Kalpana, a compulsive liar, believes that lying is justified for a good cause. However, trouble comes knocking on her door when she arranges dates for her siblings by lying.
Acting
Rekha's eyebrows alone deserve their own credit.
Direction
Mukherjee's gentle touch keeps melodrama in check.
Writing
Lies spiral so elegantly you'll forgive the contrivances.
Director
Hrishikesh Mukherjee
Rekha
Kalpana Srivastav
Amol Palekar
Inspector Kamal Nath Srivastav
Raj Babbar
Dr. Anil Gupta
Prema Narayan
Alpana Srivastav
Deven Verma
Rasik Lal Sharma
Supriya Pathak
Seema
Rasik Dave
Sunil Gupta
Dina Pathak
Mrs. Srivastav
Shammi
Shanti
Madan Puri
Professor Puri
Goga Kapoor
Babulal
Suresh Chatwal
Pancha
Ajit Vachani
Lawyer
Manmauji
Ganju
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Hrishikesh Mukherjee made this during his 'middle-class comedy' golden period, but critics found it lightweight compared to his masterpieces.
Rekha and Amol Palekar had electric comedic timing here, though they never reunited onscreen — a tragedy, frankly.
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