Chef (2017 film)

Roshan Kalra (Saif Ali Khan) is a chef whose passion for his career supersedes everything else in his life, including his family. He lives away from his wife Radha Menon (Padmapriya) and son Aari (Svar Kamble). He decides to visit his son in Kochi and they have a good time together. When it is time to return to work, he reflects he has lost out on a lot of time with Aari. He decides to stay with his son and open a food truck, which serves both his purposes in life: cooking food and being with his son.

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• Saif Ali Khan as Roshan Kalra
• Padmapriya Janakiraman as Radha Menon
• Svar Kamble as Armaan Kalra (Ary)
• Chandan Roy Sanyal as Nuzrool
• Dinesh Prabhakar as Alex Oomen
• Milind Soman as Biju
• Sobhita Dhulipala as Vinnie
• Ramgopal Bajaj as Mr. Kalra, Roshan's Father
• Pawan Chopra as Sunil Manohari
• Shayan Munshi as Prateek
• Raghu Dixit as himself
• Neha Saxena as Neha (cameo)
• Abhishek Kumar as Dhaba Waiter
• Lokesh Mittal as Son of Dhaba Owner
• Ramachandran P. P. as Anillettan
• M. Gopalakrishnan as Union Leader
• Nishad Raj Rana as Chaudhary (Delhi Cop)
• Rajat Ajay Bose

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| name = Chef

| type = Soundtrack

| artist = Raghu Dixit

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| released = 31 August 2017

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| genre = Feature film soundtrack

| length = 30:04

| language = Hindi

| label = T-Series

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| prev_title = Happy New Year

| prev_year = 2017

| next_title = Koode

| next_year = 2018

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The film's original songs and musical score were composed by Raghu Dixit. The song "Tere Mere" and its reprise were composed by guest composer Amaal Mallik. The lyrics were written by Ankur Tewari and Rashmi Virag. The first song of the film, "Shugal Laga Le", was composed and sung by Raghu Dixit and was released on 6 September 2017. The second song, "Tere Mere", sung by Armaan Malik, was released on 11 September 2017. The third song, "Banjara", which is sung by Vishal Dadlani, was released on 18 September 2017. The soundtrack was released on 31 August 2017 by T-Series.

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| headline = Track listing

| total_length= 30:04

| extra_column= Singer(s)

| title1= Shugal Laga Le

| length1= 4:42

| lyrics1= Ankur Tewari

| music1= Raghu Dixit

| extra1= Raghu Dixit

| title2= Tere Mere

| length2=5:43

| lyrics2= Rashmi Virag

| music2= Amaal Mallik

| extra2= Armaan Malik

| title3= Banjara

| extra3= Vishal Dadlani

| music3= Raghu Dixit

| lyrics3= Ankur Tewari

| length3= 4:13

| title4= Tan Tan

| extra4= Nikhita Gandhi

| length4= 3:07

| music4= Raghu Dixit

| lyrics4= Ankur Tewari

| title6= Darmiyaan

| extra6= Raghu Dixit

| lyrics6= Ankur Tewari

| music6= Raghu Dixit

| length6=5:13

| title5= Khoya Khoya

| music5= Raghu Dixit

| lyrics5= Ankur Tewari

| length5=3:07

| extra5= Shahid Mallya

| title7= Tere Mere

| note7 = Reprise

| length7=3:59

| music7= Amaal Mallik

| extra7= Armaan Malik

| lyrics7= Rashmi Virag

}}

Raja Sen of NDTV gave the film a rating of 2 out of 5, saying that, "Saif Ali Khan and the actors try hard, but lazy writing and direction make Chef a flavourless and bland meal".{{cite web |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/chef-movie-review-saif-ali-khans-film-is-flavourless-and-forgettable-1759296 |title=Chef Movie Review: Saif Ali Khan's Film Is Flavourless And Forgettable |publisher=NDTV}}{{Rating|2|5}} Meena Iyer of The Times of India praised the performance of the lead actor Saif Ali Khan and gave the film a rating of 3.5 out of 5, saying that, "Chef is predictable in parts, the journey is an enjoyable one."{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/chef/movie-review/60957668.cms |title=Chef Movie Review |newspaper=The Times of India}}{{Rating|3.5|5}} Sweta Kaushal of the Hindustan Times rated the film 1.5 out of 5 and said that, "Saif Ali Khan's Chef offers moments of brilliance which, if weaved in a more organised manner, may have given us a light, affable film. But a lazy and rather uninterested narrative takes away the pleasure."{{cite news |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/movie-reviews/chef-movie-review-saif-ali-khan-film-is-a-bland-dish/story-HfSAarZ5rTi8tJWL2LePbO.html |title=Chef movie review: Saif Ali Khan film is a bland dish |newspaper=Hindustan Times}}{{Rating|1.5|5}}

Sukanya Verma of Rediff.com gave a rating of 2.5 out of 5 and said that, "In a premise begging for food porn, there's a shocking scarcity of sensory pleasure or vision. Chef is too dull to be delicious."{{cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/review-chef-is-too-dull-to-be-delicious/20171006.htm |title=Review: Chef is too dull to be delicious |publisher=Rediff}}{{Rating|2.5|5}} Shubhra Gupta of The Indian Express rated it 2 out of 5 and said that, "Saif Ali Khan's film has some interesting flavours. But Chef feels derivative, and is a late coming of age tale of Peter-Pan-like adults. And that's got to do with the uneven writing. It is a good-looking film, with good-looking people only."{{cite news |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/chef-movie-review-saif-ali-khan-star-rating-4875927/ |title=Chef movie review: This Saif Ali Khan film doesn't come together as a fully satisfactory dish |newspaper=The Indian Express}}{{Rating|2|5}} Rajeev Masand awarded the film 2.5 out of 5, saying that, "Chef isn't perfect; it lags in places, offers quick-fix solutions to characters’ problems, and feels wholly familiar. But at a little over two hours, it doesn't ask much of you, and offers some pleasure in Saif Ali Khan's return to form as an actor hard to look away from."{{cite web |url=http://www.rajeevmasand.com/reviews/our-films/half-cooked/ |title=Chef Movie Review – Half cooked! |publisher=Rajeev Masand}}{{Rating|2.5|5}}

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