Babloo Happy Hai
| Babloo Happy Hai | |
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| Directed by | Nila Madhab Panda |
| Written by | Sanjay Chauhan & Deepak Venkateshan |
| Produced by | Gagan Dhawan Ravi Dutta Narendra Singh |
| Starring | Sahil Anand Erica Fernandes Sumit Suri Reyhna Malhotra Amol Parashar Preet Kamal Anu Choudhury Parvin Dabas |
| Cinematography | Subhransu Das |
| Edited by | Birenjyoti Mohanty |
| Music by | Bishakh-Kanish |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Babloo Happy Hai (transl. Babloo is happy) is a 2014 Indian Hindi-language film directed by Nila Madhab Panda, who earlier directed I am Kalam and Jalpari.[1][2] It is a love story of today's youngsters, and what they think love and sex are in the times of multiplexes and fast cars.[3] The film features Sahil Anand, Erica Fernandes, Sumit Suri, Amol Parashar, Preet Kamal, Anu Choudhury, Reyhna Malhotra and Parvin Dabas in pivotal roles.[4][5][6] The film's name was originally Love is not mathematics.[7] The film released on 7 February 2014, along with three other Bollywood films - Hasee Toh Phasee, Heartless and Ya Rab.[8]
Cast
- Sahil Anand as Jatin
- Erica Fernandes as Natasha
- Parvin Dabas as Harsh
- Sumit Suri as Harry
- Amol Parashar as Rohan
- Preet Kamal as Tamanna
- Anu Choudhury as Deepa
- Reyhna Malhotra as Gazala
- Gulzar Khan
- Amit Rana
Soundtrack
The soundtrack was composed by Bishakh Jyoti &Kanish with lyrics by Protique Mojoomdar.[9]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Babloo Happy Hai" | Protique Mojoomdar | Hard Kaur | |
| 2. | "Banjaran" | Protique Mojoomdar | Sonu Kakkar, Rahul Ram | |
| 3. | "Jimmy Bhand" | Protique Mojoomdar | Mika Singh, Payal Dev | |
| 4. | "Bade Bade Akshar" | Protique Mojoomdar | Bishakh Jyoti, Sniti Mishra | |
| 5. | "Nachtey Raho" | Protique Mojoomdar | Kanish Sharma, Tanya Gupta | |
| 6. | "Popcorn" | Protique Mojoomdar | Aditi Singh Sharma, Protique Mojoomdar | |
| 7. | "Uhe Baatiyan" | Protique Mojoomdar | Shankar Mahadevan |
Critical reception
The film received mixed reviews. Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama gave it 1.5 stars.[10] Renuka Vyavahare of Times of India gave the film 2 stars.[11] Subhash K jha and Yahoo India News gave it 4 stars.[12] MTV India gave it 3.5 stars.[13] while India TV News gave it 4 stars.[14]
Awards and nominations
| Award | Category | Recipients and nominees | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7th Mirchi Music Awards | Raag-Inspired Song of the Year | "Uhe Batiyaan" | Nominated | [15] |
See also
References
- ^ "Babloo Happy Hai: I am not selling sex and vulgarity, says director". The Times of India. PTI. 8 February 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
- ^ Maniar, Parag (7 February 2014). "Babloo Happy Hai: The journey of love has become materialistic". The Times of India. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
- ^ Prabhakar, Jyothi (29 December 2012). "Nila Madhab Panda's next film revolves around Delhi". The Times of India. TNN. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
- ^ "Nila Madhab Panda to shoot in Manali". The Indian Express. 31 December 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
- ^ Maniar, Parag (30 January 2014). "Newbie Reyhna Malhotra all set to make a mark". The Times of India. TNN.
- ^ "Modelling to Acting a natural progression: Reyhna Malhotra". 5 February 2014.
- ^ a b c Nila Mahadab Pandas: Babloo Happy Hai Retrieved 7 November 2014. Archived 7 November 2014 at archive.today
- ^ 'Babloo Happy Hai' team bonding in the snow Retrieved 7 February 2014.
- ^ "Babloo Happy Hai". bollywoodhungama.com. 10 December 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
- ^ "Babloo Happy Hai". Bollywood Hungama. 7 February 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
- ^ "Babloo Happy Hai Movie Review". The Times of India. TNN. 6 February 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
- ^ Jha, Subhash K. (6 February 2014). "Babloo Happy Hai - Strong message, gently conveyed". Archived from the original on 2 March 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
- ^ Jha, Subhash (6 February 2014). "Babloo Happy Hai - Strong message, gently conveyed". MTV. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
- ^ "Babloo Happy Hai movie review: Strong message, gently conveyed". India TV. 6 February 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
- ^ "Nominations - Mirchi Music Awards 2014". MMAMirchiMusicAwards. Retrieved 15 April 2018.