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Hello
Directed by	Atul Agnihotri
Produced by	Atul Agnihotri
Written by	Chetan Bhagat
Starring	Salman Khan Sharman Joshi Sohail Khan Katrina Kaif Isha Koppikar Amrita Arora Gul Panag
Music by	Sajid - Wajid
Cinematography	Sanjay F. Gupta
Editing by	Umesh Gupta
Release date(s)	10 October 2008
Country	India
Language	Hindi

Hello is a Indian Bollywood film produced and directed by Atul Agnihotri. This film is based on Chetan Bhagat's book One Night @ the Call Center. The film released on 10 October 2008.

[edit] Plot

Hello is a tale about the events that happen one night at a call center. Told through the views of the protagonist, Shyam (Sharman Joshi), it is a story of almost lost love, thwarted ambitions, absence of family affection, pressures of a patriarchal set up, and the work environment of a globalized office.

Shyam is losing his girlfriend because his career is going nowhere as he trudges his way around in a call center. His ex-girlfriend, Priyanka (Gul Panag), is also an agent like him at the call center who is about to be married to an NRI geek Ganesh Gupta who works for Microsoft in USA.

There is also the aspiring model, Esha (Isha Koppikar), who is hoping for the break that seems to be always already eluding her and the man about town, Vroom (Sohail Khan), who is into well, things. The housewife, Radhika (Amrita Arora), who is constantly at the receiving end of her mother-in-law and a beleaguered grandfather, Military Uncle (Sharat Saxena), who has been barred from interacting with his grandchild make up the rest of the call agents who see their worlds crumbling around them as the decisions of right sizing are conveyed by Bakshi (Dalip Tahil), the boss.

[edit] Cast

• Sharman Joshi ... Shyam
• Gul Panag ... Priyanka
• Isha Koppikar ... Esha
• Sohail Khan ... Vroom
• Sharat Saxena ... Military Uncle
• Amrita Arora ... Radhika
• Anusha Dandekar ... Shefali
• Dalip Tahil ... Bakshi
• Suresh Menon ... System's Guy
• Salman Khan ... Himself
• Arbaaz Khan ... Anuj (Special Appearance)
• Katrina Kaif... Mysterious Woman (Special Appearance)

[edit] Reviews

Hello had a fairly strong opening in the first week grossing approximately Rs.6 crore in the first two days itself(overseas notwithstanding)^[1] and is expected to recover its cost during its run. Although it has received mixed to negative reviews from critics,many citing the poorly sketched out characters as its biggest drawback,some have praised its original concept.^[2]

The film takes away a lot of critical original episodes that unfolds in the book. For example, when Ganesh's photos are found on the net and revealed to Priyanka by Vroom, is missing from the movie making it difficult to understand why Priyanka comes back to shyam in the end. There are many such instances which reveal the weakness of the script. The cast also doesn't justify the original characters in the movie. Vroom, in the book is described as a lean tall guy, but is played by Sohail Khan who is a complete contrast to it. Same applies to the characters like Esha (Isha Koppikar) and Priyanka (Gul Panag).

[edit] External links

• Official Site
• Hello at the Internet Movie Database

[edit] References