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| captionĀ  Ā  Ā  Ā  = Poster
| captionĀ  Ā  Ā  Ā  = Poster
| directorĀ  Ā  Ā  = [[Vijay Anand (filmmaker)|Vijay Anand]]
| directorĀ  Ā  Ā  = [[Vijay Anand (filmmaker)|Vijay Anand]]
| producerĀ  Ā  Ā  = Vijay Anand
| producerĀ  Ā  Ā  = [[Vijay Anand (filmmaker)|Vijay Anand]]
| writerĀ  Ā  Ā  Ā  = Vijay Anand<br />[[Kaushal Bharati]]<br />[[Suraj Sanim]]
| writerĀ  Ā  Ā  Ā  = [[Vijay Anand (filmmaker)|Vijay Anand]]<br />[[Suraj Sanim]]<br />Kaushal Bharati
| narratorĀ  Ā  Ā  =
| narratorĀ  Ā  Ā  =
| starringĀ  Ā  Ā  = [[Dev Anand]]<br />[[Ajit Khan|Ajit]]<br />[[Bindu (actress)|Bindu]]<br />[[Prem Chopra]]<br />[[A.K. Hangal]]<br />[[Hema Malini]]
| starringĀ  Ā  Ā  = [[Dev Anand]]<br />[[Hema Malini]]<br />[[Vijay Anand (filmmaker)|Vijay Anand]]<br />[[Bindu (actress)|Bindu]]
| musicĀ  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  = [[Sachin Dev Burman]]
| musicĀ  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  = [[S. D. Burman]]
| cinematography = [[V. Ratra]]
| cinematography = V. Ratra
| editingĀ  Ā  Ā  Ā  = [[Vijay Anand (Hindi film maker)|Vijay Anand]]
| editingĀ  Ā  Ā  Ā  = [[Vijay Anand (filmmaker)|Vijay Anand]]
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| distributorĀ  Ā  = [[Navketan Films]]<br />[[Shemaroo Video Pvt. Ltd.]]
| distributorĀ  Ā  = [[Navketan Films]]
| releasedĀ  Ā  Ā  = {{Film date|1973|05|07|df=y}}
| releasedĀ  Ā  Ā  = {{Film date|1973}}
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| runtimeĀ  Ā  Ā  Ā  =
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| countryĀ  Ā  Ā  Ā  = [[India]]
| languageĀ  Ā  Ā  = Hindi
| languageĀ  Ā  Ā  = [[Hindi]]
| budgetĀ  Ā  Ā  Ā  =
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}}
}}
'''''Chhupa Rustam''''' ({{Translation|[[Dark horse]]}}) is a [[Bollywood films of 1973|1973]] Hindi film produced and directed by [[Vijay Anand (Hindi film maker)|Vijay Anand]]. The film stars [[Dev Anand]], [[Hema Malini]], [[Premnath]], [[Ajit Khan|Ajit]], Vijay Anand, [[Bindu (actress)|Bindu]] and [[Prem Chopra]]. The music is by [[S. D. Burman]].
'''''Chhupa Rustam''''' ({{Translation|[[Dark horse]]}}) is a 1973 [[Hindi]] [[Romance film|romantic film]] produced and directed by [[Vijay Anand (filmmaker)|Vijay Anand]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=When The Hit Pair Dev Anand-Hema Malini Couldnā€™t Save This 1973 Film - News18 |url=https://www.news18.com/movies/when-the-hit-pair-dev-anand-hema-malini-couldnt-save-this-1973-film-8671854.html |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20231222060709/https://www.news18.com/movies/when-the-hit-pair-dev-anand-hema-malini-couldnt-save-this-1973-film-8671854.html |archive-date=2023-12-22 |access-date=2025-11-26 |website=www.news18.com |language=en}}</ref> The film stars [[Dev Anand]], [[Hema Malini]], [[Vijay Anand (filmmaker)|Vijay Anand]], [[Bindu (actress)|Bindu]], [[Prem Nath|Premnath]], [[Prem Chopra]], [[Ajit Khan|Ajit]] in pivotal roles. The music is by [[S. D. Burman]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hungama |first=Bollywood |date=1973-01-01 |title=Chhupa Rustam Cast List {{!}} Chhupa Rustam Movie Star Cast {{!}} Release Date {{!}} Movie Trailer {{!}} Review- Bollywood Hungama |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/chhupa-rustam-2/cast/ |access-date=2025-11-26 |language=en}}</ref>


==Plot==
==Plot==
The Government of India granted Rs.50,000/- to Prof. Harbanslal ([[A. K. Hangal]]) to conduct a study in the mountains bordering Tibet with India, called the Nangla Project. Harbanslal is sure that within these ice-capped mountains lies an entire temple made of pure gold. When Vikram Singh ([[Ajit Khan|Ajit]]) and his son, Bahadur ([[Prem Chopra]]), find out about the Nangla Project, they abduct Harbanslal in order to force him to reveal the exact location of this temple, in vain though and end up killing him. Having failed in this venture, they kidnap the wife and son of multi-millionaire Rajendra Jain (Sajjan) and demand that he get Bahadur married to his daughter, Ritu ([[Hema Malini]]). Rajendra discusses this matter with Ritu, and Ritu is ready and willing to do anything for her mother and brother. Rajendra hesitates, and soon he receives his wife's thumb in the mail. Losing no time, Rajendra and Ritu make arrangements for the marriage and communicate accordingly with the kidnappers. Soon a wedding date is fixed, however, things do not go as planned as Ritu is abducted by a man called Natwarlal ([[Dev Anand]]) and taken to his hideout. While driving there, their car breaks down and they are forced to take a lift from Jimmy Fernandes ([[Vijay Anand (Hindi film maker)|Vijay Anand]]), albeit at gunpoint. Jimmy drops them off at an isolated spot, leaving Natwarlal to work out the details of getting the ransom money from Rajendra. Before that could happen, Jimmy shows up and abducts Ritu. With his wife and son still held captive with Vikram and his son, Rajendra is at his wits' end as to whose life he should give priority to. Watch as events unfold to show what exactly was the motive in Ritu's multiple abductions, who is benefit by these incidents, and its connection with the Nangla Project.
The Government of India granted Rs.50,000/- to Professor Harbanslal to conduct a study in the mountains bordering Tibet with India, called the Nangla Project. Harbanslal is sure that within these ice-capped mountains lies an entire temple made of pure gold. When Vikram Singh and his son, Bahadur, find out about the Nangla Project, they abduct Harbanslal in order to force him to reveal the exact location of this temple, in vain though and end up killing him. Having failed in this venture, they kidnap the wife and son of multi-millionaire Rajendra Jain and demand that he get Bahadur married to his daughter, Ritu. Rajendra discusses this matter with Ritu, and Ritu is ready and willing to do anything for her mother and brother. Rajendra hesitates, and soon he receives his wife's thumb in the mail. Losing no time, Rajendra and Ritu make arrangements for the marriage and communicate accordingly with the kidnappers. Soon a wedding date is fixed, however, things do not go as planned as Ritu is abducted by a man called Natwarlal and taken to his hideout. While driving there, their car breaks down and they are forced to take a lift from Jimmy Fernandes, albeit at gunpoint. Jimmy drops them off at an isolated spot, leaving Natwarlal to work out the details of getting the ransom money from Rajendra. Before that could happen, Jimmy shows up and abducts Ritu. With his wife and son still held captive with Vikram and his son, Rajendra is at his wits' end as to whose life he should give priority to. Watch as events unfold to show what exactly was the motive in Ritu's multiple abductions, who is benefit by these incidents, and its connection with the Nangla Project.<ref>{{Cite web |last=FilmiClub |title=Chhupa Rustam (1973) |url=https://filmiclub.com/movie/chhupa-rustam-1973-hindi-movie |access-date=2025-11-26 |website=FilmiClub |language=en-US}}</ref>


==Cast==
==Cast==
* [[Dev Anand]] as Ashwini Kumar / Natwarlal / Chhupa Rustam
* [[Dev Anand]] as Ashwini Kumar / Natwarlal / Chhupa Rustam
* [[Hema Malini]] as Ritu Rajendra Jain
* [[Hema Malini]] as Ritu Jain
* [[Vijay Anand (Hindi film maker)|Vijay Anand]] as Jimmy Fernandes
* [[Vijay Anand (Hindi film maker)|Vijay Anand]] as Jimmy Fernandes
* [[Bindu (actress)|Bindu]] as Bambi
* [[Prem Nath|Premnath]] as Williams
* [[Prem Nath|Premnath]] as Williams
* [[Prem Chopra]] as Bahadur Singh
* [[Prem Chopra]] as Bahadur Singh
* [[Ajit Khan|Ajit]] as Vikram Singh
* [[Ajit Khan|Ajit]] as Vikram Singh
* [[Bindu (actress)|Bindu]] as Vikram's Assistant
* [[Sajjan (actor)|Sajjan]] as Rajendra Jain
* [[Sajjan (actor)|Sajjan]] as Rajendra Jain
* [[Veena (actress)|Veena]] as Mrs. Rajendra Jain
* [[Veena (actress)|Veena]] as Mrs. Rajendra Jain
* [[A. K. Hangal]] as Professor Harbanslal
* [[A. K. Hangal]] as Professor Harbanslal
* [[Sudhir (actor)|Sudhir]] as Lawrence
* [[Sudhir (Hindi actor)|Sudhir]] as Lawrence


==Crew==
==Crew==
* ''Director'' - [[Vijay Anand (Hindi film maker)|Vijay Anand]]
* ''Director'' - [[Vijay Anand (Hindi film maker)|Vijay Anand]]
* ''Writer'' - Vijay Anand, [[Kaushal Bharati]], [[Suraj Sanim]]
* ''Writer'' - [[Vijay Anand (Hindi film maker)|Vijay Anand]], Kaushal Bharati, Suraj Sanim
* ''Editor'' - Vijay Anand, [[Babu Sheikh]] (associate), [[Ashok Bandekar]] (assistant), [[Achyut Gupte]] (color)
* ''Editor'' - [[Vijay Anand (Hindi film maker)|Vijay Anand]], Babu Sheikh (associate), Ashok Bandekar (assistant), Achyut Gupte (color)
* ''Producer'' - Vijay Anand
* ''Producer'' - [[Vijay Anand (Hindi film maker)|Vijay Anand]]
* ''Cinematographer'' - [[V. Ratra]]
* ''Cinematographer'' - V. Ratra
* ''Art Director'' - [[T. K. Desai]]
* ''Art Director'' - T. K. Desai
* ''Assistant Director'' - [[Premnath Junior]], [[Prem Prakash]], [[Somnath Rangroo]]
* ''Assistant Director'' - Premnath Junior, Prem Prakash, Somnath Rangroo
* ''Assistant Art Director'' - [[Shankar Chougle]], [[Bhaskar L. Deokar]]
* ''Assistant Art Director'' - Shankar Chougle, Bhaskar Deokar
* ''Makeup'' - Vasant Desai, [[Hariram Sharma]]
* ''Makeup'' - Vasant Desai, Hariram Sharma
* ''Music Director'' - [[Sachin Dev Burman]]
* ''Music Director'' - [[S. D. Burman]]
* ''Associate Composer'' - [[Meera Dev Burman]]
* ''Associate Composer'' - [[Meera Dev Burman]]
* ''Lyricists'' - [[Gopaldas Neeraj]], [[Vijay Anand (Hindi film maker)|Vijay Anand]]
* ''Lyricists'' - [[Gopaldas Neeraj]], [[Vijay Anand (Hindi film maker)|Vijay Anand]]
* ''Playback Singers'' - [[Asha Bhosle]], [[Kishore Kumar]], [[Lata Mangeshkar]], [[Manna Dey]]
* ''Playback Singers'' - [[Asha Bhosle]], [[Kishore Kumar]], [[Lata Mangeshkar]], [[Manna Dey]]


==Music==
==Soundtrack==
* The song "Dheere Se Jaana Khatiyan Mein" was listed at #9 on [[Binaca Geetmala annual list 1973]]
[[S. D. Burman]] held the role of music director, collaborating with associate composer [[Meera Dev Burman]] and working alongside lyricists [[Gopaldas Neeraj|Neeraj]] for four songs and [[Vijay Anand (filmmaker)|Vijay Anand]] for three songs. The song "Dheere Se Jana Khatiyan Mein" was listed at #9 on [[Binaca Geetmala annual list 1973]].
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| [[Lata Mangeshkar]]
| labelĀ  Ā  Ā  Ā  = [[Saregama]]
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| "Main Hoon Chhuee Muee"
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| '''[[Asha Bhosle]]'''
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== References ==
{{reflist}}


== External links ==
== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|0069871}}
* {{IMDb title|0069871}}
* [http://www.raaga.com/channels/hindi/moviedetail.asp?mid=H003455 Chhupa Rustam songs on Raaga.com]
* [https://www.raaga.com/channels/hindi/moviedetail.asp?mid=H003455 Chhupa Rustam songs on Raaga.com]
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Latest revision as of 05:03, 4 March 2026

For the 2001 film, see Chhupa Rustam: A Musical Thriller.

Chhupa Rustam
File:Chhupa Rustam.jpg
Poster
Directed byVijay Anand
Produced byVijay Anand
Written byVijay Anand
Suraj Sanim
Kaushal Bharati
StarringDev Anand
Hema Malini
Vijay Anand
Bindu
Music byS. D. Burman
CinematographyV. Ratra
Edited byVijay Anand
Distributed byNavketan Films
Release date
  • 1973 (1973)
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Chhupa Rustam (transl.ā€‰Dark horse) is a 1973 Hindi romantic film produced and directed by Vijay Anand.[1] The film stars Dev Anand, Hema Malini, Vijay Anand, Bindu, Premnath, Prem Chopra, Ajit in pivotal roles. The music is by S. D. Burman.[2]

Plot[edit | edit source]

The Government of India granted Rs.50,000/- to Professor Harbanslal to conduct a study in the mountains bordering Tibet with India, called the Nangla Project. Harbanslal is sure that within these ice-capped mountains lies an entire temple made of pure gold. When Vikram Singh and his son, Bahadur, find out about the Nangla Project, they abduct Harbanslal in order to force him to reveal the exact location of this temple, in vain though and end up killing him. Having failed in this venture, they kidnap the wife and son of multi-millionaire Rajendra Jain and demand that he get Bahadur married to his daughter, Ritu. Rajendra discusses this matter with Ritu, and Ritu is ready and willing to do anything for her mother and brother. Rajendra hesitates, and soon he receives his wife's thumb in the mail. Losing no time, Rajendra and Ritu make arrangements for the marriage and communicate accordingly with the kidnappers. Soon a wedding date is fixed, however, things do not go as planned as Ritu is abducted by a man called Natwarlal and taken to his hideout. While driving there, their car breaks down and they are forced to take a lift from Jimmy Fernandes, albeit at gunpoint. Jimmy drops them off at an isolated spot, leaving Natwarlal to work out the details of getting the ransom money from Rajendra. Before that could happen, Jimmy shows up and abducts Ritu. With his wife and son still held captive with Vikram and his son, Rajendra is at his wits' end as to whose life he should give priority to. Watch as events unfold to show what exactly was the motive in Ritu's multiple abductions, who is benefit by these incidents, and its connection with the Nangla Project.[3]

Cast[edit | edit source]

Crew[edit | edit source]

Soundtrack[edit | edit source]

S. D. Burman held the role of music director, collaborating with associate composer Meera Dev Burman and working alongside lyricists Neeraj for four songs and Vijay Anand for three songs. The song "Dheere Se Jana Khatiyan Mein" was listed at #9 on Binaca Geetmala annual list 1973.

Chhupa Rustam
Soundtrack album by
S. D. Burman
Released1973
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length31:12
LanguageHindi
LabelSaregama
ProducerS. D. Burman
S. D. Burman chronology
Jugnu
(1973) 		Chhupa Rustam
(1973) 		Phagun
(1973)
Songs
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Hum Chhupe Rustam Hain"NeerajManna Dey6:11
2."Dheere Se Jana Bagiyan Mein"NeerajKishore Kumar4:16
3."Jo Main Hota"Vijay AnandKishore Kumar and Asha Bhosle5:11
4."Main Hoon Chhui Mui"Vijay AnandAsha Bhosle3:24
5."Suno Suno Meri Dukhbhari Dastan"NeerajLata Mangeshkar3:55
6."Bolo Kya Hum Ko Doge"Vijay AnandKishore Kumar and Asha Bhosle4:27
7."Jaloon Main Jale Mera Dil"NeerajAsha Bhosle3:45
Total length:31:12

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ā†‘ "When The Hit Pair Dev Anand-Hema Malini Couldn't Save This 1973 Film - News18". www.news18.com. Archived from the original on 22 December 2023. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
  2. ā†‘ Hungama, Bollywood (1 January 1973). "Chhupa Rustam Cast List | Chhupa Rustam Movie Star Cast | Release Date | Movie Trailer | Review- Bollywood Hungama". Retrieved 26 November 2025.
  3. ā†‘ FilmiClub. "Chhupa Rustam (1973)". FilmiClub. Retrieved 26 November 2025.

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