Helicopter Eela
| Helicopter Eela | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Pradeep Sarkar |
| Produced by |
Ajay Devgn Jayantilal Gada Aksshay Jayantilal Gada |
| Written by | Mitesh Shah (Dialogue) |
| Screenplay by |
Mitesh Shah Anand Gandhi |
| Based on | Beta Kaagdo by Anand Gandhi |
| Starring |
Kajol Riddhi Sen Tota Roy Chowdhury Neha Dhupia |
| Music by |
Amit Trivedi Raghav Sachar Background Score: Daniel.B George |
| Cinematography | Sirsha Ray |
| Edited by | Dharmendra Sharma |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Pen India Limited |
Release date |
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Running time | 130 minutes[1] |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Box office | ₹1.60 crore[2] |
Helicopter Eela is a 2018 Indian Hindi-language film directed by Pradeep Sarkar.[3] It features Kajol in the lead role as an aspiring singer and single mother and is written by Mitesh Shah and Anand Gandhi. It is based on the Gujarati play Beta, Kaagdo, written by Anand Gandhi.[4]
Pre-production of the film began in January 2017,[5] and principal photography commenced from 24 January 2018.[6] It was released on 12 October 2018.
Cast
- Kajol as Eela Raiturkar
- Riddhi Sen as Vivaan Raiturkar
- Tota Roy Chowdhury as Arun Raiturkar
- Neha Dhupia as Lisa Marine
- Shataf Figar as Madhavi Bhogat
- Atul Kulkarni as Prime Minister
- Mukesh Rishi as Rajesh Kumar Sharma
- Imran Khan in cameo appearance as himself
- Anu Malik in cameo appearance as himself
- Alisha Chinoy in cameo appearance as herself
- Ila Arun in cameo appearance as herself
- Shaan in cameo appearance as himself
- Amitabh Bachchan in cameo appearance[7]
- R._J._Alok as Chemistry Professor
Marketing and promotion
The first trailer of the movie was released on 5 August 2018 having an initial release date as 7 September 2018.[8] But later, the movie release date was postponed to 12 October 2018.[9]
Soundtrack
| Helicopter Eela | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by Amit Trivedi, Raghav Sachar and Daniel B. George | ||||
| Released | 3 October 2018[10] | |||
| Recorded | 2018 | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Length | 24:24 | |||
| Language | Hindi | |||
| Label |
Saregama Music Tips Music | |||
| Amit Trivedi chronology | ||||
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| Raghav Sachar chronology | ||||
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The background score and two originals of the film is composed by Daniel B.George and other songs are composed by Amit Trivedi and Raghav Sachar. The lyrics are written by Swanand Kirkire, Asma and Shyam Anuragi (noted). The first song "Mumma Ki Parchai" was released on 13 August 2018.[11] The second song "Yaadon Ki Almari" was released on 20 August 2018.[12]The song of the film, "Ruk Ruk Ruk Arre Baba Ruk" from the 1994 film Vijaypath originally sung by Alisha Chinoy and composed by Anu Malik has been recreated for this film by Raghav Sachar in the voice of Palomi Ghosh.[13]
| Track listing | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Music | Singer(s) | Length |
| 1. | "Mumma Ki Parchai" | Amit Trivedi | Ronit Sarkar | 4:06 |
| 2. | "Yaadon Ki Almari" | Amit Trivedi | Palomi Ghosh | 3:49 |
| 3. | "Dooba Dooba" | Amit Trivedi | Arijit Singh, Sunidhi Chauhan | 4:03 |
| 4. | "Chand Lamhe" (Lyrics by Asma) | Daniel B. George | Shilpa Rao | 4:04 |
| 5. | "Khoya Ujaala" | Daniel B.George | Palomi Ghosh | 4:13 |
| 6. | "Ruk Ruk Ruk" (Lyrics by Shyam Anuragi) | Raghav Sachar | Palomi Ghosh | 4:09 |
| Total length: | 24:24 | |||
References
- ↑ "Helicopter Eela | British Board of Film Classification". www.bbfc.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-10-10.
- ↑ "Helicopter Eela Box Office collection till Now - Bollywood Hungama". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
- ↑ "Pradeep Sarkar: Kajol takes a role and owns it". Mumbai Mirror. Retrieved 2018-01-25.
- ↑ "Kajol back in the spotlight". Mumbai Mirror. Retrieved 2018-01-25.
- ↑ "Kajol's next is adaptation of Anand Gandhi's Gujarati play 'Beta Kaagdo' | Hindi Movie News". Times of India. Retrieved 2018-01-25.
- ↑ Sreejeeta Sen. "Kajol starts shooting for husband Ajay Devgn's home production Eela". Bollywoodlife.com. Retrieved 2018-01-25.
- ↑ "Amitabh Bachchan confirmed for cameo in Kajol's Helicopter Eela, will play himself". Hindustan Times . 14 August 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
- ↑ "Helicopter Eela trailer launch: Ajay Devgn explains the meaning of upcoming film's title". Firstpost. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
- ↑ "Kajol's film "Helicopter Eela" Release Postponed". Headlines Today. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
- ↑ "Helicopter Eela - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack". Saavn.
- ↑ "Helicopter Eela: First look of new song 'Mumma Ki Parchai' depicts Kajol as an ever-nagging mother- Entertainment News, Firstpost". Firstpost. Retrieved 2018-08-13.
- ↑ "Helicopter Eela's 2nd song Yaadon Ki Almari is out!- Entertainment News, Mid Day". Mid Day. Retrieved 2018-08-20.
- ↑ "Helicopter Eela song Ruk Ruk Ruk: Raghav Sachar and Kajol give their own twist to hit 90s song". The Indian Express.