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{{short description|2010 film directed by Bhavna Talwar}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Happi
| image = Happi film poster.jpg
| alt = 
| caption = Promotional Poster
| director = [[Bhavna Talwar]]
| producer = Gary Dillon Sachindra Nath
| writer = Mohinder Singh, Rishabh Sharma
| starring = [[Pankaj Kapoor]] [[Supriya Pathak]] [[Hrishitaa Bhatt]]
| music = '''Songs:''' [[Ilaiyaraaja]] [[Debojyoti Mishra]] '''Background Score:''' [[Ilaiyaraaja]]
| cinematography = Martin Grosup
| editing = Asif Ali Shaikh [[Sreekar Prasad]]
| studio =
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2019|12|25}}
| runtime = 135 minutes
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| budget =
| gross = 
}}

'''''Happi''''' is a [[Hindi]]-language film directed by [[Bhavna Talwar]] and produced by Vistaar Film Fund & WSG Pictures. The film, made in [[black-and-white]], stars [[Pankaj Kapoor]], and is an homage to [[Charlie Chaplin]] as per the director. Pankaj Kapoor plays the part of a Chaplin-esque character.<ref name="B&WCChaplin">{{cite web|title=Pankaj Kapur's black-&-white tribute to Chaplin|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Pankaj-Kapurs-black-white-tribute-to-Chaplin/articleshow/8024036.cms|work=The Times of India|date=19 April 2011|accessdate=15 March 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Happi Cast & Crew|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/parties-and-events/cast-and-crew-at-dvd-launch-of-tamas/|website=[[Bollywood Hungama]]|date=13 August 2011 |accessdate=15 March 2015}}</ref> After being stuck in [[development hell]], the film was released on [[ZEE5]] on 25 December 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://zeetv.zee5.com/happi-premiered-on-zee5-on-25-december-2019-5-reasons-to-watch-the-pankaj-kapur-film/|title=Happi Premiered On ZEE5 On 25 December 2019: 5 Reasons To Watch The Pankaj Kapur Film|publisher=ZEE5|first=Aayushi|last=Sharma|date=26 December 2019|access-date=14 July 2020|archive-date=26 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191226081758/https://zeetv.zee5.com/happi-premiered-on-zee5-on-25-december-2019-5-reasons-to-watch-the-pankaj-kapur-film/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

== Plot ==

''Happi'' is a comedy drama that tells the amazing story of survival of a social misfit set in Mumbai. The film is all about a man, who is content with what he earns as his needs are few and thus, he is comfortable being a misfit. He earns by making people laugh as well as by singing at Cafe Bombay.<ref name="CChaplin">{{cite web|title='Happi' will never be outdated: Bhavna Talwar|url=http://www.news18.com/news/india/happi-will-never-be-outdated-bhavna-talwar-363126.html|publisher=CNN-IBN|date=14 March 2011|accessdate=15 March 2015}}</ref>

His life turns upside down and he is shattered as the same place is now getting revamped into 'Club Mumbai' – a hip, high class upmarket lounge. But he refuses to be beaten down by the circumstances and fights back with his self belief with an unlikely companion, a puppy.

== Cast ==
*[[Pankaj Kapoor]] as Happi
*[[Supriya Pathak]] as Rukmani
*[[Hrishitaa Bhatt]] as Shumona
*[[Nakul Vaid]] as Adil
*[[Manoj Pahwa]]
*[[Raj Saluja]] as Wilson
*Farroukh Mehta
*Sachin Gaikwad
*[[Sahil Vaid]] as Albert
*[[Tejaswini Kolhapure]] as Gayatri (special appearance)

==Production==
The film, originally made in colour, was converted to black-and-white inspired by 2011 [[Academy Award for Best Picture]] winner ''[[The Artist (film)|The Artist]]'' as it suits the mood and theme of the film.<ref name="B&WCChaplin"/><ref>{{cite web|title='Happi' brings 'black and white' back in Bollywood|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/videos/239446/happi-brings-black-and-white-back-in-bollywood.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20150315210451/http://ibnlive.in.com/videos/239446/happi-brings-black-and-white-back-in-bollywood.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=15 March 2015|publisher=CNN-IBN|date=15 March 2012|accessdate=15 March 2015}}</ref>

== Soundtrack ==
[[Ilaiyaraaja]] provided the film score for this film and the lyrics were written by [[Jaideep Sahni]] and actor [[Kamalhassan]] has sung a song in this movie.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/Kamal-Haasan-sings-for-Ilayaraja/articleshow/18511764.cms | title=Kamal Haasan sings for Ilayaraja! | work=The Times of India | date=15 January 2017| accessdate=20 January 2018}}</ref>

{{Track listing
| headline = ''Happi'' (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)<ref>{{Citation |title=Happi [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] |date=2023-03-10 |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/happi-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-ep/1676607158 |access-date=2023-04-27}}</ref>
| title1 = Zindagi Dish
| length1 = 1:29
| total_length = 20:23
| lyrics1 = Jaideep Sahni
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| extra1 = [[Kamal Haasan]]
| music1 = Ilaiyaraaja
| title2 = Phata Yeh Sole Hai
| lyrics2 = Jaideep Sahni
| length2 = 3:50
| extra2 = [[Shaan (singer)|Shaan]]
| music2 = Ilaiyaraaja
| lyrics3 = Mohinder Pratap Singh
| title3 = Mera Toh Chand Hai
| length3 = 3:38
| extra3 = [[Sunidhi Chauhan]]
| music3 = Ilaiyaraaja
| lyrics4 = Mohinder Pratap Singh
| title4 = Roz Roz
| length4 = 2:24
| extra4 = Anchal Datta Bhatia
| music4 = Ilaiyaraaja
| music5 = Debojyoti Mishra
| lyrics5 = Rishhabh Sharrma
| title5 = Barishon
| length5 = 4:48
| extra5 = Anchal Datta Bhatia
| lyrics6 = Rishhabh Sharrma
| title6 = Raat Yeh Ghul Gayi
| length6 = 4:16
| extra6 = Sunidhi Chauhan
| music6 = Ilaiyaraaja
}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|1285301|Happi}}

[[Category:2010 Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:2019 Indian films]]
[[Category:ZEE5 original films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja]]
[[Category:2019 direct-to-video films]]
[[Category:2019 films]]
[[Category:Charlie Chaplin]]
[[Category:Indian black-and-white films]]

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