3G (film)

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3G: A Killer Connection
3G Bollywood film poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed byShantanu Ray Chhibber
Shiva Rama Krishna
Written byShantanu Ray Chhibber
Shiva Rama Krishna
Sumit Saxena (dialogues)
Produced bySunil Lulla
Viki Rajani
Starring Neil Nitin Mukesh
Sonal Chauhan
CinematographyKeiko Nakahara
Edited bySanjay Sharma
Music bySongs:
Mithoon
Score:
Amar Mohile
Production
companies
Distributed byEros International
Release date
  • 15 March 2013 (2013-03-15)
Running time
125 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Box office59.1 million (US$740,000)
[1]

3G: A Killer Connection is a 2013 Indian Hindi-language horror thriller film directed by Sheershak Anand and Shantanu Ray Chhibber, and produced under Eros International and Next Gen Films. The film features Neil Nitin Mukesh and Sonal Chauhan in lead roles. It was released in India on 15 March 2013. [2]

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Premise

Sam buys a 3G enabled phone while holidaying in the Fiji Islands with Sheena. Unforeseen events take place after he starts receiving unknown calls and finds his life at risk.

Cast

Critical reception

3G has received mixed to negative response from critics. Ankur Pathak from Rediff.com rated the film 1.5/5 stars and says "Watch 3G only for a few cheap thrills." [3] Swati Deogire of in.com gave the movie 2.5 stars, saying "3G is strictly OK and is more of a travel brochure for Fiji." [4] Taran Adarsh from Bollywood Hungama rated the film 2/5 and added "3G doesn't work despite potential in its premise".

Soundtrack

The soundtrack of the film is composed by Mithoon and lyrics are penned by Mithoon, Shellee, Sonu Kakkar . A single track called "Kaise Bataaoon" which is sung by KK & Sonal Chauhan was released on 15 February 2013. Arijit Singh also sang in the movie. The music album was released by Eros Now Music until 2023 when Sony Music India bought the rights to the music album. Musicperk.com rated the album 7.5/10 [5] [ unreliable source? ]

Track listing

No.TitleMusicSinger(s)Length
1."Kaise Bataaoon" Mithoon KK, Sonal Chauhan 4:43
2."Khalbali" Mithoon Arijit Singh, Shilpa Rao,Tochi Raina5:20
3."Bulbulliya"Mithoon Adnan Sami 5:58
4."Kaise Bataaoon" (Cantabile)MithoonAbhishek Nailwal4:54
5."Khalbali" (Punjabi)MithoonTochi Raina5:41
6."3G" (Theme)MithoonInstrumental2:12

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References

  1. "3G: Box Office". Bollywood Hungama.
  2. "Neil and Sonal Chauhan leave for 3G movie shoot | Bollywood Photos | Celebrity Photos | Actor & Actress Photos | Celebrity Photo Shoot - Bollywood Hungama". Bollywood Hungama . Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
  3. Ankur Pathak. "Review: 3G only offers cheap thrills". Rediff.com. Retrieved 15 March 2013.Star full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg
  4. Swati Deogire. "Movie Review: 3G is more travel brochure than film". in.com. Archived from the original on 18 March 2013. Retrieved 15 March 2013.Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg
  5. "3G". musicperk.com. Archived from the original on 8 March 2013. Retrieved 4 March 2013.