Chaal Jeevi Laiye!

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Chaal Jeevi Laiye!
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Directed by Vipul Mehta
Written by Vipul Mehta and Jainesh Ejardar
Produced byRashmin Majithia
Starring
CinematographyPratik Parmar
Edited byJitendra K Shah
Music by Sachin–Jigar
Production
company
Distributed byCoconut Movies Release
Release date
  • 1 February 2019 (2019-02-01)
Running time
146 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageGujarati
Box officeest. ₹52.14 crore (US$6.2 million) [1] [2]

Chaal Jeevi Laiye! (transl.Come, Let's Live!) is a 2019 Indian Gujarati-language comedy drama road film written and directed by Vipul Mehta, and produced by Rashmin Majithia under the banner Coconut Motion Pictures. The film stars Siddharth Randeria, Yash Soni, and Aarohi Patel. [3] The soundtrack was composed by Sachin–Jigar. [4]

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The film was released in India on 1 February 2019. [5] and had completed its 5 years in theatres on 1 February 2024. It became the highest-grossing film of Gujarati cinema, grossing over est. ₹52.14 crore (US$6.2 million) [1] and the first film of this millennium which has been running for over 5 years in theatres. It is remade in Marathi as Ole Aale (2024), starring Nana Patekar [6] in the lead.

Plot

Workaholic Aditya ignores his father Bipin and his advice regarding health. Next day, Aditya faints and is brought to hospital where he recovers. On Dr. Vadia's advice, Bipin takes a health checkup and is diagnosed with Pontine Glioma, a terminal brain tumour. Bipin wishes to visit Kedarnath and the holy Ganga river with him before his death so Aditya reluctantly agrees. After visiting the river, they continued their journey to Chopta via jeep. They meet Ketki on road and Aditya develops romantic interest in her. They were robbed by goons but eventually regain their possessions. Along the way, the father-son bond grows and Aditya's romance develops further. Eventually, they reach Kedarnath and complete the wish.

Cast

Production

The film is shot in Uttarakhand at the locations of Haridwar, Chopta and Kedarnath. [7]

Soundtrack

Chaal Jeevi Laiye
Soundtrack album by
Sachin–Jigar
Released21 January 2019 (2019-01-21)
Genre Feature film soundtrack
Length14:16
Language Gujarati
Label Zen Music Gujarati
External audio
Nuvola apps arts.svg Album on JioSaavn

All lyrics are written by Niren Bhatt; all music is composed by Sachin–Jigar

Track listing
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Chaand Ne Kaho" Jigardan Gadhavi, Sachin Sanghvi, Tanishkaa Sanghvi, Various Artists5:19
2."Pa Pa Pagli" Sonu Nigam, Various Artists4:36
3."Ghanu Jeevo" Keerthi Sagathia, Bhoomi Trivedi, Various Artists3:05
4."Ghanu Jeevo Reprise" Keerthi Sagathia, Bhoomi Trivedi, Various Artists1:16
Total length:14:16

The songs were leaked online before their official release. [8]

Release

The film was released in India on 1 February 2019. [5] Following the success, it was released in Australia on 14 March 2019 and in New Zealand, and United Kingdom on 15 March 2019. [9] The film was also released in Germany, Singapore, Canada and in some countries of Africa. The film completed 50 weeks in cinemas on 17 January 2020. It was re-released on 31 January 2020 with subtitles and some additional shots. [1]

Reception

Box Office

According to Bookmyshow, an online ticket booking website, the film earned around ₹44 lakh (US$53,000) on its first day and almost ₹7 crore (US$840,000) in first week. [2] According to trade analyst Komal Nahta, the film became the highest-grossing film of Gujarati cinema. [10] [11] It had collected a gross amount of approximately ₹50 crore (US$6.0 million) and the netted approximately ₹40−42 crore in India. In overseas market, according to Rentrak, the film earned $130,000 in US, $53,031 in United Kingdom, $81,814 in Australia, $13,159 in New Zealand and $25,000 elsewhere. The film grossed over approximately about $3,03,004 (₹2.14 crore) in total in overseas market. [1]

Critical response

The film received mostly positive reviews by the critics. Shruti Jambhekar of The Times of India rated it 4 out of 5 and praised the director for screenplay, editing, cinematography, music and performances. [3] Saurabh Shah rated it 4 out of 5 and praised direction, music and performances but criticised the length of the climax. [12] Mid-day Gujarati noted the trend of films based on the father-son relationships and gave a positive review. [13] Tushar Dave, writing for Sarjak.org, praised the film for its message, cinematography, music and performances of lead actors but criticised some of the dialogue, melodrama, performance of Aruna Irani and length of the climax. [14]

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