Chhupa Rustam: A Musical Thriller is a 2001 Indian Hindi romantic thriller movie directed by Aziz Sejawal, starring Sanjay Kapoor, Manisha Koirala, Mamta Kulkarni, Tinnu Anand, Raj Babbar and Dalip Tahil.
Plot
Nirmal is an industrialist, and Raja is a small-time thief. Raja is in love with Nisha, and Nirmal is in love with Sandhya. Nirmal's father runs a tea plantation. When Nirmal's father is murdered, Bheem Thapa, the Commissioner of Police, notices the two men and plans to place the thief at the industrialist's house before selling Nirmal's father's property and stealing the money. Nirmal finds out his father was murdered and sets out to find the killer, who sets a trap for him. In the meanwhile, Raja takes his place. One of them is killed, and the other claims to be the industrialist. The mystery revolves around the identity of the survivor: either Raja or Nirmal. It is revealed Raja is dead; a fight ensues, and Nisha is killed. Nirmal continues his life happily.
Cast
Sanjay Kapoor as Nirmal Kumar Chinoy / Raja (Dual Role) Manisha Koirala as Nisha, Raja's love interest Mamta Kulkarni as Sandhya, Nirmal's love interest Tinnu Anand as Mama Manikchand Raj Babbar as Inspector Bheem Thapa Dalip Tahil as Baldev Diwan Neha Pendse as Guddi Chinoy Laxmikant Berde as Manik Navneet Nishan as Mrs.Chinoy, Nirmal's stepmother Anant Mahadevan as Mr. Chinoy, Nirmal's father Ram Sethi as Mukadam Avtar Gill as Driver Satpal Mushtaq Khan Vishwajeet Pradhan Viju Khote Satyen Kappu as Sandhya's father
Soundtrack
Lyrics are written by Anand Bakshi, while the music is by Anand Milind.
Reception
The film was a box office success earning ₹ 9.47 Crores.