Charas (2004 film)
Charas is a 2004 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film directed by Tigmanshu Dhulia. Set in Kasol, a village near Manikaran in Kullu, Himachal Pradesh, the film deals with illegal drug trade. It stars Jimmy Sheirgill, Uday Chopra and Irrfan Khan in the lead roles with Kabir Sadanand, Namrata Shirodkar, and Hrishita Bhatt playing supporting roles.
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| Directed by | Tigmanshu Dhulia |
| Produced by | Anjum Rizvi |
| Written by | Tigmanshu Dhulia (dialogues and lyrics) Javed Akhtar (lyrics)[1] |
| Starring | Jimmy Sheirgill Uday Chopra Irrfan Khan |
| Music by | Raju Singh |
| Cinematography | Setu |
| Distributed by | Yash Raj Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 142 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Box office | ₹5.1 million (equivalent to ₹15 million or US$200,000 in 2019)[2] |
Cast
- Jimmy Sheirgill as Dev Anand
- Uday Chopra as ACP Ashraf A. Khan
- Irrfan Khan as Policeman/DCP Randhir Singh Rathore
- Namrata Shirodkar as Piya
- Hrishita Bhatt as Naina
- Anup Soni as ACP Yashpal
- Varun Badola as Amin
- Kabir Sadanand ACP Siddharth Negi
- Sanjai Mishra as the blind man
- Deepak Dobriyal as Afghan militant
- Adam Bedi as Sam Higgins
- Rajiv Gupta
Music
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| Released | 2004 | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Language | Hindi | |||
| Label | Saregama-HMV[1] | |||
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The soundtrack of Charas was composed by Raju Singh with the lyrics being written by Javed Akhtar and Tigmanshu Dhulia.[3]
| Track no. | Title | Singer(s) |
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| 1 | "Bhambole" | Sunidhi Chauhan |
| 2 | "Charas" | Sowmya Raoh |
| 3 | "Hum Chale" | Sonu Nigam, Shaan |
| 4 | "Sulge Huye Hain" | Kumar Sanu, Alka Yagnik |
| 5 | "Tumhen Arpan" | Hariharan, K.S Chithra |
| 6 | "Ye Dhuaan" | Mahalaxmi Iyer |
Critical reception
The film received mixed reviews. Taran Adarsh from Bollywood Hungama rated 1 out of 5, terming it as "a half-baked product that disappoints".[4] Vivek Fernandes from Rediff stated the film as "compelling watch. So catch it, even if it is just for kicks."[5] Kaveree Bamzai from India Today criticised the film as a "completely flat entertainer".[6]
References
- "Charas (2004)". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
- "Charas (2004) Box Office gross". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
- "Charas (2004) Track listing". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
- Taran Adarsh (7 May 2004). "Charas review". BH News Network. Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
- Vivek Fernandes (7 May 2004). "Watch Charas purely for kicks!". Rediff desk. Rediff. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
- Kaveree Bamzai (28 May 2008). "Film review: 'Charas' starring Uday Chopra, Irrfan Khan, Namrata Shirodkar". India Today. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
External links
- Charas: A Joint Effort at IMDb
- Charas at Yash Raj Films portal