Chocolate (2005)

User Rating:

4.6/10   

Director:

Vivek Agnihotri

Writers:

Vivek Agnihotri (written by)
Rohit Malhotra (written by)

Release Date:

16 September 2005 (India)

Genre:

Thriller

Tagline:

Deep dark secrets

Plot:

Christmas Eve, London. While the snow-clad city gets ready to celebrate the festival of peace and joy...

Plot Keywords:

London | Christmas | Christmas Eve | Chocolate | Suspect

Cast

Anil Kapoor	...	Advocate Krishan Pundit
Sunil Shetty	...	Rocker
Arshad Warsi	...	Chip
Emraan Hashmi	...	Deva
Irrfan Khan	...	Pipi
Sushma Reddy	...	Monsoon Iyer
Tanushree Dutta	...	Simran "Sim" Chopra
Mumait Khan	...	Special Appearance (Song)
Emma Bunton	...	Anna
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Kelly Dorji	...	Roshan Abbas
Vishwajeet Pradhan	...	Bilal

Directed by
Vivek Agnihotri

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Vivek Agnihotri		written by
Rohit Malhotra		written by

Produced by
Vibha Bhatnagar	....	producer (as Vibha)
Ragini	....	producer

Original Music by
Pritam Chakraborty		(as Preetam)

Cinematography by
Attar Singh Saini

Film Editing by
Satyajeet Gazmer

Art Direction by
Sanjay Dhabade

Costume Design by
Navin Shetty		(as Naveen Shetty)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Satyajeet Gazmer	....	associate director
Suhani Kanwar	....	assistant director

Sound Department
Jayesh Dhakan	....	adr operator
Leslie Fernandes	....	sound re-recording mixer

Visual Effects by
Rajiv Joseph	....	visual effects supervisor
Rahul Kallankandy	....	compositor
Abhinav Sah	....	digital compositor
Prashant Sharma	....	scanner operator
Viral Thakkar	....	cg artist

Stunts
Allan Amin	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Barney Davis	....	Steadicam operator

Casting Department
Venetia Suchdev	....	casting coordinator
Venetia Suchdev	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Rubianca Atwal	....	costume supervisor

Editorial Department
Larry Engelmann	....	digital intermediate colorist
Ranjan Karkera	....	assistant colorist

Music Department
Sunidhi Chauhan	....	playback singer
Suzanne D'Mello	....	playback singer
Kunal Ganjawala	....	playback singer
Kay Kay	....	playback singer
Kailash Kher	....	playback singer
Indi Kumar	....	playback singer
Sonu Nigam	....	playback singer

Other crew
Kristijana Maric	....	financial controller
Suleman Mobhani	....	consultant: internet promotion
Remo	....	choreographer
Neil Sadwelkar	....	film DI head

Production Companies

• Inspired Movies
• Spice Team Entertainments

Other Companies

• Chimes Image Collaborators  publicity designs
• Leo Entertainment  publicity designs
• Pixion  digital intermediate
• Super Cassettes Industries Limited (T-Series)  soundtrack

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi

Color:

Color

Certification:

India:UA

Filming Locations:

India

Company:

Inspired Movies

Quotes:

Advocate Krishan Pundit: I want to talk to you, Bilal. It's about Abbas
Bilal: Every third man in our country is named Abbas. Which one are you talking about?

Movie Connections:

Remake of The Usual Suspects (1994)

A great movie, if you don't insist on comparing with the Hollywood original!

If you are the sort who loves to criticize a Bollywood movie because it's 'inspired' from a Hollywood original, then this one is not for you! If you don't have access to the Usual Suspects DVD and are a Bollywood buff (both of which apply to me!), then this one is definitely for you! This movie is basically all about the story. It's a great thriller with a heart-stopping ending. Anil Kapoor stars in a different role, but hams in parts. Arshad Warsi is, as usual, a delight. Emraan Hashmi, Irfan Khan, Suniel Shetty, Sushma Reddy (debutante) put in good efforts. The only let-down is Tanushree Dutta who, in the absence of acting skills, allows her cleavage to do all the talking. The songs are hummable. Overall the movie has a smooth look and fast pace. A must for Bollywood thriller buffs -- if there are such!