''Chhodon Naa Yaar'' () is a 2007 Indian

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directed by Dilip Sood. Starring

Jimmy Sheirgill Jimmy Sheirgill (born Jasjit Singh Gill; 3 December 1970), also known as Jimmy Shergill, is an Indian actor and producer who primarily works in Hindi and Punjabi language, Punjabi films. Sheirgill began his film career with the 1996 thriller ...

and Kim Sharma, it is an adaptation of the 1999 American found footage horror film ''

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''. It opened theatrically on 5 October 2007 and bombed at the box office.

Plot

Ravi (Jimmy Sheirgill), Shiv (Kabir Sadanand), and Sunny (Farid Amiri), three final-year students from a Delhi Mass Com College, decided to make their diploma film about a myth that was prevalent in the northern hills of India. But they did not know that the myth would turn out to be the truth. Ravi planned the trip against the wishes of his girlfriend Rashmi (Kim Sharma) and college professor Saxena (Ahmed Khan), as both of them thought it to be a dangerous trip. However, Sunny eagerly joined the trip, considering it a fun trip. It was surely fun when they began, but as they got deeper into the jungle, their courage and beliefs were put to the test.

Cast

* Kim Sharma as Rashmi *

as Ravi Prasad *Farid Amiri as Sunny * Kabir Sadanand as Shiv Kapoor * Ahmed Khan as Saxena * Sri Vallabh Vyas *Vinod Nagpal * Mahek Chahal

Soundtrack

The album was composed by Anand Raj Anand and

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. The lyrics were wrriten by Panchi Jalonvi and Anand Raj Anand. It has 9 tracks. *1. Talwar Re -

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*2. Talwar Re (Dhol Mix) -

, Sunidhi Chauhan *3 Talwar Re (Remix) -

, Anand Raj Anand, Sunidhi Chauhan * 4. Kasak - Anand Raj Anand *5. Jhoom Le - Sunidhi Chauhan *6. Zindagi - Shaan *7. Chhodon Naa Yaar - Sharib Sabri,

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*8. Luta Hai Zamana Ne -

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*9. Chhodon Naa Yaar (Remix) - Anand Raj Anand Joginder Tuteja from ''

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'' gave the soundtrack 2 stars out of 5, praising ''Talwar Re'' and ''Kasak'' while finding the rest not good enough to make the album a must buy.

Reception

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from ''

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'' gave the film 1.5 stars out of 5, labeling it ''

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'', telling the readers to "forget about it, sit at home and watch the ceiling fan whirr or the alley cat purr."

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from ''

'' gave the film 1 star out of 5, remarking that the film was letdown by its writing. He also felt the songs were unnecessary, while praising the technical aspects, background score and Sheirgill's performance.

References

External links

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Chhodon Naa Yaar at BollywoodHungama
2007 films 2000s Hindi-language films 2000s supernatural horror films 2007 horror films Films scored by Anand Raj Anand Films scored by Ranjit Barot Indian supernatural horror films 2007 drama films Films about filmmaking Films set in forests Blair Witch Hindi-language horror films {{2000s-Hindi-film-stub