Hello (2008)
Movie Overview
Release date: 2008
Runtime: N/A
Genre: Drama
Starring: Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif, Sohail Khan, Sharman Joshi, Isha Koppikar, Gul Panag, Amrita Arora, Dilip Tahil, Suresh Menon,
Director: Atul Agnihotri
Produced by: Atul Agnihotri
Critics (26)
Users (2)
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Characters:
Sharat Saxena as Retd. Maj. V. P. Chauhan (Military Uncle)
Night Job: Call Center Agent
Day Job: Thinking about his grandson
Sohail Khan as Varun Malhotra (Vroom)
Night Job: Call Center Agent
Day Job: Sleeping, Rebelling, Spending time with bikes, and girls
Amrita Arora as Radhika Jha
Night Job: Call Center Agent
Day Job: Mother-in-law management
Gul Panag as Priyanka Kapoor
Night Job: Call Center Agent
Day Job: Managing her mother
Sharman Joshi as Shyam Mehra
Night Job: Call Center Agent
Day Job: Avoid being walked over
Isha Koppikar as Esha Singh
Night Job: Call Center Agent
Day job: Get that modeling break
Dilip Tahil as Subhash Bakshi
Night Job: Call Center Head
Day Job: Waiting for the call transferring him to Boston
Suresh Menon as Hanapam Swamy (System's Guy)
Night Job: System Engineer
Day Job: Upgrading skills, getting certifications, coding on Java
STORY:
Hello... is a tale about the events that happen one night at a call center. Told through the views of the protagonist, Shyam, it is a story of almost lost love, thwarted ambitions, absence of family affection, pressures of a patriarchal set up, and the work environment of a globalized office.
Shyam is losing his girl friend because his career is going nowhere as he trudges his way around in a call center. His girl friend, Priyanka, is also an agent like him at the call canter who is about to be snatched by an NRI techno geek.
There is also the aspiring model, Esha, who is hopping for the break that seems to be always already eluding her and the man about town, Vroom, who is into well, things. The housewife, Radhika, who is constantly at the receiving end of her mother-in-law and a beleaguered grandfather, Military Uncle, who has been barred from interacting with his grandchild make up the rest of the call agents who see their worlds crumbling around them as the decisions of right sizing are conveyed by Bakshi, the boss.
It is a night when dreams will finally crumble. Or will it? For there is that call from God. Narrated as a tale within a tale as a beautiful woman meets the auteur narrator and promises him a story on the condition that he has to narrate it further, Hello, based on Chetan Bhaqat's one night @ the call Center, is the one remarkable story from Tales from a Thousand and One globalizing, urban, Indian Nights.
Critics Reviews
It has special appearances by Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif, and Arbaaz Khan.
Its a nice change as I have always played glamorous roles in my movies so far.
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Chetan and I have sat together and made sure that Priyankas character is authentic in the film.
The film has been directed by Atul Agnihotri, his wife Alvira has done a splendid job at designing our clothes.
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Newstrack India, India | 2008-09-29
In 'Hello' I am glamorous.
It is an extremely interesting story and I hope people will like me in the role.
Gul said she liked the story and her role in particular.
I can even look good in a bikini: Gul Panag
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Extra efforts went into making the scene really special.
Atul said it took them nine days to film the scene where god appears as it needed special treatment.
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Daily News & Analysis, India | 2008-10-05
We have some good plans to promote our film.
Salman, unfortunately, cannot be with us for all these things as he will be busy shooting.
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User Reviews
The best of 2007 yet...
cm_punk006@imdb | 2007-08-01
I am not planning to write a long review outlining the plot. I'll just say how good this film is and ho the performances were,,,First of all, I went to Hallo with very low expectations coz Lal had been going... Read more at imdb.com
Don't miss this call
invisman@imdb | 2007-07-20
"Hallo" is the call every Lal fan wanted to attend since the release of Udayananu Tharam in 2005. Not forgetting the fact that he had lots of memorable outings like Naran, Thanmathra, Vadakkumnathan, Keerthichakra etc.. during that era, but still... Read more at imdb.com
Latest News
Say HELLO to the latest Bollywood Hit at box office!
Hello reports nearly 100% advance bookings on its opening day Date: October 10th, 2008 Director Atul Agnihotri and Reel Life Productions are off to a flying start with fantastic first day advance booking for their latest release HELLO. ... Full Article
Condom dialogue chopped before lovemaking scene
In a strange development, the Censor Board has objected to the use of word 'condom' in a lovemaking scene in Hello . While everyday we are bombarded with 'safe sex' campaign ads on radio and TV that underscore the importance... ... Full Article
'Hello' needed a star like Salman: Atul
MUMBAI: Actor-turned-director Atul Agnihotri says he cast brother-in-law Salman Khan in his forthcoming film "Hello" not to increase its commercial value, but because the character in the movie demanded a star like him. ... Full Article
Hello Movie Trailer
Produced and directed by Atul Agnihotri, Hello is based on award-winning Indian writer Chetan Bhagat's first and one of his best selling novel One Night @ The Call Center. ... Full Article
Bollywood News
Bollywood flick 'Hello', which is based on the novel 'One night at call centre' by an Indian author, is slated for an October 10 release. ... Full Article
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