Chori Chori Chupke Chupke (2001) on Netflix
NR20012h 45mComedyDramaMusicalRomance
After a miscarriage leaves Priya unable to conceive, she and Raj must keep it from his family. They seek a woman to bear Raj's child. Raj meets Madhubala, a prostitute, who agrees.
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Plot summary
Raj and Priya marry after meeting at a wedding, and Priya soon becomes pregnant. A fall early in the pregnancy costs her the child and leaves her unable to conceive, news that Dr. Balraj Chopra advises the couple to keep from Raj's family, because Kailashnath has had two heart attacks. Priya proposes that another woman bear Raj's baby. Since the family is well known, the couple rule out artificial insemination and agree that Raj should conceive the child himself. He meets Madhubala, called Madhu, a prostitute who accepts money to carry his baby. After lessons in manners and a change of wardrobe, Madhu meets Priya, who knows nothing of her past, and the three leave for Switzerland to carry out the plan.
Cast
- Ruby Bhatiaas News Reporter
- Samir Chandraas General Person
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Chori Chori Chupke Chupke (2001)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- Chori Chori Chupke Chupke's release was delayed for months after producer Nazim Rizvi and financier Bharat Shah were arrested and the Central Bureau of Investigation seized its prints on suspicion the production was funded by Mumbai underworld figure Chhota Shakeel.
- Shah Rukh Khan was offered the lead role of Raj Malhotra but declined due to lack of dates, after which Salman Khan was approached and accepted the part.
- Zinta was initially reluctant to play her role because she was unsure she suited playing a prostitute, but accepted at the directors' persuasion; she visited Mumbai red-light bars and nightclubs to study sex-workers' lingo and mannerisms.
- The film opens with a credit thanking the Special Court, MCOCA, the Crime Branch, the Mumbai Police and the court receiver, saying without their efforts the picture would never have been made.
- The director duo held a special screening of the film for senior Mumbai Police officers two days before release, to fulfill a promise and prove no objectionable content appeared in it.
- Anindita Majumdar wrote that in popular Indian culture, surrogacy has become associated with the 2001 Hindi film Chori Chori Chupke Chupke.
- The film generated controversy before and during its release for being one of the only Hindi-language films dealing with the taboo issue of surrogate childbirth in India, as well as prostitution in India.
