Happy New Year(2014)
Happy New Year is a 2014 Indian Hindi-language heist action comedy film directed by Farah Khan and produced by Gauri Khan under Red Chillies Entertainment. The ensemble cast includes Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone, Abhishek Bachchan, Sonu Sood, Boman Irani, Vivaan Shah, and Jackie Shroff. The story follows Charlie, who assembles a team of non-dancers to compete in a dance competition in Dubai as cover for a diamond heist. The film was shot extensively at the Atlantis, The Palm in Dubai and at Mehboob Studios in Mumbai. It received mixed reviews but was a major commercial success, grossing over ₹342 crore worldwide. The soundtrack, composed by Vishal-Shekhar, includes popular songs like 'Manwa Laage' and 'Indiawaale'. The film was released on Diwali 2014 in multiple languages including Tamil, Telugu, and Malayalam.
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- Netflix
- Theatrical Release
- 23 October 2014
- Director
- Farah Khan
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 3h
- Rating
- 6.1/10
Storyline
A small-time boxer named Charlie spends eight years planning revenge on a wealthy diamond dealer who framed his father. He recruits a team of misfits — a deaf strongman, a hacker, a safecracker with seizures, and a lookalike — to rob a vault hidden under a hotel in Dubai. The catch is they must win a global dance competition to get close to the vault.
“Dance. Steal. Revenge. Win.”
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Frequent partnerships reunited for Happy New Year
Cast reunions in this film: Jackie Shroff & Anupam Kher (23 films together), Anupam Kher & Boman Irani (9 films together), Jackie Shroff & Abhishek Bachchan (8 films together), Anupam Kher & Shahrukh Khan (8 films together), Shahrukh Khan & Boman Irani (8 films together), and Vishal–Shekhar & Shekhar Ravjiani (8 films together).
Trivia
- The film's title was inspired by a real-life heist that took place in Dubai on New Year's Eve.
- Deepika Padukone performed her own dance stunts despite having a back injury during filming.
- The song 'India Waale' features cameo appearances by over 30 Bollywood celebrities in a single frame.
- It was the first Bollywood film to be shot extensively at Dubai's Atlantis, The Palm hotel.
- The film's climax dance sequence required 100 backup dancers and took 7 days to complete.
- Abhishek Bachchan was initially considered for a role before the final cast was decided.
- It became one of the highest-grossing Bollywood films worldwide in 2014 despite mixed reviews.
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