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Chehre Pe Chehra
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Wikipedia article
'Chehre Pe Chehra' is a 1981 Indian Hindi-language science fiction film produced and directed by Raj Tilak. It stars Sanjeev Kumar, Vinod Mehra, Shatrughan Sinha, Rekha and Sulakshana Pandit. It is an adaptation of the 1886 novella 'Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde' by Robert Louis Stevenson.
Plot
Wilson is a scientist who feels that every human has both angelic and devilish elements in themselves. He strongly believes that these two elements can be segregated and then a medicine can be invented to eliminate the undesirable element, while leaving only the desirable element intact. Wilson eventually invents a potion to put his theory into effect. He decides to test the invention on himself. But the result does not occur as he had theorised: although his devilish persona gets segregated from his angelic persona, it is much more powerful, and Wilson is unable to eliminate it.
Cast
* Sanjeev Kumar as Dr. Wilson / Blackstone
* Vinod Mehra as David
* Shatrughan Sinha as Advocate Sinha
* Amol Palekar as Peter
* Rekha as Daisy
* Sulakshana Pandit as Diana
* Amjad Khan as Carlos
* Iftekhar as Colonel (Diana's Father)
* Gajanan Jagirdar as Police Commissioner
* Shreeram Lagoo as Church Priest
* Shammi as Daisy's Friend
Production
The film is based on 'Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde', a novella written by the Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson. Sanjeev Kumar played the characters based on Jekyll and Hyde. His makeup was done by Shashikant Mhatre.
Music
Sahir Ludhianvi wrote the songs while N. Datta composed music of the film.
Reception
The film failed at the box office.
References
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