The Cheetah Girls: One World

The Cheetah Girls: One World (also known as The Cheetah Girls 3 or The Cheetah Girls 3: One World) is a 2008 Disney Channel Original Movie which premiered on Disney Channel on August 22, 2008. It is the third and final film of The Cheetah Girls film trilogy, and the only film not to feature Raven-Symoné.

The Cheetah Girls: One World
Promotional poster
Based onThe Cheetah Girls
by Deborah Gregory
Screenplay byDan Berendsen
Nisha Ganatra
Jen Small
Story byDan Berendsen
Directed byPaul Hoen
StarringAdrienne Bailon
Kiely Williams
Sabrina Bryan
Music byDavid Lawrence
Country of originUnited States
Original language(s)English
Production
Producer(s)Mitch Engel
CinematographyDonald Duncan
Editor(s)Girish Bhargava
Running time84 minutes
Production company(s)Khussro Films
Martin Chase Productions
DistributorDisney-ABC Domestic Television
Release
Original networkDisney Channel
Original release
  • August 22, 2008 (2008-08-22)
Chronology
Preceded byThe Cheetah Girls 2

Plot

With Galleria away at Cambridge, Chanel (Adrienne Bailon), Dorinda (Sabrina Bryan), and Aqua (Kiely Williams) are left as a trio and are cast in the lavish Bollywood movie "Namaste Bombay". The Cheetah Girls travel across the globe to India. There, they meet Rahim (Rupak Ginn), the man cast as the lead, whom they realize is attractive, yet somewhat clumsy. After meeting the movie's choreographer, Gita (Deepti Daryanani), a dance battle erupts between themselves and Gita with her backup dancers. They subsequently discover that the musical's director, Vikram "Vik" (Michael Steger), must choose only one Cheetah for the role as the budget is only enough for one star.

When it becomes apparent that they must travel home, they are upset, until realizing they may each try out for the lead. Though they all make a promise to be fair in the competition, situations arise in which each member becomes jealous of the others' specific talents. Chanel befriends Vik, Dorinda befriends Rahim, and Aqua befriends a boy she has been in contact with since before leaving America, Amar (Kunal Sharma). Each girl is led to believe the producer of the film, Khamal (Roshan Seth), Vik's uncle, will choose her after the audition. Chanel is told because she is the better singer, she will receive the role, while Dorinda is promised the role as she is the best dancer, while Aqua is convinced the coveted role will be hers as she is the best actress. The three Cheetahs audition against one another with Chanel being awarded the role, which she later refuses realizing, as do the other Cheetahs, that friendship and unity are more important than furthering their individual or group careers.

After refusing the role, they set to convince Khamal to award Gita as the lead, to which he reluctantly agrees, ending in a scene from "Namaste Bombay" in which the Cheetahs sing and dance the titular song, "One World".

Cast
  • Adrienne Bailon as Chanel Simmons
  • Sabrina Bryan as Dorinda Thomas
  • Kiely Williams as Aquanette Walker
  • Michael Steger as Vikram- the director of “Namaste Bombay”.
  • Rupak Ginn as Rahim- the lead actor in “Namaste Bombay”.
  • Kunal Sharma as Amar- a man that Aqua befriends, and has been in contact with since before leaving America.
  • Roshan Seth as Uncle Kamal Bhatia- Vik's uncle, and the producer of “Namaste Bombay”.
  • Deepti Daryanani as Gita- the choreographer for “Namaste Bombay”.

Production

Disney Channel announced the film with the plot involving the Cheetah Girls going to India to star in a Bollywood production.[1] Like The Cheetah Girls 2, it was filmed on location in a foreign country. In an interview, Bailon stated the movie would film for a three-month period, in India, and that she had been doing research for the film.[2] She also stated that "all of the original cast will be back".[2] However, Raven-Symoné later confirmed that she would not return for this film due to "catfights" and "territorial issues" behind the scenes of the second film.[3]

Filming happened in Udaipur, India during early 2008. Like High School Musical 2, Disney featured a "play your part" role, where viewers and fans could choose elements of the film.[4]

Soundtrack
Main article: The Cheetah Girls: One World (soundtrack)

The soundtrack was released on August 19, 2008.[5] The soundtrack, which has been released in several versions, contains elements of both hip hop and Indian music.

Promotion

New segments of The Road to The Cheetah Girls: One World air Fridays, giving information and sneak peeks of the film.

  • Hooray for Bollywood
  • Hip Hop Kathak
  • Animal Crackers
  • Girl Scouts
  • Hang with Adrienne
  • Hang with Sabrina
  • Get to know Kiely
  • Meet the Guys
  • Meet Deepti

And also to promote the soundtrack, 2 segments of The Cheetah Girls: One World playback premiered on Disney Channel to give information about the Indian sound of music in the soundtrack.

Reception

The movie premiered to over 6.2 million viewers, and reached 7 million viewers in its final half hour.[6] This still failed to meet the ratings of the first two and was the series' lowest-rated premiere.[7] In the UK, its premiere night scored 412,000 on Disney Channel UK, making it #1 of the week, and received 182,000 on Disney Channel UK +1, also #1 on that channel for the week, totalling 594,000.[8]

DVD and Blu-ray

The "Extended Music Edition" DVD and Blu-ray Disc of The Cheetah Girls: One World, was released on December 16, 2008 in the United States. It includes an exclusive music sequence titled "Feels Like Love", as well as a downloadable exclusive remixed version of "Feels Like Love". It also featured a "Rock-Along" mode, "Cheetah Spots", and an alternate version of the movie with pop-up fun facts and music videos.[9] The Region 2 DVD was released on March 16, 2009.[10]

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References
  1. Disney-ABC Television Group Reveals 2007-08 Kids Lineup
  2. Adrienne Bailon at the Meet The Robinson's premiere
  3. http://www.nationalledger.com/pop-culture-news/raven-symone-out-of-cheetah-gi-221814.shtml
  4. Cheetah Girls sequel information Archived 2008-12-02 at the Wayback Machine
  5. "Cheetah Girls: One World Soundtrack". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2008-06-08.
  6. Larry Barrett (August 25, 2008). "Disney's 'Cheetah Girls' Chase Down Young Viewers". Multichannel News. Archived from the original on 2009-02-26.
  7. Jodacame. "Cheetah Girls | Droober Music". www.droober.com. Retrieved 2019-05-30.
  8. BARB website
  9. Official DVD and Blu-Ray Site
  10. CD WOW! Cheetah Girls 3 Page
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