Happy New Year (2014 film)

''Happy New Year'' (sometimes abbreviated as ''HNY'') is a 2014 Indian action comedy film directed by Farah Khan and produced by Gauri Khan under the banner of Red Chillies Entertainment. The film features an ensemble cast of Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone, Abhishek Bachchan, Sonu Sood, Boman Irani, Vivaan Shah and Jackie Shroff. It was distributed worldwide by Yash Raj Films. In the film, a bunch of losers transform themselves into a team that wins over the hearts of the people in the city and across the world, all as part of their quest to pull off the biggest diamond heist ever seen.

Made on a total budget of , the film marked the third collaboration of the lead actor, producer and director; they previously worked on ''Main Hoon Na'' (2004) and ''Om Shanti Om'' (2007), the latter of which also featured Padukone as the female lead.

''Happy New Year'' was released on Diwali 2014 with dubbed versions in Tamil and Telugu, and gained around 4,200 screens in Hindi and 800 screens in Tamil and Telugu, that was the biggest film release in India up until then. Despite mixed reviews from critics and audience, who appreciated the cast performances, soundtrack, cinematography, production design and visual effects, but criticized the writing, length and pace, it emerged as a blockbuster grossing in India on its opening day, setting the record for the highest-first day collection made by an Indian film to that point, and over worldwide. It was the second highest grossing Hindi film of 2014 and the 26th highest-grossing Indian film of all time.

At the 60th Filmfare Awards, ''Happy New Year'' received 2 nominations – Best Supporting Actor (Bachchan) and Best Female Playback Singer (Shreya Ghoshal for "Manwa Laage"). The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences features the film's script in their library.

Plot

Chandramohan "Charlie" Sharma is a street fighter who has been yearning for revenge from the renowned security supplier and owner of Shalimar Securities, Charan Grover, for eight years. Grover got Charlie's father, Manohar Sharma, wrongfully arrested as a thief because Grover had conned Manohar into stealing his own diamonds worth $15 million. Diamonds worth 300 crore ($39.48 million) will reach the Atlantis Hotel, Dubai on Christmas Eve. Charlie wants to steal the diamonds and frame Grover. To accomplish this, he assembles a team ; Ex-Captain Jagmohan "Jag" Prakash, a hard-of-hearing strongman, Tehamton Tammilo "Tammy" Irani, an old and seizure-prone safecracker who was Manohar's best friend, Rohan Singh, a young intelligent hacker who is Jag's nephew, and Nandu Bhide, a lookalike of Charan's son Vicky Grover.

Charlie explains to the team that room 9C in the hotel is connected to the vault which holds the diamonds through a duct system. However, room 9C is reserved for teams participating in the World Dance Championship (WDC). The group immediately refuses to join WDC, pointing out that none of them were dancers, but Charlie re-motivates the group, convincing them to become a dance team.

A flashback shows that Charan Grover met Manohar and gave him a contract to build an impenetrable vault, Shaalimar. After the vault was completed, Charan drugged Manohar and conned him into stealing the diamonds by using his fingerprints.

The groups tries to employ a dance instructor, to no avail; in desperation, Nandu introduces Charlie to Mohini, a Marathi bar dancer, who is impressed by Charlie's anglicised accent and eventually agrees to help them learn dancing, unaware of their intentions. Charlie and Mohini grow very close.

They manage to qualify in the first round and eventually win the competition to represent Team India in the WDC by gaining votes through hacking. Many viewers despise them for their lack of skill, but Charlie and his team (sans Mohini) are all only concerned with the heist. In Dubai, Team Korea is especially hostile towards Team India, including Grover, their sponsor. At the semifinal, Charlie saves a Korean team member from severe injury during a dance stunt, instantly gaining respect and admiration from the audience. After going over the plan, everything is ready. Unfortunately, the team learns that the diamonds will arrive on New Year's Eve instead of Christmas, which impedes the heist. Luckily, India advances to the finals after judges are moved by Charlie's action.

Mohini ends up hearing about the heist, and turns to leave. Charlie tells her everything, and reveals that Manohar is actually dead; following the arrest, he appealed for a trial, but Grover bribed Manohar's lawyers and tampered with the evidence. Manohar, with all hope lost, slit his wrist. However, this increases the team's determination to avenge Manohar. They share a special moment, where Mohini starts helping them.

The night of the final round, the heist is set in motion. Mohini lures Vicky into an elevator. He is knocked out, his thumbprint is taken by Jag, and used by Nandu who opens the chamber. Tammy successfully opens the safe. However, Charlie and Tammy find another glass safe which houses the diamonds. It was made by Manohar and had a 7 letter password. Charlie opens the safe, realizing that the password to open the safe was his own name. After stealing the diamonds, the team boards a boat, but Mohini refuses to come. She explains that the most important thing in life is respect. The whole of India was rooting for them, and she wasn't going to let India lose it's respect. Rohan joins her as well, leading to a fight amongst the remaining members.

When Team India is found missing, Grover claims that they are the thieves. Mohini appears on stage, and performs alone for a few minutes. Soon after, the other members of the team appear, shocking Grover. Charlie makes an appearance in the end, and the team wins the competition. Charan and Vicky Grover are arrested. Charlie reveals himself to Charan and slips in his pocket the same razor blade Manohar slit his wrists with. He watches as the police take him away, his revenge fulfilled. Team India reach the airport. Charlie camouflages the diamonds in his soft-drink, but the security guard disposes of it, devastating the team. However, later during the flight, Charlie reveals that he switched the fake diamonds on the trophy with the real ones. The team reaches India.

In the post-credits scene, Nandu is thrown out of a bank for showing a winners' cheque. Rohan finally gains immense popularity among the girls, while Jag takes over directing the film being made earlier, with the original director being the bomb-controller (what Jag previously did). Tammy now has many of the elderly ladies chasing him as their hero. Having been given a long-term sentence, Charan and Vicky Grover are now seen in a Dubai city jail, still pleading for their innocence. Mohini opens her own dance School and Charlie proposes to her with a ring made from one of the diamonds. They all embrace, waving at the camera as the film ends

Cast

* Shahrukh Khan as Chandramohan "Charlie" Sharma, Manohar's son, Tammy, Jag, Rohan and Nandu's friend, Mohini's love interest.
* Deepika Padukone as Mohini Joshi, Charlie's love interest and Nandu's distant relative and the founder of "Mohini Dence School"
* Abhishek Bachchan in dual roles as
**Nandu Bhide, Charlie's friend
**Vicky Grover, Charan Grover's son
* Sonu Sood as Captain Jagmohan "Jag" Prakash Singh, Manohar and Charlie's close friend
* Boman Irani as Temhton "Tammy" Irani, Manohar and Charlie's close friend
* Vivaan Shah as Rohan Singh, Jag's nephew
* Jackie Shroff as Charan Grover, owner of Shalimar Securities who cheated Manohar and owns his company
* Jason Tham as Team Korea Leader
* Mohan Kapur as Subodh Singh, Charan's assistant
* Varun Pruthi as Charan's assistant Sartaj Gill
* Kavi Shastri

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