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{{Infobox film
| name = Chalte Chalte
| image = chaltechalte.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Aziz Mirza]]
| producer = [[Juhi Chawla]] [[Shah Rukh Khan]] [[Aziz Mirza]]
| writer = Pramod Sharma Ashish Kariya Rumi Jafri (Dialogue)
| story = Aziz Mirza [[Robin Bhatt]]
| screenplay =
| based_on =
| starring = [[Shah Rukh Khan]] [[Rani Mukerji]]
| narrator =
| music = [[Jatin-Lalit]] [[Aadesh Shrivastava]]
| cinematography = [[Ashok Mehta]]
| editing = [[Amitabh Shukla]]
| studio = [[Dreamz Unlimited]] [[UTV Motion Pictures]]
| distributor = [[UTV Motion Pictures]]
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2003|06|13}}
| runtime = 168 mins
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| budget = {{INRConvert|11|c|year=2003}}
| gross = {{INRConvert|43.28|c|year=2003}}
}}

'''''Chalte Chalte''''' ({{Translation|''On the Way''}}) is a 2003 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[romantic drama]] starring [[Shah Rukh Khan]] and [[Rani Mukerji]], directed by [[Aziz Mirza]]. The film was screened at the Casablanca Film Festival.

==Plot==
The film begins in a bowling alley, where a group of friends is awaiting the arrival of Salim. Meanwhile, Deepak arrives with his fiancée Sheetal. When a conversation about love arises, Deepak and the rest find it necessary to make Sheetal aware that true love does exist. They tell her the story of Raj ([[Shah Rukh Khan]]) and Priya ([[Rani Mukerji]]), two of their closest friends.

Raj Mathur, a graduate of engineering, is the owner of Raj Transport, a small trucking company he founded himself. Raj is a carefree man who is unorganised, messy, lazy and never on time. Although he isn't the richest, he's always happy.

On the other hand, Priya Chopra is a successful fashion designer from a wealthy family. Originally from [[Greece]], she lives with her aunt Anna, who wants to give her the best in life. Priya has her life all planned out – the complete opposite of Raj. These two completely different people meet in a car accident when Priya crashes her car into Raj's truck. Though the two get off to a rocky start, they meet again at the wedding of Salim and Farah, eventually becoming friends. The two slowly fall in love.

Raj learns that Priya's engaged. Desperate, he follows Priya to Greece, where he continues to woo her. When it's time to part company, Priya realises that she is in love with Raj. They get married after persuading Priya's parents, and arrive in [[Mumbai]], where Raj welcomes Priya into their home.

Back to the bowling alley in the present: Salim arrives along with Farah and announces that today was Raj and Priya's first wedding anniversary, so they were planning a surprise party. Excited, Sheetal can't wait to meet the famous Raj and Priya, but when they do arrive, they're nothing like what they seemed. The two can't stop arguing.

Raj feels the pressure to meet the expectations of Priya's family and is struggling financially. Priya cannot stand to see her husband in this state and secretly asks her former fiancé for money. When Raj learns the truth, he becomes destructive, and Priya runs away to her parents. Raj, realizing his error, goes after Priya, only to be insulted by her family.

Priya decides to leave for [[Greece]] because she can't stay with Raj but can't stay without him. When Raj is informed of this, he races to the airport to stop Priya, just as he did the year before. He says he will change and that he has a dream of the two of them starting a family together. Although Priya expresses that she has the same dream, she feels it is impossible for them to be together, so she boards the plane. Giving up, Raj remembers his oath and sends his talisman to Priya. When Priya receives the talisman, she too recalls Raj's confession. Raj returns home to find Priya waiting for him. She says that the only way to make their dream come true is to be together. In a playful manner, the two get into another argument but they say that this is how they express their love. They continue to argue as the credits roll.

==Cast==
* [[Shah Rukh Khan]] as Raj Mathur
* [[Rani Mukerji]] as Priya Chopra Mathur
* [[Satish Shah]] as Manubhai
* [[Lilette Dubey]] as Anna Mausi, Priya's aunt
* [[Johny Lever]] as Nandu, a roadside drunkard
* [[Jas Arora]] as Sameer, Priya's former fiancé
* [[Vishwajeet Pradhan]] as a Friend
* Suresh Bhagwat as a Dhobi
* [[Aditya Pancholi]] as a Hostile businessman
* Dinyar Tirandaz as Irani
* [[Rajeev Verma]] as Mr. Chopra
* [[Jayshree T.]] as Mrs. Manubhai
* [[Meghna Malik]] as Farah
* [[Suresh Menon]] as a Shopkeeper
* Masood Akhtar as a Paanwala
* Gagan Gupta as Tambi
* [[Vani Tripathi]] as a friend
* Sushmita Daan as a flower girl
* Arun Singh as a vegetable seller
* Akhtar Nawaz as a milkman
* Kamini Khanna as female plane passenger
* [[Bobby Darling]] as a friend
* Madhavi Chopra as a friend
* Ashish Kapoor
* [[Jameel Khan]] as a traffic policeman

==Development==
This was the third film produced by Shahrukh Khan and [[Juhi Chawla]]'s company, [[Dreamz Unlimited]]. The film publicity strategy created by Kanchana Kodituwakku and [[Dreamz Unlimited]].

Filming took place in India and [[Greece]]. 2 songs were shot in [[Athens]] and the island of [[Mykonos]].<ref>[https://elinepa.org/en/chalte-chalte-2003-hindi-film/ Chalte Chalte (2003 Hindi Film)], ELINEPA, 2003</ref><ref>[https://elinepa.org/en/chalte-chalte-a-bollywood-movie-in-greece/ Chalte-Chalte: A Bollywood Movie in Greece, 2003], ELINEPA, 2003</ref>

According to Khan, Rani was initially offered the role of Priya, but due to prior commitments, she turned it down. [[Aishwarya Rai]] was then signed for the role, but had to leave the film after some problems with her then-boyfriend, actor [[Salman Khan]] who is said to have disrupted filming. This caused considerable delay in the progress of the film until Mukerji agreed to take over the role and save the film.<ref>{{cite web |title=Rediff.com|work=Ash Fired|url= http://www.rediff.com/movies/2003/apr/30chalte.htm|accessdate=13 October 2006}}</ref>

Mukerji had a complete makeover for the role, by [[MAC Cosmetics]] India director Mickey Contractor.<ref>Allie Flinn, "10 Stunning Bollywood-Inspired Eye Makeup Looks", ''Total Beauty''
https://www.totalbeauty.com/content/slideshows/bollywood-makeup-inspiration-141117/page8</ref> Contrary to the Hindi-media prejudice of fair skin being considered more attractive,<ref>Carla Rice, "Through the Mirror of Beauty Culture", in Margaret Hobbs and Rice, eds., ''Gender and Women's Studies: Critical Terrain'', 2nd ed. (Toronto: Canadian Scholars Press, 2018), 432-450. {{ISBN|0889615918}}, 9780889615915; L. Melwani, "The White Complex: What's Behind the Indian Prejudice for Fair Skin?" ''Little India'' (18 Aug. 2007): https://littleindia.com/the-white-complex/; and Nicole Leistikow, "Indian Women Criticize the 'Fair and Lovely' Ideal", ''Women's E-News'' (28 Apr. 2003): https://womensenews.org/2003/04/indian-women-criticize-fair-and-lovely-ideal/</ref> they{{who|date=December 2020}} received praise for her new, tanned complexion, including their use of smoky-eye, which was subsequently used in other films.<ref>{{cite web|title=Rediff.com|work=Rani's Tanned Look in Chalte Chalte|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2003/jun/12rani.htm|accessdate=3 May 2007}}</ref>

== Soundtrack ==
{{Infobox album|
| name = Chalte Chalte (2003 film)
| type = soundtrack
| artist = [[Jatin Lalit]] & [[Aadesh Shrivastava]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 2003 (India)
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length =
| label = [[T-Series (company)|T-Series]]
| producer =
| chronology = [[Jatin Lalit]]
| prev_title = [[Waah! Tera Kya Kehna]]
| prev_year = 2002
| next_title = [[Haasil (film)|Haasil]]
| next_year = 2003
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = [[Aadesh Shrivastava]]
| type = albums
| prev_title = [[Kash Aap Hamare Hote]]
| prev_year = 2003
| title = Chalte Chalte
| year = 2003
| next_title = [[Baghban (2003 film)|Baghban]]
| next_year = 2003
}}
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = [[Bollywood Hungama]]
| rev1score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref name="bollywoodhungama">{{cite web|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/musicreview/6965/index.html |title=Chalte Chalte : Music Review by Joginder Tuteja |publisher=Bollywoodhungama.com |accessdate=23 October 2011}}</ref>
}}

The music of the film has been conducted by the duo [[Jatin-Lalit]] and [[Aadesh Shrivastava]].

Joginder Tuteja of ''[[Bollywood Hungama]]'' gave the album 3.5 stars and stated "''Chalte Chalte'' is a romantic album that should go well with both class as well as mass".<ref name="bollywoodhungama" /> According to the Indian trade website ''[[Box Office India]]'', with around 18,00,000 units sold, this film's soundtrack album was the year's sixth highest-selling.<ref>{{cite web|title=Music Hits 2000–2009 (Figures in Units)|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=286&catName=MjAwMC0yMDA5|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080215081557/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=286&catName=MjAwMC0yMDA5&PHPSESSID=108b9056cd4ca14236f9c6119d34dcce|archive-date=15 February 2008|publisher=[[Box Office India]]}}</ref>

This was one of the last collaborations of Shah Rukh Khan and [[Abhijeet Bhattacharya]] and all the 3 songs sung by him were chartbusters. Other artists who contributed to the album are [[Alka Yagnik]], [[Udit Narayan]], [[Sonu Nigam]], [[Sukhwinder Singh]] & [[Preeti & Pinky]].

===Track listing===
{{Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Chalte Chalte
| extra1 = [[Abhijeet Bhattacharya]], [[Alka Yagnik]]
| music1 = Jatin-Lalit
| length1 = 06:39|
| title2 = Tauba Tumhare Yeh Ishaare
| extra2 = Abhijeet Bhattacharya, Alka Yagnik
| music2 = Jatin-Lalit
| length2 = 05:18|
| title3 = Layi Ve Na Gaye
| extra3 = [[Sukhwinder Singh]]
| music3 = Aadesh Shrivastava
| lyrics3 = Babu Singh Maan
| length3 = 05:45|
| title4 = Gum Shuda
| extra4 = [[Sonu Nigam]], Jayesh Gandhi
| music4 = Aadesh Shrivastava
| length4 = 05:07|
| title5 = Dagariya Chalo
| extra5 = [[Udit Narayan]], Alka Yagnik
| music5 = Jatin-Lalit
| length5 = 06:21|
| title6 = Chalte Chalte
| extra6 = Instrumental
| length6 = 05:02|
| title7 = Tujhpar Gagan Se
| extra7 = [[Preeti & Pinky]], Sukhwinder Singh
| music7 = Aadesh Shrivastava
| length7 = 05:24|
| title8 = Suno Na Suno Na
| extra8 = Abhijeet Bhattacharya
| music8 = Aadesh Shrivastava
| length8 = 05:28|
| title9 = Music Piece
| extra9 = Chorus
| length9 = 01:46|
| title10 = Music Piece with Flute
| extra10 = N/A
| length10 = 01:46|
| total_length = 48:36
}}

==Box Office==
''Chalte Chalte'' grossed {{INRConvert|30.15|c}} in India and $2.81 million ({{INR|link=Indian rupee}}13.13 [[crore]]) in other countries, for a worldwide total of {{INRConvert|43.28|c}}, against its {{INRConvert|11|c}} budget.<ref name="Chalte Chalte Box office">{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/Movies/movie_detail/chalte_chalte#.VbigX55Vikp|title=Chalte Chalte Box office|publisher=Box Office India|date=22 July 2015|accessdate=22 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150807231055/http://boxofficeindia.com/Movies/movie_detail/kal_ho_naa_ho#.VbigX55Vikp|archive-date=7 August 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> It had the third highest worldwide opening weekend of the year with figures of {{INRConvert|12.38|c}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/Years/year_world_weekend/2003#.VcQdCtyqqko|title=Top Worldwide First Weekend 2003|publisher=Box Office India|date=22 July 2015|accessdate=22 July 2015}}</ref> The film earned {{INRConvert|20.14|c}} during its first week.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/Years/year_world_week/2003#.VcNgm9yqqkp|title=Top Worldwide First Week 2003|publisher=Box Office India|date=22 July 2015|accessdate=22 July 2015}}</ref> Worldwide, it is the [[Bollywood films of 2003|4th-highest-grossing film of 2003]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/Years/year_world_total/2003#.VcNK89yqqko|title=Top Worldwide Grossers 2003|publisher=Box Office India|date=22 July 2015|accessdate=22 July 2015}}</ref>

===India===

It opened on Friday 13 June 2003 across 280 screens, and earned {{INRConvert|1.50|c}} nett on its opening day, which is the 7th highest first day of the year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/Years/opening_day/2003#.VcNWhNyqqko|title=Top India First Day 2003|publisher=Box Office India|date=22 July 2015|accessdate=22 July 2015}}</ref> In its opening weekend, the film grossed {{INRConvert|4.52|c}} nett and is the 7th highest opening of the year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/Years/opening_weekend/2003#.VcNP59yqqko|title=Top India First Weekend 2003|publisher=Box Office India|date=22 July 2015|accessdate=22 July 2015}}</ref> It grossed {{INRConvert|8.23|c}} nett in its first week.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/Years/opening_week/2003#.VcNaX9yqqko|title=Top India First Week 2003|publisher=Box Office India|date=22 July 2015|accessdate=22 July 2015}}</ref> The film earned a total of {{INRConvert|19.44|c}} nett and is the [[Bollywood films of 2003|6th-highest-grossing film of 2003]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/Years/year_gross_boxoffice/2003#.VcNK8tyqqko|title=Top India Total Nett Gross 2003|publisher=Box Office India|date=22 July 2015|accessdate=22 July 2015}}</ref> When adjusted for inflation, its total nett gross is {{INRConvert|69.68|c}}. It was declared a "Hit" by ''[[Box Office India]]''.<ref name="Chalte Chalte Box office"/>

===Overseas===

Outside India, it is the second highest opening of the year as it grossed $1.15 million ({{INR|link=Indian rupee}}5.37 [[crore]]) in its opening weekend.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/Years/year_over_opening_weekend/2003#.VcNgpNyqqkp|title=Top Overseas First Weekend 2003|publisher=Box Office India|date=22 July 2015|accessdate=22 July 2015}}</ref> It went on to gross $1.58 million ({{INR|link=Indian rupee}}7.38 [[crore]]) in its first week.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/Years/year_over_opening_week/2003#.VcNgntyqqkp|title=Top Overseas First Week 2003|publisher=Box Office India|date=22 July 2015|accessdate=22 July 2015}}</ref> The film earned a total of $2.81 million ({{INR|link=Indian rupee}}13.13 [[crore]]) and is the [[Bollywood films of 2003|2nd-highest-grossing film of 2003]] behind ''[[Kal Ho Naa Ho]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/Years/year_over_total/2003#.VcNK7tyqqko|title=Top Overseas Gross 2003|publisher=Box Office India|date=22 July 2015|accessdate=22 July 2015}}</ref>

== Critical Reception ==
Film critic [[Taran Adarsh]] praised the film's writing and performances. He wrote, "''Chalte Chalte'' clearly belongs to Shah Rukh Khan, an actor par excellence. One actually runs out of adjectives and personifications if asked to describe this performance by the actor."<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/chalte-chalte-2/critic-review/|title=Bollywood Hungama - Taran Adarsh}}</ref>

== Awards ==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|-
! Award
! Category
! Recipients and Nominees
! Results
|-
|rowspan="2"|Apsara Film Producers Guild Awards
|Best Male Playback Singer
|[[Abhijeet Bhattacharya]] for "Tauba Tumhare Yeh Ishaare"
|rowspan="2" {{nom}}
|-
|Best Cinematography
|[[Ashok Mehta]]
|-
|rowspan="5"|[[49th Filmfare Awards]]
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]]
|[[Rani Mukerji]]
|rowspan="5" {{nom}}
|-
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Music Director|Best Music]]
|[[Jatin–Lalit|Jatin-Lalit]]
|-
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist|Best Lyrics]]
|[[Javed Akhtar]] for "Tauba Tumhare Yeh Ishaare"
|-
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer|Best Male Playback Singer]]
|[[Abhijeet Bhattacharya]] for "Suno Na Suno Na"
|-
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer|Best Female Playback Singer]]
|[[Alka Yagnik]] for "Tauba Tumhare Yeh Ishaare"
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[Screen Awards]] 2004
|Best Actress
|[[Rani Mukerji]]
|rowspan="2" {{nom}}
|-
|Best Music
|[[Jatin–Lalit|Jatin Lalit]] and [[Aadesh Shrivastava]]
|-
|rowspan="5"|[[Zee Cine Awards]]
|[[Zee Cine Award Best Film|Best Film]]
|[[Juhi Chawla]], [[Shah Rukh Khan|Shahrukh Khan]] and [[Aziz Mirza]]
|rowspan="5" {{nom}}
|-
|[[Zee Cine Award for Best Actor - Female|Best Actress]]
|[[Rani Mukerji]]
|-
|[[Zee Cine Award Best Music Director|Best Music]]
|[[Jatin–Lalit|Jatin-Lalit]] and [[Aadesh Shrivastava]]
|-
|[[Zee Cine Award Best Lyricist|Best Lyrics]]
|[[Javed Akhtar]] for "Tauba Tumhare Yeh Ishaare"
|-
|[[Zee Cine Award Best Playback Singer - Male|Best Male Playback Singer]]
|[[Abhijeet Bhattacharya]] for "Tauba Tumhare Yeh Ishaare"
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|id=0346723|title=Chalte Chalte}}
* {{Rotten Tomatoes|10003000_chalte_chalte}}
* {{Mojo title|chaltechalte}}

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