Happi (film)

Happi
Promotional Poster
Directed byBhavna Talwar
Written byMohinder Singh, Rishabh Sharma
Produced byGary Dillon
Sachindra Nath
StarringPankaj Kapoor
Supriya Pathak
Hrishitaa Bhatt
CinematographyMartin Grosup
Edited byAsif Ali Shaikh
Sreekar Prasad
Music bySongs:
Ilaiyaraaja
Debojyoti Mishra
Background Score:
Ilaiyaraaja
Release date
  • 25 December 2019 (2019-12-25)
Running time
135 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Happi is a Hindi-language film directed by Bhavna Talwar and produced by Vistaar Film Fund & WSG Pictures. The film, made in black-and-white, stars Pankaj Kapoor, and is an homage to Charlie Chaplin as per the director. Pankaj Kapoor plays the part of a Chaplin-esque character.[1][2][3] After being stuck in development hell, the film was released on ZEE5 on 25 December 2019.[4]

Plot

Happi is a comedy drama that tells the amazing story of survival of a social misfit set in Mumbai. The film is all about a man, who is content with what he earns as his needs are few and thus, he is comfortable being a misfit. He earns by making people laugh as well as by singing at Cafe Bombay.[5]

His life turns upside down and he is shattered as the same place is now getting revamped into 'Club Mumbai' – a hip, high class upmarket lounge. But he refuses to be beaten down by the circumstances and fights back with his self belief with an unlikely companion, a puppy.

Cast

Production

The film, originally made in colour, was converted to black-and-white inspired by 2011 Academy Award for Best Picture winner The Artist as it suits the mood and theme of the film.[1][6]

Track listing

Ilaiyaraaja provided the film score for this film and the lyrics were written by Jaideep Sahni and actor Kamalhassan has sung a song in this movie.[7]

Happi (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)[8]
No.TitleLyricsMusicSinger(s)Length
1."Zindagi Dish"Jaideep SahniIlaiyaraajaKamal Haasan1:29
2."Phata Yeh Sole Hai"Jaideep SahniIlaiyaraajaShaan3:50
3."Mera Toh Chand Hai"Mohinder Pratap SinghIlaiyaraajaSunidhi Chauhan3:38
4."Roz Roz"Mohinder Pratap SinghIlaiyaraajaAnchal Datta Bhatia2:24
5."Barishon"Rishhabh SharrmaDebojyoti MishraAnchal Datta Bhatia4:48
6."Raat Yeh Ghul Gayi"Rishhabh SharrmaIlaiyaraajaSunidhi Chauhan4:16
Total length:20:23

References

  1. ^ a b "Pankaj Kapur's black-&-white tribute to Chaplin". The Times of India. 19 April 2011. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
  2. ^ "Happi Cast & Crew". Bollywood Hungama. 13 August 2011. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
  3. ^ "Happi is technically different from Chapilin cinema-Bhavna". IndiaGlitz. 18 March 2011. Archived from the original on 8 April 2011. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
  4. ^ Sharma, Aayushi (26 December 2019). "Happi Premiered On ZEE5 On 25 December 2019: 5 Reasons To Watch The Pankaj Kapur Film". ZEE5. Archived from the original on 26 December 2019. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  5. ^ "'Happi' will never be outdated: Bhavna Talwar". CNN-IBN. 14 March 2011. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
  6. ^ "'Happi' brings 'black and white' back in Bollywood". CNN-IBN. 15 March 2012. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
  7. ^ "Kamal Haasan sings for Ilayaraja!". The Times of India. 15 January 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
  8. ^ Happi [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack], 10 March 2023, retrieved 27 April 2023


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