Happy New Year First look poster Directed by Farah Khan Produced by Gauri Khan Written by Farah Khan Narrated by Vivaan Shah[1] Starring Shahrukh Khan Deepika Padukone Abhishek Bachchan Boman Irani Vivaan Shah Sonu Sood Music by Vishal Shekhar Cinematography Manush Nandan Editing by Harsh Tiwari Studio Red Chillies Entertainment Release dates October 23, 2014 Country India Language Hindi Happy New Year is an upcoming 2014 Bollywood action comedy – drama film directed by Farah Khan and produced by Gauri Khan under the banner of Red Chillies Entertainment. The film has an ensemble cast which includes Deepika Padukone and Shah Rukh Khan in the leads with supporting roles by Abhishek Bachchan, Boman Irani, Sonu Sood and Vivaan Shah. This will be the third collaboration of Khan with the director; they previously worked on the blockbusters Main Hoon Na (2004) and Om Shanti Om (2007), the latter of which also starred Padukone as the female lead. The tagline of the film indicates that it is a musical heist.[2] Cast Shah Rukh Khan Abhishek Bachchan Deepika Padukone Boman Irani Sonu Sood Vivaan Shah Jackie Shroff Cameo appearances Sajid Khan Malaika Arora Khan Prabhu Deva Vishal Dadlani Anurag Kashyap Anupam Kher Production Plans for the film began way back in 2005 but the project was shelved in lieu of Farah Khans Om Shanti Om (2007) which also featured Shahrukh 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 directors first choice for the film.[3] 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.[4] Boman Irani was confirmed by the director during an interview. In August 2013, Jackie Shroff was finalised to play the films antagonist.[5] The directors brother Sajid Khan will be making a guest appearance while actress Malaika Arora Khan was also signed to appear in a cameo role.[6] Vivaan Shah will reportedly play the role of a computer hacker and also narrates the film in the first half. Actor-director Prabhu Deva has performed a dance in a cameo appearance for the film.[7] The first look of the film was launched on 2 January 2014. As part of the promotions, an official Twitter handle was started and several hashtags on the topic trended on social networking sites. The campaign was one of its kind where a digitally signed personal poster was tweeted to followers.[8] 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!.[9] The first schedule of filming started in Dubai.[10] Arabian Business reported that a major portion of the film will be shot in the prestigious Atlantis, The Palm.[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. Reportedly, Arijit Singh and Shreya Ghoshal will perform two romantic ballads in the film. References 1. ^ What is Vivaan Shahs role in Happy New Year . Times of India. 2. ^ Happy New Year Movie Poster Out . 1234newyear. Retrieved 4 January 2014. 3. ^ Katrina in Happy New Year? . 4. ^ Sonu Sood in Happy New Year film . Filmfare. August 16, 2013. Retrieved 2014-01-07. 5. ^ Priya Gupta (August 12, 2013). Jackie Shroff is the villain in Happy New Year . Times of India. Retrieved 2014-01-07. 6. ^ Farah Khan signs Malaika Arora for SRKs Happy New Year . Hindustan Times. 7. ^ SRK mesmerized by Prabhudevas Happy New Year Dance . Koimoi. Retrieved 2014-01-07. 8. ^ First poster of Shah Rukh Khan starrer Happy New Year released . Daily News & Analysis. 2 January 2014. 9. ^ Happy New Year goes on floor next month; confirms Farah Khan . Koimoi. August 1, 2013. Retrieved 7 January 2014. 10. ^ Shah Rukh Khan starts filming for Happy New Year in Dubai . Deccan Chronicle. 11. ^ Andy Sambridge (14 September 2013). Happy New Year team begins filming at Atlantis, The Palm atlantisthepalm . Arabian Business. Retrieved 7 January 2014. External links Happy New Year at the Internet Movie Database Official Facebook account Read in another language This page is available in 3 languages Català Français Norsk bokmål Last modified on 3 February 2014, at 18:06
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