Chhote Sarkar (1996 film)

Chhote Sarkar (translation: Little Prince) is a 1996 Indian Hindi-language romantic thriller film directed by Vimal Kumar and written by S. Khan and Naeem-Ejaz The film starred Govinda and Shilpa Shetty. It is inspired from Sanjeev Kumar thriller suspense film Anhonee.

Plot
Amar Saxena is a businessman, and the managing director of prestigious Khaitan Fans Ltd., India. One day while leaving from a board meeting, he meets a beggar named Jagmohan, who calls him Rohit, and asks him to return home to his ailing wife, Seema. Amar denies being Rohit, but feels sorry for him and gives him some money, which Jagmohan declines to accept. Curious at his refusal, Amar offers to help. He visits the hospital and gets to meet Seema, and ends up falling in love with her. What he does not know that Jagmohan and Seema are plainclothes police officers, who have been assigned to arrest him for the murder of Ram Kumar Saxena, Amar's uncle. Using his wits, Amar manages to convince the Court that he is of unsound mind, and thus escapes being imprisoned, and ends up in an asylum. From here Amar must stock of his life, and figure out who has framed him for a murder he did not commit, and why Seema and Jagmohan were so intent to incriminate him.

Cast

 * Govinda as Amar Saxena / Rohit
 * Shilpa Shetty as Inspector Seema Bedi
 * Divya Dutta as Meena (Lobo's sister)
 * Aruna Irani as Amar's aunt
 * Sadashiv Amrapurkar as Dr. Khanna (Amar's family doctor)
 * Kader Khan as Jagmohan / ACP Chandra Bedi
 * Aasif Sheikh as Photographer Lobo
 * Tej Sapru as Beera (Dr. Khanna's Henchman)
 * Avtar Gill as Ram Kumar Saxena
 * Dinesh Hingoo as Cop
 * Guddi Maruti as Doctor
 * Mehmood Jr. as Asylum inmate (as Jr. Mehmood)
 * Gurbachan Singh as Goon at Swimming Pool

Songs
Lyricist: Rani Malik.
 * 1) "Ek Chumma Tu Mujhko Udhar Dede Aur Badle Me" - Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik
 * 2) "Socho Na Zara Yeh Socho Na Bolo Na Sanam" - Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik
 * 3) "Ek Naya Asmaan Aa Gaye Do Dil Jahan" - Kumar Sanu, Alka Yagnik
 * 4) "Mujhe Dil Ka Rog Laga Ke Tan Man Ke Taar Hilake" - Alka Yagnik
 * 5) "Mai Aaya Hu Jaha Se Vo Bada Uccha Gharana Hai" - Bali Brahmabhatt
 * 6) "Ladki Pataa Le Bahuva Kahi Mauka" - Vinod Rathod, Alka Yagnik

Reception
In 1997, a petition was filed in Pakur district against Govinda and Shilpa Shetty, alleging that the song "Ek Chumma Tu Mujhko Udhar Dede" from the film was "vulgar, obscene, and defamatory to Bihar and Uttar Pradesh". In 2019, the High Court granted relief to Govinda and Shetty. In its decision, the court states that the general rule would not apply to the actor because the film was cleared by the Central Board of Film Certification under the Cinematography Act of 1952.