Helicopter Eela is a 2018 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed by Pradeep Sarkar.[6] It features Kajol in the lead role as an aspiring singer and single mother Helicopter parent and is written by Mitesh Shah and Anand Gandhi. It is based on the Gujarati play Beta, Kaagdo, written by Anand Gandhi.[7]
| Helicopter Eela | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Pradeep Sarkar |
| Written by | Mitesh Shah (Dialogue) |
| Screenplay by | Mitesh Shah Anand Gandhi |
| Based on | Beta Kaagdo by Anand Gandhi |
| Produced by | Ajay Devgn Jayantilal Gada Aksshay Jayantilal Gada |
| Starring | Kajol Riddhi Sen |
| Cinematography | Sirsha Ray |
| Edited by | Dharmendra Sharma |
| Music by | Amit Trivedi Raghav Sachar Background Score: Daniel.B George |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Pen India Limited (India) Eros International plc (overseas)[1][2] |
Release date |
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Running time | 130 minutes[3] |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | ₹20 crores[4] |
| Box office | ₹8.24 crores[5] |
Pre-production of the film began in January 2017,[8] and principal photography commenced from 24 January 2018.[9] It was released on 12 October 2018.
Plot
Eela, a single mother rejoins her college to complete her education after 22 years. In the flashback, it is shown that she is an upcoming, partially-famous model/singer, who records songs written by her boyfriend Arun. When she is recording for a career-breaking song for a Mukesh Bhatt project, the project gets cancelled indefinitely. So she and her boyfriend decide to get married. After few months it is shown that she gives birth to a boy named Vivan. While seeing their family tree, Eela and Arun realise that many male members of Arun's family died in their late 30s, which drives Arun crazy as he is also in his late 30s. So he finally decides to leave Eela and Vivan to pursue his own dreams as it might be his final years. Eela, now a single mom, is very over protective about Vivan. She keeps meddling in Vivan's life continuously and she finally joins the same college as Vivan to complete her studies. One day suddenly Arun comes back, but he goes out as soon he realizes that Eela and Vivan don't need him. Eela's involvement in Vivan's life becomes so much that Vivan decides to leave his house to give some space to Eela and to find her own identity. Eela joins a college theatre club, and starts singing again. During the annual singing competition she is not allowed to sing because of her age and past singing profession. But Vivaan encourages her to sing on the stage and they together give a remarkable performance. In the credits, it is shown that she has resumed her singing finding herself after many years.
Cast
- Kajol as Eela Raiturkar
- Riddhi Sen as Vivan Raiturkar, Eela's son
- Rashi Mal as Nikita
- Tota Roy Chowdhury as Arun Raiturkar, Vivan’s father
- Neha Dhupia as Padma
- Shataf Figar as Madhavi Bhogat
- Muskan Bamne as Deepthi
- Zakir Hussain as Principal of college
- Atul Kulkarni as Prime Minister
- Imran Khan in cameo appearance as himself
- Anu Malik in cameo appearance as himself
- Swarnalekha Gupta as Alisha Chinoy
- Ila Arun in cameo appearance as herself
- Baba Sehgal in cameo appearance as himself
- Mahesh Bhatt in cameo appearance as Himself
- Shaan in cameo appearance as himself
- Amitabh Bachchan in cameo appearance[10]
- R J Alok as Chemistry Professor
Marketing and promotion
The first trailer of the movie was released on 5 August 2018 having an initial release date as 7 September 2018.[11] But later, the movie release date was postponed to 12 October 2018.[12]
Soundtrack
| Helicopter Eela | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by Amit Trivedi, Raghav Sachar and Daniel B. George | ||||
| Released | 3 October 2018[13] | |||
| Recorded | 2018 | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Length | 24:24 | |||
| Language | Hindi | |||
| Label | Saregama Music Tips Music | |||
| Amit Trivedi chronology | ||||
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| Raghav Sachar chronology | ||||
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The background score and two originals of the film is composed by Daniel B.George and other songs are composed by Amit Trivedi and Raghav Sachar. The lyrics are written by Swanand Kirkire, Asma Nabeel and Shyam Anuragi (noted). The first song "Mumma Ki Parchai" was released on 13 August 2018.[14] The second song "Yaadon Ki Almari" was released on 20 August 2018.[15] The song of the film, "Ruk Ruk Ruk Arre Baba Ruk" from the 1994 film Vijaypath originally sung by Alisha Chinoy and composed by Anu Malik has been recreated for this film by Raghav Sachar in the voice of Palomi Ghosh.[16]
| No. | Title | Music | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Mumma Ki Parchai" | Amit Trivedi | Ronit Sarkar | 4:06 |
| 2. | "Yaadon Ki Almari" | Amit Trivedi | Palomi Ghosh | 3:49 |
| 3. | "Dooba Dooba" | Amit Trivedi | Arijit Singh, Sunidhi Chauhan | 4:03 |
| 4. | "Chand Lamhe" (Lyrics by Asma) | Daniel B. George | Shilpa Rao | 4:04 |
| 5. | "Khoya Ujaala" | Daniel B.George | Palomi Ghosh | 4:13 |
| 6. | "Ruk Ruk Ruk" (Lyrics by Shyam Anuragi) | Raghav Sachar; (Original by Anu Malik) | Palomi Ghosh | 4:09 |
| Total length: | 24:24 | |||
Reception
Helicopter Eela received mixed reviews from the audience and critics. Kajol and Riddhi Sen received praises for their performances.
See Also
References
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- ^ "Helicopter Eela | British Board of Film Classification". www.bbfc.co.uk. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
- ^ "Helicopter Eela Box Office collection till Now – Bollywood Hungama". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
- ^ "Helicopter Eela Box Office collection till Now – Bollywood Hungama". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
- ^ "Pradeep Sarkar: Kajol takes a role and owns it". Mumbai Mirror. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
- ^ "Kajol back in the spotlight". Mumbai Mirror. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
- ^ "Kajol's next is adaptation of Anand Gandhi's Gujarati play 'Beta Kaagdo' | Hindi Movie News". Times of India. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
- ^ Sreejeeta Sen (24 January 2018). "Kajol starts shooting for husband Ajay Devgn's home production Eela". Bollywoodlife.com. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
- ^ "Amitabh Bachchan confirmed for cameo in Kajol's Helicopter Eela, will play himself". Hindustan Times. 14 August 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
- ^ "Helicopter Eela trailer launch: Ajay Devgn explains the meaning of upcoming film's title". Firstpost. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
- ^ "Kajol's film "Helicopter Eela" Release Postponed". Headlines Today. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
- ^ "Helicopter Eela – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack". Saavn.
- ^ "Helicopter Eela: First look of new song 'Mumma Ki Parchai' depicts Kajol as an ever-nagging mother- Entertainment News, Firstpost". Firstpost. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
- ^ "Helicopter Eela's 2nd song Yaadon Ki Almari is out!- Entertainment News, Mid Day". Mid Day. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
- ^ "Helicopter Eela song Ruk Ruk Ruk: Raghav Sachar and Kajol give their own twist to hit 90s song". The Indian Express. 25 September 2018.