''Sonali Cable'' is a 2014 Indian

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film directed by Charudutt Acharya and produced by Ramesh Sippy and Rohan Sippy. The script, penned by Acharya himself, was one of the eight scripts selected for Mumbai Mantra-Sundance Institute Screenwriters Lab 2012, chosen through an evaluation process of submissions from around the world, including the

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. Newcomer, Rhea Chakraborty, has been hired to play a pivotal role.

Ali Fazal Ali Fazal (born 15 October 1986) is an Indian actor and model who primarily appears in Hindi films. He made his screen debut with a small role in the English language film '' The Other End of the Line'' before appearing in the American televisio ...

is paired opposite Rhea while

Raghav Juyal Raghav Juyal (born 10 July 1991) is an Indian dancer, choreographer, actor and television presenter. He is known as the "''King of Slow Motion"'' for his surreal dance moves in slow motion style and for his reinvention of the "''Slow Motion Walk ...

makes his acting debut with this film. The film was released on 17 October 2014.

Plot

Set in the cable internet turf war of Mumbai, Sonali Cable is the story of a girl Sonali ( Rhea Chakraborty) and her ‘internet boys’, including her brother Sadda who are working in their own internet cable wire shop. One day when a new police station starts in their region Sonali reaches there for giving connection. There she meets her old school friend, now graduated from a university in the

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, Raghu (

) who remembers her name, and even her roll number 43 while they were studying in school. They fall in love. During that time Sonali faces problem because a big industrial company "Shining" starts providing broadband services. During Ganapati festival Sonali and Raghu

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their love. On the same night Sadda, Sonali's brother gets hit by some local goons trying to vandalize their shop. Sadda succumbs to his injuries. Sonali gets determined to take revenge on the company. Sonali Cable is like a 'David versus Goliath' story, in the thick of the cable internet turf war in Mumbai. At last Sonali wins the war by spying on the corruptions of the people who worked against her. Later Sonali starts an internet cable shop in the name of her brother Sadda. Raghu joins her in the shop and in her life.

Cast

* Rhea Chakraborty as Sonali Tandel *

as Raghu Pawar *

as Sadaa * Anupam Kher as Boss-Vaghela, Owner of Sunshine Cable *

Smita Jaykar Smita Jaykar is an Indian actress known for playing supporting roles in Bollywood movies and TV shows. She is currently working on a theatrical adaptation of Devdas with Ashvin Gidwani Productions (AGP World). A native of the Thakurdwar ne ...

as Meena Tai Pawar, Raghu's Mother *

Swanand Kirkire Swanand Kirkire ( Marathi: स्वानंद किरकिरे) (born 29 April 1972) is an Indian lyricist, playback singer, writer, assistant director, actor and dialogue writer, both in television with Marathi and Hindi films. Kirkire ...

as Dattaram Tandel (Baba), Sonali's father *

Arun Bali Arun Bali (23 December 1942 – 7 October 2022) was an Indian actor who has worked in numerous films and television series. He played the part of King Porus in the 1991 period drama ''Chanakya'', Kunwar Singh in the Doordarshan soap opera '' ...

as Old Sikh gentlemen * Mrigendra Konwar as Vidi * Muzammil Qureshi as Jayyu * Faisal Rashid as Bobby

Soundtrack

The album is released on 9 September 2014.

Critical reception

Sonali Cable received mixed reviews from critics.

References

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{{Authority control 2014 films 2014 drama films Films shot in Mumbai 2010s Hindi-language films Indian drama films Hindi-language drama films Films scored by Daniel B. George Films scored by Raghav Sachar Films scored by Amjad Nadeem Films scored by Mikey McCleary