''Hip Hip Hurray '' is a 1984 Hindi sports drama film directed by

Prakash Jha Prakash Jha (born 27 February 1952) is an Indian film producer, actor, director and screenwriter, mostly known for his political and socio-political films such as “Hip Hip Hurray” (1984), ''Damul'' (1984), ''Mrityudand'' (1997), ''Gangaaja ...

with screenplay by

Gulzar Sampooran Singh Kalra (born 18 August 1934), known professionally as Gulzar, is an Indian Urdu poet, lyricist, author, screenwriter, and film director known for his works in Hindi cinema. He is regarded as one of greatest Urdu poets of this ...

. It had

Raj Kiran Raj or RAJ may refer to: History * British Raj, the 1858–1947 rule of the British Crown over India * Company Raj, the 1757–1858 rule of the East India Company in South Asia * Licence Raj, the Indian system of elaborate licences, regulations ...

and

Deepti Naval Deepti Naval (born 3 February 1952) is an Indian-born American actress, director, and writer, predominantly active in Hindi cinema. Her major contribution has been in the area of art cinema, winning critical acclaim for her sensitive and 'clos ...

as leads and debutant Nikhil Bhagat. The film was the directorial debut of Prakash Jha.

Plot

A computer engineer named Sandeep Chowdhary (

) is waiting to start his first job, so he takes up a temporary job as a sports instructor in Bishop Westcott Boys' School at

Ranchi Ranchi (, ) is the capital of the Indian state of Jharkhand. Ranchi was the centre of the Jharkhand movement, which called for a separate state for the tribal regions of South Bihar, northern Odisha, western West Bengal and the eastern area ...

, where he encounters an apathetic school principal (

Ram Gopal Bajaj Ram Gopal Bajaj is an Indian theatre director, academician, and a Hindi film actor. He has also been a faculty member and a former Director of National School of Drama, New Delhi (1995 – September 2001). He was awarded the Padma Shri in 2003 a ...

) and develops a relationship with a history teacher named Anuradha Roy (

). Eventually, he leads the football team to victory.Hip Hip Hurray
Prakash Jha Productions.

Cast

as Sandeep Chowdhary *

as Anuradha Roy * Satish Anand *

as School Principal * Nikhil Bhagat as Raghu *

Shafi Inamdar Shafi Inamdar (23 October 1945 – 13 March 1996) was an Indian actor. He started his film career with the film '' Vijeta'' and continued it in ''Ardh Satya''. He acted in a number of television serials including ''Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi''. His mo ...

Soundtrack

The film had music by

Vanraj Bhatia Vanraj Bhatia (Hindi: वनराज भाटिया ; 31 May 1927 – 7 May 2021) was an Indian composer best known for his work in Indian New Wave cinema. He was also one of the leading composers of Western classical music in India. Bha ...

and lyrics by

. * "Ek Subah Ek Mod Par" - K. J. Yesudas * "Jab Kabhi Mudh Ke Dekhta Hoon" - Bhupinder and

Asha Bhosle Asha Bhosle (; Mangeshkar; born 8 September 1933) is an Indian playback singer, entrepreneur and occasional actress and television personality who predominantly works in Indian Cinema. Known for her versatility, she has been described in the ...

* "Hip Hip Hip Hurray Ho" -

Udit Narayan Udit is an Indian masculine given name that may refer to: *Udit Narayan, Bollywood playback singer *Udit Narayan (politician) (born 1960), Fijian politician of Indian descent *Udit Narayan Singh (1770–1835), Indian monarch *Udit Patel (born 1984 ...

, Shailendra Singh, Asha Bhonsle & Chorus * "Maidan Hai Sari Zindagi" - Shailendra Singh * "Aap Jaise Logon Mein" - Nandu Bhende, Annette Pintoo

Critical reception

''Hip Hip Hurray'' is featured in Avijit Ghosh's book, ''40 Retakes: Bollywood Classics You May Have Missed''.

Production

Prakash Jha was trying to raise funds for ''

Damul Damul ( en, italic=yes, Bonded until Death) is a 1985 Hindi film directed by Prakash Jha, based on the story ''Kaalsootra'', by Shaiwal, a native of Gaya district of Bihar., starring Annu Kapoor, Sreela Majumdar, Manohar Singh, Deepti Naval ...

'' (which he made next year), but failed to find financiers because of its bold subject matter. He then narrated the outline of ''Hip Hip Hurray'' to producer

Manmohan Shetty Manmohan Shetty is an Indian entrepreneur who founded and developed Adlabs Films Ltd, one of India’s largest media and entertainment firms. Biography Shetty was born and schooled in Mangalore in India to a Tulu-speaking Tuluva Bunt communit ...

. Shetty liked the idea of a sports film and with a proposed cast that included

Anil Kapoor Anil Kapoor (born 24 December 1956) is an Indian actor and producer who works primarily in Hindi films, besides television and international films and television. In a career spanning over 40 years as an actor and since 2005 as a producer, Kapo ...

and

Shabana Azmi Shabana Azmi (born 18 September 1950) is an Indian actress of Hindi film, television and theatre. One of India's most acclaimed actresses, Azmi is known for her portrayals of distinctive, often unconventional female characters across several ge ...

, Jha was ready to make it. But 25 days before the

principal photography Principal photography is the phase of producing a film or television show in which the bulk of shooting takes place, as distinct from the phases of pre-production and post-production. Personnel Besides the main film personnel, such as actor ...

was to begin, Anil Kapoor backed out and Azmi followed suit. Jha then came up with a different cast of Raj Kiran, Deepti Naval and Nikhil Bhagat. Gulzar has written the screenplay, dialogues as well as lyrics of the film. Due to the small budget, the entire climax was shot with a single camera and this led to every single shot being filmed three or four times to give the feel of multiple angles.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 0230294, Hip Hip Hurray 1984 films Films directed by Prakash Jha Indian sports drama films Films set in Bihar 1980s Hindi-language films 1980s sports drama films 1984 directorial debut films 1984 drama films Films shot in Jharkhand