Chalo Dilli

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| name = Chalo Dilli

| image = Chalo-dilli.jpg

| caption = Theatrical release poster

| director = Shashant Shah

| producer = Krishika Lulla
Kavita Bhupathi Chadda
Lara Dutta

| screenplay = Arshad Sayed

| story = Arshad Sayed

| starring = Lara Dutta
Vinay Pathak
Akshay Kumar
Mahika Sharma

| music = Gourov Dasgupta
Anand Raj Anand
Sachin Gupta (Hi5)
Rohit Kulkarni
Roshan Balu

| cinematography = Nikos Andritsakis

| editing = Aseem Sinha

| studio =

| distributor = Big Daddy Productions
Eros International Media Ltd.
Bheegi Basanti Entertainment

| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2011|04|29}}

| runtime = 155 minutes

| country = India

| language = Hindi

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Chalo Dilli ({{trans|Let's go to Delhi}}) is a 2011 Indian film directed by Shashant Shah. It features Lara Dutta and Vinay Pathak. It also features Akshay Kumar and Mahika Sharma in a guest appearance. The film, produced under Dutta's husband Mahesh Bhupathi's production company, Big Daddy Productions and Eros International Media Ltd, was shot at locations in Mumbai, Delhi and Jaipur.{{cite news|title=Mahesh Bhupathi turns producer for Lara Dutta|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-03-01/news-interviews/28643223_1_mahesh-bhupathi-eros-international-film|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120509204811/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-03-01/news-interviews/28643223_1_mahesh-bhupathi-eros-international-film|url-status=dead|archive-date=9 May 2012|work=The Times of India|accessdate=2011-04-14|date=1 March 2011}} It was released on 29 April 2011. It was inspired by the film Planes, Trains and Automobiles starring Steve Martin.{{cite news|title=Lara, Vinay: An odd couple|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Lara-Vinay-An-odd-couple/articleshow/7662414.cms|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120509204816/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-03-10/news-interviews/28676632_1_vinay-pathak-lara-dutta-film|url-status=live|archive-date=9 May 2012|work=The Times of India|access-date=2011-04-14|date=10 March 2011}} A sequel to the film, named Chalo China, was set to be made in 2014 but was postponed due to a lack of financiers.{{cite web|title=Chalo Dilli sequel postponed/|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/lara-duttas-chalo-dilli-sequel-postponed/1/395141.html|agency=Indo-Asian News Service|publisher=30 May 2014}}

Plot

Mihika Banerjee (Lara Dutta), a successful investment banker living in Mumbai, misses her flight to Delhi and needs to get there anyway possible to meet her husband, Lt. Col. Vikram Rana (Akshay Kumar). She meets Manu Gupta (Vinay Pathak), and they discover the colours of India on their journey to Delhi. They go by road and train, and the audience gets a chance to see both the large urban conglomerations and the small rural areas like Nua, a small town in Rajasthan, that make up India. During the journey, Mihika experiences various difficulties that she has never encountered in her high-class life. When Mihika's money is stolen while she is buying a train ticket, she is forced to travel with Manu in the ordinary class in Jhunjhunu District. Thus the film revolves around Mihika's and Manu's journey amidst difficulties.

Cast

Lara Dutta as Mihika Banerjee / Mihika Vikram Singh Rana
Vinay Pathak as Manu Gupta
Akshay Kumar as Lt. Col. Vikram Singh Rana, Mihika's husband (Cameo appearance)
Anil Marwari as Taxi Boy
Pankaj Jha as Inspector Surendra Mishra
Brijendra Kala as K. C. Pant (train ticket examiner)
Rahul Singh (actor) as Bhairon Singh Gurjar
Mahika Sharma as Aalisha
Raghav Tiwari as Naresh
Lokesh Verma as Billu
Ajit Mathur as Pappu
Gaurav Gera as Gopi
Mukesh Bhatt (actor) as Pandeyji
Teddy Maurya as Bhaiyaji/Shrivastava Ji
Manoj Bakshi as Jhujjhar Singh
Narottam Bain as Shivratan/Bablu (taxi driver)
Dadhi R Pandey as Dharampalji (lorry driver)
Yana Gupta as Laila (guest appearance in the song "Laila O Laila")

Critical reception

The film received mixed reviews, and was given 3.5/5 stars by The Times of India,{{cite news| url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/hindi/Chalo-Dilli/movie-review/8107120.cms | work=The Times of India | first1=Nikhat | last1=Kazmi | title=Chalo Dilli | date=28 April 2011}} 2.5/5 stars by IndiaWeekly{{cite web |author=Headline |url=http://www.IndiaWeekly.com/MovieRatings |title=Indian DVD: Shopping, News & More |publisher=Indiaweekly.com |accessdate=2012-07-06 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110830082836/http://www.indiaweekly.com/MovieRatings/ |archivedate=30 August 2011}} and 1.5/5 by rediff.com.{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/movie-review-chalo-dilli/20110429.htm |title=Review: Chalo Dilli is an arduous journey |work=Rediff.com |date=29 April 2011 |accessdate=2012-07-06}}

Soundtrack

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| artist = Gourov Dasgupta, Anand Raj Anand, and Sachin Gupta

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The music was composed by Gourov Dasgupta, Anand Raj Anand, Sachin Gupta, Rohit Kulkarni, and Roshan Balu. Lyrics were penned by Manthan, Anand Raj Anand, Krishika Lulla, Shabbir Ahmed, and Nisha Mascarenhas. A remix version of the track "Laila O Laila" from the 1980 film Qurbani, is used in the film and features Yana Gupta.{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/entertainment/photo/chalo-dilli-music-launch-lara-dutta-mahesh-bhupathi-vinay-pathakl-365299-2011-04-06/4 |title=Mahesh behind item song 'Laila', says Lara |newspaper=India Today|access-date=6 April 2011}}