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Chef (2017 film)
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| File:Chef - Poster.jpg Release Poster of the movie | |
| Directed by | Raja Krishna Menon |
| Produced by | Bhushan Kumar Krishan Kumar Raja Krishna Menon Vikram Malhotra Janani Ravichandran |
| Written by | Ritesh Shah Suresh Nair Raja Krishna Menon |
| Based on | Chef by Jon Favreau |
| Starring | Saif Ali Khan |
| Music by | Raghu Dixit |
| Cinematography | Priya Seth |
| Edited by | Shivkumar V. Panicker |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | AA Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 133 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | ₹14.7 crore[1] |
| Box office | ₹10.6 crore[2] |
Chef is a 2017 Indian comedy-drama film directed by Raja Krishna Menon, stars Saif Ali Khan in the lead role.[3] It is an official remake of 2014, American film with the same name.[4]
The film's principal photography began in October 2016 in Kochi[5][6] and was released on 6 October 2017.[7] The film performed poorly at the box office.[8]
Plot[edit]
Roshan Kalra, a renowned middle aged chef works at Galli, in the USA. After losing his job, he decides to pay a visit to his son, Ary and ex-wife, Radha in Kerala. Driven by the passion for food and after a lot of contemplation and convincing by Radha, Vinny and Birju, he decides to launch ‘Raasta Cafe’, a food truck. Roshan’s past, the equation he has with Radha and Ary and how the visit to Kerala impacts his decisions forms the crux of the movie.
Cast[edit]
- Saif Ali Khan as Roshan Kalra
- Padmapriya Janakiraman as Radha Menon
- Svar Kamble as Armaan Karla (Ary)
- Chandan Roy Sanyal as Nuzrool
- Dinesh Prabhakar as Alex Oomen
- Milind Soman as Biju
- Sobhita Dhulipala as Vinnie
- Ramgopal Bajaj as Mr. Kalra, Roshan's Father
- Pawan Chopra as Sunil Manohari
- Shayan Munshi as Prateek
- Raghu Dixit as Himself
- Neha Saxena as Neha (cameo)
- Abhishek Kumar as Dhaba Waiter
- Lokesh Mittal as Son of Dhaba Owner
- Ramachandran P. P. as Anillettan
- M. Gopalakrishnan as Union Leader
- Nishad Raj Rana as Chaudhary (Delhi Cop)
- Rajat Ajay Bose
Soundtrack[edit]
| Chef | ||||
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| Released | 26 September 2017 | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Length | 30:04 | |||
| Language | Hindi | |||
| Label | T-Series | |||
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The original songs and background score of the film were composed by Raghu Dixit. The song Tere Mere and its reprise were composed by guest composer Amaal Mallik. The lyrics have been penned by Ankur Tewari and Rashmi Virag. The first song of the film titled as "Shugal Laga Le" composed and sung by Raghu Dixit was released 6 September 2017. The second song "Tere Mere" sung by Armaan Malik was released on 11 September 2017. The third song titled as "Banjara" which is sung by Vishal Dadlani was released on 18 September 2017. The soundtrack was released on 26 September 2017 by T-Series.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Shugal Laga Le" | Ankur Tewari | Raghu Dixit | Raghu Dixit | 4:42 |
| 2. | "Tere Mere" | Rashmi Virag | Amaal Mallik | Armaan Malik | 5:43 |
| 3. | "Banjara" | Ankur Tewari | Raghu Dixit | Vishal Dadlani | 4:13 |
| 4. | "Tan Tan" | Ankur Tewari | Raghu Dixit | Nikhita Gandhi | 3:07 |
| 5. | "Khoya Khoya" | Ankur Tewari | Raghu Dixit | Shahid Mallya | 3:07 |
| 6. | "Darmiyaan" | Ankur Tewari | Raghu Dixit | Raghu Dixit | 5:13 |
| 7. | "Tere Mere" (Reprise) | Rashmi Virag | Amaal Mallik | Armaan Malik | 3:59 |
| Total length: | 30:04 | ||||
Critical reception[edit]
Raja Sen of NDTV gave the film a rating of 2 out of 5 saying that, "Saif Ali Khan and the actors try hard, but lazy writing and direction make Chef a flavourless and bland meal".[9] Meena Iyer of The Times of India praised the performance of Saif Ali Khan, the leading actor of the film and gave the film a rating of 3.5 out of 5 saying that, "Chef is predictable in parts, the journey is an enjoyable one."[10] Sweta Kaushal of Hindustan Times gave the film a rating of 1.5 out of 5 and said that, "Saif Ali Khan's Chef offers moments of brilliance which, if weaved in a more organised manner, may have given us a light, affable film. But a lazy and rather uninterested narrative takes away the pleasure."[11] Sukanya Verma of Rediff gave the film a rating of 2.5 out of 5 and said that, "In a premise begging for food porn, there's a shocking scarcity of sensory pleasure or vision. Chef is too dull to be delicious."[12] Shubhra Gupta of The Indian Express gave the film a rating of 2 out of 5 and said that, "Saif Ali Khan's film has some interesting flavours. But 'Chef' feels derivative, and is a late coming of age tale of Peter-Pan-like adults. And that's got to do with the uneven writing. It is a good-looking film, with good-looking people only."[13] Rajeev Masand gave the film a rating of 2.5 out of 5 saying that, "Chef isn't perfect; it lags in places, offers quick-fix solutions to characters’ problems, and feels wholly familiar. But at a little over two hours, it doesn't ask much of you, and offers some pleasure in Saif Ali Khan's return to form as an actor hard to look away from."[14]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Chef Movie Box Office Collection Prediction, Budget And Screen Count". Bollywood Crazies. 6 October 2016.
- ↑ "Box Office: Worldwide Collections and Day wise breakup of Chef". Bollywood Hungama.
- ↑ "Saif's finally found his close buddy – Mumbai Mirror". Mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com. 19 November 2016. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
- ↑ "CHEF (15)". British Board of Film Classification. 1 May 2014. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
- ↑ "Snapped: Saif shoots in Golden Temple for Chef!". Deccanchronicle.com. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
- ↑ "Saif Ali Khan: Spotted: Saif Ali Khan shooting for 'Chef'on the streets of Amritsar ". The Times of India. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
- ↑ "Saif Ali Khan's Chef to release on July 14". Deccanchronicle.com. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
- ↑ Shah, Karan. "Saif Ali Khan's Chef turns into one of the BIGGEST flops of 2017 – read our full box office analysis". Retrieved 11 November 2017.
- ↑ "Chef Movie Review: Saif Ali Khan's Film Is Flavourless And Forgettable". NDTV.
- ↑ "Chef Movie Review". The Times of India.
- ↑ "Chef movie review: Saif Ali Khan film is a bland dish". Hindustan Times.
- ↑ "Review: Chef is too dull to be delicious". Rediff.
- ↑ "Chef movie review: This Saif Ali Khan film doesn't come together as a fully satisfactory dish". The Indian Express.
- ↑ "Chef Movie Review – Half cooked!". Rajeev Masand.
External links[edit]
- Chef on IMDb
- Chef at Bollywood Hungama