Hello (film)
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| Directed by | Atul Agnihotri |
| Produced by | Atul Agnihotri |
| Story by | Abhijat Joshi Atul Agnihotri |
| Based on | One Night @ the Call Center by Chetan Bhagat |
| Narrated by | Katrina Kaif |
| Starring | Sharman Joshi Sohail Khan Isha Koppikar Gul Panag Amrita Arora |
| Music by | Sajid-Wajid |
| Cinematography | Sanjay F. Gupta |
| Editing by | Umesh Gupta |
| Distributed by | Vinod Chopra Productions |
| Release date(s) | 10 October 2008 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Hello is an 2008 Bollywood thriller film directed and produced by Atul Agnihotri, starring Sharman Joshi, Sohail Khan, Gul Panag, Isha Koppikar, Amrita Arora and Sharat Saxena in the lead roles. The film is based on Chetan Bhagat's novel, One Night @ the Call Center. It also had cameo roles from Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif who played themselves in the film. It was released on 10 October 2008.
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[edit] Plot
Salman Khan is a Bollywood actor, who is on a live tour nearby Delhi, where his private jet has a crash. Luckily, he survives and in a lounge, he meets Katrina Kaif. She tells him a story, about six friends and their boss who all work together at a Mumbai-based call centre. They are instructed never to reveal their location, and speak with an American accent by a Boston-based company. There is Shyam (Sharman Joshi), Priyanka (Gul Panag), Varun (Sohail Khan), Esha (Isha Koppikar), Radhika (Amrita Arora) and Military uncle (Sharat Saxena). Their boss, Subhash Bakshi (Dalip Tahil), attempts to further his career by plagiarizing software, agrees to lay off 40% of the Indian workforce, and re-locate to Boston. One night, at a party, they all get drunk and decide to head back home since it was late. The six are on their way home, until they approach an accident, and are stuck on top of a cliff in their car, and if anybody tries to move, there would be chances that the car will lose its balance and fall off the cliff. They all remain calm, and when one of the friends tries to call someone, he finds his phone battery has run out, therefore, in rage he breaks his phone and throws it on the floor of the car. Later on, still trapped in the car, the broken phone receives a phone call; six surprised friends answer it, only to find the caller is God. God tells the six, they should keep calm, and just believe in themselves and all will be well. They do as they are told, and find that the fire brigade are here to save them. They all get saved. After the story, Khan asks the woman who she is, and she replies "if you believe in yourself, you will know the answer". She walks out of the lounge, and as Khan follows her, he seems to witness she has suddenly disappeared. He believes in himself, his jet gets fixed, and he flies back home.
[edit] Cast
- Sharman Joshi as Shyam
- Sohail Khan as Vroom
- Gul Panag as Priyanka
- Isha Koppikar as Esha Singh
- Amrita Arora as Radhika Jha
- Sharat Saxena as Military Uncle
- Salman Khan as Chetan Bhagat (Cameo)
- Katrina Kaif as Story Teller (Cameo)
- Dalip Tahil as Subhash Bakshi
- Anusha Dandekar as Shefali
- Arbaaz Khan as Anuj
- Rishi Nijhawan as Ganesh
- Suresh Menon as System's guy
[edit] Soundtracks
| Title | Singer(s) |
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| "Bang Bang Bang" | Salman Khan, Wajid |
| "Caravan" | Shafqat Amanat Ali |
| "Hello" | Herchelle, Ishq Bector, Merlin, Suzanne D'Mello, Tim, Wajid |
| "Hello" (Party Mix) | Herchelle, Ishq Bector, Merlin, Suzanne D'Mello, Tim, Wajid |
| "Mitwa Re" | Shaan, Sadhna Sargam, Wajid |
| "Rab Ka Banda" | Sonu Nigam, Sunidhi Chauhan, Zubin Garg |
| "Karle Baby Dance Wance" | Daler Mehndi, Sunidhi Chauhan |
[edit] Reception
Hello had a fairly strong opening in the first week grossing approximately Rs. 6 crore in the first two days itself (overseas notwithstanding).[1] The film was a moderate success at the box office. Although it received mixed to negative reviews from critics, many citing the poorly sketched out characters as its biggest drawback, some praised its original concept.[2]
The film takes away a lot of criticism for modifying the original episodes that unfolds in the book. For example, the instance in the book, where Ganesh's photos are found on the net and revealed to Priyanka by Vroom, is missing from the movie, making it difficult to understand why Priyanka comes back to shyam in the end. There are many such instances which reveal the weakness of the script. The cast also doesn't justify the original characters in the movie. Vroom, in the book is described as a lean tall guy, but is played by Sohail Khan, who is a complete contrast to it. Same applies to the characters like Esha (Isha Koppikar) and Priyanka (Gul Panag).
[edit] References
- ^ Hello Box Office
- ^ Hello Movie Review Rediff.com
[edit] External links
- Hello at the Internet Movie Database
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