Velle (transl. Idler) is a 2021 Indian Hindi-language crime comedy film directed by Deven Munjal, written by Pankaj Kaumar from a story by Harish Dinkar, and produced by Aarushi Malhotra, Nandini Sharma and Rajnish Khanuja under Intercut Entertainment, with Ajay Devgn FFilms serving as presenter. A remake of the 2019 Telugu film Brochevarevarura, the film stars Abhay Deol, Mouni Roy, Karan Deol, debutantes Savant Singh Premi and Visshesh Tiwari, Anya Singh, Mahesh Thakur, Zakir Hussain, and Rajesh Kumar in pivotal roles. The film follows four friends Riya, Rahul, Rambo and Ranju who live carefree lives. When Riya's father tells her to stay away from the friends, the other three friends come up with a plan to teach him a lesson.[2][3][4] The film was released on 10 December 2021.[2]
| Velle | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Deven Munjal |
| Written by | Pankaj Kumar |
| Story by | Harish Dinkar |
| Based on | Brochevarevarura by Vivek Athreya |
| Produced by |
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| Starring | Abhay Deol Mouni Roy Karan Deol Anya Singh |
| Cinematography | Anshul Chobey |
| Edited by | Dharmendra Sharma |
| Music by | Score: Somesh Saha Songs: Rochak Kohli Jasleen Royal JAM8 Yug Bhusal Sohail Sen |
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| Distributed by | PVR Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 124 minutes[1] |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | ₹12 Crore |
| Box office | ₹19.36 Crore |
Plot
editRiya, a school principal's daughter and her gang of high school friends, Rahul, Rambo, and Raju, lead carefree lives full of mischief. However, when she's warned to stay away from the group by her father, the group decide to teach him a lesson. Elsewhere, Rishi, a writer, plans to narrate a film to a budding actress Rohini, who develops an attraction towards him.
Cast
edit- Abhay Deol as Rishi Singh
- Mouni Roy as Rohini Roy
- Karan Deol as Rahul Agarwal
- Savant Singh Premi as Ramesh "Rambo" Bhatia
- Vishesh Tiwari as Rajeshwar "Raju" Prasad
- Anya Singh as Riya Sharma
- Mahesh Thakur as Ravikant Agarwal, Rahul's father
- Zakir Hussain as Radhe Shyam "RS" Sharma, Riya's father
- Anurag Arora as Randhir
- Rajesh Kumar as Police Inspector Rajni Verma
- Ajay Devgn as himself (cameo appearance)
Production
editFilming commenced from 10 July 2021 in Gautam Budh Nagar UP. The majority of filming took place in Greater Noida and shooting was completed in August 2021.[5]
Soundtrack
edit| Velle | |
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| Soundtrack album by | |
| Released | 23 November 2021[6] |
| Recorded | 2021 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Length | 22:10 |
| Language | Hindi |
| Label | Zee Music Company |
| Official audio | |
| Velle - Full Album on YouTube | |
The music was composed by Rochak Kohli, Jasleen Royal, JAM8, Yug Bhusal and Sohail Sen. Lyrics were written by Siddharth–Garima, Bipin Das, Vayu, and Aditya Sharma.[6]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Uddne Do" | Siddharth–Garima, Bipin Das | JAM8 | Amit Mishra | 2:55 |
| 2. | "Raja Boy" | Vayu | Rochak Kohli | Mika Singh, Vayu | 3:34 |
| 3. | "Yaaron Ka Bulaava" | Vayu | Rochak Kohli | Armaan Malik, Asees Kaur | 4:19 |
| 4. | "Khayali Ishq" | Siddharth–Garima | Sohail Sen | Mohit Chauhan | 2:28 |
| 5. | "Udd Chaliyan" | Aditya Sharma | Jasleen Royal | Jasleen Royal, Shahid Mallya | 3:12 |
| 6. | "Raakh Ka Dariya" | Siddharth–Garima | Sohail Sen | Divya Kumar | 3:08 |
| 7. | "Shukar Manavaan" | Siddharth–Garima | Yug Bhusal | Armaan Malik | 2:34 |
| Total length: | 22:10 | ||||
Reception
editCritical response
editHiren Kotwani from The Times of India gave the film 2.5 stars out of 5 and summed up saying, "The first half seems to be taking the film’s title too seriously and is a little too ‘chilled out’ and meandering. It’s only at the interval point when more things happen, and the movie moves into higher gear. And the second half more than makes up for the ‘vellapanti’-filled first and also keeps you glued to the screen proceedings even though you half-anticipate them."[7]
References
edit- ^ "Velle". British Board of Film Classification. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- ^ a b "Dharmendra's Grandson Karan Deol's Next Project Is Velle. Details Here". NDTV.com. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
- ^ "Ajay Devgn unveils first look poster of Abhay Deol starrer 'Velle'". ANI News. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
- ^ "Velle trailer: Karan Deol gets caught in kidnapping plot gone wrong, fan is reminded of young Sunny Deol. Watch". Hindustan Times. 18 November 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
- ^ Deepak (9 August 2021). "Watch EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Abhay Deol and Karan Deol shoot in Surajpur, Greater Noida, Ajay Devgan is making this film". news7 noida. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Velle – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack". Jiosaavn. 7 December 2021.
- ^ Hiren Kotwani (10 December 2021). "Velle Movie Review : Karan and Abhay's Velle is a watchable fare". The Times of India. Retrieved 11 December 2021.