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{{short description|2011 film}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2013}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Chalo Dilli
| image = Chalo-dilli.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = Shashant Shah
| producer = Krishika Lulla Kavita Bhupathi Chadda Lara Dutta
| screenplay = [[Arshad Sayed]]
| story = [[Arshad Sayed]]
| starring = [[Lara Dutta]] [[Vinay Pathak]] [[Akshay Kumar]] [[Mahika Sharma]]
| music = Gourov Dasgupta [[Anand Raj Anand]] [[Sachin Gupta (musician)|Sachin Gupta]] (Hi5) Rohit Kulkarni Roshan Balu
| cinematography = Nikos Andritsakis
| editing = Aseem Sinha
| studio =
| distributor = Big Daddy Productions [[Eros Labs|Eros International Media Ltd.]] Bheegi Basanti Entertainment
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2011|04|29}}
| runtime = 155 minutes
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| budget = {{INRConvert|9.5|c}}
| gross = {{INRConvert|14.5|c}}
}}
''''' Chalo Dilli ''''' ({{trans|Let's go to Delhi}}) is a 2011 [[India]]n film directed by Shashant Shah. It features [[Lara Dutta]] and [[Vinay Pathak]]. It also features [[Akshay Kumar]] and [[Mahika Sharma]] in a guest appearance. The film, produced under Dutta's husband [[Mahesh Bhupathi]]'s production company, Big Daddy Productions and [[Eros Labs|Eros International Media Ltd]], was shot at locations in [[Mumbai]], [[Delhi]] and [[Jaipur]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Mahesh Bhupathi turns producer for Lara Dutta|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-03-01/news-interviews/28643223_1_mahesh-bhupathi-eros-international-film|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120509204811/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-03-01/news-interviews/28643223_1_mahesh-bhupathi-eros-international-film|url-status=dead|archive-date=9 May 2012|work=[[The Times of India]]|accessdate=2011-04-14|date=1 March 2011}}</ref> It was released on 29 April 2011. It was inspired by the film ''[[Planes, Trains and Automobiles]]'' starring [[Steve Martin]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Lara, Vinay: An odd couple|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-03-10/news-interviews/28676632_1_vinay-pathak-lara-dutta-film|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120509204816/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-03-10/news-interviews/28676632_1_vinay-pathak-lara-dutta-film|url-status=dead|archive-date=9 May 2012|work=[[The Times of India]]|accessdate=2011-04-14|date=10 March 2011}}</ref> A sequel to the film, named ''Chalo China'', was set to be made in 2014 but was postponed due to lack of financers.<ref>{{cite web|title=Chalo Dilli sequel postponed/|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/lara-duttas-chalo-dilli-sequel-postponed/1/395141.html|agency=Indo-Asian News Service|publisher=30 May 2014}}</ref>

==Plot==

Mihika Banerjee ([[Lara Dutta]]), a successful investment banker living in [[Mumbai]], misses her flight to [[Delhi]] and needs to get there any way possible to meet her husband, Lt. Col. Vikram Rana ([[Akshay Kumar]]). She meets Manu Gupta ([[Vinay Pathak]]) and they discover the colours of [[India]] in their journey to Delhi. They go by road and train and the audience gets a chance to see both the large urban conglomerations and the small rural areas like [[Nua (Rajasthan)|Nua]], a small town in Rajasthan, that make up India. During the journey, Mihika experiences various difficulties which she has never encountered in her high class life. When Mihika's money is stolen while she is buying a train ticket, she is forced to travel with Manu in the ordinary class in Jhunjhunu District. Thus the film revolves around Mihika's and Manu's journey amidst difficulties.

==Cast==
* [[Lara Dutta]] as Mihika Banerjee / Mihika Vikram
*Rana
* [[Vinay Pathak]] as Manu Gupta
* [[Akshay Kumar]] as Lt. Col. Vikram Rana, Mihika's husband
* Anil Marwari as Taxi Boy
* [[Pankaj Jha]] as Inspector Surendra Mishra
* [[Brijendra Kala]] as K. C. Pant (train ticket examiner)
* [[Rahul Singh (actor)]] as Bhairon Singh Gurjar
* [[Mahika Sharma]] as Aalisha
* Raghav Tiwari as Naresh
* [[Lokesh Verma]] as Billu
* Ajit Mathur as Pappu
* [[Gaurav Gera]] as Gopi
* [[Mukesh Bhatt (actor)]] as Pandeyji
* [[Teddy Maurya]] as Bhaiyaji/Shrivastava Ji
* [[Manoj Bakshi]] as Jhujjhar Singh
* Narottam Bain as Shivratan/Bablu (taxi driver)
*Dadhi R Pandey as Dharampalji (lorry driver)
* [[Yana Gupta]] as Laila (guest appearance in the song "Laila O Laila")

==Critical reception==
The film received mixed reviews, and was given 3.5/5 stars by ''[[The Times of India]]'',<ref>{{cite news| url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/hindi/Chalo-Dilli/movie-review/8107120.cms | work=The Times of India | first1=Nikhat | last1=Kazmi | title=Chalo Dilli | date=28 April 2011}}</ref> 2.5/5 stars by ''[[IndiaWeekly]]''<ref>{{cite web |author=Headline |url=http://www.IndiaWeekly.com/MovieRatings |title=Indian DVD: Shopping, News & More |publisher=Indiaweekly.com |accessdate=2012-07-06 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110830082836/http://www.indiaweekly.com/MovieRatings/ |archivedate=30 August 2011}}</ref> and 1.5/5 by ''[[rediff.com]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/movie-review-chalo-dilli/20110429.htm |title=Review: Chalo Dilli is an arduous journey |work=Rediff.com |date=29 April 2011 |accessdate=2012-07-06}}</ref>

==Soundtrack==
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| name = Chalo Dilli
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = Gourov Dasgupta, [[Anand Raj Anand]], and [[Sachin Gupta (musician)|Sachin Gupta]]
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The music was composed by Gourov Dasgupta, [[Anand Raj Anand]], [[Sachin Gupta (musician)|Sachin Gupta]], Rohit Kulkarni, and Roshan Balu. Lyrics were penned by Manthan, [[Anand Raj Anand]], Krishika Lulla, [[Shabbir Ahmed (lyricist)|Shabbir Ahmed]], and Nisha Mascarenhas.

===Track listing===
{{track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Chalo Dilli
| extra1 = [[Raja Hasan]]
| music1 = Gourov Dasgupta
| length1 = 4:34
| title2 = Hi 5
| extra2 = [[Neeraj Shridhar]]
| music2 = [[Sachin Gupta (musician)|Sachin Gupta]]
| length2 = 5:49
| title3 = Kaun Se Badi Baat
| extra3 = [[Kamal Heer]]
| music3 = Rohit Kulkarni
| length3 = 5:12
| title4 = Laila O Laila
| extra4 = [[June Banerjee]]
| music4 = Gourov Dasgupta
| length4 = 3:11
| title5 = Matargashtiya
| extra5 = [[Sukhwinder Singh]]
| music5 = [[Anand Raj Anand]]
| length5 = 4:47
| title6 = Moments in Life
| extra6 = [[Natalie Di Luccio]]
| music6 = Rohit Kulkarni
| length6 = 3:24
| title7 = Hi 5
| note7 = Club Mix
| extra7 = [[Neeraj Shridhar]]
| music7 = [[Sachin Gupta (musician)|Sachin Gupta]]
| length7 = 2:33
| title8 = Laila
| note8 = Club Mix
| extra8 = June Banerjee
| music8 = Roshan Balu
| length8 = 4:35
}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Official website|http://erosnow.com/#!/movie/watch/1000621/chalo-dilli}}
* {{IMDb movie}}
* {{Bollywood Hungama movie|chalo-dilli}}

[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:2010s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:Indian road movies]]
[[Category:2011 films]]
[[Category:Films featuring an item number]]
[[Category:2010s road movies]]
[[Category:Films scored by Sachin Gupta]]
[[Category:Films scored by Anand Raj Anand]]

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