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*Aaj Ki Taaza Khabar*
Aaj Ki Taaza Khabar
	Poster
Directed by	Rajendra Bhatia
Written by	Mulraj Rajda
Produced by	Rajendra Bhatia
Starring	Kiran Kumar; Radha Saluja; I. S. Johar; Asrani
Music by	Shankar Jaikishan
Release date	1 August 1973;
Country	India
Language	Hindi

Aaj Ki Taaza Khabar (transl. Today's breaking news) is a 1973 Indian comedy film directed by Rajendra Bhatia. Its stars Kiran Kumar and Radha Saluja.^[1] This film was adapted from a Gujarati play and later remade in Marathi as Pheka Pheki (1989) and in Hindi as Golmaal Returns (2008).^[2]

Plot

Sunil Mehta is stuck in a giant ferris wheel with an attractive young woman due to a power failure. He arrives home the next day, and meets a very suspicious wife, Geeta, who knows that he has been up to no good. She refuses to believe his story about the stalled ferris wheel, and he invents a story about spending the night with a fictitious friend named Champak Bhumia. Geeta does not believe that he ever has a friend by that name, and decides to write to him to come and visit her. Sunil then convinces his friend, Amit Desai, to pretend that he is Champak, and thus convince Geeta that he was indeed telling the truth. Amit agrees to do so, and everything goes according to plan - until a real and amorous Champak Bhumia shows up - resulting in hilarious chaos.

Cast

Radha Saluja as Geeta Mehta
Kiran Kumar as Sunil Mehta
I. S. Johar as Ramji
Asrani as Champak Bhumia/Amit Desai
Manju Bansal as Kesari Desai
Paintal as Champak Bhumia
Padma Khanna as Motiyah Bhumia
Narendra Nath as Capt. Ranjeet Goel
Arpana Choudhary as Pinky
Helen as Woman at party
Arvind Trivadi
Jayshree T.
Mehmood
H.L. Pardeshi
Parvesh Sawhney
Fatima
Sushil Bhatnagar
Khairati

Soundtrack

All songs were penned by Hasrat Jaipuri.

Song	Singer
"Mujhe Meri Biwi Se Bachao"	Kishore Kumar
"Raat Hai, Baat Hai"	Kishore Kumar
"Aataa Aayig Kaye Ye Mard Bade Bade Bedardi Hai"	Kishore Kumar, Usha Mangeshkar
"Khilta Hua Shabab Hai"	Asha Bhosle
"Happy Birthday To Pinky"	Asha Bhosle

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Recipient(s)	Result
1974	Filmfare Awards	Best Film	Rajendra Bhatia	Nominated
		Best Director	Rajendra Bhatia	Nominated
		Best Story	Mulraj Rajda	Nominated
		Best Performance in a Comic Role	I. S. Johar	Nominated
		Best Performance in a Comic Role	Asrani	Won

References

^ "Aaj Ki Taaza Khabar (1973) - Review, Star Cast, News, Photos". Cinestaan. Archived from the original on 18 October 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
^ Malhotra, Aps (17 September 2015). "Aaj Ki Taaza Khabar (1973)". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 8 January 2022.

External links

Aaj Ki Taaza Khabar at IMDb

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[1] "Aaj Ki Taaza Khabar (1973) - Review, Star Cast, News, Photos". Cinestaan. Archived from the original on 18 October 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2022.

[2] Malhotra, Aps (17 September 2015). "Aaj Ki Taaza Khabar (1973)". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 8 January 2022.

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