Chehre Pe Chehra
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{{Infobox film
| name = Chehre Pe Chehra
| image = Chehre Pe Chehra.jpg
| caption = Poster
| director = Raj Tilak
| producer = Raj Tilak
| screenplay =
| story =
| based_on = {{based on|Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1886 novella|Robert Louis Stevenson}}
| starring = Sanjeev Kumar
Vinod Mehra
Shatrughan Sinha
Rekha
Sulakshana Pandit
| music = Songs:
N. Dutta
Background Score:
Salil Chowdhury
| cinematography = K. K. Mahajan
| editing = Madhu Sinha
| studio =
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|1981|3|13}}
| runtime = 140 minutes
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| budget =
| gross =
}}
Chehre Pe Chehra ({{translation|A face over a face}}) is a 1981 Indian Hindi-language science fiction film produced and directed by Raj Tilak. It stars Sanjeev Kumar, Vinod Mehra, Shatrughan Sinha, Rekha and Sulakshana Pandit. It is an adaptation of the 1886 novella Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson.
Plot
Wilson is a scientist who feels that every human has both angelic and devilish elements in themselves. He strongly believes that these two elements can be segregated and then a medicine can be invented to eliminate the undesirable element, while leaving only the desirable element intact. Wilson eventually invents a potion to put his theory into effect. He decides to test the invention on himself. But the result does not occur as he had theorised: although his devilish persona gets segregated from his angelic persona, it is much more powerful, and Wilson is unable to eliminate it.
Cast
- Sanjeev Kumar as Dr. Wilson / Blackstone
- Vinod Mehra as David
- Shatrughan Sinha as Advocate Sinha
- Amol Palekar as Peter
- Rekha as Daisy
- Sulakshana Pandit as Diana
- Amjad Khan as Carlos
- Iftekhar as Colonel (Diana's Father)
- Gajanan Jagirdar as Police Commissioner
- Shreeram Lagoo as Church Priest
- Shammi as Daisy's Friend
- Rajni Sharma as Martha (Carlos’ Sister)
- Suresh Chatwal as Advocate Sinha's Junior Lawyer
Production
The film is based on Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, a novella written by the Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson.{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xXhTAAAAYAAJ&q=Chehre+Pe+Chehra+jekyll+hyde |title=Film World |year=1978 |editor-last=Ramachandran |editor-first=T. M. |volume=14 |pages=267}} Sanjeev Kumar played the characters based on Jekyll and Hyde. His makeup was done by Shashikant Mhatre.{{Cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/behind-bollywoods-faces/article22906764.ece |title=Behind Bollywood's faces |last=Gaekwad |first=Manish |date=2 March 2018 |work=The Hindu |access-date=17 May 2018}}
Music
Sahir Ludhianvi wrote the songs while N. Datta composed music of the film.
| class="wikitable"
! Song !! Singer |
| "Aaj Socha Hai Khayalon Mein Bulakar Tumko" |
| "Tumse Kehna Hai Ki Dushwar"
| Sulakshana Pandit |
| "Main Hoon Pari Adaonbhari" |
| "Jaam Le Jaam, Pakad Jaam"
| Asha Bhosle |
| "Yeh Raat Nek Raat Hai" |
| "Aa Kuch Kare Aise" |
Reception
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{IMDb title|id=0367595}}
- [https://www.allmovie.com/movie/chehre-pe-chehra-am355122 Chehre Pe Chehra at AllMovie]
{{Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde}}
Category:1980s Hindi-language films
Category:Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde films
Category:Films based on horror novels
Category:Films scored by Datta Naik