''War Chhod Na Yaar'' () is a 2013 Indian

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-language war comedy film that was directed and written by Faraz Haider, with dialogue written by Deepak Kingrani. The film was announced on 30 March 2013 with a launch party at the Novotel Hotel in the presence of the lead actors,

Sharman Joshi Sharman Joshi (born 28 April 1979) is an Indian actor and television presenter who predominantly works in Hindi movies, known for his roles in films like ''Rang De Basanti'' (2006), '' Golmaal'' (2006), '' Dhol'' (2007) and ''3 Idiots'' (2009). ...

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, Javed Jaffery, Sanjai Mishra,

Dalip Tahil Dalip Tahil (born as Dalip Tahilramani; 30 October 1952) is an Indian film, television and theatre actor. He studied at Sherwood College in Nainital, India. After attending Aligarh Muslim University for a year, he graduated from St. Xavier's C ...

, and

Mukul Dev Mukul Dev (born 17 September 1970) is an Indian television and film actor. He is known for his work in Hindi films, Punjabi films, TV serials and music albums. He has also acted in few Bengali, Malayalam, Kannada and Telugu films. He received t ...

. The movie was produced by AOPL Entertainment Pvt Ltd and was released on 11 October 2013.

Plot

Captains Rajveer Singh Rana (

) and Qureshi (

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), who are military captains of India and Pakistan respectively, are playing cards with their partners at India-Pakistan border when a bomb explodes. Seventeen hours before, the Defence Minister of India called reporter Ruth Dutta (

) to talk about some top secret information, and says after two days, war will be declared between India and Pakistan. Fourteen hours before the explosion, the Defence minister of Pakistan and the Pakistani General contact the Defence minister of China for some help. The Defence minister of China says he will attack

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with a nuclear bomb. At the India-Pakistan border, the Pakistani army is becoming very lazy; the troops ignore commander Khan ( Sanjay Mishra). On the battlefield, Captains Singh and Quereshi and their troops form a friendship and camaraderie based on a love of conversations and playing

antakshari Antakshari, also known as Antyakshari (अंताक्षरी ) is a spoken parlor game played in India. Each contestant sings the first verse of a song (often Classical Hindustani or Bollywood songs) that begins with the consonant of Hin ...

, a game of Hindi film songs and foods. Ruth Dutta, a television news reporter arrives to make a documentary about the lives of the soldiers of the two sides. When war between the two countries is declared, the friendship between the two sides is tested and conspiracy theories are hatched.

Cast

as Captain Rajveer Singh Rana (Raj) of the

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as Ruth Dutta, reporter of GBC news *

as Captain Qureshi of the Pakistan Army *

Defence Minister of India The Minister of Defence (''Rakshā Mantrī'') is the head of the Ministry of Defence and a high ranking minister of the Government of India. The Defence Minister is one of the most senior offices in the Union Council of Ministers as well as be ...

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/ China and

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as Ghuspetia * Sanjay Mishra as Commander Khan of Pakistan Army *

Ram Awana Ram Awana (born 1 March 1971) is an Indian film and television actor. He is best known for his role as Raja Paundrak in '' Dwarkadheesh – Bhagwaan Shree Krishn'', Chanur in ''Jai Shri Krishna'', Farooq in DD's Shikwah, Raja Chhatrasal in ''Sh ...

as member of Pakistani team * Vivek Rana as Lt. Sahil Khatri * Avantika Khatri as Sakshi *

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), ' ...

as Pakistani General * Badrul Islam as Gaderya

Soundtrack

The Soundtrack of the film was released on 23 September 2013 along with its trailer with music composed by Aslam Keyi and lyrics by Bebak Amrohi, Azeem Shirazi & Faraz Haider.

Earning

The movie performed average on the box office it was made on a budget of Rs 14 crore. Released in 754 screens in India, the movie also hit screens in some parts of the Middle East and Malaysia.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:War Yaar 2010s Hindi-language films 2010s war comedy films Indian war comedy films 2013 films India–Pakistan relations in popular culture Indian Army in films Indian political satire films Military of Pakistan in films 2013 comedy films