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Uunchai Movie Review: Even with some hurdles, Uunchai scales new heights
TIMES OF INDIA
Renuka Vyavahare, TNN, Updated: Nov 12, 2022, 02.35 AM IST
Critic’s Rating:
3.5/5
Uunchai Story: Three best friends in their 70s — celebrated author Amit (Amitabh Bachchan), Javed (Boman Irani), and Om (Anupam Kher) — decide to embark on a trek to the Everest Base Camp to fulfill the wish of their late friend Bhupen (Danny Dengzongpa), whose heart belonged to the Himalayas.
Uunchai Review: Uunchai is a welcome change from the Rajshri banner whose films have mostly revolved around multigenerational joint families, class divide, and good rich people. Simplicity has always been at the heart of each story, even as wealthy uncles slyly boasted of their successful karobar. Bhaiyya, bhabhi, devar ji singing ABCDEFGHI in private buses, women dolling up for multiple ladies programs in palatial homes, was aspirational for the 90’s generation. However, life is not white or black and there’s more to grey characters and issues than snooty stepmoms and gold-digging outsiders.
Uunchai starts off as a fun road trip movie, as the old friends (literally and figuratively) decide to achieve the impossible. Keeping their age-related health issues at bay, they set out to fulfill their late friend’s only wish — to get to the Everest base camp together. While Bhupen is no more, the other three embark on this dangerous journey to celebrate his life and love for the mountains. Accompanying the three on the road trip without being aware of their big plan is Javed’s caring wife Shabina (Neena Gupta) and a surprise co-traveller Mala (Sarika). There are no ‘bagwati’ here, but a warm Shabina bhabhi has shades of Kalki from Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara.
Sunil Gandhi’s story and Abhishek Dixit’s screenplay have their teary-eyed moments but they are unable to maintain the momentum and zest all the way. The Delhi-Agra-Kanpur-Lucknow-Gorakhpur- Kathmandu journey is heartfelt and cathartic. The film’s best moments are limited to its first half alone. Parent-child, intergenerational discord is analyzed rationally without viewing it from the Baghban lens. Food is used beautifully to establish places and culture.
Sadly, once the trio reaches Kathmandu, the story loses grip, lacks direction, gets cluttered and things go downhill. The events don’t seem organic, personal backstories feel irrelevant to the present day, and the mood gets too dramatic. The background score is overbearing and the scenes seem to drag endlessly.
It’s the performances that keep you interested despite a messy latter half. Masters of their craft — Anupam Kher, Neena Gupta, Boman, and Amitabh Bachchan are brilliant in their respective roles. It’s once again a testament to fine acting elevating a muddled script. Bachchan aces the shift in his character, from an Instagram-friendly successful author to a lonely old man battling Alzheimer’s, he is outstanding.
Amit Trivedi’s music is decent but doesn’t do much to elevate the narrative. Parineeti Chopra plays trek guide Shradhha, who seems terribly indifferent to things around her. Her character isn’t finely sketched out.
Life is too short to say ‘phir kabhi’ and friends can be family. Uunchai scales new heights in terms of storytelling and concept, but never quite reaches the top. The film is not solely about older people, and even with its flaws there’s a certain relatability to the characters and the story. We wish the writing was stronger and did more justice to the fabulous cast.

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About the movie
Three friends take a trek to the Everest Base Camp which becomes a personal, emotional and spiritual journey while battling their physical limitations and discovering the true meaning of freedom.

Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Anupam Kher, Boman Irani, Danny Denzongpa, Sarika, Neena Gupta, Parineeti Chopra
Directed By: Sooraj R. Barjatya
Produced By: Rajshri Productions (P) Ltd. with Mahaveer Jain Films and Boundless Media
Producers: Kamal Kumar Barjatya, Late Rajkumar Barjatya, Ajit Kumar Barjatya, Mahaveer Jain and Natasha Malpani Oswal
Lyrics: Irshad Kamil
Music: Amit Trivedi
DOP: Manoj Kumar Khatoi
Editor: Shweta Venkat Mathew
Production Designers: Urvi Ashar Kakkar & Shipra Rawal
Story: Sunil Gandhi
Screenplay & Dialogue: Abhishek Dixit
Action Director: Sham Kaushal
Sound Designer: Pritam Das
Re Recording Mixer: Alok De (Jaimini Studio)
Director Of Choreography: Shabina Khan
Creative Director: Surabhi Horo
Associate Director: Avnish S. Barjatya
Casting Director: Mukesh Chhabra (CSA)
Background Score: George Joseph
Costume: Terrence Lobo, Daena Sethana, Priya Patil & Mohit Rai
VFX Supervisor: Pankaj Kalbende (NY VFXWAALA)
Marketing Director: Varun Gupta (MAX)
Media director: Anusha Iyer Srinivasan (Naarad PR & Image Strategists)
Publicity Design: Marching Ants
Visual Promotion: Siddharth S. Pande (Feed The Wolf)
Digtial Marketing – Abhishek Jain (DG avatar)

Uunchai trailer: Amitabh Bachchan, Boman Irani, Anupam Kher climb Mt Everest in this warm Sooraj Barjatya film
October 20, 2022

Uunchai trailer: Sooraj Barjatya is back with a one-of-a-kind family entertainer starring veteran actors like Amitabh Bachchan, Boman Irani, Anupam Kher, Neena Gupta, and Sarika, along with Parineeti Chopra.

Several years after Prem Ratan Dhan Payo, filmmaker Sooraj Barjatya is back with a family entertainer but of a different kind. This time, the Rajshri Productions honcho is not making his cast groove in elaborate dance numbers, but making them climb Mt Everest, the tallest mountain in the world. And his cast doesn’t consist of Salman Khan, like his previous outings, but is a lot of veteran stars like Amitabh Bachchan, Boman Irani, Anupam Kher, Neena Gupta, and Sarika. Parineeti Chopra is the youngest among them all and plays a mountaineering trainer who is all set to lead this team of ‘oldies’ to conquer the highest peak where they can “turn into ice” in minutes.
The 2-minute 50-second-long trailer looks like a breath of fresh air as so many veterans come together in one frame, a big feat in itself. The bunch of four friends including Amitabh Bachchan, Boman Irani, Anupam Kher, and Danny Denzongpa are still discussing the idea of sumitting Mt Everest but before they can even come on a conclusion, Danny dies of old age.
And here is this group of three remaining friends who decide to fulfill Danny’s wish by immersing his ashes at Mt Everest. Parineeti comes on board to train them for their task and eventually they make it possible with Neena and Sarika too in the company. The trailer ends with Kishore Kumar’s Yeh Jeevan Hai playing in the background as they finally fulfill their ambition.
Uunchai is the 60th film made under Sooraj Barjatya’s Rajshri Productions and is scheduled to release in theatres on November 11. It is written by Sunil Gandhi and produced by Sooraj Barjatya, Mahaveer Jain and Natasha Malpani Oswal.

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