Hello
- 2008
- 2h 9m
IMDb RATING
3.3/10
2.4K
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Call-center workers receive a phone call from God.Call-center workers receive a phone call from God.Call-center workers receive a phone call from God.
- Awards
- 1 nomination total
Sankeetaan Raravir
- Team Leader
- (as Shree Rammy Pandey)
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I don't know from where director took this story. There is noting in the movie except the message which the actors get from the god. I guess the director can make the movie more better and can add the message in it.
The thing which I don't like about the movie is degrading Americans and telling that they are dumb... I think the director forget the fact that Computers are designed and developed by Americans and there are many genius people in America as well as in India..
Many times while watching the movie I felt that there are many scenes which are unnecessary in the movie..
And overall this movie is Awful!!!
The thing which I don't like about the movie is degrading Americans and telling that they are dumb... I think the director forget the fact that Computers are designed and developed by Americans and there are many genius people in America as well as in India..
Many times while watching the movie I felt that there are many scenes which are unnecessary in the movie..
And overall this movie is Awful!!!
Man this Atul Agnihotri could never be a great actor and now he tried directing films, to give competition to Deepak Tijori another same type
In This film he takes his brother in laws Salman and Sohail Khan with Arbaaz Khan, Amrita Arora too and then he takes the talented Sharman Joshi and Gul Panag
Makes a joke of the book by Chetan Bhagat ONE NIGHT AT A CALL CENTRE
Well what else we expect with such a cast and such a director?
The first song and scene involving Salman are enough to give u a headache and the way the call center is shown, it's even worse
Performances are OK Sharman is the only actor who acts well, even if the script is bad Sohail is irritating as ever, god please, he should leave Bollywood Arbaaz too is similar Salman should stop trying to look cool and young, looks like a drunkard Amrita Arora is better, Gul Panag is good while Katrina Kaif continues to act fake
In This film he takes his brother in laws Salman and Sohail Khan with Arbaaz Khan, Amrita Arora too and then he takes the talented Sharman Joshi and Gul Panag
Makes a joke of the book by Chetan Bhagat ONE NIGHT AT A CALL CENTRE
Well what else we expect with such a cast and such a director?
The first song and scene involving Salman are enough to give u a headache and the way the call center is shown, it's even worse
Performances are OK Sharman is the only actor who acts well, even if the script is bad Sohail is irritating as ever, god please, he should leave Bollywood Arbaaz too is similar Salman should stop trying to look cool and young, looks like a drunkard Amrita Arora is better, Gul Panag is good while Katrina Kaif continues to act fake
Bummer ! Yes, Bollywood does it yet again, successfully adding one more flop flick to it's "2008 flop-list" and simultaneously increasing the odds in favor of my ever growing thoughts of putting a full stop to viewing their movies whence I'm afraid I must admit, if I don't get a hit and I betcha, I really mean a big hit soon Bollywood won't see my face again with its movies that are no more than a blot of mustard on the shameless faces of the entire crew involved, needless to mention the so called "promisingly huge cast" being used for the greater bad and acceleratingly increasing unrepairable damage being caused, primarily mental, to the blockbuster-expecting viewers inhabiting God's whole green earth who enter the theater happy-face like an expecting mother and come out ruined-face as if the mother just unexpectedly lost her baby whilst causing me no dismay or even a bit of concern as I never enter a theater expecting anything great from Hindi cinema and that is the least I'm asking from you in lieu of this this entire one-sentence review...LOL
Hello, the movie, is loyal to its source 'One Night@ Call Center". Thats where the issue lies. Let me explain. Hello is the story of 3 Men and 3 Women working at a call center, their lives, their work and above all their relationships. Without dwelling much into the very well known and popular story I can safely say that the story is very loyal to its source. Its so loyal that it forgets that reading a piece of Literature and watching the same thing on-screen are two completely different experience. The Novel is so popular that most Indians are very familiar with the story and how it ends. When they go to watch the same thing on-screen it becomes very predictable. It actually becomes boring to he movie-goer even though the acting and the character developments are well enough to match the novel. But then again, when filming a novel of such popularity a direction just would not dare to twist the story to an extent where the original becomes separable from its copy on celluloid. So, if you have read the novel, you have seen the film too. Regarding the acting, the only thing awful in this movie is Mr. Khan. He should stop playing characters which are suitable for actors 20 years younger than him. Specially 'paired' with an actress as young and beautiful as Ms. Kaif. One of the comments on IMDb objects to the movie calling Americans Dumb. Agreed, they are definitely not. But it is a well known fact that in call centers in India the '35=10' rule is followed. It is to ensure that no agent is rude to the 'general' customers (who are, in most cases, 'relatively dumb', regardless of which country they belong to) and not to poke fun at any country. Also, racist calls are rampant in call centers. In all call centers. Not just those serving US clients/customers. Overall - 7/10. Strong recommendation: Set your expectations right before you see this movie IF you have read the book.
OK... let me start off by saying HATS OFF Mr Atul Agnihotri and Chetan Bhagat!!! YOU ARE GR8!!! Now for the rest. VERY IMPRESSIVE! Sohail Khan has left me stunned.Esha Koppikhar has improved her performance a hundredfold since her film Kyaa Kool Hai Hum. Gul Panag was brilliant! Last i was her in the film Dor , and I never expected she was so good! Sharaat Saxena unexpectedly looks gr8 in his small role. The other characters life Amrita Arrora and Sharman Joshi also gave a decent performance! The story is simple. The name says it all - Hello is about life of six people working in a call center.. and how their life takes a u turn when they receive a phone call from God.
The climax is like many other films, but in a very unique manner! the film keeps you involved till the end. The characters successfully cast a charm on you and you can actually feel as they do. Some parts will really make you smile and laugh, while others will make you feel great.
The music also adds to the fun, friendship, and fun. The touchy script succeeds, cinematography and editing is good, choreography pretty good, and, all-in-all, one must- watch performance. A great start for Chetan Bhagat and a great No. 2 for Atul Agnihotri. Way to go Atul, Your amazing!
Easily an 8/10.
Go for it!
And I assure you, there's no heavy display of sad emotions. So you won't be crying at any point of time!
The climax is like many other films, but in a very unique manner! the film keeps you involved till the end. The characters successfully cast a charm on you and you can actually feel as they do. Some parts will really make you smile and laugh, while others will make you feel great.
The music also adds to the fun, friendship, and fun. The touchy script succeeds, cinematography and editing is good, choreography pretty good, and, all-in-all, one must- watch performance. A great start for Chetan Bhagat and a great No. 2 for Atul Agnihotri. Way to go Atul, Your amazing!
Easily an 8/10.
Go for it!
And I assure you, there's no heavy display of sad emotions. So you won't be crying at any point of time!
Did you know
- TriviaThe film is the remake of the book One night at the call centre written by Chetan Bhagat.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Dhobi Ghat (2010)
- SoundtracksBang Bang Bang Zamana Bhole
Performed and composed by Wajid Ali
Lyrics by Jalees Sherwani
Composed by Sajid Ali
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- Алло, колл-центр слушает!
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- ₹80,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross worldwide
- $3,412,084
- Runtime
- 2h 9m(129 min)
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