Chachi 420 (1998)
Chachi 420 is a 1998 comedy film, made in India and directed by Kamal Haasan who also starred in the film as the main character.Other actors include Amrish Puri, Tabu, Om Puri and Paresh Rawal.This is a remake of Tamil Movie Avvai Shanmugi also starring Kamal Hassan.The film is reminiscent of Mrs. Doubtfire, in which a father (Hassan) gets divorced from his wife and also loses the custody of his daughter.Durgaprasad Bhardwaj is a wealthy widower who lives a lavish lifestyle in a palatial home.He has only one child, a daughter by the name of Janki.He would like Janki to get married to a young man of equal status, however, Janki falls in love with a middle-class youth named Jaiprakash Paswan.Despite of Durgaprasad’s vehement objections, the couple get married, and soon Janki gives birth to a baby.
Misunderstandings crop up between the two, and as a result Janki moves back with her dad along with her child.Jaiprakash would like the child to live with him, however, he does not have the means to support the child.To remove any doubt, Durgaprasad gets a Court Order giving custody and care to Janki.When the child grows up, Janki has her hands full, so they hire a nanny by the name of Laxmi Godbhole, who is middle-aged and seems to have a way with children and adults alike.Durgaprasad too is impressed with Laxmi and falls in love with her. What Janki and Durgaprasad do not know is that Laxmi leads a double life, also being wooed by landlord Hariharan. Watch as events unfold and one gets to view the other side of Laxmi, and the impact this will have on the child, Janki and Durgaprasad..
