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{{hatnote|For the 1976 film of the same name, see [[Charas (1976 film)]]. For other uses, please see [[Charas (disambiguation)]].}}
{{short description|2004 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2013}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Charas: A Joint Effort
| image = Charas_movie.jpg
| caption = Poster
| writer = Tigmanshu Dhulia (dialogues and lyrics)<br/>[[Javed Akhtar]] (lyrics)<ref name=charasmusic>{{cite web | url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/538477 | title=Charas (2004) | publisher=[[Bollywood Hungama]] | accessdate=2 February 2016}}</ref>
| starring = [[Jimmy Sheirgill]]<br/>[[Uday Chopra]]<br/>[[Irrfan Khan]]
| director = [[Tigmanshu Dhulia]]
| producer = Anjum Rizvi
| cinematography = Setu
| released = {{Film date|2004|05|07|df=y}}
| runtime = 142 minutes
| country =India
| language = Hindi
| music = [[Raju Singh]]
| distributor = [[Yash Raj Films]]
| gross ={{INRConvert|5.1|m|year=2004}}<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/boxoffice/id/538477 | title=Charas (2004) Box Office gross | publisher=[[Bollywood Hungama]] | accessdate=2 February 2016}}</ref>
}}

'''''Charas''''' is a 2004 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[action thriller film]] directed by [[Tigmanshu Dhulia]]. Set in [[Kasol]], a village near Manikaran in [[Kullu]], [[Himachal Pradesh]], the film deals with [[illegal drug trade]]. It stars [[Jimmy Sheirgill]], [[Uday Chopra]] and [[Irrfan Khan]] in the lead roles with [[Kabir Sadanand]], [[Namrata Shirodkar]], and [[Hrishita Bhatt]] playing supporting roles.

==Cast==
* [[Jimmy Sheirgill]] as Dev Anand
* [[Uday Chopra]] as ACP Ashraf A. Khan
* [[Irrfan Khan]] as Policeman/DCP Randhir Singh Rathore
* [[Namrata Shirodkar]] as Piya
* [[Hrishita Bhatt]] as Naina
* [[Anup Soni]] as ACP Yashpal
* [[Varun Badola]] as Amin
* [[Kabir Sadanand]] ACP Siddharth Negi
* [[Sanjai Mishra]] as the blind man
* [[Deepak Dobriyal]] as Afghan militant
* Adam Bedi as Sam Higgins
* Rajiv Gupta

==Music==
{{Infobox album
| name = Charas: A Joint Effort
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = [[Raju Singh]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 2004
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length =
| language = [[Hindi]]
| label = [[Saregama#HMV|Saregama-HMV]]<ref name=charasmusic/>
| producer =
| prev_title = [[Fida]]
| prev_year = 2004
| next_title = [[Page 3 (film)|Page 3]]
| next_year = 2005
}}

The soundtrack of Charas was composed by [[Raju Singh]] with the lyrics being written by [[Javed Akhtar]] and Tigmanshu Dhulia.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/musicreview/id/538477 | title=Charas (2004) Track listing | publisher=[[Bollywood Hungama]] | accessdate=3 February 2016}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Track no. !! Title !! Singer(s)
|-
| 1
| "Bhambole"
| [[Sunidhi Chauhan]]
|-
| 2
| "Charas"
| [[Sowmya Raoh]]
|-
| 3
| "Hum Chale"
| [[Shantanu Mukherjee|Sonu Nigam]], [[Shaan (singer)|Shaan]]
|-
| 4
| "Sulge Huye Hain"
| [[Kumar Sanu]], [[Alka Yagnik]]
|-
| 5
| "Tumhen Arpan"
| [[Hariharan (singer)|Hariharan]], [[K.S Chithra]]
|-
| 6
| "Ye Dhuaan"
| [[Mahalaxmi Iyer]]
|}

==Critical reception==
The film received mixed reviews. [[Taran Adarsh]] from [[Bollywood Hungama]] rated 1 out of 5, terming it as "a half-baked product that disappoints".<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/criticreview/id/538477 | title=Charas review | publisher=[[Bollywood Hungama]] | work=BH News Network | date=7 May 2004 | accessdate=2 February 2016 | author=Taran Adarsh| author-link=Taran Adarsh }}</ref> Vivek Fernandes from [[Rediff]] stated the film as "compelling watch. So catch it, even if it is just for kicks."<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2004/may/07charas.htm | title=Watch Charas purely for kicks! | publisher=[[Rediff]] | work=Rediff desk | date=7 May 2004 | accessdate=2 February 2016 | author=Vivek Fernandes}}</ref> Kaveree Bamzai from [[India Today]] criticised the film as a "completely flat entertainer".<ref>{{cite web | url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/film-review-charas-starring-uday-chopra-irrfan-khan-namrata-shirodkar/1/196099.html | title=Film review: 'Charas' starring Uday Chopra, Irrfan Khan, Namrata Shirodkar | work=[[India Today]]| date=28 May 2008 | accessdate=2 February 2016 | author=Kaveree Bamzai}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist|30em}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|id=0410952|title=Charas: A Joint Effort}}
* ''[https://www.yashrajfilms.com/movies/charas Charas]'' at [[Yash Raj Films]] portal

[[Category:2004 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Films about organised crime in India]]
[[Category:2004 action thriller films]]
[[Category:Indian action thriller films]]
[[Category:Indian crime action films]]
[[Category:Indian crime thriller films]]
[[Category:Films about the illegal drug trade]]
[[Category:Indian films about cannabis]]
[[Category:Films set in Himachal Pradesh]]
[[Category:Yash Raj Films films]]
[[Category:2000s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:2000s buddy cop films]]
[[Category:Films distributed by Yash Raj Films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Tigmanshu Dhulia]]
[[Category:2004 crime thriller films]]

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