Hulla

The first half of the film is funny and every harried Mumbaikar will identify with it, but it remains a one-idea film, and there's only this much it can be stretched. Hulla (reminiscent of Girish Kasaravalli's Mane Ek Ghar) is humorous and poignant, but falls far short of its potential, despite fine performances by Sushant Singh and Rajat Kapoor. ... Full Review

Hulla, directed by debutant Jaideep Varma, is another welcome step towards getting back to celluloid centre-stage real people, real motives and real problems. He petitions the societys self-important secretary Janardhan (Rajat) to get the fellow to stop. ... Full Review

Jaideep, Hulla is a fabulous debut. Indian Ocean's music is as good as ever, only would have loved to hear them little more. Rajat Kapoor is convincing in his role. Raj's south Indian neighbors are the funniest of the characters. ... Full Review

The climax of the film leaves you disgruntled as it neither establishes any correlation with the whistling episode (that's amplified throughout the film) even on a metaphorical level, nor does it resolve the character conflicts for that fulfilling happy-end moment. ... Full Review

Mandeep Mazumdar plays the role well. Darshan Jariwala looks most convincing. Vrajesh Hirjee is natural. Both Sushant and Rajat play their roles very well. This is a welcome sign for Bollywood that's moving close to Hollywood. ... Full Review

This slice-of-life movie set in a Mumbai building capturing the quirks of society members and their petty battles might resonate with many of us, but at one hour 50 minutes, Hulla is a test of patience and interest. ... Full Article

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Ear ear.Jaideep Varmas Hulla is not the poorer sister of Hulla Bol .Its not about the good old hulla hoops either.Its about a man who cant sleep because a security guard keeps blowing a whistle way beyond midnight. ... Full Article

MIDWAY, you begin to wonder if actually this film about a whistle, a , a , a sleep challenged stock broker, an airhead wife, a shady caretaker, a whistle, a , a chowkidar ....Now really, this could easily be one... ... Full Article

Raj (Sushant Singh) shifts to a new housing society that refuses to cooperate with him in almost every issue. But his major concern is the sleepless nights that he spends thanks to the whistling of the societys security guard through... ... Full Article