INTRODUCTION:
Halla Bol stars Ajay Devgan and Vidya Balan in pivotal roles and 11 celebrities Bollywood celebrities who appear in the film as themselves.[1] Produced by Samee Siddiqui, the film’s score and soundtrack was composed by Sukhwinder Singh, whilst Nataraja Subramanian and Steven Bernard are the cinematographer and editor respectively.
The film touches upon many issues that have come into the public eye in India lately, such as the Jessica Lall murder case
PLOT:
Ashfaque (Ajay Devgan) is a small town boy aspiring to be a film star in the Hindi film industry. He joins a street theatre group run by a reformed dacoit Sidhu (Pankaj Kapur) who uses street theatre as a medium to bring about an awakening in the masses. Ashfaque struggles to give a creative vent to the actor in him in order to realize his dreams.
Ashfaque’s determined struggle pays off and he gets a break in films. He gets a new screen name – Sameer Khan. With the passage of time, the roles start becoming better and he moves up the success ladder in a very short time. Soon, he becomes Sameer Khan the superstar – one who can enact any role with finesse, get under the skin of any and every character with ease and walk away with audience applause.
Amidst all adulation and applause, he slowly loses his own identity. He forgets his real self and imbibes all characteristics of the various roles essayed by him on screen. Corruption takes over his entire system, alienating him from all loved ones, including his wife Sneha (Vidya Balan).
Things take a new turn when at a high profile party Ashfaque witnesses the murder of a girl named Ritu Sahani committed by the son of a producer and a minister. All the celebrities present give false reports so as to avoid controversies including Ashfaque. As he returns home from an award ceremony he is reminded of the past events and he decides to change himself and fights for justice.
CAST:
Ajay Devgan … Ashfaque/Sameer Khan
Vidya Balan … Sneha
Pankaj Kapoor … Sidhu
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