Charas (2004 film)
| Charas: A Joint Effort | |
|---|---|
 Poster | |
| Directed by | Tigmanshu Dhulia |
| Produced by | Anjum Rizvi |
| Written by |
Tigmanshu Dhulia (dialogues and lyrics) Javed Akhtar (lyrics)[1] |
| Starring |
Jimmy Shergill Uday Chopra Irrfan Khan |
| Music by | Raju Singh |
| Cinematography | Setu |
| Distributed by | Yash Raj Films |
Release dates | 7 May 2004 |
Running time | 142 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Box office | ₹5.1 million (equivalent to ₹8.9 million or US$130,000 in 2013)[2] |
Charas is a 2004 Bollywood action thriller film about the illegal drug trade, produced by Anjum Rizvi and directed by Tigmanshu Dhulia. Set in Kasol, a village near Manikaran in Kullu, Himachal Pradesh, it stars Irfan Khan, Uday Chopra, Jimmy Shergill, Namrata Shirodkar, and Hrishita Bhatt in lead roles.
Cast
- Jimmy Shergill as Officer Dev Anand
- Uday Chopra as Ashraf Khan
- Irrfan Khan as Randhir Singh Rathore (Policeman)
- Namrata Shirodkar as Pia
- Hrishita Bhatt as Naina
- Anup Soni as a cop
- Varun Badola as Afghani terrorist
- Sanjay Mishra
- Adam Bedi as Sam Higgins
Music
| Charas: A Joint Effort | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by Raju Singh | ||||
| Released | 2004 | |||
| Recorded | 2003 | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Language | Hindi | |||
| Label | Saregama-HMV[1] | |||
| Raju Singh chronology | ||||
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The soundtrack of Charas was composed by Raju Singh with the lyrics being written by Javed Akhtar and Tigmanshu Dhulia.[3]
| Track no. | Title | Singer(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Bhambole" | Sunidhi Chauhan |
| 2 | "Charas" | Sowmya Raoh |
| 3 | "Hum Chale" | Shaan, Sonu Nigam |
| 4 | "Sulge Huye Hain" | Kumar Sanu, Alka Yagnik |
| 5 | "Tumhen Arpan" | Hariharan, K.S Chithra |
| 6 | "Ye Dhuaan" | Mahalaxmi Iyer |
Critical reception
The film received mixed reviews. Taran Adarsh from Bollywood Hungama rated 1 out of 5, terming it as "a half-baked product that disappoints".[4] Vivek Fernandes from Rediff stated the film as "compelling watch. So catch it, even if it is just for kicks."[5] Kaveree Bamzai from India Today criticised the film as a "completely flat entertainer".[6]
References
- 1 2 "Charas (2004)". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
- ↑ "Charas (2004) Box Office gross". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
- ↑ "Charas (2004) Track listing". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
- ↑ Taran Adarsh (7 May 2004). "Charas review". BH News Network. Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
- ↑ Vivek Fernandes (7 May 2004). "Watch Charas purely for kicks!". Rediff desk. Rediff. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
- ↑ Kaveree Bamzai (28 May 2008). "Film review: 'Charas' starring Uday Chopra, Irrfan Khan, Namrata Shirodkar". India Today. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
External links
- Charas: A Joint Effort at the Internet Movie Database
- Charas at Yash Raj Films portal