Sonali Cable
| Sonali Cable | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Charudutt Acharya |
| Produced by |
Ramesh Sippy Rohan Sippy Kamia Mulhotra Roopa De Chouodhury |
| Written by | Charudutt Acharya |
| Starring |
Rhea Chakraborty Ali Fazal Raghav Juyal Anupam Kher Smita Jaykar |
| Music by |
Daniel B. George Mikey McCleary Amjad Nadeem Raghav Sachar |
| Cinematography | Sudheer Palsane |
| Edited by | Amartya |
Release dates |
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Running time | 120 mins |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Sonali Cable is a 2014 Bollywood film directed by Charudutt Acharya and produced by Ramesh Sippy and Rohan Sippy.[1] The script, penned by Acharya himself, was one of the eight scripts selected for Mumbai Mantra-Sundance Institute Screenwriters Lab 2012, chosen through an evaluation process of submissions from around the world, including the United States and France.[2] Newcomer, Rhea Chakraborty, has been roped in to play a pivotal role.[3] Ali Fazal is paired opposite Rhea while Raghav Juyal makes his acting debut with this film.[4] The film is slated to release on 17 October 2014.[5] [6]
Plot
Set in the cable internet turf war of Mumbai, Sonali Cable is the story of a ghetto girl and her ‘internet boys’, who take on a greedy conglomerate that’s out to decimate their spirit of enterprise.[7]
Sonali Cable is a 'David versus Goliath' story, in the thick of the cable internet turf war in Mumbai. An ordinary girl puts her love, life and survival at stake, when she and her ragtag team come in the way of the expansion plans of India's largest corporation. The film wants to establish the growing corporate crushing small businesses without any scope for co existence.
Cast
- Rhea Chakraborty as Sonali
- Ali Fazal as Raghu
- Raghav Juyal as Sada
- Anupam Kher
- Smita Jaykar
- Gabriella Demetriades
- Swanand Kirkire as Dattaram Tandel (Baba)
- Mrigendra Konwar
- Muzammil Qureshi
- Nilima Priya
Soundtrack
The album is released on 3 September 2014.[8]
| Track listing | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Singer(s) | Length | |||||
| 1. | "EK Mulaqat" | Sameer Anjaan | Amjad-Nadeem | Altamash Faridi | 05:18 | |||||
| 2. | "Gannu Rocks" | Kausar Munir | Mikey McCleary | Vishal Dadlani & Anmol Malik | 03:42 | |||||
| 3. | "Cheenti Cheenti Bang Bang" | Charudutt Acharya | Daniel B. George | Manish J. Tipu, Sayantani Das | 02:51 | |||||
| 4. | "Mausam Yeh Kyun Badal Gaya" | Kumaar | Raghav Sachar | Kshitij Tarey | 03:47 | |||||
| 5. | "Sapney Apney" | Kausar Munir | Daniel B. George | Neeti Mohan | 03:27 | |||||
| 6. | "Sikkay" | Swanand Kirkire | Amjad-Nadeem | Amitabh Narayan | 04:06 | |||||
| 7. | "EK Mulaqat Ho" | Sameer Anjaan | Amjad-Nadeem | Jubin Nautiyal | 05:13 | |||||
| 8. | "EK Mulaqat (Unplugged)" | Sameer Anjaan | Amjad-Nadeem | Jubin Nautiyal | 05:02 | |||||
| 9. | "EK Mulaqat (Reprise)" | Sameer Anjaan | Amjad-Nadeem | Devrath Nadaar | 05:02 | |||||
Total length: |
29:20 | |||||||||
Critical reception
Sonali Cable received mixed reviews from critics.
References
- ↑ "Rohan Sippy’s next production Sonali Cable". screen.indianexpress.com. 2013-03-01. Retrieved 2013-03-04.
- ↑ "Eight Feature Film Projects Selected For First-Ever Mumbai Mantra-Sundance Institute Screenwriters Lab". sundance.org. 2012-03-12. Retrieved 2013-03-04.
- ↑ "After Mere Dad Ki Maruti, what's next?". articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 2013-01-09. Retrieved 2013-03-04.
- ↑ "Raghav Juyal on cloud nine, gets big Bollywood break". Retrieved February 8, 2013.
- ↑ Yahoo (1 Aug 13). "Release date". Check date values in:
|date=(help) - ↑ http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/box-office-sonali-cable-is-a-disaster/20141020.htm
- ↑ "8 Projects Chosen for Inaugural Mumbai Mantra | Sundance Institute Screenwriters Lab". indiewire.com. 2012-03-12. Retrieved 2013-03-04.
- ↑ "Sonali Cable Songs". iTunes. Retrieved 9 September 2014.