

Geeta ends up with two suitors after her father goes to bring home a prospective groom and mistakenly picks up the wrong man.
Acting
Amol Palekar's everyman charm vs. Vijayendra's polished appeal
Direction
Basu Chatterjee's minimalist small-town realism

Director
Basu Chatterjee
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Chitchor pioneered the 'middle cinema' movement — neither art house nor masala blockbuster, just relatable middle-class India.
Zarina Wahab was only 19 during filming; her fresh-faced performance made her an overnight sweetheart.