Sonali Cable is a 2014 Indian Hindi-language comedy drama film directed by Charudutt Acharya and produced by Ramesh Sippy and Rohan Sippy.[1] The script, penned by Acharya himself, was one of the eight scripts selected for the Mumbai Mantra-Sundance Institute Screenwriters Lab 2012, chosen through an evaluation process of submissions from around the world, including the United States, United Kingdom, Italy, France and Germany.[2] A newcomer, Rhea Chakraborty, has been hired to play a pivotal role.[3] Ali Fazal is paired opposite Rhea while Raghav Juyal makes his acting debut with this film.[4] The film was released on 17 October 2014.[5][6]
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| Directed by | Charudutt Acharya |
| Written by | Charudutt Acharya |
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| Cinematography | Sudheer Palsane |
| Edited by | Aarif Sheikh |
| Music by |
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Running time | 120 mins |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Plot
editSet in the cable internet turf war of Mumbai, Sonali Cable is the story of a girl Sonali (Rhea Chakraborty) and her ‘internet boys’, including her brother Sadda who are working in their own internet cable wire shop. One day when a new police station starts in their region Sonali reaches there for giving connection. There she meets her old school friend, now graduated from a university in the U.S., Raghu (Ali Fazal) who remembers her name, and even her roll number 43 while they were studying in school. They fall in love. During that time Sonali faces problems because a big industrial company "Shining" starts providing broadband services. During the Ganapati festival Sonali and Raghu consummate their love. On the same night Sadda, Sonali's brother gets hit by some local goons trying to vandalize their shop. Sadda succumbs to his injuries. Sonali gets determined to take revenge on the company.
Sonali Cable is like a 'David versus Goliath' story, in the thick of the cable internet turf war in Mumbai. At last, Sonali wins the war by spying on the corruption of the people who worked against her. Later, Sonali starts an internet cable shop in the name of her brother Sadda. Raghu joins her in the shop and in her life.
Cast
edit- Rhea Chakraborty as Sonali Tandel
- Ali Fazal as Raghu Pawar
- Raghav Juyal as Sadaa
- Anupam Kher as Boss-Vaghela, Owner of Sunshine Cable
- Smita Jaykar as Meena Tai Pawar, Raghu's Mother
- Swanand Kirkire as Dattaram Tandel (Baba), Sonali's father
- Arun Bali as Old Sikh gentlemen
- Mrigendra Narayan Konwar as BD
- Muzammil Qureshi as Jayyu
- Faisal Rashid as Bobby
Soundtrack
editThe album is released on 9 September 2014.[7]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "EK Mulaqat" | Sameer Anjaan | Amjad – Nadeem | Jubin Nautiyal | 05:18 |
| 2. | "Gannu Rocks" | Kausar Munir | Mikey McCleary | Vishal Dadlani & Anmol Malik | 03:42 |
| 3. | "Cheenti Cheenti Bang Bang" | Charudutt Acharya | Daniel B. George | Manish J. Tipu, Sayantani Das | 02:51 |
| 4. | "Mausam Yeh Kyun Badal Gaya" | Kumaar | Raghav Sachar | Kshitij Tarey | 03:47 |
| 5. | "Sapney Apney" | Kausar Munir | Daniel B. George | Neeti Mohan | 03:27 |
| 6. | "Sikkay" | Swanand Kirkire | Amjad-Nadeem | Amitabh Narayan | 04:06 |
| 7. | "EK Mulaqat (Reprise)" | Sameer Anjaan | Amjad-Nadeem | Altamash Faridi | 05:13 |
| 8. | "EK Mulaqat (Unplugged)" | Sameer Anjaan | Amjad-Nadeem | Jubin Nautiyal | 05:13 |
| Total length: | 29:20 | ||||
Critical reception
editSonali Cable received mixed reviews from critics.[citation needed]. India today opined that it had a "confused story line" and an "average music".[8]
References
edit- ^ "Rohan Sippy's next production Sonali Cable". screen.indianexpress.com. 1 March 2013. Retrieved 4 March 2013.
- ^ "Eight Feature Film Projects Selected For First-Ever Mumbai Mantra-Sundance Institute Screenwriters Lab". sundance.org. 12 March 2012. Retrieved 4 March 2013.
- ^ "After Mere Dad Ki Maruti, what's next?". The Times of India. 9 January 2013. Archived from the original on 24 February 2013. Retrieved 4 March 2013.
- ^ "Raghav Juyal on cloud nine, gets big Bollywood break". Retrieved 8 February 2013.
- ^ Yahoo (1 August 2013). "Release date".
- ^ Mirani, Vinod (20 October 2014). "Box Office: Sonali Cable is a disaster!". Rediff. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
- ^ "Sonali Cable Songs". iTunes. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
- ^ "Movie review: Sonali Cable has a confusing storyline". India Today. 17 October 2014. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
External links
editSonali Cable at IMDb