Chehre
Chehre (transl. Faces) is an upcoming Indian Hindi-language mystery thriller film directed by Rumi Jaffery and produced by Anand Pandit under the banners of Anand Pandit Motion Pictures and Saraswati Entertainment Private Limited. It features Amitabh Bachchan and Emraan Hashmi in lead roles.[1] The film also stars Krystle D'Souza, Rhea Chakraborty, Siddhanth Kapoor and Annu Kapoor in pivotal roles. Bachchan plays the role of a lawyer, while Hashmi stars as a business tycoon.[2]
Chehre | |
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Directed by | Rumi Jaffery |
Produced by | Anand Pandit |
Starring | Amitabh Bachchan Emraan Hashmi |
Music by | Himesh Reshammiya |
Cinematography | Binod Pradhan |
Edited by | Aarif Sheikh |
Production company | Anand Pandit Motion Pictures Saraswati Entertainment Private Limited |
Country | India |
Language | Hindi |
The film was announced on 11 April 2019 and filming began on 10 May 2019. It was scheduled for worldwide release on 17 July 2020,[3] but was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4]
Cast
- Amitabh Bachchan as Advocate Veer Sahay
- Emraan Hashmi as Karan Oberoi
- Krystle D'Souza as Diya Sahay, Veer's daughter
- Rhea Chakraborty as Neha Bharadwaj
- Siddhanth Kapoor as Dhananjay Louis
- Annu Kapoor as Anand Mahant
- Dhritiman Chatterjee as Rattan Shah
- Raghubir Yadav as Vikram Mehra, Veer's friend
Production
Filming began on 10 May 2019.[5] First schedule ended on 16 June with a fourteen minute long shot by Bachchan in one go.[6] Kriti Kharbanda was initially selected to star in the film but left due to a fallout between her and makers.[1] She was replaced by Krystle D'Souza after Mouni Roy and Ankita Lokhande declined the role.[7]
References
- "Kriti Kharbanda dropped out of Amitabh Bachchan, Emraan Hashmi starrer Chehre? : Bollywood News - Bollywood Hungama". Bollywood Hungama. 19 November 2019. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
- "Chehre: TV actress Krystle D'Souza joins Amitabh Bachchan and Emraan Hashmi film". India Today. 4 December 2019. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
- "New release date... #Chehre - starring #AmitabhBachchan and #EmraanHashmi - will now release on 17 July 2020 and the change in date is due to a request made by the makers of #GulaboSitabo to avert a clash... #Chehre was earlier releasing on 24 April 2020... Here's a new glimpse". Taran Adarsh. 21 January 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
- "Krystle D'souza on lockdown and the release of her debut film Chehre". Eastern Eye. 22 May 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
- "Amitabh Bachchan and Emraan Hashmi starrer finally gets its title; find out here". The Asian Age. 10 May 2019. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
- "Amitabh Bachchan Films 14-Minute Scene In Single Take; 'Thunderous Applause' Follows". NDTV. 19 June 2019. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
- "Not Mouni Roy and Ankita Lokhande but Krystle D'souza to replace Kriti Kharbanda in 'Chehre'; read details - Times of India". The Times of India. 21 November 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
External links
- Chehre on IMDb
- Chehre on Bollywood Hungama