Chalo Dilli
| Chalo Dilli | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Shashant Shah |
| Screenplay by | Arshad Sayed |
| Story by | Arshad Sayed |
| Produced by | Krishika Lulla Kavita Bhupathi Chadda |
| Starring | Lara Dutta Vinay Pathak Akshay Kumar |
| Cinematography | Nikos Andritsakis |
| Edited by | Aseem Sinha |
| Music by | Gourov Dasgupta Anand Raj Anand Sachin Gupta (Hi5) Rohit Kulkarni Roshan Balu |
| Distributed by | Big Daddy Productions Eros International Media Ltd. Bheegi Basanti Entertainment |
Release date |
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Running time | 155 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | ₹5 crore (US$600,000) |
| Box office | ₹9.5 crore (US$1.1 million) |
Chalo Dilli (Let's Go to Delhi) is a 2011 Indian film directed by Shashant Shah. It features Lara Dutta and Vinay Pathak. It also features Akshay Kumar in a guest appearance. The film, produced under Dutta's husband Mahesh Bhupathi's production company, Big Daddy Productions and Eros International Media Ltd, was shot at locations in Mumbai, Delhi and Jaipur.[1] It was released on 29 April 2011. It was inspired by the film Planes, Trains and Automobiles starring Steve Martin.[2] A sequel to the film, named Chalo China, was set to be made in 2014 but was postponed due to lack of financers.[3]
Plot
Mihika Banerjee (Lara Dutta), a successful investment banker living in Mumbai, misses her flight to Delhi and needs to get there any way possible to meet her husband, Lt. Col. Vikram Rana (Akshay Kumar). She meets Manu Gupta (Vinay Pathak) and they discover the colours of India in their journey to Delhi. They go by road and train and the audience gets a chance to see both the large urban conglomerations and the small rural areas that make up India. During the journey, Mihika experiences various difficulties which she has never encountered in her high class life. When Mihika's money is stolen while she is buying a train ticket, she is forced to travel with Manu in the ordinary class in Jhunjhunu District. Thus the film revolves around Mihika's and Manu's journey amidst difficulties.
Cast
- Lara Dutta as Mihika Banerjee
- Vinay Pathak as Manu Gupta/BhaiSaab
- Akshay Kumar as Lieutenant Colonel Vikram Singh Rana (husband of Mihika)
- Anil Marwari as Taxi Boy
- Pankaj Jha as Inspector Surendra Mishra
- Brijendra Kala as K. C. Pant (train ticket examiner)
- Rahul Singh (actor) as Bhairon Singh Gurjar (also Gujjar Singh)
- Raghavendra (Raghav) Tiwari as Naresh
- Lokesh Verma as Billu
- Ajit Mathur as Pappu
- Gaurav Gera as Gopi
- Yana Gupta as Laila (guest appearance in the song "Laila O Laila")
- Mukesh Bhatt (actor) as Pandeyji
- Teddy Maurya as Bhaiyaji
- Manoj Bakshi as Jhujjhar Singh
- Narottam Bain as Bablu
- Dadhi R Pandey as Dharampalji (lorry driver)
- Narottam Bain as Shivratan Bansod (taxi driver)
Critical reception
The film received mixed to negative reviews, and was given 3.5/5 stars by The Times of India,[4] 2.5/5 stars by IndiaWeekly[5] and 1.5/5 by rediff.com.[6]
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Soundtrack
The music was composed by Gourov Dasgupta, Anand Raj Anand, Sachin Gupta, Rohit Kulkarni, and Roshan Balu. Lyrics were penned by Manthan, Anand Raj Anand, Krishika Lulla, Shabbir Ahmed, and Nisha Mascarenhas.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Music | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Chalo Dilli" | Gourov Dasgupta | Raja Hasan | 4:34 |
| 2. | "Hi 5" | Sachin Gupta | Neeraj Shridhar | 5:49 |
| 3. | "Kaun Se Badi Baat" | Rohit Kulkarni | Kamal Heer | 5:12 |
| 4. | "Laila O Laila" | Gourov Dasgupta | June Banerjee | 3:11 |
| 5. | "Matargashtiya" | Anand Raj Anand | Sukhwinder Singh | 4:47 |
| 6. | "Moments in Life" | Rohit Kulkarni | Natalie Di Luccio | 3:24 |
| 7. | "Hi 5" (Club Mix) | Sachin Gupta | Neeraj Shridhar | 2:33 |
| 8. | "Laila" (Club Mix) | Roshan Balu | June Banerjee | 4:35 |
References
- ^ "Mahesh Bhupathi turns producer for Lara Dutta". Times of India. 1 March 2011. Retrieved 14 April 2011.
- ^ "Lara, Vinay: An odd couple". Times of India. 10 March 2011. Retrieved 14 April 2011.
- ^ "Chalo Dilli sequel postponed/". IANS. 30 May 2014.
- ^ Kazmi, Nikhat (28 April 2011). "Chalo Dilli". The Times of India.
- ^ Headline. "Indian DVD: Shopping, News & More". Indiaweekly.com. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
- ^ "Review: Chalo Dilli is an arduous journey – Rediff.com Movies". Rediff.com. 29 April 2011. Retrieved 6 July 2012.