Chillar Party

Chillar Party
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Nitesh Tiwari Vikas Bahl
Produced by	Ronnie Screwvala Salman Khan
Screenplay by	Vijay Maurya
Story by	Nitesh Tiwari Vikas Bahl
Starring	Irrfan Khan Sanath Menon Rohan Grover Naman Jain Aarav Khanna Vishesh Tiwari
Music by	Amit Trivedi
Distributed by	UTV Spot Boy Salman Khan Productions
Release date(s)	July 8, 2011 (2011-07-08)
Country	India
Language	Hindi
Budget	6 crore (US$1.22 million)
Box office	18.45 crore (US$3.74 million)[1]

Chillar Party is a 2011 Bollywood children's film directed by Nitesh Tiwari and Vikas Bahl, and produced by Ronnie Screwvala under the UTV Motion Pictures and Salman Khan under his SKBH Productions (Salman Khan Being Human Productions).^[2] The film has a multiple-cast of debuting child-artists particularly named after movies such as, Silencer, Aflatoon, Shaolin, etc. It also features Ranbir Kapoor in an item-number.^[3]

Cast

• Irrfan Khan as Fatka
• Sanath Menon as Arjun / Encyclopedia
• Rohan Grover as Ramashanker / Akram
• Naman Jain as Balwan / Jhangiya
• Aarav Khanna as Aflatoon
• Vishesh Tiwari as Laxman / Second Hand
• Chinmai Chandranshuh as Lucky / Panauti
• Vedant Desai as Silencer
• Divji Handa as Shaolin
• Shriya Sharma as Toothpaste

Reception

Critical reception

Chillar Party received positive to mixed reviews from critics. Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama gave it 3.5 out of 5 stars and said - "On the whole, Chillar Party is not just for kids, but for grownups as well. A story of grit and determination, it works not just as an entertainer, but also advocates a message rather strongly. A film that deserves to be tax-exempted so that it reaches out to a wider audience. A small film with a gigantic spirit... Encourage this one!"^[4] Saibal Chatterjee of NDTV rated it with 3 out of 5 stars and said - "Through the entire first half, the writer-director duo holds the proceedings at a level that is completely in sync with the unpretentious spirit of the film. In the run-up to the climax, however, the film comes precariously close to tying itself up in knots as the child-like aura it builds up begins to teeter on the edge of childishness. Mercifully, it stays on its feet and doesn’t topple over. For that alone the film deserves at least three stars."^[5] Zee News gave the film 4 stars and wrote, "'Chiller Party' may be a small film. But as cinema goes, in its adroitness, it is much more mature than 99 percent of the films ever made in India. And that, you`ll reckon, is no `small` achievement."^[6] Sonia Chopra of Sify awarded it 4 stars saying, "Storytelling by co-directors-writers-lyricists Vikas Bahl and Nitesh Tiwari is first-rate. They make you deeply connect with the characters".^[7] Shivesh Kumar of IndiaWeekly awarded the movie 3 out of 5 stars.^[8]Preeti Arora of Rediff gave it 3 out of 5 stars and wrote - "Chillar Party is an enjoyable film with plenty of laughs. Do watch this, unless of course you hate kids."^[9] Vandana Krishnan from Behindwoods gave the film 3 out of 5 stars describing the film as "fun filled one that is sure to leave you with a smile and moist eyes. Humor, emotions, entertainment and values- You can’t ask for more."^[10] Oneindia.in gave 3 stars while commenting "On the whole, Chillar Party is not just for kids, but grownups also will enjoy the film equally. A story of great determination presented in an entertaining way is what makes Chillar Party a good watch.^[11]

The movie also received mixed and negative reviews. Nikhat Kazmi of Times of India gave Chillar Party 2 out of 5 stars and said - "Filmmakers need to realize Indian tweens are extremely smart and fed on a regular diet of Cartoon Network and roller-coaster Hollywood kiddie's flicks. You got to have a story, adventure drama and pace."^[12] Soumil Shukla of FilmiTadka rated it with 2.5 out of five stars and wrote in his review - "despite its shortcomings, ‘Chillar Party’ succeeds in overcoming a lot of deformations forced by the ‘formula’ philosophy on this genre of films. If not for anything else, watch it to enjoy the delightful performances from the young actors who are the real heroes of this film."^[13]

Box office

Chillar Party grossed 18.45 crore (US$3.74 million) in India.^[1] Box Office India, on the basis of the film's nett collections (14.9 crore (US$3.02 million)), declared it a Super Hit.^[14]

Soundtrack

The music is composed by Amit Trivedi while the lyrics are penned by Nitesh Tiwari, Amit Trivedi, Amitabh Bhattacharya, and Vikas Bahl.

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Aa Rela Hai Apun"	Nitesh Tiwari	Amitabh Bhattacharya, Armaan Malik, Amit Trivedi, Tanmay Chaudhari, Arvind Vishwakarma	3:41
2.	"Behla Do"	Nitesh Tiwari	Armaan Malik, Firoza	3:49
3.	"Chatte Batte"	Nitesh Tiwari	Armaan Malik, Mohit Chauhan, Gaurika Rai, Keshav Rai	4:40
4.	"Ek School Banana Hai"	Amitabh Bhattacharya	Gaurika Rai, Keshav Rai, Firoza	4:07
5.	"Liar Liar"	Vikas Bahl	Gaurika Rai, Keshav Rai	4:14
6.	"Tai Tai Phish"	Nitesh Tiwari, Amit Trivedi	Amit Trivedi, Jaishri Trivedi	3:30
7.	"Ziddi Piddi"	Nitesh Tiwari	Armaan Malik, Amit Trivedi, Tanmay Chaudhari, Gaurika Rai	4:19
8.	"Chatte Batte - Sad Version"	Nitesh Tiwari	Mohit Chauhan	2:32

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Chillar Party 2011. IBOS Network. Retrieved 4 August 2011.
2. ^ PTI (21 May 2011). "Salman turns producer with Chillar Party". IBN Live. http://ibnlive.in.com/generalnewsfeed/news/salman-turns-producer-with-chillar-party/696525.html. Retrieved 2011-06-24. 
3. ^ "Ranbir follows Salman-Akshay". The Times of India. 11 May 2011. http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-05-11/news-interviews/29528643_1_ranbir-kapoor-song-dance-number. Retrieved 2011-06-24. 
4. ^ Adarsh, Taran. "Chillar Party". BollywoodHungama. http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/review/14130/index.html. Retrieved 8 July 2011. 
5. ^ Chatterjee, Saibal. "Review: Chillar Party". NDTV. http://movies.ndtv.com/movie_review.aspx?id=634&albumname=Review:%20Chillar%20Party. Retrieved 8 July 2011. 
6. ^ Review: Chillar Party is a fun movie by talented kids!. Zee News.
7. ^ Chillar Party review: A delightful kids-n-doggie film.
8. ^ "IndiaWeekly's Movie Ratings". IndiaWeekly. http://www.IndiaWeekly.com/MovieRatings. Retrieved 2011-09-14. 
9. ^ Arora, Preeti. "Review: Chillar Party is enjoyable". Rediff. http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/review-chillar-party/20110708.htm. Retrieved 8 July 2011. 
10. ^ Krishnan, Vandana. "CHILLAR PARTY MOVIE REVIEW". Behindwoods. http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-reviews/reviews-2/jul-11-02/chillar-party-review.html. Retrieved 9 July 2011. 
11. ^ Chillar Party Review: An honest watch.
12. ^ Kazmi, Nikhat. "Chillar Party". Times of India. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/hindi/Chillar-Party/moviereview/9137927.cms. Retrieved 8 July 2011. 
13. ^ Shukla, Soumil (8 July 2011). "Chillar Party Review". FilmiTadka. http://www.filmitadka.in/201107081225/movie-reviews/chillar-party-review.html. Retrieved 8 July 2011. 
14. ^ Box Office Earnings 22/07/10 - 28/07/11. Box Office India.

External links

• Chillar Party at the Internet Movie Database
• Chillar Party at Bollywood Hungama