Chal Pichchur Banate Hain (transl. Come, let's make a film) is a Hindi family comedy-drama film, and is the debut film of writer and director Pritish Chakraborty. The film was released across India on the 7th of September 2012.[1] The film follows Suraj, a young man attempting to break into the Bollywood film industry. The film was written and directed by Chakraborty, with music by Gaurav Dagaonkar.[2]
Plot
Suraj is a young man who wishes to break into the film industry - despite having an MBA, a well-paid job and the offer of work abroad, Suraj chooses to pursue his dream of working in cinema despite the lack of support from his family and friends. Beginning as a struggling assistant with no experience, Suraj hopes to work his way up to become a producer-director in Bollywood.
Cast
Rahil Tandon as Suraj Kumar, a young man obsessed with films who wishes to break into the industry
Bhavna Ruparel as Melrena, the girl next door and Suraj's love interest
Sandeep Sanchdev as Sadiq Khan, a veteran actor in the industry who wishes to make more meaningful films
Dinesh Pandya as Sameer Kumar, Suraj's father who is unsupportive of his endeavours
Smita Hai as Amrita Kumar, Suraj's mother who strongly believes in astrology
Pritish Chakraborty filming on location in GoaVipul Bhatt as Ramani, the film's antagonist and former family friend of the Kumars
Reecha Sinha as Sadhna Kumar, Suraj's sister
Errol Peter Marks as Nikhil, Suraj's childhood friend
Martin D'Souza, of Yahoo gave the film a rating of 2.5/5, complimenting the idea behind film and how it was presented but felt the film added a subplot after what he felt should have been the climax that was detrimental to the overall film.[3]DNA India editor, Kanika Sikka, gave the film an over-all negative review, noting that the score and the script were "not worth looking forward to" and "a let down", respectively. She did however, give some praise to the acting of both Tandon and Ruparel.[4]