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{{Short description|1959 film directed by J. Om Prakash}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=August 2024}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Chacha Zindabad
| image = Chacha Zindabad.jpg
| caption =
| director = [[J. Om Prakash]]
| producer = [[J. Om Prakash]]
| writer = [[Om Prakash]], Jagdish Kanwal
| narrator =
| starring = [[Kishore Kumar]] [[Anoop Kumar]] [[Anita Guha]] [[Om Prakash]] [[Tun Tun]] [[Raj Mehra]] [[Bhagwan Dada]]
| music = [[Madan Mohan (composer)|Madan Mohan]]
| cinematography =
| editing =
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|1959}}
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = [[Hindi]]
| budget =
}}

'''''Chacha Zindabad''''' is a 1959 Indian [[comedy]] and drama film directed by [[J. Om Prakash]] and starring [[Kishore Kumar]], [[Anita Guha]] and [[Tun Tun]] and [[Om Prakash]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Chacha Zindabad Movie: Review ! Release Date (1959)|url= https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/chacha-zindabad/|access-date=2024-08-22|website=Bollywood Hungama|date= January 1959|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Raj |first=Ashok |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tgo9BAAAQBAJ&dq=%22Chacha+Zindabad%22&pg=PT187 |title=Hero Vol.1 |date=2009-11-01 |publisher=Hay House, Inc |isbn=978-93-81398-02-9 |language=en}}</ref>

== Plot ==
The protagonist is portrayed as a Westernized individual whose parents wish for him to marry a traditional girl, played by Anita Guha. The character is depicted as a freak, contrasting sharply with his prospective bride, who is good at classical dance and music. The two characters enter into a pact to show their disapproval of each other to their parents. They gradually develop genuine feelings for each other and fall in love.

==Cast==
* [[Kishore Kumar]]
* [[Anita Guha]]
* [[Om Prakash]]
* [[Anoop Kumar]]
* [[Bhagwan Dada]]
* [[Raj Mehra]]
* [[Sunder (actor)|Sunder]]
* [[Tun Tun]]
* [[Manorama (Hindi actress)|Manorama]]
* Rammohan Sharma
* [[Gajanan Jagirdar]]
* Keshav Rana
* Edwina

== Production ==
''Chacha Zindabad'' was produced and directed by [[J. Om Prakash|Om Prakash]]. [[Anita Guha]] starred as the heroine.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2019-08-04 |title=Kishore Kumar The Actor: A Legend's Journey Down the Years Part 2 {{!}} Peeyush Sharma |url=https://learningandcreativity.com/silhouette/kishore-kumar-actor-singer-2/ |access-date=2024-08-25 |website=Silhouette Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref> The film was produced under Om Prakash's own banner "Light and Shade".<ref>{{Cite web |title=criticalcollective.in |url=https://criticalcollective.in/SpecialProjectEssayListing.aspx?id=1491 |access-date=2024-08-25 |website=criticalcollective.in}}</ref> [[Anoop Kumar]] played a supporting role in the film.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Anoop Kumar Ganguly |url=https://www.cinemaazi.com/people/anup-kumar-ganguly |access-date=2024-08-25 |website=Cinemaazi |language=en}}</ref>

== Music ==
Music was by [[Madan Mohan (composer)|Madan Mohan]].<ref name=":0" /> In an interview, [[Lata Mangeshkar]] recalled an experience from her career. Following the recording of a song which featured a classical singer adopting a ramba-samba style to attract her boyfriend, she suggested that the song be sung by someone else, as she didn't enjoy the recording process. After some initial protests from Om Prakash, he ultimately agreed to her request and the song was later sung by [[Asha Bhosle]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=K. Jha |first=Subhash |title=I am far from perfect - I have a fierce temper |url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/i-am-far-from-perfect-i-have-a-fierce-temper/articleshow/21305914.cms |access-date=2024-08-25 |website=Bangalore Mirror |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-03-15 |title=Tujhse Naraaz Nahin Zindagi… - Seniors Today |url=https://seniorstoday.in/trending/tujhse-naraaz-nahin-zindagi |access-date=2024-08-25 |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Rabe |first=Nate |date=2015-04-12 |title=Asha Bhosle: Captivating the world (and unlikely collaborators) with her voice |url=https://scroll.in/article/657855/asha-bhosle-captivating-the-world-and-unlikely-collaborators-with-her-voice |access-date=2024-08-27 |website=Scroll.in |language=en}}</ref>

'''Track listing<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mahajan |first=Rohit |title=The mad mad world of Kishore da |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/entertainment/the-mad-mad-world-of-kishore-da-482180}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title=Chacha Zindabad Songs: Chacha Zindabad MP3 Songs by Madan Mohan Online on Gaana.com |url=https://gaana.com/album/chacha-zindabad |access-date=2024-08-26 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Chacha Zindabad - Asha Bhosle, Manna Dey, Lata... |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/release/chacha-zindabad-mr0002489328 |access-date=2024-08-23 |website=AllMusic |language=en}}</ref>'''

{{Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length =
| all_lyrics = [[Rajendra Krishan]]
| title1 = Preetam Daras Dikhao (Raga Lalit)
| note1 = version 1
| extra1 = Lata Mangeshkar, Manna Dey
| length1 = 4:53
| title2 = Ae Haseeno Nazneeno
| extra2 = Kishore Kumar
| length2 = 5:52
| title3 = Jao Ji Jao Tumhein Maan Liya Saiyan
| extra3 = Asha Bhosle
| length3 = 4:45
| title4 = Bach Gaye Hum Dono Phanste Phanste (Tera Mera Chacha ZIndabad)
| extra4 = Lata Mangeshkar, Kishore Kumar
| length4 = 6:12
| title5 = Nazren Utha Ke Zara Dekh Le
| extra5 = Asha Bhosle
| length5 = 4:02
| title6 = Des Chhudaye Bhes Chhudaye
| extra6 = Kishore Kumar
| length6 = 7:19
| title7 = Bairan Neend Na Aaye (Raga Kafi)
| extra7 = Lata Mangeshkar
| length7 = 3:14
| title8 = Badi Cheez Hai Pyar Mohabbat
| extra8 = Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar
| length8 = 3:22
}}

== Reception ==
[[Outlook (Indian magazine)|''Outlook'']] recalls a scene during which the character played Kishore Kunar climbs a water tank while being drunk as a symbol of the "free spirit" of the actor.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=v_8vAQAAIAAJ&q=%22chacha%20zindabad%22 |title=Outlook |date=2005 |publisher=Hathway Investments Pvt Limited |language=en}}</ref> ''[[Filmindia]]'' was very critical of the film and found it neither amusing nor intelligent.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CK6si3nbwIsC&q=%22chacha+zindabad%22 |title=Filmindia |date=1960 |publisher=Filmindia Publications |language=en}}</ref>
The film was however described as "a hilarious comedy" by Sathya Sara and Abrar Alvi.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Saran |first1=Sathya |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JVD7dajMt3YC&dq=%C2%A0J+Om+Prakash+Zindabad&pg=PA42 |title=Ten Years with Guru Dutt: Abrar Alvi's Journey |last2=Alvi |first2=Abrar |date=2008 |publisher=Penguin Books India |isbn=978-0-670-08221-6 |language=en}}</ref> According to ''Silhouette Magazine'', the movie was a hit in 1959.<ref name=":0" />

==References==
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== External links ==
*{{IMDb title|id=tt0337596}}

[[Category:1959 Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:1959 films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Madan Mohan]]
[[Category:Films set in Mumbai]]
[[Category:Indian comedy-drama films]]
[[Category:Films directed by J. Om Prakash]]
[[Category:1959 comedy-drama films]]

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StevieJ461261267 at 22:41, 26 April 2026