Chingari (चिंगारी) 53 years old

Reshma is a pretty petty thief who picks the pocket of a poor but honourable man and when discovered, her life begins to take a turn. Reshma was kidnapped for revenge as a kid by a dangerous criminal on the run. His right arm had to be amputated as a result of shots fired by the police inspector chasing him. Bhagat raises Reshma, teaching her tricks of the pick-pocket business. Bombay's underworld of illicit alcohol, smuggling, goons and the close linkages between crime and politics feature richly in the plot. Reshma falls in love with a policeman but Bhagat wants her to marry Jaggi a local thug. Reshma wants to reform her life, give up her life of petty criminality and enter society. Bhagat sees his meal ticket vanishing with Reshma's wanting to toe the straight path. So Bhagat sets a train of events in motion that will take Reshma to the gallows. Can Reshma, raised in the poorer quarters of Bombay crime steer her path away from the gallows?b

Credits

Chingari Cast

Name Character
Shatrughan Sinha He was 24, now 78 years old as Jaggi
Leena Chandavarkar She was 20, now 74 years old as Reshma
Pran He was 51, 93 years old when he died as Bhagat
Sanjay Khan He was 30, now 83 years old as Mohan

Chingari Crew

Name Department
Chingari poster
Chingari (53 years)

  • Release day: Friday, July 02, 1971