Chalo America
| Chalo America | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Piyush Jha |
| Screenplay by | Harshad Sharma Piyush Jha |
| Story by | Piyush Jha |
| Produced by | Anil Pandit |
| Starring | Aashish Chaudhary Deven Bhojani |
| Cinematography | Sunil Patel |
| Edited by | Paresh Kamdar |
| Music by | Charles Vaz |
Release date |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Chalo America is a 1999 Indian comedy film directed by Piyush Jha.[1]
Plot[edit]
The film chronicles the misadventures of three Lukkhas (Slackers) with just one dream preying on their minds – to get to the kingdom of Coca-Cola and Clinton. They make attempt after attempt to flee from the drudgery and boredom in dreary India to the land of the free and the home of the brave – the United States. They remain undeterred by their failure and woeful incompetence to get there – be it by acquiring a visa or a wife, or smuggling themselves into boats. Their hopes flag, but never quite fade away.
Cast[edit]
| Aashish Chaudhary | Surendra "Sunny" Pagnis |
| Mandar Shinde | Rajat |
| Deven Bhojani | Akshay Bandelia |
Reception[edit]
Suparn Verma of Rediff.com wrote, "The film could have been a light-hearted spoof on misguided youth who think Utopia is anywhere outside India. Instead, it deals with flat two-dimensional characters who move about purposelessly and appear too lazy to be worth the attention. And so, this film ends up being another cheap wannabe, just like its characters.[2] Anna M M Vetticad of India Today wrote, "Chalo America is refreshingly different, part of an emerging genre of Indian films (Bombay Boys, Hyderabad Blues), neither crassly commercial nor heavily arty - just sensible cinema. But Jha would do well to remember that tuneless songs, however cleverly inserted, are dispensable and that bad extras are bad news."[3]
References[edit]
- ^ "2009 Atlanta Indo-American Film Festival 2009". Archived from the original on 16 November 2009. Retrieved 25 January 2010.
- ^ Verma, Suparn (17 February 1999). "America calling". Rediff.com. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
- ^ Anna M M Vetticad (8 March 1999). "Film review: Piyush Jha's 'Chalo America', starring Aashish Chowdhry, Deven Bhojani". India Today. Archived from the original on 1 March 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
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