Happy New Year (2014 film)

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Happy New Year
Directed by	'''Narsingh Yadav'''
Produced by	Gauri Khan
Written by	Farah Khan
Starring	Shahrukh Khan Deepika Padukone Abhishek Bachchan
Music by	Vishal Shekhar
Cinematography	Manush Nandan
Editing by	Shirish Kunder[1]
Studio	Red Chillies Entertainment
Release dates	October 2014
Country	India
Language	Hindi

Happy New Year is an upcoming 2014 Bollywood romantic comedy – drama film directed by Farah Khan and produced by Gauri Khan under the banner of Red Chillies Entertainment.

Contents

• 1 Cast
• 2 Production
  • 2.1 Filming
• 3 Soundtrack
• 4 References
• 5 External link

Cast

• Shahrukh Khan
• Deepika Padukone
• Abhishek Bachchan
• Boman Irani
• Vivaan Shah
• Sonu Sood
• Jackie Shroff

Production

Plans for the film began way back in 2005 but the project was shelved in lieu of Farah Khan's Om Shanti Om (2007) which also featured Shah Rukh Khan. After her 2010 film Tees Maar Khan, Farah began to consider the possibilities of the film and screenwriting was completed by October 2012. The filmmaker stated that she wanted an established actress in the lead role opposite Khan. Names such as Sonakshi Sinha, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Parineeti Chopra and Katrina Kaif were rumoured to play the role, however Deepika Padukone was finalized, making it her third film with Shahrukh after Om Shanti Om and Chennai Express (2013). As for the lead role, Khan was the director's first choice for the film.^[2] The actor was reported to be playing the role of a con artist in the film which has Deepika in the role of a Marathi dancer. At a point, John Abraham was to play one of the supporting roles but Sonu Sood replaced him.^[3] Boman Irani was confirmed by the director during an interview. In August 2013, Jackie Shroff was finalised to play the film's antagonist.^[4] The director's brother Sajid Khan will be making a guest appearance while actress Malaika Arora Khan was also signed to appear in a cameo role.^[5] Vivaan Shah will reportedly play the role of a computer hacker and also narrates the film in the first half.^[6] Actor-director Prabhu Deva has performed a dance in a cameo appearance for the film.^[7]

Filming

Making the official announcement of her film going on floors from 1 September, Farah Khan tweeted, "N the Countdown begins! Exactly 1 month before shoot starts for Happy New Year ! The most hectic, exhilirating, stressfully happy time!"^[8] The first schedule of filming started in Dubai.^[9] Arabian Business reported that a major portion of the film will be shot in the prestigious Palm Islands,^[10] three artificial islands off the coast of Dubai.^[11]

Soundtrack

The music of Happy New Year will be composed by the duo of Vishal-Shekhar. Popular singer Sukhbir will do a special track for the film. The Film has a song named "Indiawaale" as revealed by the makers.

References

1. Jump up ^ "Is it a Happy New Year for SRK, Shirish Kunder?". NDTV Movies. 5 October 2013.
2. Jump up ^ "Katrina in Happy New Year?".
3. Jump up ^ http://www.filmfare.com/news/sonu-sood-in-happy-new-year-3965.html
4. Jump up ^ http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Jackie-Shroff-is-the-villain-in-Happy-New-Year/articleshowShahrukh Khan will play the character of thief for the first time
5. Jump up ^ "Farah Khan signs Malaika Arora for SRK's Happy New Year". Hindustan Times.
6. Jump up ^ "What is Vivaan Shah's role in 'Happy New Year'". Times of India.
7. Jump up ^ http://www.koimoi.com/bollywood-popular/srk-mesmerized-by-prabhudhevas-happy-new-year-dance/
8. Jump up ^ http://www.koimoi.com/bollywood-popular/happy-new-year-goes-on-floor-next-month-confirms-farah-khan/
9. Jump up ^ "Shah Rukh Khan starts filming for 'Happy New Year' in Dubai". Deccan Chronicle.
10. Jump up ^ begins filming in the Dubai Palm Islands
11. Jump up ^ http://www.boxofficecapsule.com/news-specific.aspx?news_id=4783

External link

• Happy New Year twitter official