Jhoothi
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{{Infobox film
| name = Jhoothi
| image =
| writer = Sachin Bhowmick(screenplay)
Bimal Dutta (story)
Rahi Masoom Reza (dialogue)
| starring = Rekha
Raj Babbar
Amol Palekar
Supriya Pathak
| director = Hrishikesh Mukherjee
| producer = Debesh Ghosh
| distributor =
| music = Bappi Lahiri
| cinematography = Jaywant Pathare
| editing = Khan Zaman Khan
| released = {{Film date|1985|09|23|df=y}}
| runtime = 136 minutes
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| gross =
| budget =
}}
Jhoothi ({{translation|Liar}}) is a 1985 Indian Hindi-language comedy film directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee. The film stars Rekha, Raj Babbar, Amol Palekar, Supriya Pathak and Deven Verma.{{Cite web|title=Jhoothi (1985) - Review, Star Cast, News, Photos|url=https://www.cinestaan.com/movies/jhoothi-6041|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201126161255/https://www.cinestaan.com/movies/jhoothi-6041|url-status=live|archive-date=26 November 2020|access-date=2021-12-30|website=Cinestaan}}{{Cite web|title=Jhoothi (1985) Movie: Watch Full Movie Online on JioCinema|url=https://www.jiocinema.com/movies/jhoothi?type=0&id=5511d070876c11eaae5413e3edf68913|access-date=2021-12-30|website=Jiocinema|archive-date=30 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211230093658/https://www.jiocinema.com/movies/jhoothi?type=0&id=5511d070876c11eaae5413e3edf68913|url-status=dead}}
Plot
Kalpana, a tomboyish character, lives with her mother, sister Alpana and brother Kamal, a police inspector. Kalpana is a compulsive liar but always for a good cause, landing herself and others often, in peculiar situations and misunderstandings too. While she sets up her brother with Seema and helps her sister Alpana come closer to Rasik, she herself falls for Dr Anil.{{cite web|url=http://oldfilmsgoingthreadbare.blogspot.in/2011/11/true-lies-jhoothi.html|title=True lies (Jhoothi)|publisher=Old Films and Me|date=21 November 2011|accessdate=1 August 2015}}
Songs
Maya Govind wrote all the songs.
class="wikitable"
! Song !! Singer |
"Chanda Dekhe Chanda, To Woh Chanda Sharmaye" |
"Bhaaga Bhaaga" |
"Jhoothi Jhoothi"
| Asha Bhosle |
"Thoda Jhuth To Akal Ka Ek Moti Hai"
| Asha Bhosle, Usha Mangeshkar |
"Aaya Jab Se Tu Dil Mein" |
Cast
- Rekha as Kalpana
- Raj Babbar as Dr. Anil
- Amol Palekar as Kamal
- Supriya Pathak as Seema
- Deven Verma as Rasik Lal Sharma
- Prema Narayan as Alpana
- Madan Puri as Professor Puri
- Goga Kapoor as Babulal
- Shammi as Shanti
- Dina Pathak as Seema's mother
- Suresh Chatwal as Pancha
Rasik Dave
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{IMDb title|0244567}}
{{Hrishikesh Mukherjee}}
Category:1980s Hindi-language films
Category:Films directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee
Category:Films scored by Bappi Lahiri
Category:Indian comedy-drama films
Category:Fictional portrayals of police departments in India
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