The script was in the hands of Baduddin Jamal Qazi known as Johnnie Walker, opposite was Kamal Haasan and Johnnie Walker himself was a victim of confusion.
It had been 10 years that he was away from the film world and events, but it would not be wrong to say that after the arrival of new comedians, Johnnie Walker was erased from the minds of the directors.
Johnnie Walker was quite comfortable living a secluded life, but now again Kamal Haasan was eager to plunge him into the river of acting fire.
Sitting in front of Kamal Haasan, Johnnie Walker was thinking that he had given half of his 70 years of life to the film world. It was also strange that Johnnie Walker’s last film till then was in English and not in Hindi. Johnnie Walker was last seen in 1988 in director Ismail Merchant’s ‘The Perfect Murder’.
Johnnie Walker himself believed that, having done what he had done, advancing age no longer allowed him to bounce from one studio to another. Then the kind of dubious comedy that was being done was also tolerated by Johnnie Walker. That is why he himself gradually moved away from film industry. He was considering the choice of words to convey the same to Kamal Haasan.
Johnnie Walker’s journey began as a bus conductor. One day when he came to Gurudutt’s office to try his luck, he acted like a sardonic menoosh that he didn’t think that this thin and skinny young man was acting. He got his first chance in ‘Baazi’ and from the same film, Badruddin Jamal Qazi gave him the name ‘Johnny Walker’ because he impressed him as a drunkard.
After that first chance, Johnnie Walker never looked back. Whether he was a drunkard or playing any other role, his distinctive dialogue style would bring a spring to the faces. There was also a period when he was the sole king of comedy whose witty dialogues were characterized by politeness.
This is the reason why the Censor Board would have missed any of his scenes if they were not objectionable. It was also strange that Johnnie Walker, who appeared as a drunkard in most of the films, stayed away from alcohol. It was his observation that would bring out his inner artist on screen.
Seeing the same popularity of Johnnie Walker, the directors would have some song specially for him in the films. When songs like ‘Jungal Mein Mor Nacha’, ‘Yeh Hai Bombay Meri’, ‘Sir Jo Tera Chakrayo’, ‘Jaane Kahn Mera Jigar Kya Ji’ and ‘Hum Bhi Agar Bashe Hota’ became so popular that The records are done.
Kamal Haasan brought Johnnie Walker back from his deep thought and the silence in the atmosphere ended. Kamal Haasan was telling that when the role came to him, only Johnnie Walker’s name flashed in his mind. Although his production team was suggesting many other names, they finally finalized the name of Johnnie Walker. The comedian looked at Kamal Haasan with grateful eyes, but at the same time expressed his concern that acting again at this age? Kamal Haasan’s film should not be affected because of them.
Kamal Haasan, who had given 40 years to acting, was going to test his skills as a director for the first time. His wish was that there should be no difficulty in ‘Chachi 420’. While selecting the best creators in each field. ‘Chachi 420’ was actually a fusion of the popular English films ‘Tootsty’ and ‘Mrs Doubtfire’. Hollywood superstar Dustin Hoffman and Robin Williams’ separate films were made into Tamil film ‘Aavi Shin Mogi’ in 1996. Kamal Haasan himself played the lead role in this film directed by KS Ravikumar. After the success of the movie, he himself decided to make it in Hindi.
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The film also held significance for Kamal Haasan as he was going to work in a fully Hindi-language film after 12 years, so he was paying attention to even the smallest details. While the screenplay and songs were by Gulzar, Vishal Bhardwaj, the composer of Sir Bakhirne, was hired. When Kamal Haasan was told that the movie will feature a sleazy make-up artist who will play a key role in getting hero Jay Prakash (Kamal Haasan) disguised as a woman to enter his ex-wife’s house. So they found no one better than Johnnie Walker.
Kamal Haasan felt Johny Walker’s anxious state and said, ‘Look Johny bhai will not disappoint you by saying ‘no’. Your guest is the actor role, which will be mirrored at your convenience. This is the character of ‘Joseph’. It is short but the whole story of the film revolves around it.
Johnnie Walker thought for a while and then gave Kamal Haasan the good news he had been waiting for. Johnnie Walker was once again ready to shine as an actor. On 19 December 1997, Chachi 420, starring Kamal Haasan, Tabu, Amrish Puri, Om Puri and Ayesha Jhalka, also starred Fatima Sana as a child star who later appeared in ‘Dangal’ when she reached the threshold of adulthood. come on
As Kamal Haasan wanted, Johnnie Walker did not push his expectations into the darkness of despair. In the brief role of ‘Joseph’, he remained at the height of traditional art which was characteristic of his acting. Johnnie Walker proved that an actor ages, not his art. The commentators once again became crazy about Johnnie Walker, who had forgotten that the mention of Johnnie Walker was also on their lips.
After ‘Chachi 420’, Johnnie Walker was offered many more films but he kept turning them down. Convinced everyone that he did the super hit ‘Chachi 420’ just to fulfill Kamal Haasan’s wish.
Johnnie Walker, the eccentric and flamboyant comedian, then passed away quietly on July 29, 2003. The film in which he acted in Badal Nakhshata, the same ‘Chachi 420’ turned out to be his last film.
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