Gajab Thai Gayo!

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Gajab Thai Gayo!
Directed byNeeraj Joshi
Written byNeeraj Joshi
Produced byBhavesh Patel
Pranav Shah
Atul Patel
Jignesh Patel
Starring Malhar Thakar
Pooja Jhaveri
Ujjwal Chopra
CinematographySuraj C Kurade
Music by Parth Bharat Thakkar
Production
company
Infi9 Motions Pvt Ltd
Release date
  • 7 April 2022 (2022-04-07)
Running time
131 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageGujarati

Gajab Thai Gayo! is a 2022 Indian Gujarati-language science fiction comedy children's film written and directed by Neeraj Joshi. The film stars Malhar Thakar, Pooja Jhaveri and Ujjwal Chopra in lead roles.

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Plot

Bhagirath, a post graduate from a reputed university, offers to teach students for free in their mother tongue at Sheth Kapurchand Mangaldas Vidyalaya, one of the last existing Gujarati medium schools. The principal is struggling to keep the school running. Vishwa, principal's daughter and a teacher, does not trust Bhagirath as his teaching methods are unconventional. Bhagirath, Vishwa and students travel to nearby village. They stumble upon a relic which takes them on an adventure of a lifetime beyond space and time. [1]

Cast

Production

The film stars Malhar Thakar, Pooja Jhaveri and Ujjwal Chopra in lead roles. [2] [3] This children's film incorporates science fiction, comedy, thriller and adventure elements. [2] [4] [5] More than a hundred school children were cast in the film. [6]

Soundtrack

Gajab Thai Gayo !
Soundtrack album by
Released2022
Recorded2022
Genre Feature film soundtrack
Length5:37
Language Gujarati
Label Tips Gujarati
Producer Bharat Patel
Pranav Shah
Atul Patel
Jignesh Patel

All music is composed by Parth Bharat Thakkar [7]

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Koi Mane Prem Shikvado Re" Priya Saraiya Jasleen Royal
Aditya Gadhvi [7]
3:06
2."Kutuhal" Niren Bhatt Siddharth Amit Bhavsar2:31
Total length:5:37

The Tips Industries acquired the music rights of the film. [2] According to Soumitra Das of The Times of India , the music was well received by the audience. [6]

Release

The motion poster was released on 4 March 2022. [5] The Tips Industries released the trailer on 21 March 2022. [8] [2] [4] [9] [10] The film was released on 7 April 2022. [8]

Reception

Chintan Modi of News9 criticised the film incoherent script and direction. He also called acting "lacklustre" and the film "underwhelming". [11] Siraj Syed writing for FilmFestivals rated it 2.5 out of 5. He praised the themes, VFX, acting and music but criticised plot, editing and length. [12] Prakhar Pateriya of Vibes of India praised it as an experimental sci-fi film. [13]

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