A few years back when Umar Sharif jumped into film direction, it was an era of double version movies. That period of time is considered as, perhaps, the worst for Pakistani cinema. Umar's maiden venture 'Mr. 420' was an instant hit and thus Umar Sharif was labeled as a successful director. Umar Sharif's films have a specific kind of humor that he has brought with him from his Karachi stage background.

Sharif's last film was 'Miss Fitna' that he released a few years back and was a box-office disaster. Still he did not loose faith in his capabilities and made another movie titled 'Chand Babu.' Just like his earlier flicks, 'Chand Babu' carries the same kind of satire that is the specialty of Umar Sharif's movies. Chand Babu's cast includes Javed Sheikh, Sahiba, Saima, new face Adnan, Roop, Nari, Shafqat Cheema, Rashid Mehmud, Batin Farooqui, Amber (with a shaved head) and Umar Sharif himself in the title role. Also we find Rangeela, Tamanna Begum, Shakeel Siddiqui, Liaquat Soldier and many stage artists from Karachi, in guest appearance.

Basically, 'Chand Babu' is a one-man show all the way. Besides story, direction and acting, Umar Sharif has also penned the lyrics. There is no story whatsoever and 'Chand Babu' is basically a series of events that are heavily linked to form abrupt continuity. Chand Babu (Umar Sharif) is the son of a principled villager who refuses to hand out his land for anti-state activities. The culprits thus punish him as they set ablaze his house killing both him and his wife.

Umar Sharif returns to his village only to find the charred bodies of his parents. Chand Babu swears not to spare the culprits and sets out to search for them. Also there is a parallel story of another principled officer, Javed Sheikh, whose daughter has been kidnapped by Rashid Mehmud and Co. just because he tried to impede their evil plans. Chand Babu also has a brother Adnan who lives, God knows where, and has no connection with the rest of the cast.

Very soon it is dawned on the viewers that Chand Babu is a skilled thief while Sahiba is also a robber. After a series of hilarious encounters, both of them eventually fall for each other. Interestingly, Chand Babu is also shown helping Javed Sheikh on the national security matters. This creates ambiguity about his actual profession and one starts wondering what actually is the occupation of Chand Babu.

Similarly, the characters of Saima, Shafqat Cheema, Rangeela, Roop, Tamanna, Batin Farooqui and Amber are vague and seem suspended somewhere. The film leads you through a labyrinth of events that can vary from a boxing ring, to an Egyptian belly dance, to a robot factory and culminating on the rooftop of Siddiq Trade Center. Shafqat Cheema, in an Arabic-Terrorists role, had an unexplained peculiar magical power of blowing high-speed wind out of his mouth.