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==Criticial Reception==
==Criticial Reception==
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Mickey Virus received positive to mixed reviews.<ref name="aggregate">{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/movie-review-mickey-virus-is-for-manish-paul-fans/article1-1140280.aspx |title=Movie review: Mickey Virus is for Manish Paul fans |publisher=Hindustan Times |date=1965-12-27 |accessdate=2013-10-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Hemmady|first=Jaidev|title=Mickey Virus - Movie Review|url=http://www.movietalkies.com/movies/reviews/20957/mickey-virus|publisher=MovieTalkies|accessdate=25 October 2013}}</ref> [[Taran Adarsh]] of [[Bollywood Hungama]] gave it 3 out of 5 stars and stated that Mickey Virus is a well-made, engrossing thriller that should be liked by the youngsters.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/criticreview/id/576564 |title=Mickey Virus (2013) &#124; Hindi Movie Critic Review By Taran Adarsh |publisher=Bollywood Hungama |date=2012-06-28 |accessdate=2013-10-26}}</ref> Madhureeta Mukherjee of Times of India gave it 3 out of 5 stars.<ref>{{cite web|author=The Critic has posted comments on this Movie |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/hindi/mickey-virus-movie-review-mickey-virus/movie-review/24670170.cms |title=Mickey Virus movie review: Wallpaper, Story, Trailer at Times of India |publisher=Timesofindia.indiatimes.com |date=1970-01-01 |accessdate=2013-10-26}}</ref> Mohar Basu of [[Koimoi]] gave it 2.5 out of 5 stars.<ref>{{cite web|author=Mohar Basu |url=http://www.koimoi.com/reviews/mickey-virus-review/ |title=Mickey Virus Movie Review &#124; Manish Paul, Elli Avram |publisher=Koimoi.com |date= |accessdate=2013-10-26}}</ref> [[Rajeev Masand]] of [[CNN-IBN]] gave it 2 out of 5 stars and stated that the film isn't unwatchable, but at 2 hours and 15 minutes, it certainly overstays its welcome, offering little by way of laughs or thrills.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/mickey-virus-review-its-a-concept-in-search-of-a-plot/430518-47-84.html |title='Mickey Virus' review: It's a concept in search of a plot |publisher=Ibnlive.in.com |date= |accessdate=2013-10-26}}</ref> Faheem Ruhani of [[India Today]] gave it 3 out of 5 stars.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/mickey-virus-review/1/320134.html |title=Movie review: Mickey Virus : Reviews, News - India Today |publisher=Indiatoday.intoday.in |date= |accessdate=2013-10-26}}</ref> Saibal chaterjee of [[NDTV]] gave it 2.5 out of 5 stars.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://movies.ndtv.com/movie-reviews/mickey-virus-movie-review-890 |title=Mickey Virus movie review &#124; NDTV Movies.com |publisher=Movies.ndtv.com |date= |accessdate=2013-10-26}}</ref> Tushar Joshi of DNA gave it 2.5 stars.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/review-film-review-mickey-virus-loses-direction-due-to-a-weak-script-1908718 |title=Film review: Mickey Virus loses direction due to a weak script - Entertainment - DNA |publisher=Dnaindia.com |date= |accessdate=2013-10-26}}</ref> Shubhra Gupta of Indian Express gave it 2 stars.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/movie-review-mickey-virus/1187122/ |title=Movie Review: 'Mickey Virus' |publisher=Indian Express |date= |accessdate=2013-10-26}}</ref> Sanjukta sharma of Livemint stated that the film is dull hacker drama with a ludicrous plot.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.livemint.com/Leisure/bwyCQBDmjAouFk2Lmbx6GO/Film-Review--Mickey-Virus.html |title=Film Review &#124; Mickey Virus |publisher=Livemint |date=2013-10-16 |accessdate=2013-10-26}}</ref> [[Anupama Chopra]] gave it 2 stars.<ref>http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/reviews/movie-review-mickey-virus-by-anupama-chopra/article1-1140630.aspx</ref> Zee News gave it 3.5 stars.<ref>http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/bollywood/mickey-virus-review-cool-crisp-and-quirky_145298.html</ref> Nikhil Arora of DesiMartini gave it 2 stars.<ref>http://www.desimartini.com/reviews/nikhil-arora-mickey-virus/rd22884md3079.htm</ref>[[Subhash K. Jha]] of skjbollywoodnews stated that,"Mickey Virus is coool, crisp, quirky & enjoyable".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://skjbollywoodnews.com/2013/10/mickey-virus-movie-review/413538.html</ref>
Mickey Virus received positive to mixed reviews.<ref name="aggregate">{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/movie-review-mickey-virus-is-for-manish-paul-fans/article1-1140280.aspx |title=Movie review: Mickey Virus is for Manish Paul fans |publisher=Hindustan Times |date=1965-12-27 |accessdate=2013-10-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Hemmady|first=Jaidev|title=Mickey Virus - Movie Review|url=http://www.movietalkies.com/movies/reviews/20957/mickey-virus|publisher=MovieTalkies|accessdate=25 October 2013}}</ref> [[Taran Adarsh]] of [[Bollywood Hungama]] gave it 3 out of 5 stars and stated that Mickey Virus is a well-made, engrossing thriller that should be liked by the youngsters.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/criticreview/id/576564 |title=Mickey Virus (2013) &#124; Hindi Movie Critic Review By Taran Adarsh |publisher=Bollywood Hungama |date=2012-06-28 |accessdate=2013-10-26}}</ref> Madhureeta Mukherjee of Times of India gave it 3 out of 5 stars.<ref>{{cite web|author=The Critic has posted comments on this Movie |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/hindi/mickey-virus-movie-review-mickey-virus/movie-review/24670170.cms |title=Mickey Virus movie review: Wallpaper, Story, Trailer at Times of India |publisher=Timesofindia.indiatimes.com |date=1970-01-01 |accessdate=2013-10-26}}</ref> Mohar Basu of [[Koimoi]] gave it 2.5 out of 5 stars.<ref>{{cite web|author=Mohar Basu |url=http://www.koimoi.com/reviews/mickey-virus-review/ |title=Mickey Virus Movie Review &#124; Manish Paul, Elli Avram |publisher=Koimoi.com |date= |accessdate=2013-10-26}}</ref> [[Rajeev Masand]] of [[CNN-IBN]] gave it 2 out of 5 stars and stated that the film isn't unwatchable, but at 2 hours and 15 minutes, it certainly overstays its welcome, offering little by way of laughs or thrills.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/mickey-virus-review-its-a-concept-in-search-of-a-plot/430518-47-84.html |title='Mickey Virus' review: It's a concept in search of a plot |publisher=Ibnlive.in.com |date= |accessdate=2013-10-26}}</ref> Faheem Ruhani of [[India Today]] gave it 3 out of 5 stars.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/mickey-virus-review/1/320134.html |title=Movie review: Mickey Virus : Reviews, News - India Today |publisher=Indiatoday.intoday.in |date= |accessdate=2013-10-26}}</ref> Saibal chaterjee of [[NDTV]] gave it 2.5 out of 5 stars.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://movies.ndtv.com/movie-reviews/mickey-virus-movie-review-890 |title=Mickey Virus movie review &#124; NDTV Movies.com |publisher=Movies.ndtv.com |date= |accessdate=2013-10-26}}</ref> Tushar Joshi of DNA gave it 2.5 stars.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/review-film-review-mickey-virus-loses-direction-due-to-a-weak-script-1908718 |title=Film review: Mickey Virus loses direction due to a weak script - Entertainment - DNA |publisher=Dnaindia.com |date= |accessdate=2013-10-26}}</ref> Shubhra Gupta of Indian Express gave it 2 stars.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/movie-review-mickey-virus/1187122/ |title=Movie Review: 'Mickey Virus' |publisher=Indian Express |date= |accessdate=2013-10-26}}</ref> Sanjukta sharma of Livemint stated that the film is dull hacker drama with a ludicrous plot.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.livemint.com/Leisure/bwyCQBDmjAouFk2Lmbx6GO/Film-Review--Mickey-Virus.html |title=Film Review &#124; Mickey Virus |publisher=Livemint |date=2013-10-16 |accessdate=2013-10-26}}</ref> [[Anupama Chopra]] gave it 2 stars.<ref>http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/reviews/movie-review-mickey-virus-by-anupama-chopra/article1-1140630.aspx</ref> Zee News gave it 3.5 stars.<ref>http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/bollywood/mickey-virus-review-cool-crisp-and-quirky_145298.html</ref> Nikhil Arora of DesiMartini gave it 2 stars.<ref>http://www.desimartini.com/reviews/nikhil-arora-mickey-virus/rd22884md3079.htm</ref>[[Subhash K. Jha]] of skjbollywoodnews stated that,"Mickey Virus is coool, crisp, quirky & enjoyable".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://skjbollywoodnews.com/2013/10/mickey-virus-movie-review/413538.html}}</ref>


==Box Office==
==Box Office==
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Mickey Virus
Directed bySaurabh Varma
Screenplay bySaurabh Varma
Story byGaurav Varma
Saurabh Varma
Elvin Raja
Produced byArun Rangachari
Vivek Rangachari
StarringManish Paul
Elli Avram
Manish Choudhary
Varun Badola
Puja Gupta
Nitish Pandey
CinematographyAnshuman Mahaley
Edited byArchit D Rastogi
Music byHanif Shaikh
Production
company
Release date
  • 25 October 2013 (2013-10-25)
Running time
135 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget11cr ₹11 crore (US$1.4 million)[1]

Mickey Virus is 2013 Hindi Thriller comedy released on October 25, 2013 and written & directed by Saurabh Varma.[2] Mickey Virus is produced by DAR Motion Pictures in association with Trilogic Digital Media Limited & Awesome Films Pvt. Ltd. The film features Manish Paul, Elli Avram, Manish Choudhary, Puja Gupta, and Varun Badola as main characters.[3] The film got positive reviews on its release.[4][5]

Plot

Mickey Virus is a comic thriller set in Delhi, India. When Delhi Police comes across a case revolving around hacking, they begin their search to find a computer hacker who can help them crack this case. The head of the police team ACP Siddhanth (Manish Choudhary), stumbles across Mickey Arora (Manish Paul), a lazy but street smart hacker who can actually help them solve the case. Mickey runs a grocery store in day time and creates virus's for anti virus companies in the night along with his tomboy friend Chutney (Puja Gupta) who always helps him out in all odd jobs. He is also head over heals in love with a character he has created in his game called "Kung Fu Chameli" and will do anything to get out of hard work to do whatever he wants to do. Little does he know that ACP Siddhanth accompanied by Inspector Bhalla (Varun Badola) are tough nuts to crack.

Cast

Production

The film was shot in New Delhi, including in office complex of Nehru Place.[7] Several Bollywood biggies like Salman Khan, Madhuri Dixit, Ranbir Kapoor, Anil Kapoor and Karan Johar featured in a promotional video of Mickey Virus.[8] The movie has come under the scanner of Governmental Agencies as it displays techniques of high profile robbery which might spur reel to real life robbery incidents.[9] Elli Avram is also one of the contestants of Bigg Boss 7.[10] She would be inside the House of Bigg Boss, cut-off from the outside world at the time of Movie Release, making it a first of its kind Bollywood Debut.[11][12][13] Mickey Virus is made on a budget of Rs.11 crore, which includes publicity and advertising, and it was released in 1,200 screens in India.[14] Chances are that the film will be remade in Tamil and Telugu.[15]

Soundtrack

Untitled

The Soundtrack was released on 3 October 2013 on the digital music platform iTunes. The album consists of six track with five of them composed by Hanif Shaikh and the only one of them by Faizan Hussain & Agnel Roman while Hanif Shaikh, Manoj Yadav and Arun Kumar writing the lyrics.[6][16]

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicSinger(s)Length
1."Pyaar China Ka Maal Hai"Hanif ShaikhHanif ShaikhManish Paul3:14
2."Tose Naina"Hanif ShaikhHanif ShaikhArijit Singh4:24
3."Sajna Ve Sajna Ve"Manoj YadavHanif ShaikhAltamash Faridi & Shadab Faridi3:59
4."Aankhon Hi Aankhon Ne (Duet Version)"Hanif ShaikhHanif ShaikhMohit Chauhan & Palak Muchhal4:40
5."Mickey Virus"Arun KumarFaizan Hussain & Agnel RomanNikhil Paul George, Siddhant Sharma & Agnel Roman3:50
6."Aankhon Hi Aankhon Ne (Female Version)"Hanif ShaikhHanif ShaikhPalak Muchhal4:23
Total length:24:30

Marketing

Micky Virus was promoted by Manish Paul in Big Boss on Colours.A promotional clip of Mickey Virus featured Salman Khan, Ranbir Kapoor, Anil Kapoor, Madhuri Dixit Nene, Farah Khan, Karan Johar, Remo D'souza,Kapil Sharma, either dishing out funny one-liners or abusing Mickey.[17][18] Lauren Gottlieb, Drashti Dhami, Jeetendra and Manish's TV friends Vahbbiz Dorabjee,Vivian Dsena attended the special screening of Mickey Virus.[19][20]

Criticial Reception

Mickey Virus received positive to mixed reviews.[4][21] Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama gave it 3 out of 5 stars and stated that Mickey Virus is a well-made, engrossing thriller that should be liked by the youngsters.[22] Madhureeta Mukherjee of Times of India gave it 3 out of 5 stars.[23] Mohar Basu of Koimoi gave it 2.5 out of 5 stars.[24] Rajeev Masand of CNN-IBN gave it 2 out of 5 stars and stated that the film isn't unwatchable, but at 2 hours and 15 minutes, it certainly overstays its welcome, offering little by way of laughs or thrills.[25] Faheem Ruhani of India Today gave it 3 out of 5 stars.[26] Saibal chaterjee of NDTV gave it 2.5 out of 5 stars.[27] Tushar Joshi of DNA gave it 2.5 stars.[28] Shubhra Gupta of Indian Express gave it 2 stars.[29] Sanjukta sharma of Livemint stated that the film is dull hacker drama with a ludicrous plot.[30] Anupama Chopra gave it 2 stars.[31] Zee News gave it 3.5 stars.[32] Nikhil Arora of DesiMartini gave it 2 stars.[33]Subhash K. Jha of skjbollywoodnews stated that,"Mickey Virus is coool, crisp, quirky & enjoyable".[34]

Box Office

Micky virus got a 15-20% opening and collected around Rs 1.50 crore nett on first day.[35][36]

References

  1. ^ "Box office offers potpourri of small films this Friday | NDTV Movies.com". Movies.ndtv.com. 2013-10-22. Retrieved 2013-10-26.
  2. ^ "Manish Paul`s movie debut 'Mickey Virus' begins shoot". Zee News.
  3. ^ "Manish Paul and Barun Sobti take the big leap from TV to films - Entertainment - DNA". Dnaindia.com. Retrieved 2013-10-26.
  4. ^ a b "Movie review: Mickey Virus is for Manish Paul fans". Hindustan Times. 1965-12-27. Retrieved 2013-10-26.
  5. ^ Posted by: Surinder (1978-03-15). "Mickey Virus a dream come true for Manish Paul - | Photo1 | India Today |". Indiatoday.intoday.in. Retrieved 2013-10-26.
  6. ^ a b "Mickey Virus". BollywoodHungama. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
  7. ^ "I shot my film near my father's office: Manish Paul". The Times of India. Jul 23, 2013. Retrieved 2013-08-16.
  8. ^ "Salman Khan and Madhuri Dixit together promote Mickey Virus". Retrieved 2 October 2013.
  9. ^ "Mickey Virus Movie comes under Government Scanner". Biharprabha News. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
  10. ^ "Why Elli Avram chose reality show over film promotion - Times Of India". Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 2013-10-17. Retrieved 2013-10-26.
  11. ^ "Elli Avram to debut in Bollywood while staying in House of Bigg Boss". Retrieved 16 September 2013.
  12. ^ "Bollywood movie Mickey Virus shoot in Delhi - Times Of India". Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 2013-03-01. Retrieved 2013-10-26.
  13. ^ "Manish Paul turns computer hacker for Mickey Virus | NDTV Movies.com". Movies.ndtv.com. 2012-12-30. Retrieved 2013-10-26.
  14. ^ http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=6181&nCat=
  15. ^ "Box office offers potpourri of small films this weekend : Bollywood, News - India Today". Indiatoday.intoday.in. Retrieved 2013-10-26.
  16. ^ a b "Mickey Virus (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) – EP". Hanif Shaikh, Faizan Hussain & Agnel Roman. iTunes. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
  17. ^ "Salman Khan, Ranbir Kapoor to promote Mickey Virus | NDTV Movies.com". Movies.ndtv.com. 2013-09-17. Retrieved 2013-10-26.
  18. ^ "Manish Paul, Elli Avram's film gets B-Town support - Times Of India". Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 2013-10-26.
  19. ^ "PHOTOS: Lauren, Drashti Dhami watch Manish Paul's 'Mickey Virus' Photo Gallery, Picture News Gallery". The Indian Express. Retrieved 2013-10-26.
  20. ^ "'Mickey Virus' Special Screening: Lauren Gottlieb, Jeetendra, Dhristi and Others Attend Event [PHOTOS] - International Business Times". Ibtimes.co.in. Retrieved 2013-10-26.
  21. ^ Hemmady, Jaidev. "Mickey Virus - Movie Review". MovieTalkies. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
  22. ^ "Mickey Virus (2013) | Hindi Movie Critic Review By Taran Adarsh". Bollywood Hungama. 2012-06-28. Retrieved 2013-10-26.
  23. ^ The Critic has posted comments on this Movie (1970-01-01). "Mickey Virus movie review: Wallpaper, Story, Trailer at Times of India". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 2013-10-26.
  24. ^ Mohar Basu. "Mickey Virus Movie Review | Manish Paul, Elli Avram". Koimoi.com. Retrieved 2013-10-26.
  25. ^ "'Mickey Virus' review: It's a concept in search of a plot". Ibnlive.in.com. Retrieved 2013-10-26.
  26. ^ "Movie review: Mickey Virus : Reviews, News - India Today". Indiatoday.intoday.in. Retrieved 2013-10-26.
  27. ^ "Mickey Virus movie review | NDTV Movies.com". Movies.ndtv.com. Retrieved 2013-10-26.
  28. ^ "Film review: Mickey Virus loses direction due to a weak script - Entertainment - DNA". Dnaindia.com. Retrieved 2013-10-26.
  29. ^ "Movie Review: 'Mickey Virus'". Indian Express. Retrieved 2013-10-26.
  30. ^ "Film Review | Mickey Virus". Livemint. 2013-10-16. Retrieved 2013-10-26.
  31. ^ http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/reviews/movie-review-mickey-virus-by-anupama-chopra/article1-1140630.aspx
  32. ^ http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/bollywood/mickey-virus-review-cool-crisp-and-quirky_145298.html
  33. ^ http://www.desimartini.com/reviews/nikhil-arora-mickey-virus/rd22884md3079.htm
  34. ^ http://skjbollywoodnews.com/2013/10/mickey-virus-movie-review/413538.html. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  35. ^ http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=6182&nCat=
  36. ^ http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=6180&nCat=

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