Welcome to New York (2018 film)

Welcome To New York is a 2018 Indian Hindi-language 3D comedy film, directed by Chakri Toleti, produced by Vashu Bhagnani and Jackky Bhagnani, and starring Diljit Dosanjh, Sonakshi Sinha, Karan Johar, Ritesh Deshmukh, Boman Irani, Lara Dutta, Sushant Singh Rajput and Rana Daggubati. The film released on 23 February 2018.[2]

Welcome To New York
Movie poster
Directed byChakri Toleti
Produced byDeepshikha Deshmukh
Vashu Bhagnani
Jackky Bhagnani
Andre Timmins
Viraf Sarkari
Sabbas Joseph
Written byDheeraj Rattan
StarringDiljit Dosanjh
Sonakshi Sinha
Karan Johar
Ritesh Deshmukh
Boman Irani
Lara Dutta
Sushant Singh Rajput
Rana Daggubati
Music bySajid-Wajid
Meet Bros
Shamir Tandon
CinematographySantosh Thundiyil
Neha parti
Edited byRitesh Soni
Production
company
Wiz Films
Distributed byPooja Entertainment
Release date
  • 23 February 2018 (2018-02-23)
Running time
117 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget35 Crore
Box office₹12.56 crore[1]

Plot

Teji (Diljit Dosanjh), a sloppy recovery agent who dreams of being an actor, and Jeenal Patel (Sonakshi Sinha), a fashion designer, become part of a big Bollywood event (IIFA) in New York. In between Karan Johar gets kidnapped but it is revealed that he is not Karan but Arjun.[3]

Cast

Main cast

Cameo Appearances

Soundtrack
Welcome To New York
Soundtrack album by
Sajid-Wajid, Shamir Tandon and Meet Bros
Released16 February 2018 (2018-02-16)[5]
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length17:15
LanguageHindi
LabelSony Music India
Sajid-Wajid chronology
Judwaa 2
(2017)		 Welcome to New York
(2018)		 Nanu Ki Jaanu
(2018)
Meet Bros chronology
Judwaa 2
(2017)		 Welcome to New York
(2018)		 Race 3
(2018)

The music of the film is composed by Sajid-Wajid, Shamir Tandon and Meet Bros while lyrics have been penned by Kausar Munir, Kumaar, Charanjeet Charan, Sajid Khan and Danish Sabri.

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicSinger(s)Length
1."Ishtehaar"Charanjeet CharanShamir TandonRahat Fateh Ali Khan, Dhvani Bhanushali4:18
2."Nain Phisal Gaye"Kausar MunirSajid-WajidPayal Dev3:39
3."Pant Mein Gun"Sajid Khan, Danish SabriSajid-WajidDiljit Dosanjh, Sajid-Wajid3:13
4."Meher Hai Rab Di"KumaarMeet BrosMika Singh, Khushboo Grewal3:07
5."Smiley Song"KumaarShamir TandonBoman Irani, Dhvani Bhanushali2:58
Total length:17:15

Reception

Critical response

Rajeev Masand of News 18 severely criticized the film saying that, "Welcome to New York isn't merely a bad film, or even a terrible one. It's depressing. Not because the plot is all over the place (it is!), not because the actors appear to be doing whatever they like (they are!), and not because it has no vision or ambition (it doesn't!) – but because it's an exercise in sheer pointlessness. Really, this film has no reason to exist." and gave it a rating of 1 out of 5.[6] Rohit Vats of Hindustan Times gave the film a rating of 0.5 out of 5 and concluded his review by saying that, "Welcome To New York is totally lost in New York, and looks nothing more than an extended IIFA trailer. It's not worth wasting your time, money, patience and intelligence on this mind-numbing promotional video.".[7] Shubhra Gupta of The Indian Express gave the film a rating of 1 out of 5 and said that, "Welcome To New York turns out to be a limp, lame tribute to Bollywood".[8]

References
  1. "Welcome to New York: Box office Collection till now". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  2. "Diljit Dosanjh, Sonakshi Sinha join Karan Johar in his next acting venture, Welcome to New York". hindustantimes. 18 January 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  3. "Welcome To New York trailer is a laugh riot and Riteish Deshmukh, Karan Johar are our favourites". theindianexpress. 22 January 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  4. Ramnath, Nandini (23 February 2018). "'Welcome to New York' film review: A Bollywood surgery performed with a butter knife". Scroll.in. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  5. "Welcome to New York (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". iTunes.
  6. "Mayhem in the Big Apple". Rajeev Masand.
  7. "Welcome To New York movie review: Diljit Dosanjh, Sonakshi Sinha's extended IIFA promo is a never-ending pain". Hindustan Times.
  8. "Welcome To New York movie review: This Sonakshi Sinha starrer is a lame tribute to Bollywood". The Indian Express.
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