Connection
Chakravyuha is a film of genre Action directed by Basu Chatterjee with Rajesh Khanna
Chakravyuha (1978)
If you like this film, let us know!
Add to a movie listChakravyuha is a 1978 Bollywood film directed by Basu Chatterjee and written by Jainendra Jain. The film stars Rajesh Khanna and Neetu Singh in lead roles and supported by Vinod Mehra, Simple Kapadia, Pradeep Kumar, Om Shivpuri, Dina Pathak, Master Raju Shrestha and others. The music was composed by Laxmikant-Pyarelal. The film was critically acclaimed and classified as Gold by critics upon its release in the book Collections.
Synopsis
Rajesh Khanna plays a man drawn unwillingly into a nest of enemy spies and intrigue with the future of his country riding on his shoulders.Chhaya (Neetu) and Amit Narayan (Rajesh) are in love and Chhaya wants to get married. Amit doesn’t see why they have to get married and wants to keep things as they are. Wedding dates are set and then moved, to her great frustration.This is really their only point of discord.Amit lives alone, and is also very fond of Chhaya’s family: father (Om Shivpuri), mother (Dina Pathak), little brother Raju (Master Raju Shrestha)and sister Maya (Rozeena).It is Diwali, and as children burst crackers and set off potentially limb-severing fireworks, Amit’s upstairs neighbor Raman (Vinod Mehra) has been watching a group of men in a tent just outside the building’s courtyard. They also appear to be keeping tabs on him, and have his manservant in their pay. Now Raman tosses furniture about the room and loads a pistol and then takes a body out of a trunk, lays it out on the floor, sprinkles it with whiskey and as another set of firecrackers explode outside, he shoots the poor dead guy’s face off.Actors
Rajesh Khanna
(Amit Narayan)
Vinod Mehra
(Raman)
Neetu Kapoor
(Chhaya)
Simple Kapadia
(Nandita)
Pradeep Kumar
Comments
Leave comment :
Suggestions of similar film to Chakravyuha
There are 302 films with the same actors, 32 films with the same director, 25804 with the same cinematographic genres (including 4100 with exactly the same 2 genres than Chakravyuha), to have finally 70 suggestions of similar films.If you liked Chakravyuha, you will probably like those similar films :
Personal Choice (1980)
Directed by Basu Chatterjee
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Dev Anand, Tina Ambani, Girish Karnad, Simple Kapadia, Mehmood Ali, Leela Mishra
Rating64%
Best friends and musicologists Pratap (Dev Anand) and Kashinath (Girish Karnad) make a bet that Pratap can transform any unpolished girl into a graceful and talented singer in only six months' time. Kashinath agrees that he will marry the girl if Pratap is successful. One night they accidentally take the wrong train after a party. They encounter Kamli (Tina Munim), a loud-mouthed vendor of neem branches on the train and Pratap tells her that she could become a skilled singer. At first Kamli laughs at him, but changes her mind and comes to see him the next day, saying she will pay him for music lessons. Kamli moves in with the acerbic and bossy Pratap to become his full-time pupil. With the help of his invention the scalograph, Pratap teaches Kamli to sing classical music and play the tambura. Meanwhile, soft-spoken and gentlemanly Kashinath teaches her the culture of music, proper etiquette and how to talk correctly. Kamli's shiftless father Popatlal (Mehmood) shows up to complain about the unorthodox living arrangement, but the two men pay him off and send him away. They decide to test their protege and take Kamli to a party where they pass her off as part of a royal family. Unfortunately, she drinks too much and gives the game away. After the party, Kamli gives Pratap's secretary a month off and takes over his duties, becoming indispensable to her teacher. Finally, the big day arrives and Kamli performs in front of a large audience where she is a great success. Afterwards, Pratap and Kashinath congratulate themselves on their great success, forgetting Kamli's hard work. In despair about her uncertain future and filled with sadness that Pratap does not care for her, she fights with him and leaves. Pratap pretends to be indifferent. Kashinath, knowing his friend well, points out that he has obviously fallen in love with her and releases him from the bet. Pratap is miserable without Kamli, but he is too proud to ask her back. Just when he thinks she is gone forever, she returns to him.
Priyatama (1978)
Directed by Basu Chatterjee
Actors Jeetendra, Neetu Kapoor, Rakesh Roshan, Utpal Dutt, Asha Sachdev, I. S. Johar
Rating67%
Jeetu and Dolly are in love and would like to get married. After seeking Dolly's dad's blessings, they do get married and move in together. They live harmoniously for quite some time, until misunderstandings occur, minor molehills soon become mountains, and they threaten to separate from each other. That done, each goes to their respective lawyers to negotiate a divorce. When Dolly's dad finds out about this, he decides to pay them a visit. Alarmed that he will disapprove of their move to separate, both pretend to live together and show him that they are still in love. But truth has the nasty habit of showing up uninvited, and it will not be long before acrimony breaks out in his presence.
Us-Paar (1974)
Directed by Basu Chatterjee
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Vinod Mehra, Moushumi Chatterjee, A. K. Hangal, Padma Khanna, Raja Paranjape
Rating64%
Safed Jhooth (1978)
Directed by Basu Chatterjee
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Vinod Mehra, Amol Palekar, Deven Varma, Vidya Sinha, Ashok Kumar, Pradeep Kumar
Rating57%
A Standstill Decision (1986)
, 1h57Directed by Basu Chatterjee
Genres Drama
Actors Pankaj Kapur, K. K. Raina, Annu Kapoor, Hemant Mishra, S.M. Zaheer, M.K. Raina
Rating82%
The story begins in a courtroom where a teenage boy from a city slum is on trial for stabbing his father to death. Final closing arguments have been presented, and the judge then instructs the jury to decide whether the boy is guilty of murder. The judge further informs them that a guilty verdict will be accompanied by a mandatory death sentence. The twelve-man jury retires to a private room, where they spend a short while getting acquainted before they begin deliberating. It is immediately apparent that the jurors have already decided that the boy is guilty, and that they plan to return their verdict quickly, without taking time for discussion – with the sole exception of Juror Number 8 (K.K. Raina). His is the only "not guilty" vote in a preliminary tally. He explains that there is too much at stake for him to go along with the verdict without at least talking about it first. His vote annoys the other jurors, particularly Juror 7 (M. K. Raina), who has tickets to Dilip Kumar's movie Mashal.
Kirayadar (1986)
Directed by Basu Chatterjee
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Raj Babbar, Padmini Kolhapure, Utpal Dutt, Vidya Sinha
Rating61%
Although scores of people migrate to Bombay, from all over India, most do not even have a roof to live under. Some who are lucky manage to find accommodations but pay very high rents, and others who find accommodations refuse to vacate under any circumstances. Two such tenants are Mrs. Laxmi Abhyankar and her employed daughter, Jaya, who live in a flat in Pali Hill area. They had rented this flat from Lucknow-based Kundanlal Choudhury 15 years ago and have been paying him the same amount of Rs.500/- since then. Kundanlal's son, Anil, comes to Bombay to seek employment, and does get employed. His dad wants him to go and live with the Abhyankars, which he does. He falls in love with Jaya and both plan to get married soon. While in Lucknow, Kundanlal misses his son and re-locates to Bombay, and would like the Abhyankars to vacate the flat. Jaya and Laxmi refuse to vacate, and ask Anil to leave, which he does. Now both Anil and his father reside in a small room, and file a complaint in the local court to arrange to evict the Abhyankars, who have also sworn to fight this matter right to the very end. Watch as lawyers take over their respective lives, get their fees, and get adjournment after adjournment - leaving the Abhyankars and the Choudhurys hanging in suspense as to what is going to happen next.
Chameli Ki Shaadi (1986)
Directed by Basu Chatterjee
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Actors Anil Kapoor, Amrita Singh, Amjad Khan, Pankaj Kapur, Satyen Kappu, Om Prakash
Rating74%
Charandas is a fledgling wrestler who lives with Bhajandas. According to Bhajandas, Charandas should marry and start a family of his own. But Charan is hell bent on becoming a wrestler & is even ready to remain a bachelor until 40 as per the norms of Mastram. However, one day, Charan's thoughts are challenged when he sees Chameli on Kallumal's coal depot. He realizes that to marry her, he may have to leave Mastram's Akhara.
Sheesha (1986)
, 2h10Directed by Basu Chatterjee
Genres Drama
Actors Mithun Chakraborty, Moon Moon Sen, Vijayendra Ghatge, Mallika Sarabhai, Arvind Deshpande
Rating70%
Sheesha is a family thriller, featuring Mithun Chakraborty and Moon Moon Sen in lead roles and supported by Vijayendra Ghatge and Mallika Sarabhai. The film is a court room drama as well. The movie was based on a Bengali novel authored by Shankar (Mansamman) and was first movie about sexual harassment in office a bold concept movie did well at box office some bold scene was also present in movie Mallika Sarabhai play an woman who case against Mithun Chakraborty and Moon Moon Sen help to mithun .
Sara Akash (1969)
, 1h40Directed by Basu Chatterjee
Genres Drama
Themes Films about families
Actors Rakesh Pandey, A. K. Hangal, Om Prakash, Dina Pathak, Mani Kaul, Jalal Agha
Rating72%
Agra-based collegian, Samar Thakur (Rakesh Pandey), lives in a joint family consisting of his father (A. K. Hangal), mother (Dina Pathak), brother Amar (film director Mani Kaul, in his only major acting role) and his wife; as well as a married sister, Munni, estranged from her husband. His parents force him to marry Prabha (Madhu Chakravarty), a matriculate, much to his chagrin as this interferes with his future plans. The marriage does take place, and he soon finds that she is not only incompatible with him, but also not well versed in household chores, leading to arguments, abuse and neglect, which may result in the end of this marriage.
Hothat Brishti (1998)
Directed by Basu Chatterjee
Origin Bangladesh
Actors Ferdous Ahmed, Priyanka Upendra, Raisul Islam Asad, Manoj Mitra, Sreelekha Mitra, June Malia
Rating79%
Deepa Nandy (Priyanka Trivedi) lives in Taramati with her sister and brother in law Premendra (Raisul Islam Asad). Tired of being a burden on her relatives, Deepa goes to Kolkata to look for a job. She stays with her friend Aruna. Despite appearing at a number of interviews, she does not manage to get a job and decides to go back to Taramati. On her way back, a pickpocket snatches her bag from the train window. This bag contained all her certificates. The co-passengers chip in to pay for her ticket and she manages to reach home. Her brother-in-law makes a sarcastic remark on seeing her back.