Welcome to New York (2018 film)
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| Welcome To New York | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Chakri Toleti |
| Written by | Dheeraj Rattan |
| Produced by | Deepshikha Deshmukh Vashu Bhagnani Jackky Bhagnani Andre Timmins Viraf Sarkari Sabbas Joseph |
| Starring | Diljit Dosanjh Sonakshi Sinha Karan Johar Ritesh Deshmukh Boman Irani Lara Dutta Sushant Singh Rajput Rana Daggubati |
| Cinematography | Santosh Thundiyil Neha Parti Matiyani |
| Edited by | Ritesh Soni |
| Music by | Sajid–Wajid Meet Bros Shamir Tandon |
Production company | Wiz Films |
| Distributed by | Pooja Entertainment Eros International Magic Cloud Media & Entertainment |
Release date |
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Running time | 117 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Box office | ₹12.56 crore[1] |
Welcome To New York is a 2018 Indian Hindi-language 3D comedy film, directed by Chakri Toleti, produced by Vashu Bhagnani and Jackky Bhagnani, and starring Diljit Dosanjh, Sonakshi Sinha, Karan Johar, Ritesh Deshmukh, Boman Irani, Lara Dutta, Sushant Singh Rajput and Rana Daggubati. The film released on 23 February 2018.[2]
Plot[edit]
Teji (Diljit Dosanjh), a sloppy recovery agent who dreams of being an actor, and Jeenal Patel (Sonakshi Sinha), a fashion designer, become part of a big Bollywood event (IIFA) in New York. In between Karan Johar gets kidnapped but it is revealed that he is not Karan but Arjun.[3]
Cast[edit]
Main cast[edit]
- Diljit Dosanjh as Teji[4]
- Sonakshi Sinha as Jeenal Patel[4]
- Karan Johar as himself/Arjun[4]
- Lara Dutta as Sophie[4]
- Boman Irani as Mr. Garry
- Ritesh Deshmukh as himself
- Rajendra Shastri as Jeenal Patel's Grandfather
- Sammy Jonas Heaney as Johnathon (Bollywood debut)
Cameo appearances[edit]
- Preity Zinta
- Sushant Singh Rajput[4]
- Rana Daggubati[4]
- Salman Khan[4]
- Suniel Shetty
- Katrina Kaif
- Tiger Shroff
- Aditya Roy Kapur
- Disha Patani
- Shahid Kapoor
- Mohit Sinha
- Bipasha Basu
Soundtrack[edit]
| Welcome To New York | ||||
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| Released | 16 February 2018[5] | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Length | 17:15 | |||
| Language | Hindi | |||
| Label | Sony Music India | |||
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| Meet Bros chronology | ||||
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The music of the film is composed by Sajid–Wajid, Shamir Tandon and Meet Bros while lyrics have been penned by Kausar Munir, Kumaar, Charanjeet Charan, Sajid Khan and Danish Sabri.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Ishtehaar" | Charanjeet Charan | Shamir Tandon | Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, Dhvani Bhanushali | 4:18 |
| 2. | "Nain Phisal Gaye" | Kausar Munir | Sajid–Wajid | Payal Dev | 3:39 |
| 3. | "Pant Mein Gun" | Sajid Khan, Danish Sabri | Sajid–Wajid | Diljit Dosanjh, Sajid–Wajid | 3:13 |
| 4. | "Meher Hai Rab Di" | Kumaar | Meet Bros | Mika Singh, Khushboo Grewal | 3:07 |
| 5. | "Smiley Song" | Kumaar | Shamir Tandon | Boman Irani, Dhvani Bhanushali | 2:58 |
| Total length: | 17:15 | ||||
Reception[edit]
Critical response[edit]
Rajeev Masand of News 18 severely criticized the film saying that, "Welcome to New York isn't merely a bad film, or even a terrible one. It's depressing. Not because the plot is all over the place (it is!), not because the actors appear to be doing whatever they like (they are!), and not because it has no vision or ambition (it doesn't!) – but because it's an exercise in sheer pointlessness. Really, this film has no reason to exist." and gave it a rating of 1 out of 5.[6] Rohit Vats of Hindustan Times gave the film a rating of 0.5 out of 5 and concluded his review by saying that, "Welcome To New York is totally lost in New York, and looks nothing more than an extended IIFA trailer. It's not worth wasting your time, money, patience and intelligence on this mind-numbing promotional video.".[7] Shubhra Gupta of The Indian Express gave the film a rating of 1 out of 5 and said that, "Welcome To New York turns out to be a limp, lame tribute to Bollywood".[8]
References[edit]
- ^ "Welcome to New York: Box office Collection till now". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
- ^ "Diljit Dosanjh, Sonakshi Sinha join Karan Johar in his next acting venture, Welcome to New York". hindustantimes. 18 January 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2018.[dead link]
- ^ "Welcome To New York trailer is a laugh riot and Riteish Deshmukh, Karan Johar are our favourites". theindianexpress. 22 January 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g Ramnath, Nandini (23 February 2018). "'Welcome to New York' film review: A Bollywood surgery performed with a butter knife". Scroll.in. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
- ^ "Welcome to New York (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". iTunes. 16 February 2018.
- ^ "Mayhem in the Big Apple". Rajeev Masand.
- ^ "Welcome To New York movie review: Diljit Dosanjh, Sonakshi Sinha's extended IIFA promo is a never-ending pain". Hindustan Times. 23 February 2018.
- ^ "Welcome To New York movie review: This Sonakshi Sinha starrer is a lame tribute to Bollywood". The Indian Express. 23 February 2018.
