Chhodon Naa Yaar (transl. Let it go, friend) is a 2007 Indian Hindi-language supernatural horror film directed by Dilip Sood. Starring Jimmy Sheirgill and Kim Sharma, it is an adaptation of the 1999 American found footage horror film The Blair Witch Project.[4] It opened theatrically on 5 October 2007 and bombed at the box office.[3][5]

Chhodon Naa Yaar
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छोड़ों ना यार
Directed byDilip Sood
Written byVeena Advani
Sanjay Pawar
StarringJimmy Sheirgill
Kim Sharma
Farid Amiri
Ahmed Khan
Vinod Nagpal
Release date
  • 5 October 2007 (2007-10-05)
Running time
97 minutes[1][2]
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget3.25 crore[3]
Box office0.26 crore[3]

Plot

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Ravi (Jimmy Sheirgill), Shiv (Kabir Sadanand), and Sunny (Farid Amiri), three final-year students from a Delhi Mass Com College, decided to make their diploma film about a myth that was prevalent in the northern hills of India. But they did not know that the myth would turn out to be the truth.

Ravi planned the trip against the wishes of his girlfriend Rashmi (Kim Sharma) and college professor Saxena (Ahmed Khan), as both of them thought it to be a dangerous trip. However, Sunny eagerly joined the trip, considering it a fun trip. It was surely fun when they began, but as they got deeper into the jungle, their courage and beliefs were put to the test.

Cast

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Soundtrack

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The album was composed by Anand Raj Anand and Ranjit Barot. The lyrics were wrriten by Panchi Jalonvi and Anand Raj Anand. It has 9 tracks.

Joginder Tuteja from Bollywood Hungama gave the soundtrack 2 stars out of 5, praising Talwar Re and Kasak while finding the rest not good enough to make the album a must buy.[6]

Reception

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Khalid Mohamed from Hindustan Times gave the film 1.5 stars out of 5, labeling it Himachal Pradeshi Blair Witch, telling the readers to "forget about it, sit at home and watch the ceiling fan whirr or the alley cat purr."[4] Taran Adarsh from Bollywood Hungama gave the film 1 star out of 5, remarking that the film was letdown by its writing. He also felt the songs were unnecessary, while praising the technical aspects, background score and Sheirgill's performance.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Prime Video: Chhodo Naa Yaar". Prime Video.
  2. ^ "Watch Online Hindi Movie Chhodo Naa Yaar". ShemarooMe.
  3. ^ a b c "Chhodon Naa Yaar". Box Office India.
  4. ^ a b "Review: Chhodon Na Yaar". Hindustan Times. 6 October 2007. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  5. ^ "Bhool fares over Laaga". Rediff.com. Retrieved 15 October 2007.
  6. ^ "Chhodon Naa Yaar Music Review". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 31 August 2007.
  7. ^ Hungama, Bollywood (5 October 2007). "Chhodon Naa Yaar Review 1/5 | Chhodon Naa Yaar Movie Review | Chhodon Naa Yaar 2007 Public Review | Film Review". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
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