Karwaan (2018)

Two friends and a chirpy teenager take a road trip from Bangalore to Kochi.

Director:

Akarsh Khurana

Writers:

Bejoy Nambiar (story), Akarsh Khurana (screenplay)

Stars:

Irrfan Khan, Dulquer Salmaan, Mithila Palkar

Top Rated Indian Movies #231 | 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Irrfan Khan	...	Shaukat
Dulquer Salmaan	...	Avinash
Mithila Palkar	...	Tanya
Amala Akkineni	...	Tahira
Akash Khurana	...	Prakash Rajpurohit- Avinash's Father
Kriti Kharbanda	...	Rumana
Donna Munshi	...	Tasneem
Abir Abrar	...	Air Hostess neighbour
Beena Banerjee	...	Tahira's mother (as Beena)
Siddharth Menon	...	Rajat- The Groom
Adrika Shetty	...	Laxmi Nambiar- The Bride
Sameer Saxena	...	Dr. Raghu- Rumana's Husband
Kallirroi Tziafeta	...	The Backpacker Girl
Richard John Lovatt	...	Male Backpacker
Nipun Dharmadhikari	...	Amey- Avinash's workmate

Storyline

The movie depicts a journey carried out from Bangalore to Kochi by two friends, the reserved Avinash played by Dulquer Salmaan, and his friend Shaukat played by Irrfan Khan with a lighter take on life, who pick up the chirpy teenager Mithila on the way.

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Plot Keywords:

road trip | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi

Release Date:

3 August 2018 (USA)

Also Known As:

Caravan

Box Office

Budget:

INR200,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$98,460, 5 August 2018

Gross USA:

$182,009

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$536,525

Company Credits

Production Co:

Ishka Films,, RSVP, Reverie Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

114 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Irfan Khan was away from the country when the film released .As he was in London undergoing treatment for Neuroendocrine Tumour.

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Quotes

Rumana: It's a never-ending cycle. They say by the time you admit your father was right, you've got a son who says you're wrong.

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Connections

Referenced in Inspiration (2019)

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Soundtracks

Bhar De Hamaara Glass
written by Imaaduddin Shah
performed by Saba Azad

User Reviews

A road trip to self discovery

Karwaan - Welcome to a road trip of your lifetime with Irrfan Khan, the road trip subject matter expert (remember Piku?) now. Majrooh Sultanpuri's legendary "Main akela hi chala tha janib-e-manzil magar, log saath aate gaye aur karwaan banta gaya" comes alive in this 2-hour journey involving a mix up of dead bodies. Avinash (Dulquer Salman), an IT professional by lack of choice sets out with the unintended dead body with his friend Shaukat (Irrfan) in the latter's van from Bangalore to retrieve his estranged father's coffin that has erroneously reached Kochi. During this trip with a rather straightforward objective, strange things happen and the duo meet many people who will change the course of their lives. Most importantly, Avinash will find his mojo and make a career of his choice, something that he hadn't been able to do earlier due to his father's strict ordain.

Dulquer Salman is very effective as the mellow, practical and brooding Avinash. He is an introvert and a shy character that is your common man who has sacrificed his interests for parental choices in youth and would most probably live for his family later. Your heart goes out to his infectious performance that grows on you. Irrfan is at his crackling best - his one-liners are the life of the movie, and will kerp you rolling on the floor. He is a natural choice for Karwaan. Mithila Palkar is a great discovery - expressive, lively and ebullient. She stirs up a debate on semi-generation gap with Dulquer Salman that's utterly mouth watering. Akash Khurana and the graceful Amala Akkineni have relatively smaller roles but provide great support. The music by Anurag Saikia and cinematography by Avinash Arun are brilliant. Tell me if you don't crack up with the "Heartquake". Bravo! Director Akarsh Khurana reminds us that Indian films have come of age and young directors like him can convert any subject into a magical portrayal. 4.5 STARS!