Roadside Romeo

Infobox_Film
name = Roadside Romeo


writer = Jugal Hansraj
starring = Saif Ali Khan
Kareena Kapoor
Jaaved Jaffrey
director = Jugal Hansraj
producer = Aditya Chopra
Yash Chopra
Walt Disney Studios
distributor = Yash Raj Films Walt Disney Pictures
music = Salim – Sulaiman
Jaideep Sahni (lyrics)
writer = Jugal Hansraj
released = October 24, 2008
language = English, Hindi
country = flagicon|India India
flagicon|USA USA
website = http://www.roadsideromeo.com/
imdb_id = 1050739
amg_id = 1:431452

"Roadside Romeo" is a forthcoming Bollywood animated film that will have Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor lend their voices to animated characters for the first time. [cite web|title=It's a dog's world for Saif and Kareena|work=Kareena & Saif give voice over for dogs| url=http://www.indiafm.com/news/2007/01/19/8682/|accessdate=19 January| accessyear=2007]

Written and directed by debutante Jugal Hansraj, who acted in films such as "Mohabbatein" (2000) and "Salaam Namaste" (2005), this will be the first animated film that is an India-U.S. co-production of Yash Raj Films and Walt Disney Pictures.cite web|title=The animation film to be directed by Jugal Hansraj will be about a dog's life and will have voices of Saif, Kareena & Javed Jaaferi|work=Roadside Romeo will be first film to be co-produced by YRF & WDS alliance|url=http://www.indiafm.com/news/2007/06/12/9577/index.html|accessdate=12 June|accessyear=2007] The film will utilize state-of-the-art computer-animation technology done entirely in India as well as feature music, dances, songs and romance just like any other film produced by Yash Raj Films. [cite web|title=Bebo to lend voice to cartoons|work=Roadside Romeo will be a completely original Indian film|url=http://www.santabanta.com/cinema.asp?pid=15342|accessdate=5 July| accessyear=2007] "Roadside Romeo" is scheduled to release on October 24, 2008 and will be produced by Aditya Chopra and Yash Chopra under Yash Raj Films. [cite web|title=Yash Raj Films’ incredible line-up for 2008|work=YRF confirm release date of Roadside Romeo|url=http://www.yashrajfilms.com/News/NewsDetails.aspx?NewsID=3e73203f-bf57-4fd2-86b6-b6cb48e4b513|accessdate=15 March|accessyear=2008]

Production

The alliance by Yash Chopra and Dick Cook is a first in the field of animation. The first trailer of the film was shown on October 12, 2007 with the release of the film "Laaga Chunari Mein Daag". [cite web|title=Saif Ali Khan is "Roadside Romeo"|work=Roadside Romeo's first trailer releases with LCMD| url=http://www.glamsham.com/movies/scoops/07/oct/15_tashan_saif_ali_road_side_romeo_laaga_chunari_mein_daag_100711.asp|accessdate=15 October|accessyear=2007] According to sources, Yash Raj Films are reported to have completed 60% of the film's work in November 2007. [cite web|title=Big budget animation from Bollywood in '08|work=YRF completes 60% of Roadsid Romeo's work|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/News_By_Industry/Media__Entertainment_/Entertainment/Bollywood_toons_up/articleshow/2560324.cms|accessdate=22 November|accessyear=2007]

The entire project has been executed at Visual Computing Labs (VCL), a division of TATA Elxsi Ltd. VCL has been involved right from visual conceptualisation, character design to animation & final output. This is the first time that a 3D animated mainstream feature film of this magnitude is coming out of India.

Cast

* Saif Ali Khan as Romeo
* Kareena Kapoor as Laila
* Javed Jaffrey as Charlie Anna
* Vrajesh Hirjee as Guru
* Tannaz Irani as Mini
* Suresh N Menon as Interval
* Kiku Sharda as Hero English
* Sanjai Mishra as Chhainu

Crew

* Director: Jugal Hansraj
* Producer: Aditya Chopra
* Co-producer: Yash Raj Films & Walt Disney Company
* Story: Jugal Hansraj
* Dialogue: Abbas Tyrewala
* Lyrics: Jaideep Sahni
* Music: Salim–Sulaiman
* Screenplay: Jugal Hansraj
* Animation and Visual Effects: Tata Elxsi

Music

The tracks from the film include:

References

External links

* [http://www.roadsideromeo.com/ Official Website: "Roadside Romeo"]
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