''Hello Charlie'' is an Indian

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-language

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written and directed by Pankaj Saraswat and produced by

Farhan Akhtar Farhan Akhtar (born 9 January 1974) is an Indian actor, director, screenwriter, playback singer, producer, and television host who works in Hindi films. Born in Mumbai to screenwriters Javed Akhtar and Honey Irani, he grew up under the influen ...

and

Ritesh Sidhwani Ritesh Sidhwani (born 1973) is an Indian film producer. He is the co-founder of Excel Entertainment along with Farhan Akhtar. His first film as a producer, ''Dil Chahta Hai'', won the National Award in 2001. Through his vision, Excel Entertainm ...

under the

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banner. The film stars

Jackie Shroff Jaikishan Kakubhai Shroff (born 1 February 1957), popularly known as Jackie Shroff, is an Indian actor and former model. He has been in the Bollywood industry for over four decades, and , has appeared in over 220 films in 13 languages namely Hi ...

, Aadar Jain and debutante Shhloka Pandit with Elnaaz Norouzi and

Rajpal Yadav Rajpal Yadav (born 16 March 1971) is an Indian actor which works in Hindi, Punjabi Marathi, Telugu and one Gujarati and one Bengali and one avadhi, comedian and film maker known for his work in Indian Film industry. His breakthrough came in Ra ...

in supporting roles. The film was released on 9 April 2021 on

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Plot

M. D. Makwana is a wanted fraudster who must escape from Mumbai after duping banks of a lot of money, for which his model girlfriend suggests disguising him as a caged gorilla so that he would be undiscovered, while at the same time, Toto, a real gorilla escapes from a crashed plane and is also declared wanted. Chirag "Charlie" Rastogi is a young daydreamer from Indore who has been unsuccessful in whatever ventures he has partaken. Later, while at the disposition of his uncle Karsan (

Darshan Jariwala Darshan Jariwala (born 29 September 1958) is an Indian actor who works in Hindi films, television and stage. He won the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor for ''Gandhi, My Father''. He is popular for his show in which he was seen as ...

), who leaves for Diu, he is assigned the job of escorting a gorilla to a circus by the model, little realizing that it is Makwana in disguise. Along the way, a series of adventures follows as Chirag finds himself confused between both Toto and Makwana, while a female circus acrobat-cum-dancer, Padma, tags along even as a forest ranger and a veterinary doctor are on the hunt for Toto.

Cast

as M. D. "Mac" Makwana, a wanted fraudster who disguises himself as Toto, the wanted gorilla, to escape the arms of the law. * Aadar Jain as Chirag "Charlie" Rastogi, a young man from Indore who is assigned the task of escorting "Toto", in reality, a disguised Makwana, to the Diu Dusshera circus * Shlokka Pandit as Padma Thakkar, a circus acrobat-cum-dancer who joins Charlie * Elnaaz Norouzi as Mona Malhotra, a model & Mac's girlfriend *

as Ranger Solee Topi *

Girish Kulkarni Girish Pandurang Kulkarni (born 25 November 1977) is an Indian actor, writer, and producer. He is a recipient of two National Film Awards namely, National Film Award for Best Actor in 2011 for his performance in ''Deool'' and National Film Award ...

as Priyesh Patel *

Siddhanth Kapoor Siddhanth Kapoor (born 6 July 1984) is an Indian actor and assistant director who works in Bollywood films. Son of actor Shakti Kapoor and brother of actress Shraddha Kapoor, he started his career by working as an assistant director in various ...

as Inspector Jaidev “JD” Malhotra, Mona's brother * Bramha Mishra as Ardali Ram Singh, Solee's partner *

Bharat Ganeshpure Bharat Ganeshpure (born August 15, 1969) is an Indian actor and comedian. He is best known for his comical performances in the Marathi television shows Fu Bai Fu (2009 series), Fu Bai Fu and Chala Hawa Yeu Dya (CHYD). Bharat Ganeshpure rose to ...

as Dr. Ganatra, a vet *

as Karsan Patel, Charlie's uncle

Production

The principal photography of the film started in mid-July 2020 during the pandemic. Actor Aadar Jain announced the wrap of the film schedule on 26 September 2020.

Soundtrack

The film's music was composed by

Tanishk Bagchi Tanishk Bagchi (born 23 November 1980) is an Indian music producer, composer, singer and lyricist in Hindi films. He is known for tracks like "Bolna", "Ve Maahi", "Aankh Maarey"(recreated), " Dilbar" (recreated), "Jehda Nasha" (recreated) and "L ...

, Gourov Dasgupta,

Kanika Kapoor Kanika Kapoor (born 21 August 1978) is an Indian singer. She was born and raised in Lucknow. In 2012, she relocated to Mumbai to become a singer. Kapoor's first song "Jugni Ji" (2012) was for a music videowhich became a commercial success. In 2 ...

Rishi Rich Rishpal Singh Rekhi ( Punjabi: ਰਿਸ਼ਪਾਲ ਸਿੰਘ ਰੈਖੀ, born 30 June 1976 in Croydon), better known by his stage name Rishi Rich, is a British-Indian music producer based in London. He began his career in the Asian Under ...

, Kiranee and Don D Marley and the lyrics are written by

Vayu Vayu (, sa, वायु, ), also known as Vata and Pavana, is the Hindu god of the winds as well as the divine massenger of the gods. In the ''Vedic scriptures'', Vayu is an important deity and is closely associated with Indra, the king of ...

Kumaar Rakesh Kumar Pal, known mononymously as Kumaar, is an Indian lyricist active in Bollywood cinema. Some of his more successful songs include '' Rula ke gaya ishq, '' Tu bhi royega'', '' Dil ki aadat'', ''Baby Doll'','' Chittiyaan Kalaiyaan'', ...

and

Shellee Shailender Singh Sodhi , commonly known as Shellee, is an Indian poet, film lyricist and writer. He commonly works in Bollywood. He was born in Chandigarh, India. Early life His father Himmat Singh Sodhi, is a poet and a writer. Shellee wro ...

, while John Stewart Eduri composed the background score.

Release

The film was released on 9 April 2021 on

References

External links

* 2021 films 2020s Hindi-language films Amazon Prime Video original films 2021 direct-to-video films 2021 comedy films Films scored by Tanishk Bagchi Films scored by Rishi Rich Films scored by Kanika Kapoor Indian comedy films {{Hindi-film-stub