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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Hello Charlie<br />
| image = Hello Charlie.jpg<br />
| caption = Office release poster<br />
| director = Pankaj Saraswat<br />
| producer = [[Farhan Akhtar]]<br />[[Ritesh Sidhwani]]<br />
| writer = Pankaj Saraswat<br />Abhishek Khairkar<br />
| starring = [[Jackie Shroff]]<br />Aadar Jain<br />Shhloka Pandit<br />Elnaaz Norouzi<br />[[Rajpal Yadav]]<br />
| music = '''Score:'''<br />John Stewart Eduri<br />'''Songs:'''<br />[[Tanishk Bagchi]]<br />Gourov Dasgupta<br />[[Kanika Kapoor]]<br />Rishi Rich<br />Kiranee<br />Don D Marley<br />
| cinematography = Andre Menezes<br />
| editing = [[Chandan Arora]]<br />Mitesh Soni<br />
| studio = [[Excel Entertainment]]<br />
| distributor = [[Amazon Prime Video]]<br />
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2021|4|9}}<br />
| runtime = 102 minutes<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Hindi<br />
| budget = <br />
}}<br />
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'''''Hello Charlie''''' is an Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[comedy film]] written and directed by Pankaj Saraswat and produced by [[Farhan Akhtar]] and [[Ritesh Sidhwani]] under the [[Excel Entertainment]] banner. The film stars [[Jackie Shroff]], Aadar Jain and debutante Shhloka Pandit with Elnaaz Norouzi and [[Rajpal Yadav]] in supporting roles.<ref>{{cite news |title='Hello Charlie' cast has Aadar Jain and Jackie Shroff in the lead; see full cast list|url=https://republicworld.com/entertainment-news/web-series/hello-charlie-cast-has-aadar-jain-and-jackie-shroff-in-the-lead-see-full-cast-list.html|date=23 March 2021|work=Republic World |access-date=29 March 2021}}</ref> The film was released on 9 April 2021 on [[Amazon Prime Video]].<ref>{{cite news |title=5 Reasons Why Toto From ‘Hello Charlie’ Is The Coolest Celebrity!|url=https://www.thequint.com/neon/social-buzz/5-reasons-why-toto-from-hello-charlie-is-the-coolest-celebrity|date=23 March 2021|work=The Quint|access-date=29 March 2021}}</ref><br />
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==Plot==<br />
M. D. Makwana is a wanted fraudster who must escape from Mumbai after duping banks of a lot of money, for which his model girlfriend suggests disguising him as a caged gorilla so that he would be undiscovered, while at the same time, Toto, a real gorilla escapes from a crashed plane and is also declared wanted.<br />
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Chirag "Charlie" Rastogi is a young man who has been unsuccessful in whatever ventures he has partaken. Later, he is assigned the job of escorting a gorilla to a circus by the model, little realizing that it is Makwana in disguise. Along the way, a series of adventures follows as Chirag finds himself confused between both Toto and Makwana, while a female circus acrobat-cum-dancer tags along even as a forest ranger and a veterinary doctor are on the hunt for Toto.<br />
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== Cast ==<br />
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* [[Jackie Shroff]] as M. D. Makwana "Mac", a wanted fraudster, who disguises himself as Toto, the wanted gorilla, to escape the arms of the law<br />
* Aadar Jain as Chirag Rastogi aka Charlie, a young man who is assigned the task of escorting "Toto", in reality, a disguised Makwana, to the Diu Dusshera circus.<ref>{{cite news |title=Comedy is tough, says actor Aadar Jain|url=https://tribuneindia.com/news/lifestyle/comedy-is-tough-says-actor-aadar-jain-231163|date=27 March 2021|work=Tribune India|access-date=29 March 2021}}</ref><br />
* Shhloka Pandit as Padma, a circus acrobat-cum-dancer who joins Charlie<br />
* Elnaaz Norouzi as Mona, a model<ref>{{cite news |title=Elnaaz Norouzi, who will soon be seen in Hello Charlie, has fallen in love with the comedy genre|url=https://tribuneindia.com/news/lifestyle/elnaaz-norouzi-who-will-soon-be-seen-in-hello-charlie-has-fallen-in-love-with-the-comedy-genre-231609|date=28 March 2021|work=Tribune India|access-date=29 March 2021}}</ref><br />
* [[Rajpal Yadav]] as Ranger Solee Topi<br />
* [[Girish Kulkarni]] as Priyesh Patel <br />
* [[Siddhanth Kapoor]] as Inspector Jaidev, Mona’s brother <br />
* Bramha Mishra as Ardali Ram Singh<br />
* [[Bharat Ganeshpure]] as Dr. Ganatra, a Veterinary Doctor<br />
* [[Darshan Jariwala]] as Karsan Bhai, Chirag's Mama<br />
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==Production==<br />
The principal photography of the film started in mid-July 2020 during the pandemic.<ref>{{cite news |title=Aadar Jain starter Hello Charlie begins shooting amidst the pandemic|url=https://filmfare.com/news/bollywood/aadar-jain-starrer-hello-charlie-begins-shooting-amidst-the-pandemic-42274.html|date=17 July 2020|work=Tribune India|access-date=29 March 2021}}</ref> Actor Aadar Jain announced the wrap of the film schedule on 26 September 2020.<br />
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== Soundtrack ==<br />
{{Infobox album<br />
| name = Hello Charlie<br />
| type = Soundtrack<br />
| artist = [[Tanishk Bagchi]], Gourov Dasgupta, [[Kanika Kapoor]], [[Rishi Rich]], Kiranee and Don D Marley<br />
| cover =<br />
| alt =<br />
| released = 30 March 2021<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/hello-charlie/oIVJhY-TkvE_ |title=Hello Charlie – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack |publisher=Jio Saavn}}</ref><br />
| recorded = 2021<br />
| venue = <br />
| studio =<br />
| genre = [[Feature film soundtrack]]<br />
| length = 12:24<br />
| language = Hindi<!--Do not link per WP:OL--><br />
| label = [[Zee Music Company]]<br />
| producer = <br />
| misc = {{external music video| header = Official audio<br />
|{{YouTube|TEnyJ0d0nHk|Hello Charlie - Full Album}}<br />
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The film's music was composed by [[Tanishk Bagchi]], Gourov Dasgupta, [[Kanika Kapoor]], [[Rishi Rich]], Kiranee and Don D Marley and the lyrics are written by [[Vayu Shrivastav|Vayu]], [[Kumaar]] and [[Shellee]], while John Stewart Eduri composed the background score.<br />
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{{Tracklist<br />
| headline = Track listing<br />
| total_length = 12:24<br />
| extra_column = Singer(s)<br />
| title1 = One Two One Two Dance<br />
| extra1 = [[Nakash Aziz]]<br />
| music1 = [[Tanishk Bagchi]]<br />
| lyrics1 = [[Vayu Shrivastav|Vayu]]<br />
| length1 = 3:36<br />
| title2 = Soneya Ve<br />
| extra2 = [[Kanika Kapoor]], [[Jasbir Jassi]]<br />
| music2 = Kanika Kapoor<br />
| lyrics2 = [[Kumaar]]<br />
| length2 = 2:36<br />
| title3 = Gypsy Guitar<br />
| extra3 = [[Yasser Desai]]<br />
| music3 = Gourov Dasgupta<br />
| lyrics3 = [[Shellee]]<br />
| length3 = 3:31<br />
| title4 = Chandareya Chumka<br />
| extra4 = Kiranee, Don D Marley, Simerjit Kumar<br />
| music4 = [[Rishi Rich]], Kiranee, Don D Marley<br />
| lyrics4 = Kumaar<br />
| length4 = 2:41<br />
}}<br />
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== Release ==<br />
The film was released on 9 April 2021 on [[Amazon Prime Video]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/streaming-now-abhishek-bachchans-the-big-bull-aadar-jains-comedy-hello-charlie-take-ott-route-3627497.html|title=Streaming Now: Abhishek Bachchan's The Big Bull, Aadar Jain's Comedy Hello Charlie Take OTT Route|date=10 April 2021|website=www.news18.com}}</ref><br />
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==Reception==<br />
[[Anupama Chopra]] of Film Companion wrote, "As I watched the truly terrible Hello Charlie, I wondered: How does a film like this get made? Did writer-director Pankaj Saraswat sit in the swanky Excel Entertainment office and actually narrate a story in which Jackie Shroff spends most of his time disguised as a gorilla? And what compelled producers Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani, the powerhouses who started their careers with Dil Chahta Hai, to say yes." <ref>{{cite web|first=Anupama|last=Chopra|url=https://www.filmcompanion.in/reviews/bollywood-review/hello-charlie-hindi-movie-review-is-truly-terrible-and-defies-reviews-aadar-jain-jackie-shroff-anupama-chopra/?utm_source=Wikipedia&utm_medium=April16&utm_campaign=HelloCharlieReview|title=Hello Charlie, On Prime Video, Is Truly Terrible And Defies Reviews |accessdate=April 10, 2021|archive-date=April 9, 2021}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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