Gali Gali Chor Hai (transl. Thieves are everywhere) is a 2012 Indian Hindi-language black comedy drama film directed by Rumi Jaffery, featuring Akshaye Khanna, Shriya Saran and Mugdha Godse in the lead roles, while Veena Malik appeared in an Item number titled Chhanno which gave a bounce to the film. The film's music was composed by Anu Malik.[3] The film, produced by Nitin Manmohan under the banner of One Up Entertainment Pvt Ltd, was released on 3 February 2012, to mixed to negative reviews.[4]
| Gali Gali Chor Hai | |
|---|---|
 First Look Poster | |
| Directed by | Rumi Jaffery |
| Story by | Momukshu Mudgal |
| Produced by | Nitin Manmohan |
| Starring | Akshaye Khanna Shriya Saran Mugdha Godse |
| Cinematography | Gururaj R. Jois |
| Edited by | A. Muthu |
| Music by | Anu Malik |
Production company | One Up Entertainment Pvt Ltd |
Release date |
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Running time | 109 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | ₹13 crore (US$1.6 million)[1] |
| Box office | ₹5.07 crore (US$610,000)[2] |
Plot
editBharat, an 'Aam Aadmi', is a part-time 'Hanuman' at the local 'Ramleela', but a full-time cashier at the bank. He resides in the heart of Bhopal, with Nisha, a school teacher, and his loving and caring, but doubting wife, who is concerned more about her husband's promotion from cashier to manager than his flying tricks onstage. Bharat's father, Shiv Narayan, an old-timer who values freedom and hopes to see his country corruption-free someday, completes the small and happy family. However, there's also an uninvited houseguest in Bharat's household: Amita, a young, beautiful girl who works at a call center and often likes to hitch a ride with Bharat on his scooter when he is not busy dropping his wife to school.
Contrary to his wife's wishes, Bharat's sole ambition in life is to graduate from his role as 'Hanuman' to 'Lord Ram' someday. However, that puts him at loggerheads with Sattu Tripathi, the younger brother of the local MLA and a bad actor playing 'Lord Ram', who is perpetually annoyed at being upstaged by 'Hanuman'. His older brother, MLA Manku, also has his share of problems with Bharat, who refuses to let out an extra room to him for his re-election campaign.
Bharat's happy little haven is disturbed rudely one day when the local 'havaldaar' Kushwaah comes knocking at his door, claiming to have caught a thief, Chunnu Farishta, who purportedly stole a fan from his house, a theft that Bharat has no idea about, though the local 'panwala', Bachhu Gulukand, is a sworn witness. Virtually ordered to come to court, Bharat finds himself suddenly dealing with made-up testimonies, lazy judges, and crooked characters of all sorts, trapped in the system that plagues the country today.
Out of nowhere, Bharat finds himself stuck in a hilariously vicious circle of corruption, having to bribe his way from cops to criminals, witnesses to lawyers, and even the judge, all to get out of the quagmire that is the Indian system. Along the way, this cashier-cum-Hanuman also finds his ideals again, learning to stand up for the rights of the common man and give a slap to the system, and becomes the subject of national news, exposing the thieves that line every lane here!
Cast
edit- Akshaye Khanna as Bharat Narayan
- Shriya Saran as Nisha Pandit
- Mugdha Godse as Amita Bedi
- Annu Kapoor as Constable Parasuram Khuswa
- Satish Kaushik as Shiv Narayan, Bharat's father
- Akhilendra Mishra as Lawyer Dubey Ji aka Ravan
- Sashi Ranjan as Mohanlal
- Vijay Raaz as Chunnu Pharishta
- Jagdeep as Munshi Ji
- Murli Sharma as MLA Manku Tripathi
- Amit Mistry as Sattu Tripathi
- Mushtaq Khan as Constable
- Arun Verma
- Gulzar Dastur as Geeta Sharma
- Rajat Rawail as Bacchu Gulkand
- Anu Mudgal as Seeta
- Pankaj Sharma as Lakshman
- Mohit Baghel as Waiter
- Pranav Shekhar as Jamwant in Ramleela
- Veena Malik as an item number "Channo"
Reception
editCritical reception
editTaran Adarsh from Bollywood Hungama gave the film 2.5/5 and said "Gali Gali Chor Hai amuses intermittently, Fortunately the movie goes public at a juncture when anti-corruption appears to be the essence of the season. But the film could've done with a far more hard-hitting conclusion".[5] Avijit Ghosh from Times of India also gave it 2.5/5 stating that "Gali Gali Chor Hai doesn't live up to its promise. Just like the anti-corruption movement at the moment."[6] Rajeev Masand of Ibnlive gave it two stars saying "Never smart enough to be described as a satire, it fails ultimately because it's dreadfully dull"[7] Mansha Rastogi of nowrunning rated it two stars and said "Having a relatable plot at hand, Gali Gali Chor Hai, could've worked with a tighter screenplay and better execution".[8] Karan Anshuman from the Mumbai Mirror gave it 1.5/5 and said "GGCH seems not only incomplete in thought but also technically: Basic scene to scene transitions missing, uneven sound".[9] Shubhra Gupta from The Indian Express also rated it 1.5/5 mentioning that "Gali Gali Mein Chor Hai' pours old wine into a cracked bottle. When the need of the hour is to underplay, everyone opens their mouth out loud, and yells. The only relatively new thing is the setting".[10]
Box office
editGali Gali Chor Hai had a very decent opening at the box office. The film netted 30 million over its first weekend. And through its course it netted in at the Box office INR +57.7 million (US$1.15 million) thus Box-Office India declaring it an average.[11][12]
Soundtrack
edit| Gali Gali Chor Hai | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by | |
| Released | January 2012 |
| Genre | Film soundtrack |
| Length | 28:49 |
| Label | T-Series |
The music of this movie is composed by Anu Malik.. The music rights were sold to T-Series and released in January 2012. The Soundtrack contains six original tracks including two official remixes of Gali Gali Chor Hai and Chhanno.
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Gali Gali Chor Hai" | Kailash Kher | 6:56 |
| 2. | "Suno Suno" | Mohit Chauhan, Anmol Malik | 5:24 |
| 3. | "Chhanno" | Mamta Sharma | 6:10 |
| 4. | "Gali Gali Chor Hai (Remix)" | Kailash Kher | 4:03 |
| 5. | "Chhanno (Remix)" | Mamta Sharma | 5:31 |
| 6. | "Gali Gali Shor Hai (Chorus)" | 0:45 | |
| Total length: | 28:49 | ||
References
edit- ^ "Gali Gali Chor Hai - Movie - Box Office India".
- ^ "Gali Gali Chor Hai - Movie - Box Office India".
- ^ "Gali Gali Mein Chor Hai". The Times of India. 24 December 2011. Archived from the original on 7 July 2012.
- ^ "'Gali gali mein chor' hai is 40% complete". The Times of India. 22 September 2011. Archived from the original on 5 April 2012. Retrieved 14 October 2011.
- ^ "Gali Gali Chor Hai Review 2.5/5 | Gali Gali Chor Hai Movie Review | Gali Gali Chor Hai 2012 Public Review | Film Review". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 13 February 2012.
- ^ "Gali Gali Chor Hai – The Times of India". The Times of India.
- ^ "Masand: 'Gali Gali Chor Hai' is dreadfully dull - Reviews - Masand's Verdict - ibnlive". ibnlive.in.com. Archived from the original on 6 February 2012. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- ^ "Gali Gali Chor Hai (2012) | Gali Gali Chor Hai Hindi Movie | Movie Reviews, Showtimes | nowrunning".
- ^ "'Fan'tastic. Not". Archived from the original on 6 February 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
- ^ "Gali Gali Mein Chor Hai - Indian Express". Archived from the original on 5 April 2013.
- ^ "Boxofficeindia.com". Archived from the original on 9 February 2012.
- ^ BoxOfficeReport.net. "GGCH Flop". Archived from the original on 18 September 2010. Retrieved 31 January 2012.
- ^ "Gali Gali Chor Hai – EP by Anu Malik on iTunes". iTunes. Archived from the original on 18 June 2014.
External links
edit- Gali Gali Chor Hai at IMDb
- Official Site Archived 26 January 2012 at the Wayback Machine