''Happi'' is a

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-language film directed by

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and produced by Vistaar Film Fund & WSG Pictures. The film, made in

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, stars

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, and is an homage to

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as per the director. Pankaj Kapoor plays the part of a Chaplin-esque character. After being stuck in

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, the film released on

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on 25 December 2019.

Plot

''Happi'' is a comedy drama that tells the amazing story of survival of a social misfit set in Mumbai. The film is all about a man, who is content with what he earns as his needs are few and thus, he is comfortable being a misfit. He earns by making people laugh as well as by singing at Cafe Bombay. His life turns upside down and he is shattered as the same place is now getting revamped into 'Club Mumbai' – a hip, high class upmarket lounge. But he refuses to be beaten down by the circumstances and fights back with his self belief with an unlikely companion, a puppy.

Cast

Supriya Pathak Supriya Pathak (born 7 January 1961) is an Indian actress who works in Gujarati and Hindi films and television. She has received multiple awards including three Filmfare Awards for Best Supporting Actress. She is mostly popular for playing the ...

Hrishitaa Bhatt Hrishitaa Bhatt (born 10 May 1981), also spelled as Hrishita Bhat, is an Indian actress and model. She debuted in the film ''Asoka'' (2001) opposite Shah Rukh Khan, but it was '' Haasil'' (2003) that brought her fame. Bhatt received critical acc ...

Nakul Vaid Nakul Vaid is an Indian actor who has appeared in the film ''The Lunchbox'' (2013), ''Ab Tak Chhappan'' (2004) and ''Chak De! India'' (2007). He also played the lead roles in films like ''Samvedna'' (2002), '' With Love Tumhara'' (2006) and '' M ...

Manoj Pahwa Manoj Pahwa (born 8 December 1963), is an Indian film and television actor who is noted for his role as Bhatia in the comedy series ''Office Office'' (2001). He has acted in over 70 films as a character actor, including '' 7½ Phere'' (2005), ' ...

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*Farroukh Mehta *Sachin Gaikwad *

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(special appearance)

Production

The film, originally made in colour, was converted to black-and-white inspired by 2011

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winner '' The Artist'' as it suits the mood and theme of the film.

Music

Ilaiyaraaja Ilaiyaraaja (born R. Gnanathesikan, 3 June 1943) is an Indian musician, composer, arranger, conductor, orchestrator, instrumentalist, lyricist and singer, popular for his works in Indian Cinema, prominently in Tamil films. Reputed to be one of ...

provided the film score for this film and the lyrics were penned by

Jaideep Sahni Jaideep Sahni (born 1968) is an Indian screenwriter, songwriter and creative producer, who wrote the screenplays for films like ''Chak De! India'', ''Khosla Ka Ghosla'', ''Company'', ''Bunty Aur Babli'', '' Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year'' a ...

and actor

Kamalhassan Kamal Haasan (born 7 November 1954) is an Indian actor, filmmaker, screenwriter, playback singer, television presenter and politician who works mainly in Tamil cinema and has also appeared in some Telugu language, Telugu, Malayalam, Hindi, Kann ...

has sung a song in this movie.

References

External links

* 2010s Hindi-language films ZEE5 original films Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja 2019 direct-to-video films 2019 films Charlie Chaplin Indian black-and-white films {{2010s-Hindi-film-stub