Chhichhore
| Chhichhore | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Nitesh Tiwari |
| Written by |
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| Produced by | Sajid Nadiadwala |
| Starring |
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| Cinematography | Amalendu Chowdhary |
| Edited by | Charu Shree Roy |
| Music by | Songs: Pritam Background Score: Sameer Uddin |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Fox Star Studios |
Release date |
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Running time | 143 minutes[2] |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | ₹56 crore[3] |
| Box office | est. ₹212.67 crore[4] |
Chhichhore (transl. Flippant) is a 2019 Indian Hindi-language coming-of-age comedy-drama film directed by Nitesh Tiwari and produced by Sajid Nadiadwala under the banner of Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment. The film stars Sushant Singh Rajput, Shraddha Kapoor, Varun Sharma, Naveen Polishetty, Prateik Babbar, Tahir Raj Bhasin, Tushar Pandey and Saharsh Kumar Shukla. The plot follows the life of seven friends from 1992 to present day. Filming began on September 30, 2018,[5][6] and the film was theatrically released in India on September 6, 2019.[1]
Plot
Aniruddh "Anni" Pathak is a divorced middle-aged man living with his teenage son Raghav, an aspiring engineer, who is awaiting his JEE results in hopes of enrolling in the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT). On the eve of the results, Aniruddh gifts Raghav a bottle of champagne, promising him that they will celebrate his success together, unaware that Raghav is under intense pressure. The bottle of champagne only fuels Raghav's worries that he might not make it. The next day Raghav finds out that he has indeed failed his exams and, afraid of being called a "loser", he jumps off the balcony. Aniruddh rushes to the hospital where he tries to comfort his ex-wife Maya, Raghav's mother. The doctor informs Maya and Aniruddh that Raghav's condition is deteriorating because Raghav doesn't have the will to live. Desperate, Aniruddh begins to recount the tales of his college, in hopes of reinstating hope in Raghav. Although he responds to them, Raghav doubts whether they are true. Aniruddh, in a bid to convince Raghav, invites all his old friends to meet Raghav, and they together begin their story.
On the first day of college, Anirudhh finds out that he has been allocated to the H4 hostel which is infamous for housing "losers". The name had been given to the hostelites because they perform poorly in the annual Sports General Championships (GC). A dissatisfied Aniruddh applies to change his hostel accommodation although the clerk informs him that his application might take time to be considered. In the meantime, Aniruddh befriends five of his hostelmates, who develop a close friendship with him -
1. Gurmeet "Sexa" Singh Dhillon, a hypersexual senior 2. "Acid", another senior famous for his short-tempered nature and an abusive tongue 3. Derek, a third-year student who is one of the best athletes in the college 4. Sundar "Mummy" Shrivastav, a sickly momma's boy 5. "Bewda", an alcoholic super-senior student.
Over the course of the next two months, Aniruddh forms a close friendship with the five fellows, and also starts dating Maya, his future wife. Meanwhile, "Raggie", a senior from H3, which is considered the most winning hostelite house, fast-tracks Aniruddh's application because of Aniruddh's athleticism and asks him to relocate to H3, a posh and luxurious hostel, infinitely better than H4. Aniruddh, however, wanting to stay with his friends, turns down the offer instigating Raggie to angrily call him a loser. Raggie also reveals that he had once made a similar offer to Derek too, but Derek had foolishly turned the offer down as well. Aniruddh, livid at being called a loser, decides that his hostel will win the coveted GC trophy so that the tag of "losers" will be removed once and for all. He teams with a sceptical Derek to train his hostelites. However, he soon realizes that his team members are too weak in sports for them to have a chance at winning. As a way to motivate them, he entreats all of them to give up one thing that they love the most. He also comes up with a series of plans for them to distract the other participants so that they can qualify for the finals. His plans work and for the first time, H4 qualifies for the final rounds where they have to win a 4x400m relay race, a basketball tournament and a chess competition to beat H3. Raggie, now worried that H3 might lose to a bunch of "losers", tries to sabotage Derek and Bewda. Despite that, both of them win in their respective relay and chess competitions. Aniruddh tries to score a last point in the basketball finals to win but fails. Although he wins, Raggie genuinely congratulates H4 for putting up a good fight.
Aniruddh and his friends tell Raghav that, despite losing the competition, the H4 hostilites were never called "losers" again because they tried to win instead of bowing out of the competition for fear of losing. A year later, a fully recovered Raghav attends his first day of college, requesting the viewers to never ask what the name of his college is or what his rank was, since he is content.
Cast
- Sushant Singh Rajput as Anirudh ”Anni” Pathak
- Shraddha Kapoor as Maya Pathak
- Varun Sharma as Gurmeet "Sexa" Singh Dhillon
- Prateik Babbar as Raggie
- Tahir Raj Bhasin as Derek
- Naveen Polishetty as Anil "Acid" Rana
- Tushar Pandey as Sundar "Mummy" Srivastav
- Saharsh Kumar Shukla as Dhiren "Bevda" Dhoni
- Mohammad Samad as Raghav Pathak, son of Anni and Maya
- Rohit Chauhan as Chriss Cross
- Neil Dhokte as Maradona
- Abishek Joseph as H3 Venkatesh “Venky”
- Nalneesh Neel as H4 Pandu
- Rudrashish Majumder as H4 Bagula Freshie
- Nitin Kumar Singh as H4B Fish Freshie
- Ranjan Raj as H4 Danda
- Raziya Sultana as H10 Dulari Pitroda
- Adarsh Gautam as Sexa's father
- Sanjay Goradia as Mummy's father
- Vishal Gupta as H4 Kabaddi Asthama
- Kamaal Malik as Professor Mishra
- Shishir Sharma as Doctor Kasbekar
- Abhilasha Patil as Nurse
- Saanand Verma as Hostel Staff
Production
Filming began on September 30, 2018, and first schedule was wrapped on October 30, 2018.[6] The second schedule started on November 14, 2018[5] and wrapped on December 15, 2018.[7][8] A portion of the film was shot at the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay.[9] The Chhichhore theme song is shot at cost of ₹9 crores. This marks the reunion of choreographers Bosco–Caesar who have reunited after three years.[10]
Marketing and release
In February 2019, the cast of the film donned their characters' dresses and with the help of a prosthetic artist, presented their look from the film for making of new poster. The producers released a video on the making of the poster on May 30, 2019.[11] The trailer for the film was released on August 4, 2019 by Fox Star Studios.[12]
The film was theatrically released in India on September 6, 2019.[1] The movie was released on Video on demand on Hotstar on November 1, 2019.[13]
Soundtrack
| Chhichhore | |||||
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| Released | 31 August 2019[14] | ||||
| Recorded | 2018–2019 | ||||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | ||||
| Length | 29:25 | ||||
| Language | Hindi | ||||
| Label | T-Series | ||||
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The soundtrack to the film was composed by Pritam, while the lyrics were written by Amitabh Bhattacharya.
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Woh Din" | Arijit Singh | 4:18 |
| 2. | "Khairiyat" | Arijit Singh | 4:40 |
| 3. | "Kal Ki Hi Baat Hai" | KK | 4:00 |
| 4. | "Fikar Not" | Nakash Aziz, Dev Negi, Antara Mitra, Amit Mishra, Sreerama Chandra, Amitabh Bhattacharya | 3:09 |
| 5. | "Control" | Nakash Aziz, Manish J. Tipu, Geet Sagar, Sreerama Chandra, Amitabh Bhattacharya | 3:36 |
| 6. | "Woh Din" (Film Version) | Tushar Joshi | 5:12 |
| 7. | "Khairiyat" (Bonus Track) | Arijit Singh | 4:30 |
| Total length: | 29:25 | ||
Reception
Critical response
Chhichhore received generally positive reviews from critics.[15]
Sreeparna Sengupta of The Times of India gave the film three and half stars out of five, praising the performances of Sushant Singh Rajput, Shraddha Kapoor, Varun Sharma and Tahir Raj Bhasin. Sengupta noted that the screenplay was predictable and the pace was slow. Sengupta noted that the film had a theme of academic success, that connected with youngsters and parents, she wrote, "It [Chhichhore] tells you that the journey is far more important than the destination and that losing is as critical a life lesson as winning. The film scores high on many accounts and is certainly worth watching."[16]
Box office
Chhichhore grossed ₹7.32 crore on its opening day and ₹12.25 crore on its second day. The third day's gross was ₹16.41 crore, making its total opening weekend gross ₹35.98 crore.[4]
As of 12 October 2019[update], with a gross of ₹182.25 crore in India and ₹30.42 crore overseas, the film has grossed ₹212.67 crore worldwide,[4] and has become the eighth highest-grossing Bollywood film of 2019.[17]
References
- ^ a b c "'Chhichhore' co-stars Sushant and Shraddha Kapoor plan to meet their friends on the special screening of their film". Times of India. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
- ^ Chhichhore, British Board of Film Classification, retrieved 3 September 2019
- ^ "Chhichhore box office collection prediction: Lowest advance booking for Sushant Singh Rajput, Shraddha Kapoor starrer ,India News, Business News | Zee Business". www.zeebiz.com.
- ^ a b c "Chhichhore Box Office". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
- ^ a b "Sushant Singh Rajput, Shraddha Kapoor wrap up first schedule of Chhichhore shoot". Hindustan Times. 31 October 2018. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
- ^ a b "Dangal filmmaker Nitesh Tiwari's Chhichhore goes on floors". indianexpress.com. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
- ^ "Its wrap up for Sushant Singh Rajput and Shraddha Kapoor's Chhichhore". Times of India. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
- ^ "Shraddha Kapoor, Varun Sharma start shooting for Nitesh Tiwari's Chhichhore". First Post. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
- ^ "Chhichhore poster out: Shraddha Kapoor and Sushant Singh Rajput starrer looks like a hilarious ride - see photo | Bollywood news". timesnownews.com. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
- ^ "Chhichhore: Shraddha Kapoor – Sushant Singh Rajput to shoot for a MASSIVE theme song on Rs. 9 cr set". Bollywood Hungama. 4 April 2019. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
- ^ "Here's how 'Chhichhore' cast transformed into their characters". Times of India. 30 May 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
- ^ "Chhichhore - Official Trailer - Nitesh Tiwari - Sushant - Shraddha - Sajid Nadiadwala - 6th Sept". YouTube. Fox Star Studios. 4 August 2019.
- ^ Team, Tellychakkar. "Chhichhore to stream on Hotstar from THIS date". Tellychakkar.com. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
- ^ "Chhichhore - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack". Jio Saavn.
- ^ "Chhichhore movie review and rating: Critics give thumbs up to Nitesh Tiwari's directorial". IB Times. 5 September 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
- ^ Sengupta, Sreeparna (6 September 2019). "Chhichhore". The Times of India. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
- ^ "Bollywood Top Grossers Worldwide Bollywood Hungama". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 26 October 2019.