7.1
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Chachi 420 (1997)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Viewer Rating
Rating: 7.1
Overview
In order to see his little girl more often, a divorcee disguises himself as an old lady and gets a job as his own daughter's caretaker. A Hindi remake of the 1996 Tamil film "Avvai Shanmugi," which is itself a remake of the Hollywood film "Mrs. Doubtfire."
Starring Cast
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Overview
In order to see his little girl more often, a divorcee disguises himself as an old lady and gets a job as his own daughter's caretaker. A Hindi remake of the 1996 Tamil film "Avvai Shanmugi," which is itself a remake of the Hollywood film "Mrs. Doubtfire."
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film's central subject matter, a father's desperate efforts to reunite with his daughter and family through comedic deception, is primarily apolitical, focusing on personal relationships and love rather than promoting a specific political ideology.
The film features a cast that is culturally specific to its Indian origin. Its narrative focuses on a comedic family drama, portraying traditional familial roles and a male protagonist in a generally positive light, without explicitly engaging with or critiquing traditional identities or broader DEI themes.
Secondary
Chachi 420 does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. While the protagonist cross-dresses as an elderly woman, this is purely a comedic plot device for a heterosexual character to achieve a specific goal, unrelated to queer identity or experience.
The film features a cisgender man cross-dressing as an elderly woman for comedic and plot-driven purposes. This disguise is not indicative of transsexual identity, and the movie does not present any transsexual characters or explore related themes. Therefore, the portrayal is N/A.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The film features a male protagonist who disguises himself as an elderly woman to be near his daughter. This is a performance involving gender disguise within the story, not a re-gendering of a canonically established character.
Chachi 420 is an Indian remake of the American film Mrs. Doubtfire. While the original characters were white, the Indian adaptation features an entirely Indian cast and setting. This constitutes a cultural adaptation rather than a race swap of specific, established characters within their original canon.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.4
6.9
Critic Ratings
N/A
N/A
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