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| name = Chaal Jeevi Laiye!

| image = Chaal Jeevi Laiye Poster.jpg

| alt = Chaal Jeevi Laiye Official Poster

| caption = 'Chaal Jeevi Laiye' Official Poster

| director = Vipul Mehta

| producer = Rashmin Majithia

| writer = Vipul Mehta and Jainish Ejardar

| starring =

| music = SachinJigar

| cinematography = Pratik Parmar

| editing = Jitendra K Shah

| studio = Coconut Motion Pictures

| distributor = Coconut Movies Release

| released =

| country = India

| language = Gujarati

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| runtime = 137 minutes

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'Chaal Jeevi Laiye!' is a 2019 Indian Gujarati-language comedy-drama road film written and directed by Vipul Mehta. Produced by Rashmin Majithia, the film stars Siddharth Randeria, Yash Soni and Aarohi Patel. The soundtrack was composed by SachinJigar. The film was released in India on 1 February 2019. It became the highest-grossing film of Gujarati cinema, grossing over .

Plot



Workaholic Aditya ignores his father Bipin and his advice regarding health. Next day, Aditya faints and brought to hospital where he recovers. On Dr. Vadia's advice, Bipin goes under health checkup and is diagnosed with Pontine Glioma, a terminal brain tumour. Bipin wishes to visit Kedarnath and holy Ganga river with him before his death so Aditya reluctantly agrees. After visiting Ganga river, they continued their journey to Chopta via jeep. They meet Ketki on road and Aditya develops romantic interest in her. They were robbed by goons and eventually regain their possessions. On way, the father-son bond grows as well as Aditya's romance develops further. Eventually they reach Kedarnath and complete the wish.

In the end, it is revealed that it's not Bipin, but Aditya suffering from brain tumour, and his father wanted to have him good time before succumbing to death.

Cast



* Siddharth Randeria as Bipin Chandra Parikh

* Yash Soni as Aditya Parikh

* Aarohi Patel as Ketki Mehta

* Jagesh Mukati as Bhala Kaka

* Aruna Irani as Dr. Vadia (guest appearance)

Production



The film is shot in Uttarakhand including at Haridwar, Chopta and Kedarnath.

Soundtrack



The songs were leaked online before their official release.

Release



The film was released in India on 1 February 2019. Following the success, it was released in Australia on 14 March 2019 and in New Zealand, and United Kingdom on 15 March 2019. The film was also released in Germany, Singapore, Canada and in some countries of Africa. The film completed 50 weeks in cinemas on 17 January 2020. It was re-released on 31 January 2020 with subtitles and some additional shots.

Reception



Box Office

According to Bookmyshow, an online ticket booking website, the film earned around on its first day and almost in first week. According to trade analyst Komal Nahta, the film became the highest-grossing film of Gujarati cinema. It had collected the gross of approximately and the netted approximately in India. In overseas market, according to Rentrak, the film earned $130,000 in US, $53,031 in United Kingdom, $81,814 in Australia, $13,159 in New Zealand and $25,000 elsewhere. The film grossed over approximately about $3,03,004 in total in overseas market.

Critical response

The film received mostly positive reviews by the critics. Shruti Jambhekar of 'The Times of India' rated it 4 out of 5 and praised the director for screenplay, editing, cinematography, music and performances. Saurabh Shah rated it 4 out of 5 and praised direction, music and performances but criticised the length of the climax. 'Mid-day Gujarati' noted the trend of films based on the father-son relationships and gave a positive review. Tushar Dave writing for Sarjak.org praised the film for its message, cinematography, music and performances of lead actors but criticised some dialogues, melodrama, performance of Aruna Irani and length of the climax.

References




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