something heavy or meaningful.
Peter (O. P. Ralhan) and Kitty (Helen) love each other, but due to Peter's poverty, they are unable to marry each other. One day, during a secret rendezvous, Peter accidentally overhear a conversation between one Mahesh Jetley and his paramour, where Mahesh tells her that he is soon going to bump off his wife on a certain date. Peter and Kitty decide to foil this man's plans. However, there are 2 problems: 1 - They have not seen Mahesh or his paramour's face. 2 - Even if they had, no one would believe their story. Hence, the lovers decide to do a little investigation on their own. They find three Mahesh Jetleys. On some snooping, they find that each man is married and each of them has a miserable married life. To find their suspect, they devise a plan whereby they will stage an attack on each man's wife. Whoever the culprit is, will freak out and his identity will be revealed.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 17K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by O.P. Ralhan
- Prem ChopraMahesh Jetley
- O.P. RalhanPeter
- Madan PuriMahesh Jetley
- Gajanan JagirdarPadma's Father
- Ramesh DeoDir. Kumar
- Chandrashekhar VaidyaShekhar
- Sonia SahniSeema
- HelenKitty D'Costa
- Anjali Kadam
- Chand UsmaniShekhar's Wife