Chef (2017 film)
| Chef | |
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 Release Poster of the movie | |
| Directed by | Raja Krishna Menon |
| Written by | Ritesh Shah Suresh Nair Raja Krishna Menon |
| Story by | Jon Favreau |
| Based on | Chef by Jon Favreau |
| Produced by | Bhushan Kumar Krishan Kumar Vikram Malhotra Janani Ravichandran Raja Krishna Menon |
| Starring | Saif Ali Khan |
| Cinematography | Priya Seth |
| Edited by | Shivkumar V. Panicker |
| Music by | Score & Songs: Raghu Dixit Guest Composition: Amaal Mallik |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | AA Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 133 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | ₹14.7 crore[1] |
| Box office | ₹10.6 crore[2] |
Chef is a 2017 Indian Hindi-language comedy-drama film co-produced and directed by Raja Krishna Menon.[3] It is an official remake of the 2014 American film with the same name.[4] The film stars Saif Ali Khan in the title role.
The film's principal photography began in October 2016 in Kochi.[5][6] Chef was released on 6 October 2017.[7] The film under-performed at the box office.[8]
Plot[edit]
Roshan Kalra (Saif Ali Khan) is a chef by profession, and for him, food, love, and work all go together. His passion towards his career supersedes everything in his life, even his family. He lives away from his wife Radha Menon (Padmapriya) and son Aari (Svar Kamble). After a long time, he decides to visit his son in Cochin and they have a good time together. But soon a realization sinks in him when it is time to go back to work. He feels amidst chasing his passion and ambition, he has lost out on a lot of time with Aari.
Thus, Roshan decides to stay back with him and open a food truck which serves both his purposes in life- cooking food and being with his son.
Cast[edit]
- Saif Ali Khan as Roshan Kalra
- Padmapriya Janakiraman as Radha Menon
- Svar Kamble as Armaan Kalra (Ary)
- Chandan Roy Sanyal as Nuzrool
- Dinesh Prabhakar as Alex Oomen
- Milind Soman as Biju
- Sobhita Dhulipala as Vinnie
- Ramgopal Bajaj as Mr. Kalra, Roshan's Father
- Pawan Chopra as Sunil Manohari
- Shayan Munshi as Prateek
- Raghu Dixit as himself
- Neha Saxena as Neha (cameo)
- Abhishek Kumar as Dhaba Waiter
- Lokesh Mittal as Son of Dhaba Owner
- Ramachandran P. P. as Anillettan
- M. Gopalakrishnan as Union Leader
- Nishad Raj Rana as Chaudhary (Delhi Cop)
- Rajat Ajay Bose
Soundtrack[edit]
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| Released | 31 August 2017 | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Length | 30:04 | |||
| Language | Hindi | |||
| Label | T-Series | |||
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The original songs and background score of the film were composed by Raghu Dixit. The song Tere Mere and its reprise were composed by guest composer Amaal Mallik. The lyrics have been penned by Ankur Tewari and Rashmi Virag. The first song of the film titled as "Shugal Laga Le" composed and sung by Raghu Dixit was released 6 September 2017. The second song "Tere Mere" sung by Armaan Malik was released on 11 September 2017. The third song titled as "Banjara" which is sung by Vishal Dadlani was released on 18 September 2017. The soundtrack was released on 31 August 2017 by T-Series.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Shugal Laga Le" | Ankur Tewari | Raghu Dixit | Raghu Dixit | 4:42 |
| 2. | "Tere Mere" | Rashmi Virag | Amaal Mallik | Armaan Malik | 5:43 |
| 3. | "Banjara" | Ankur Tewari | Raghu Dixit | Vishal Dadlani | 4:13 |
| 4. | "Tan Tan" | Ankur Tewari | Raghu Dixit | Nikhita Gandhi | 3:07 |
| 5. | "Khoya Khoya" | Ankur Tewari | Raghu Dixit | Shahid Mallya | 3:07 |
| 6. | "Darmiyaan" | Ankur Tewari | Raghu Dixit | Raghu Dixit | 5:13 |
| 7. | "Tere Mere" (Reprise) | Rashmi Virag | Amaal Mallik | Armaan Malik | 3:59 |
| Total length: | 30:04 | ||||
Critical reception[edit]
Raja Sen of NDTV gave the film a rating of 2 out of 5 saying that, "Saif Ali Khan and the actors try hard, but lazy writing and direction make Chef a flavourless and bland meal".[9] Meena Iyer of The Times of India praised the performance of Saif Ali Khan, the leading actor of the film and gave the film a rating of 3.5 out of 5 saying that, "Chef is predictable in parts, the journey is an enjoyable one."[10] Sweta Kaushal of Hindustan Times gave the film a rating of 1.5 out of 5 and said that, "Saif Ali Khan's Chef offers moments of brilliance which, if weaved in a more organised manner, may have given us a light, affable film. But a lazy and rather uninterested narrative takes away the pleasure."[11]
Sukanya Verma of Rediff gave the film a rating of 2.5 out of 5 and said that, "In a premise begging for food porn, there's a shocking scarcity of sensory pleasure or vision. Chef is too dull to be delicious."[12] Shubhra Gupta of The Indian Express gave the film a rating of 2 out of 5 and said that, "Saif Ali Khan's film has some interesting flavours. But 'Chef' feels derivative, and is a late coming of age tale of Peter-Pan-like adults. And that's got to do with the uneven writing. It is a good-looking film, with good-looking people only."[13] Rajeev Masand gave the film a rating of 2.5 out of 5 saying that, "Chef isn't perfect; it lags in places, offers quick-fix solutions to characters’ problems, and feels wholly familiar. But at a little over two hours, it doesn't ask much of you, and offers some pleasure in Saif Ali Khan's return to form as an actor hard to look away from."[14]
References[edit]
- ^ "Chef Movie Box Office Collection Prediction, Budget And Screen Count". Bollywood Crazies. 6 October 2016.
- ^ "Box Office: Worldwide Collections and Day wise breakup of Chef". Bollywood Hungama.
- ^ "Saif's finally found his close buddy – Mumbai Mirror". Mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com. 19 November 2016. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
- ^ "CHEF (15)". British Board of Film Classification. 1 May 2014. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
- ^ "Snapped: Saif shoots in Golden Temple for Chef!". Deccanchronicle.com. 25 November 2016. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
- ^ "Saif Ali Khan: Spotted: Saif Ali Khan shooting for 'Chef'on the streets of Amritsar". The Times of India. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
- ^ "Saif Ali Khan's Chef to release on July 14". Deccanchronicle.com. 19 November 2016. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
- ^ Shah, Karan. "Saif Ali Khan's Chef turns into one of the BIGGEST flops of 2017 – read our full box office analysis". Retrieved 11 November 2017.
- ^ "Chef Movie Review: Saif Ali Khan's Film Is Flavourless And Forgettable". NDTV.
- ^ "Chef Movie Review". The Times of India.
- ^ "Chef movie review: Saif Ali Khan film is a bland dish". Hindustan Times.
- ^ "Review: Chef is too dull to be delicious". Rediff.
- ^ "Chef movie review: This Saif Ali Khan film doesn't come together as a fully satisfactory dish". The Indian Express.
- ^ "Chef Movie Review – Half cooked!". Rajeev Masand.
External links[edit]
- Chef at IMDb
- Chef at Bollywood Hungama
- 2017 films
- 2010s Hindi-language films
- 2010s Indian films
- Indian comedy-drama films
- Indian remakes of American films
- Films about food and drink
- Films about chefs
- Cooking films
- Films scored by Raghu Dixit
- Hindi remakes of English films
- Films shot in Kochi
- Films with screenplays by Ritesh Shah
- T-Series (company) films
- 2017 comedy-drama films
- Hindi-language comedy-drama films