| | Producer | Suresh Sharma, Abdol Samee Siddiqui | | Director | Rajkumar Santoshi | | Music | Himesh Reshammiya | | Writer | Rajkumar Santoshi | | Lyrics | Sameer, Shri Dushyant Kumar, Mehboob | | Release Date | 11-Jan-2008 |
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Cast
Ajay Devgan, Vidya Balan, Pankaj Kapoor, Ishteyak, Ruby Bhatia, Mukesh Tiwari, Lekh Tandon, Kareena Kapoor, Sridevi, Boney Kapoor, Jackie Shroff, Pahlaj Nihalani, Tusshar Kapoor, Ranjit Kapoor, Neeraj Vora
Movie Report
In the 1990s, rape, violence, power, crime, fraud and abuse -- issues that concern us daily, nationally as well as internationally, were being depicted on the Hindi screen with unfailing regularity. But Rajkumar Santoshi raises one pertinent issue with Halla Bol. A lot has been said and written about the film bearing an uncanny resemblance to the Jessica Lal murder case. What's noteworthy is that Santoshi succeeds in stirring and pricking your conscience. With Halla Bol, Santoshi is back with what he's best at -- hard-hitting drama.
Halla Bol is a story of Ashfaque [Ajay Devgan] is a small-town boy aspiring to be a film star in the Hindi film industry. He joins a street theatre group run by a reformed dacoit Sidhu [Pankaj Kapur], who uses street theatre as a medium to bring about an awakening in the masses. Ashfaque's determined struggle pays off and he gets a break in films. He gets a new screen name -- Sameer Khan. With the passage of time, the roles start becoming better and he moves up the success ladder in a very short time. Soon, he becomes Sameer Khan the superstar -- one who can enact any role with finesse, get under the skin of any and every character with ease and walk away with audience applause. Sadly, amidst all adulation and applause, he slowly loses his own identity. He forgets his real self and imbibes all characteristics of the various roles essayed by him on screen. Corruption takes over his entire system, alienating him from all loved ones, including his wife Sneha [Vidya Balan]. A shocking incident at a party changes everything, rocking Sameer's lifestyle. He gets caught between his human self on one side and his corrupted superstar image on the other.
Rajkumar Santoshi interweaves a lot of plots in those 2 + hours. It tells you that corruption has become a part of our everyday life. It tells you that a lone voice [raised against injustice] can multiply into millions gradually. It tells you that all's not lost, that honesty, integrity and courage still have an upper hand.
Santoshi is in form after a gap. Sukhwinder's music is okay. Cinematography [N. Nataraja Subramaniam] is perfect. Dialogues [Santoshi, Ranjit Kapoor] are raw, but appealing. Every performance in Halla Bol stays etched in your memory. Ajay proves yet again that he's a magnificent actor. Vidya's role may not be as substantial as Ajay and Pankaj Kapur, but she's fiery in the sequences. Pankaj is awesome yet again. Anjan Srivastava manages to create an impact. Abhay Bhargava is efficient. The actress enacting the role of the victim's sister is very good.
The film has a host of stars making appearances, which include Tusshar Kapoor, Jackie Shroff, Sridevi and Boney Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor, Neeraj Vora and Aarti Chhabria. On the whole, Halla Bol is a powerful film that has its heart in the right place. At the box-office, Halla Bol has the power to grow with a strong word of mouth.
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| by Ravi Jain (posted on : 23-May-07) Rating: (Very Good) |
what is release date?
Must be a good movie
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