Hello (2008 film)

Hello is a 2008 Bollywood thriller film directed by Atul Agnihotri, starring Sharman Joshi, Sohail Khan, Gul Panag, Isha Koppikar, Amrita Arora and Sharat Saxena in the lead roles. The film is based on Chetan Bhagats novel, One Night the Call Center. It also had cameo roles from Salman Khan who plays himself and Katrina Kaif who plays an angel of god in the film. It was released onOctober 2008. Hello had an Average performance at Indian boxoffice.

Hello had a fairly strong opening in the first week grossing approximately 60million in the first three days itself overseas notwithstanding. The film wasnt even a moderate success at the box office. Although it received mixed to negative reviews from critics, many citing the poorly sketched out characters as its biggest drawback, some praised its original concept.The film takes away a lot of criticism for modifying the original episodes that unfolds in the book. For example, the instance in the book, where Ganeshs photos are found on the net and revealed to Priyanka by Vroom, is missing from the movie, making it difficult to understand why Priyanka comes back to Shyam in the end. There are many such instances which reveal the weakness of the script. The cast also doesnt justify the original characters in the movie. Vroom, in the book is described as a lean tall guy, but is played by Sohail Khan, who is a complete contrast to it. Same applies to the characters like Esha Isha Koppikar and Priyanka Gul Panag. ........

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