Hulchul

Hulchul

1971 · 149 min · ★ 6.8 · Adventure, Comedy, Crime

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.

Directed by O.P. Ralhan · Written by C.J. Pavri

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Prem Chopra Mahesh Jetley
O.P. Ralhan Peter
Madan Puri Mahesh Jetley
Gajanan Jagirdar Padma's Father
Ramesh Deo Dir. Kumar
Chandrashekhar Vaidya Shekhar
Sonia Sahni Seema
Helen Kitty D'Costa
Anjali Kadam
Chand Usmani Shekhar's Wife
Tun Tun Philomena D'Costa
Chandrima Bhaduri Padma's Mother

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