Hello

Hello (2008/II)

Drama, Romance [2 h 9 min]

Sharman Joshi, Arbaaz Khan, Salman Khan, Sohail Khan
Director: Atul Agnihotri
Writers: Atul Agnihotri, Chetan Bhagat, Chetan Bhagat, Jalees Sherwani

IMDb rating: ★★★★☆☆☆☆☆☆ 3.5/10 (1,270 votes)


While his helicopter is being serviced, singer/dancer Khan is told a story by an attractive woman. The tale revolves around the lives of seven Mumbai-based call center workers, all Hindus, who are allocated Christian names, instructed never to reveal their location, and speak with an American accent by a Boston-based company. There is Shyam - who attempts to deal with the fact that his sweetheart/fellow-worker, Priyanka, is getting married to U.S.-based Ganesh; Varun - who is unable to woo his co-worker, Esha; Radhika - who is neglected and harassed by her husband, Anuj, and mother-in-law respectively; a lonely worker - Military uncle - is prevented to communicate with his grandson; while their boss, Subhash Bakshi, attempts to further his career by plagiarizing software, agrees to lay-off 40% of the Indian workforce, and re-locate to Boston. Their lives undergo changes when a mysterious caller phones them after their vehicle gets involved in a life-threatening accident. (IMDb)


Critical reception:

Hello had a fairly strong opening in the first week grossing approximately 60 million in the first three days itself (overseas notwithstanding). The film wasn't even a moderate success at the box office. Although it received mixed to negative reviews from critics, many citing the poorly sketched out characters as its biggest drawback, some praised its original concept. (Wikipedia)


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