- Release date: 2008
- Runtime: N/A
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- Starring: Ajay Devgan, Vidya Balan, Pankaj Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor ... See all
- Director: Rajkumar Santoshi
- Plot: 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... Read more
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Critics Reviews
| Jan 11, 2008Indicine
Cinematography is wonderful.
Ajay Devgan is excellent in his act.
The dialogues are well written.
Vidya Balan is equally competent in her limited role.
He is very good in his expressions and most of his scenes are laudable.
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| Jan 11, 2008IndiaGlitz
The characters in the film are so well sketched out that even the frustration in Devgans character is brought out in the form of his scuffle with the journalists and photographers.
his performance in Halla Bol is sure to win him accolades
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Real Bollywood
Since therere two other big films scheduled for Dec 21, I see no harm in being cautious and shifting Halla Bol forward.
Santoshi happy with Halla Bol release postponement December 5th, 2007 (No Ratings Yet)
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| Jan 14, 2008Real Bollywood
In "Halla Bol", the actor gets to grab a glorious graph as he goes from being a committed street-theatre performer to a corrupt screen superstar and finally a socially conscious citizen who stands up for a worthy cause.
Halla Bol" reminds one of the famous Jessica Lal murder case in New Delhi - in which model-cum-host Jessica was gunned down in a restaurant in 1999.
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Real Bollywood
Halla Bol could have been composed better to make it commercially viable.
The music doesnt have anything interesting to offer and chances are that it will disappear without a trace.
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News
BOX OFFICE: Hits and misses
buzz18.com –
2008-04-12
Halla Bol inspired by Safdar Hashmi's life ?
mutiny.in –
2008-01-27
Halla Bol review was a turn off to say the least.I mean we expect a lot out of Ajay Devgan, Vidya Balan and Pankaj Kapur. ... Full Article
January 17, 2008 Sakshi Juneja For someone who has been a keen follower of the Jessica Lal murder trial , right from its revival to the final verdict; a film like Halla Bol is an utter disappointment, something I am ... Full Article
Halla Bol bombs at box office
gobollywood.com –
2008-01-15
Halla Bol crashes at box office
hindustantimes.com –
2008-01-15
Ads By Google Box office collections in Mumbai started dropping from the second show of its opening day last Friday (Jan 11). The movie notched a lacklustre Mumbai territory opening with 70 percent collections, considered unusual for an Ajay Devgan... ... Full Article

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