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Chef
Release Poster of the movie
Directed byRaja Krishna Menon
Written byRitesh Shah
Suresh Nair
Raja Krishna Menon
Story byJon Favreau
Based onChef by Jon Favreau
Produced byBhushan Kumar
Krishan Kumar
Vikram Malhotra
Janani Ravichandran
Raja Krishna Menon
StarringSaif Ali Khan
CinematographyPriya Seth
Edited byShivkumar V. Panicker
Music byRaghu Dixit
Production
companies
T-Series
Abundantia Entertainment
Bandra West Pictures
Distributed byAA Films
Release date
  • 6 October 2017 (2017-10-06)
Running time
133 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget₹14.7 crore[1]
Box office₹10.6 crore[2]

Chef is a 2017 Indian Hindi-language comedy-drama film co-produced and directed by Raja Krishna Menon.[3] It is an official remake of the 2014 American film with the same name.[4] The film stars Saif Ali Khan in the title role.

The film's principal photography began in October 2016 in Kochi.[5][6] Chef was released on 6 October 2017.[7] The film under-performed at the box office.[8]

Plot

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Roshan Kalra (Saif Ali Khan) is a chef whose passion for his career supersedes everything else in his life, including his family. He lives away from his wife Radha Menon (Padmapriya) and son Aari (Svar Kamble). He decides to visit his son in Cochin and they have a good time together. When it is time to return to work, he reflects he has lost out on a lot of time with Aari. He decides to stay with his son and open a food truck, which serves both his purposes in life: cooking food and being with his son.

Cast

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Soundtrack

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Chef
Soundtrack album by
Raghu Dixit
Released31 August 2017
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length30:04
LanguageHindi
LabelT-Series
Raghu Dixit chronology
Happy New Year
(2017) 		Chef
(2017) 		Koode
(2018)

The film's original songs and musical score were composed by Raghu Dixit. The song "Tere Mere" and its reprise were composed by guest composer Amaal Mallik. The lyrics were written by Ankur Tewari and Rashmi Virag. The first song of the film, "Shugal Laga Le", was composed and sung by Raghu Dixit and was released on 6 September 2017. The second song, "Tere Mere", sung by Armaan Malik, was released on 11 September 2017. The third song, "Banjara", which is sung by Vishal Dadlani, was released on 18 September 2017. The soundtrack was released on 31 August 2017 by T-Series.

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicSinger(s)Length
1."Shugal Laga Le"Ankur TewariRaghu DixitRaghu Dixit4:42
2."Tere Mere"Rashmi ViragAmaal MallikArmaan Malik5:43
3."Banjara"Ankur TewariRaghu DixitVishal Dadlani4:13
4."Tan Tan"Ankur TewariRaghu DixitNikhita Gandhi3:07
5."Khoya Khoya"Ankur TewariRaghu DixitShahid Mallya3:07
6."Darmiyaan"Ankur TewariRaghu DixitRaghu Dixit5:13
7."Tere Mere" (Reprise)Rashmi ViragAmaal MallikArmaan Malik3:59
Total length:30:04

Critical reception

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Raja Sen of NDTV gave the film a rating of 2 out of 5, saying that, "Saif Ali Khan and the actors try hard, but lazy writing and direction make Chef a flavourless and bland meal".[9] Meena Iyer of The Times of India praised the performance of the lead actor Saif Ali Khan and gave the film a rating of 3.5 out of 5, saying that, "Chef is predictable in parts, the journey is an enjoyable one."[10] Sweta Kaushal of the Hindustan Times rated the film 1.5 out of 5 and said that, "Saif Ali Khan's Chef offers moments of brilliance which, if weaved in a more organised manner, may have given us a light, affable film. But a lazy and rather uninterested narrative takes away the pleasure."[11]

Sukanya Verma of Rediff.com gave a rating of 2.5 out of 5 and said that, "In a premise begging for food porn, there's a shocking scarcity of sensory pleasure or vision. Chef is too dull to be delicious."[12] Shubhra Gupta of The Indian Express rated it 2 out of 5 and said that, "Saif Ali Khan's film has some interesting flavours. But Chef feels derivative, and is a late coming of age tale of Peter-Pan-like adults. And that's got to do with the uneven writing. It is a good-looking film, with good-looking people only."[13] Rajeev Masand awarded the film 2.5 out of 5, saying that, "Chef isn't perfect; it lags in places, offers quick-fix solutions to characters’ problems, and feels wholly familiar. But at a little over two hours, it doesn't ask much of you, and offers some pleasure in Saif Ali Khan's return to form as an actor hard to look away from."[14]

References

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  1. ^ "Chef Movie Box Office Collection Prediction, Budget And Screen Count". Bollywood Crazies. 6 October 2016.
  2. ^ "Box Office: Worldwide Collections and Day wise breakup of Chef". Bollywood Hungama.
  3. ^ "Saif's finally found his close buddy – Mumbai Mirror". Mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com. 19 November 2016. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
  4. ^ "CHEF (15)". British Board of Film Classification. 1 May 2014. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
  5. ^ "Snapped: Saif shoots in Golden Temple for Chef!". Deccanchronicle.com. 25 November 2016. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
  6. ^ "Saif Ali Khan: Spotted: Saif Ali Khan shooting for 'Chef'on the streets of Amritsar". The Times of India. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
  7. ^ "Saif Ali Khan's Chef to release on July 14". Deccanchronicle.com. 19 November 2016. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
  8. ^ Shah, Karan. "Saif Ali Khan's Chef turns into one of the BIGGEST flops of 2017 – read our full box office analysis". Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  9. ^ "Chef Movie Review: Saif Ali Khan's Film Is Flavourless And Forgettable". NDTV.
  10. ^ "Chef Movie Review". The Times of India.
  11. ^ "Chef movie review: Saif Ali Khan film is a bland dish". Hindustan Times.
  12. ^ "Review: Chef is too dull to be delicious". Rediff.
  13. ^ "Chef movie review: This Saif Ali Khan film doesn't come together as a fully satisfactory dish". The Indian Express.
  14. ^ "Chef Movie Review – Half cooked!". Rajeev Masand.
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