Udanchhoo

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Udanchhoo
Udanchhoo2018.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed byVipin Parashar
Written by
  • Vishal Kumar Patil
  • Vaibhav Bajpai
Screenplay byVishal Kumar Patil
Story byVishal Kumar Patil
Produced by Ravindra Singh
Starring
Music by
  • Avishek Majumder
  • Pravin-Manoj
  • Atharva Joshi
Production
company
R-Vision India Pvt.Ltd
Distributed byRich Juniors Entertainment
Release date
  • 5 January 2018 (2018-01-05) [1]
Running time
125 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Udanchhoo is a 2018 Indian Hindi-language comedy film directed by Vipin Parashar, and starring Prem Chopra, Rajneesh Duggal, Ashutosh Rana, Bruna Abdullah and Saisha Sehgal. Written by Vishal Kumar Patil and produced by Ravindra Singh under the banner of R-Vision India, this con-comedy is set in the metropolitan city of Mumbai, basing its narrative on how many of today's spiritual leaders use their influence to fool and misguide their followers and use them as a means for their black money operations.

Contents

Story

The film revolves around the lead protagonists Vikram (Rajneesh Duggal), Guru G (Prem Chopra) and Shanti (Saisha Sehgal). Guru G, under the garb of a pious spiritual guru, is running a black money operation through his ashram with help from his trusted devotee Billu (Ashutosh Rana) and Julia (Bruna Abdullah). The film goes on to show how all the characters get involved in a huge con mystery resulting in a funny and dramatic climax. The story is by Vishal Kumar Patil.

Cast

Soundtrack

The music of the film is composed by Avishek Majumder, Pravin-Manoj and Atharva Joshi while the lyrics have been written by Rani Malik, Tahmina Khaleel, Ajay Milind, Jairaj Selwan and Vishal Kumar Patil. The first track of the film is titled as "Sarkar" which is sung by Rani Hazarika, starring Amanda Rosario.

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicSinger(s)Length
1."Udanchhoo"Jairaj Selwan, Vishal Kumar PatilAvishek Majumder Nakash Aziz, Shalmali Kholgade  
2."Bhulbhulaiya"Tahmina KhaleelAvishek MajumderNakash Aziz, Shradha Pandit  
3."Sarkar"Ajay MilindPravin-ManojRani Hazarika 
4."Naughty Naughty"Rani MalikPravin-ManojRavindra Singh, Pratiksha Vashishtha 
5."Money Money"Rani MalikAtharva Joshi Divya Kumar  

Release and reception

The film was released on 5 January 2018. [2] A Free Press Journal gave movie a 1.5 Rating Out of 5 and wrote "A clueless attempt at comedy." [3]

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References

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