| Director | Piyush Jha |
|---|---|
| Producer | Anil Pandit |
| Screenplay | Harshad Sharma Piyush Jha |
| Story | Piyush Jha |
| Starring | Aashish Chaudhary Deven Bhojani |
| Music | Charles Vaz |
| Cinematography | Sunil Patel |
| Editing | Paresh Kamdar |
| Released | 12 February 1999 |
| Runtime | 94 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Chalo America () is a 1999 Indian Hindi-language comedy film directed by Piyush Jha.[1]
Plot
The film chronicles the misadventures of three Lukkhas (Slackers) with just one dream preying on their minds – to get to the kingdom of Coca-Cola and Clinton. They make attempt after attempt to flee from the drudgery and boredom in dreary India to the land of the free and the home of the brave – the United States. They remain undeterred by their failure and woeful incompetence to get there – be it by acquiring a visa or a wife, or smuggling themselves into boats. Their hopes flag, but never quite fade away.
Cast
- Aashish Chaudhary as Surendra "Sunny" Pagnis
- Mandar Shinde as Rajat
- Deven Bhojani as Akshay Bandelia
Soundtrack
| Artist | Charles Vez |
|---|---|
| Released | 22 December 1998 |
| Genre | Filmi |
| Language | Hindi |
| Label | Thakral Records |
The music soundtrack of "Chalo America" was released on 22 December 1998 by Thakral Records. It consisted of eight songs and were composed by Charles Vez.
- Notes
- Track no: 4, 7 and 8 do not appear in the film.
Reception
Suparn Verma of Rediff.com wrote, "The film could have been a light-hearted spoof on misguided youth who think Utopia is anywhere outside India. Instead, it deals with flat two-dimensional characters who move about purposelessly and appear too lazy to be worth the attention. And so, this film ends up being another cheap wannabe, just like its characters."[2] Anna M M Vetticad of India Today wrote, "Chalo America is refreshingly different, part of an emerging genre of Indian films (Bombay Boys, Hyderabad Blues), neither crassly commercial nor heavily arty - just sensible cinema. But Jha would do well to remember that tuneless songs, however cleverly inserted, are dispensable and that bad extras are bad news."[3]
References
- ^ "2009 Atlanta Indo-American Film Festival 2009". Archived from the original on 16 November 2009. Retrieved 25 January 2010.
- ^ Verma, Suparn (17 February 1999). "America calling". Rediff.com. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
- ^ Anna M M Vetticad (8 March 1999). "Film review: Piyush Jha's 'Chalo America', starring Aashish Chowdhry, Deven Bhojani". India Today. Archived 1 March 2024 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
External links
- Chalo America at IMDb