Hello

Bummer ! Yes, Bollywood does it yet again, successfully adding one more flop flick to it's "2008 flop-list" and simultaneously increasing the odds in favor of my ever growing thoughts of putting a full stop to viewing their movies whence I'm afraid I must admit, if I don't get a hit and I betcha, I really mean a big hit soon Bollywood won't see my face again with its movies that are no more than a blot of mustard on the shameless faces of the entire crew involved, needless to mention the so called "promisingly huge cast" being used for the greater bad and acceleratingly increasing unrepairable damage being caused, primarily mental, to the blockbuster-expecting viewers inhabiting God's whole green earth who enter the theater happy-face like an expecting mother and come out ruined-face as if the mother just unexpectedly lost her baby whilst causing me no dismay or even a bit of concern as I never enter a theater expecting anything great from Hindi cinema and that is the least I'm asking from you in lieu of this this entire one-sentence review...LOL

The casting department has done a wonderful job of selecting the right person for the role.

¤ Sharman Joshi:: The devil's advocate part was crass.

¤ Gul Panag, Isha, Amrita Arora:: Apt choice for the role.

¤ Sohail Khan:: Restraint is the keyword dude.

¤ Sharat Saxena:: Apt choice, however should the role should have been more resilient as in the book.

¤ Dalip Tahil:: Apt choice but should have been honest to his character in the book by using more management jargon's.

¤ Suresh Menon:: Oh just shut up and go away!

¤ Salman Khan & Katrina:: Pass.

Conversation with God:: A more powerful voice would have apt. And since it forms the crux of the movie, should have been fleshed out better.

The costumes could have been paid more attention. Visually aesthetic in "live" isn't necessarily on-screen as well.

It is a rarity to see a book effectively translated to screen and needless to say this attempt tanks. The execution plays truant and and to a certain extent screenplay is to be blamed too. The movie appears to be Cut-and-paste of 15-minute chunks. In addition, there was no need incorporate everything in the book (Bridget Jones Diary should be a good moot point!)?

OK... let me start off by saying HATS OFF Mr Atul Agnihotri and Chetan Bhagat!!! YOU ARE GR8!!! Now for the rest. VERY IMPRESSIVE! Sohail Khan has left me stunned.Esha Koppikhar has improved her performance a hundredfold since her film Kyaa Kool Hai Hum. Gul Panag was brilliant! Last i was her in the film Dor , and I never expected she was so good! Sharaat Saxena unexpectedly looks gr8 in his small role. The other characters life Amrita Arrora and Sharman Joshi also gave a decent performance! The story is simple. The name says it all - Hello is about life of six people working in a call center.. and how their life takes a u turn when they receive a phone call from God.

The climax is like many other films, but in a very unique manner! the film keeps you involved till the end. The characters successfully cast a charm on you and you can actually feel as they do. Some parts will really make you smile and laugh, while others will make you feel great.

The music also adds to the fun, friendship, and fun. The touchy script succeeds, cinematography and editing is good, choreography pretty good, and, all-in-all, one must- watch performance. A great start for Chetan Bhagat and a great No. 2 for Atul Agnihotri. Way to go Atul, Your amazing!

Easily an 8/10.

Go for it!

And I assure you, there's no heavy display of sad emotions. So you won't be crying at any point of time!

Man this Atul Agnihotri could never be a great actor and now he tried directing films, to give competition to Deepak Tijori another same type

In This film he takes his brother in laws Salman and Sohail Khan with Arbaaz Khan, Amrita Arora too and then he takes the talented Sharman Joshi and Gul Panag

Makes a joke of the book by Chetan Bhagat ONE NIGHT AT A CALL CENTRE

Well what else we expect with such a cast and such a director?

The first song and scene involving Salman are enough to give u a headache and the way the call center is shown, it's even worse

Performances are OK Sharman is the only actor who acts well, even if the script is bad Sohail is irritating as ever, god please, he should leave Bollywood Arbaaz too is similar Salman should stop trying to look cool and young, looks like a drunkard Amrita Arora is better, Gul Panag is good while Katrina Kaif continues to act fake

Based on the book called One night at the call centre, the film centres on the events that happen to an eclectic array of characters over one night at an Indian call centre. I've not read the book but the movie is absolutely atrocious. The rubbish drama was so boring that I had a sore head & I felt like ripping my arm out and constantly bash my head with it. There were no different events and situations and was far from entertaining & beyond boring. At the start Salman's character was not told that who is he but instead they put a stupid song Bang Bang.

Then out of nowhere Katrina Kaif came and was telling him the outrageously boring story and she is completely crap. Neither she knows acting, language (her voice is always dubbed for her), dance and always fails to impress. I do not like her one bit and its better off that she is kicked out of Bollywood and never comes back again. Even all of her movies suck (except Race). In the story the Americans where calling the Indian call centre to get help and the film was showing that the Americans were stupid and Indians are smart (I mean how daft a film can get??). If I was in Salman's place then I would've ran away as soon as I can and said "Bye Bye" instead of Hello.

I was more interested in the film's ending not because the twist or anything would be revealed in the last reel but because it would mean the end of discomfiture.