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Mickey Virus is a 2013 Indian
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-language Comedy thriller film, written and directed by Saurabh Varma. It was produced by
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in association with Trilogic Digital Media Limited and Awesome Films Pvt. Ltd. The film stars
Manish Paul Maniesh Paul (born 3 August 1981) is an Indian actor, tv host, anchor, model and singer. Starting his career as an RJ and VJ, he moved to acting before taking up stand-up comedy and hosting. Paul is recognized as one of the most prominent tel ...
, Elli AvrRam,
Manish Choudhary Manish Prakash Chaudhari is an Indian actor who is best known for his character of Sunil Puri in '' Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year''. He made his film debut in the 2003 Indian film '' Rules: Pyaar Ka Superhit Formula''. He was also seen in ...
,
Puja Gupta Puja Gupta is an Indian actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder. She predominantly works in Hindi films. She won the title of Femina Miss India in 2007 and represented India at Miss Universe 2007 where she made it in top 10 finalists. L ...
, and
Varun Badola Varun Badola (born 7 January 1974) is an Indian actor, known largely for his roles in Hindi television. Early life Varun Badola was born on 7 January 1974. His father is a known artist, Vishwa Mohan Badola. He has two elder sisters – Alka, ...
in the lead roles. The film, despite receiving positive reviews, was a flop at the
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.


Plot

When two
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are murdered in Delhi, the
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suspect that the case revolves around hacking. They begin their search to find a computer hacker who can help them crack this case. The head of the police team, ACP Siddhanth, accompanied by
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Bhalla, stumbles across Mickey Arora, a lazy but smart hacker who runs a grocery store during the day and creates viruses for anti-virus companies at night, along with his friends, the tomboy Shalu "Chutney" Sharma, Manjot "Floppy" Gill, Palwinder "Pancho" Singh, and Professor, who assist him in all odd jobs. ACP Siddhanth hires him to hack down the website of a group of cybercriminals known as the Bhram Gang. Meanwhile, Mickey falls in love with Kamayani, an employee of Excalibur Securities. One day in her office, Kamayani mistakenly gets transferred a large amount of money from a client's account, but, to avoid her being fired, Mickey hacks the company's website to reverse the transaction. The next morning, Micky realises that he has unknowingly stolen ₹1 billion from a Dubai-based don named Anwar Raja, and Kamayani has been murdered. Scared of being framed for both crimes, Mickey seeks help from his friends. In his quest to search for the real culprit, Mickey traces down the ₹1 billion and finds out that ACP Siddhanth is the mastermind who forced Kamayani to bluff him. Mickey calls ACP and his friends to the parking lot of Nehru Place, where ACP tells him that his friends Floppy, Pancho, and Professor are the Bhram Gang admins and want to kill him for the money, as they did to the two hackers and Kamayani. Surrounded by the goons, Mickey records and telecasts their confession on YouTube. In the end, Inspector Bhalla, along with the police force, arrests ACP Siddhanth and the Bhram Gang. Mickey secretly takes one crore from the stolen ₹1 billion before handing it over to Inspector Bhalla. Credits roll to show a few deleted scenes and bloopers and plays a call recording of Anwar Raja, who orders to kill Mickey.


Cast

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Manish Paul Maniesh Paul (born 3 August 1981) is an Indian actor, tv host, anchor, model and singer. Starting his career as an RJ and VJ, he moved to acting before taking up stand-up comedy and hosting. Paul is recognized as one of the most prominent tel ...
as Mickey Arora aka Mickey Virus * Elli Avram as Kamayani aka Kate George *
Manish Choudhary Manish Prakash Chaudhari is an Indian actor who is best known for his character of Sunil Puri in '' Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year''. He made his film debut in the 2003 Indian film '' Rules: Pyaar Ka Superhit Formula''. He was also seen in ...
as ACP Siddhanth Chauhan *
Varun Badola Varun Badola (born 7 January 1974) is an Indian actor, known largely for his roles in Hindi television. Early life Varun Badola was born on 7 January 1974. His father is a known artist, Vishwa Mohan Badola. He has two elder sisters – Alka, ...
as Inspector Devender Bhalla *
Puja Gupta Puja Gupta is an Indian actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder. She predominantly works in Hindi films. She won the title of Femina Miss India in 2007 and represented India at Miss Universe 2007 where she made it in top 10 finalists. L ...
as Shalu Sharma aka Chutney *
Nitesh Pandey Nitesh Pandey (17 January 1972 – 23 May 2023) was an Indian film and television actor. Career Pandey began doing theatre in 1990. In 1995, he got his first acting opportunity in a show called ''Tejas'' in which he played a detective, however ...
as Professor * Raghav Kakkar as Manjot Gill aka Floppy * Vikesh Kumar as Palwinder Singh aka Pancho


Crew

* Written and Directed by: Saurabh Varma * Screenplay: Saurabh Varma * Script Consultant: Kuldeep Ruhil * Producers: Arun Rangachari and Vivek Rangachari * Co-Producers: Kamlesh Gori, Murad Khetani, Vishal Gurnani, Nailesh Mehta, Dharmesh Shah and Raj Deshpande * Associate Producers: Pradeep Nimani and Murli Chhatwani * Title Song: Faizan – Agnel * Director of Photography: Anshuman Mahalay * Executive Producer: Meraj Shaikh * Creative Producer: Nikhil Bhat * Editor: Archit D. Rastogi * Audiography: Subash Sahoo * Assistant Director: Raghav Gupta


Production

The film was shot in
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, including in office complex of Nehru Place. Several Bollywood biggies like
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,
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,
Ranbir Kapoor Ranbir Kapoor (; born 28 September 1982) is an Indian actor known for his work in Hindi-language films. He is one of the highest-paid actors of Hindi cinema and has featured in ''Forbes India'' Celebrity 100 list since 2012. Kapoor is the re ...
,
Anil Kapoor Anil Kapoor (born 24 December 1956) is an Indian actor and producer who works primarily in Hindi cinema, Hindi films, in addition to Indian television and international films. In a career spanning over 40 years as an actor and since 2005 as a ...
and
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were featured in a promotional video of ''Mickey Virus''. The movie has come under the scanner of Governmental Agencies as it displays techniques of high-profile robbery which might spur reel to real life robbery incidents. Elli Avram is also one of the contestants of Bigg Boss 7. She would be inside the House of
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, cut off from the outside world at the time of Movie Release, making it a first of its kind Bollywood Debut. ''Mickey Virus'' is made on a budget of Rs. 110 million, which includes publicity and advertising, and it was released in 1,200 screens in India. Chances are that the film will be remade in Tamil and Telugu.


Soundtrack

The Soundtrack was released on 3 October 2013 on the digital music platform
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. The album consists of six tracks and the only one of them by Faizan Hussain & Agnel Roman, Manoj Yadav and Arun Kumar writing the lyrics.


Marketing

''Mickey Virus'' was promoted by Manish Paul in ''
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'' on Colors. A promotional clip of ''Mickey Virus'' featured
Salman Khan Abdul Rashid Salim Salman Khan (; born 27 December 1965) is an Indian actor, film producer, and television personality who predominantly works in Hindi films. In a career spanning over three decades, his awards include two National Film Awa ...
, Ranbir Kapoor,
Anil Kapoor Anil Kapoor (born 24 December 1956) is an Indian actor and producer who works primarily in Hindi cinema, Hindi films, in addition to Indian television and international films. In a career spanning over 40 years as an actor and since 2005 as a ...
, Madhuri Dixit Nene,
Farah Khan Farah Khan Kunder (; born 9 January 1965) is an Indian film director, writer, film producer, actress, dancer and choreographer who works predominantly in Hindi films. Khan has choreographed more than a hundred songs in over 80 films, winning th ...
,
Karan Johar Karan Yash Johar (born Rahul Kumar Johar; 25 May 1972), often informally referred to as KJo, is an Indian filmmaker, producer and television personality who primarily works in Hindi cinema. He has launched the careers of several successful ac ...
, Remo D'souza, Kapil Sharma, either dishing out funny one-liners or abusing Mickey.
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, Drashti Dhami,
Jeetendra Jeetendra (born Ravi Kapoor ; 7 April 1942) is an Indian actor who is known for his work in Hindi cinema. He is regarded as one of the greatest actors of Hindi cinema. He is noted for his acting, style and dance. He has worked in more than Je ...
and Manish's TV friends Vahbbiz Dorabjee,
Vivian Dsena Vivian Dsena (born 28 June 1988) is an Indian actor and a former model who predominantly works in Hindi television. Dsena is considered as one of the highly successful television actors in India. He is a recipient of several accolades including ...
attended the special screening of ''Mickey Virus''.


Critical reception

''Mickey Virus'' received positive to mixed reviews.
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of
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gave it 3 out of 5 stars, finding the thriller to be engaging for younger viewers. Madhureeta Mukherjee of Times of India gave it 3 out of 5 stars. Mohar Basu of Koimoi gave it 2.5 out of 5 stars.
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of
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gave it 2 out of 5 stars, criticizing the length and engagement. Faheem Ruhani of
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gave it 3 out of 5 stars. Saibal Chatterjee of
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gave it 2.5 out of 5 stars. Tushar Joshi of DNA gave it 2.5 stars. Shubhra Gupta of Indian Express gave it 2 stars. Sanjukta sharma of Livemint did not give a rating, but found the film to have a weak plot and premise.
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gave it 2 stars. Zee News gave it 3.5 stars. Nikhil Arora of DesiMartini gave it 2 stars.Nikhil Arora (25 October 2013)
"Mickey Virus Review – By Nikhil Arora , MJ Film Review – Desimartini.com"
''Desimartini''.


Box office

''Mickey Virus'' got a 15–20% opening and collected around nett on first day. It collected nett in its first week and it was declared flop in box office India.


References


External links


Official website
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