Mumbai Chakachak

Mumbai Chakachak is a Hindi film produced by Suniel Shetty and the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai as part of their clean-up campaign. The movie was released in May 2009. The film featured Rahul Bose and Ayesha Dharker, Mandira Bedi and Vinay Pathak in lead roles.[1] It is the first commercial movie of BMC for their clean-up campaign. The film's message of keeping the city clean is conveyed in a subtle way without being preachy.[2]

Mumbai Chakachak
Directed bySanjay Jha Mastan
Produced bySunil Shetty
Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation
Popcorn Motion Pictures
StarringCyrus Broacha
Mandira Bedi
Rahul Bose
Ayesha Dharker
Vinay Pathak
CinematographyRajeev Shrivastava
Release date
  • May 2009 (2009-05)
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Plot

The movie tells the story of Koka (Rahul Bose), a BMC employee residing in the BMC Colony at Colaba in Mumbai, who desires to make Mumbai as clean as Shanghai. He falls in love with Basmati (Ayesha Dharker), a girl from Bihar who aspires to become an air hostess. Koka's ultimate goal is to keep the city clean and he works tirelessly to achieve this.[2]

Production and release

The film was announced by Suniel Shetty, who produced the film.[3][4] Mahindra & Mahindra, an automotive manufacturing company was also engaged in the production of Mumbai Chakachak.[5]

Mumbai Chakachak was made under the banner of Popcorn Motion Pictures.[6] The film was directed by Sanjay Jha Mastan, features music composed by Shamir Tandon and lyrics written by Piyush Pandey.[7]

References
  1. "Mandira, Rahul Bose clean Mumbai up". Rediff.com. April 21, 2008.
  2. "BMC is keen to make song and dance of clean-up campaign film". Pune Mirror. January 29, 2009.
  3. Mahaldar, Manisha (February 22, 2008). "Suniel Shetty casts BMC workers in his new film". News 18.
  4. "Sweeping Statement". Mumbai Mirror. January 29, 2008.
  5. Verma Ambwani, Meenakshi (May 1, 2008). "Mahindra & Mahindra forays into film production". The Economic Times.
  6. Bhandari, Rohini (February 28, 2018). "'I love my job as a producer. For me, it is not just about investing money':Popcorn Entertainment MD Suniel Shetty". Business Of Cinema. Archived from the original on 2021-05-09.
  7. "Mumbai Chakachak Complete". Movie Talkies. 28 July 2008.
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