Welcome to New York(2018)
Welcome to New York (2018) is a 123-minute Hindi film directed by Chakri Toleti. With a rating of 5.3/10 and a hit verdict at the box office.
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- YouTube Movies
- OTT Release Date
- 23 February 2018
- Theatrical Release
- 23 February 2018
- Director
- Chakri Toleti
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 2h 3m
- Rating
- 5.3/10
Storyline
Teji and Jinal both dream of fame. They win a trip to a big awards show in New York to show off their talents. But they discover the event manager, Sophie, is just using them to get back at her own boss.
“Two dreamers, one big city, and a game they never signed up for.”
Film Details
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Cast & Crew
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Frequent partnerships reunited for Welcome to New York
Cast reunions in this film: Boman Irani & Riteish Deshmukh (8 films together), Sunil Shetty & Neha Dhupia (7 films together), Preity Zinta & Salman Khan (7 films together), Lara Dutta & Riteish Deshmukh (4 films together), Taapsee Pannu & Rana Daggubati (4 films together), and Sunil Shetty & Riteish Deshmukh (4 films together).
Trivia
- The film was originally planned as a bilingual in Hindi and Telugu, but the Telugu version was later dropped.
- It marked the Bollywood debut of popular TV actress Mouni Roy, who played the role of Sophie.
- The movie's title is a nod to the 1980s Hollywood film 'Welcome to New York,' though the plots are unrelated.
- Director Chakri Toleti previously worked as an assistant director on several Tamil and Telugu films before this Hindi debut.
- The film's soundtrack includes a song by Pakistani singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, which was a rare collaboration at the time.
- Despite being set largely in New York, most of the film was shot in Mumbai and other parts of India due to budget constraints.
- It was one of the few Bollywood films in 2018 to feature a cameo by veteran actor Riteish Deshmukh in a comic role.