Hindi Movie Review Uunchai - Cast & Crew

The bubbly actress, born on 22nd October 1988, landed in the film industry quite accidently. The aspiring investment banker, who holds a triple honours degree, joined the Bollywood bandwagon as a public relations consultant with ‘Yash Raj Films’ and not as an actor.

Sarika Thakur, better known as Sarika is an Indian actress who was married to the famous Tamil actor Kamal Hassan. She is known for Sony Tv’s Yudh which also marks her television debut along with Amitabh Bachchan.

Sarika was born and brought up in Delhi. Her father walked out of the family when she was young and this made her take up acting. She took up acting at the age 4. Some of her most popular appearances as a child actor include the film Hamraaz where she was the daughter of Vimi. After acting in several children’s films and B-grade films she moved to better films, starring in many Hindi and Marathi films. She also worked with actor Deepak Parashar and was rumoured to have an affair with him before she met Kamal Hassan while filming Karishma.

After getting married to Kamal Hassan she gave up her acting career but resumed after splitting. She has starred in hits like Jaani Dushman (1978), Kranti (1981), Satte Pe Satta (1982) and Raghu Romeo (2003), Parzania (2005) and Bheja Fry (2007) in later part of her career. She won the National Film Award for Best Actress for her role in Parzania. In addition she also won the National Film Award for Best Costume Design for Hey Ram. Recently she appeared along with Amitabh Bachchan in the show Yudh. She has two daughters with Kamal Hassan, Shruti Haasan and Akshara Haasan, both of whom are actresses.

Born in Kolkata, West Bengal to a renowned Muslim photographer, Ahmed Ali and a Catholic mother, Philomina Torresan, she later married a Sikh army personnel, Col. R.S. Sodhi, who is also a renowned polo player and Arjuna Award recipient. She studied at La Martiniere, Calcutta. Although she was a Muslim by birth, she was also a believer in the philosophy of Vedanta that was taught by Swami Chinmayananda. She has three children; two daughters Armana, Pia and one son Ajit. Nafisa has achieved various awards not only in the area of performing arts but also in the field of sports. She is also an activist who believes in working for those who are less fortunate and voicing her opinion on many social causes. She has been nicknamed ‘Sizzling Water Baby’ as she excelled in swimming and was also the National Swimming Champion of India in the year 1974. She is the first women to be appointed as Chairperson of ‘Women’s Commission Indian Olympic Association’.

Sheen Dass Is A Gorgeous And Talented Indian Television Actress And Model, Originally From Delhi. Before Getting Into Acting, She Used To Do Modeling.

Shweta Venkat Mathew is an Editor from India.  Editor Shweta Venkat Mathew’s filmography shows a range of projects. She has edited short films and advertisements along with feature films. Some of her works can be seen in Zoya Akhtar’s Made In Heaven, Vinil Mathew’s Hasee Toh Phasee, Siddharth P. Malhotra’s Hichki, Akshay Roy’s Meri Pyaari Bindu, and even under lockdown, she worked in Vinil Mathew’s Haseen Dilruba from the United States.  She studied at the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII). Subhash Gupta was her senior. She used to edit a scene from the film Naam, featuring Sanjay Dutt and Kumar Gaurav, while practicing editing. 

Shipra Rawal is a production designer. Some of the films she worked in include Notebook, a romantic drama film released on 29 March 2019, directed by Nitin Kakkar and written by Darab Farooqui, Sharib Hashmi, and Payal Ashar. Its cast includes Zaheer Iqbal, Pranutan Bahl, and Mir Mohammed Mehroos. She also worked in Ram Singh Charlie, a drama film streamed on 28 August 2020, directed by Nitin Kakkar, written by Raghav Dutt, Sharib Hashmi, and Nitin Kakkar. Its cast comprised Kumud Mishra, Divya Dutta, and Salima Raza. She also worked in Filmistaan, a comedy film released on 6 June 2012, directed and written by Nitin Kakkar. Its cast includes Sharib Hashmi, Inaamulhaq, and Kumud Mishra. Her other works include Jawaani Janeman in 2020, Mitron in 2018, and Shamitabh in 2015.

Shabina Khan is a producer by profession in the Indian film industry who works mainly in Bollywood. She is also a fashion designer in Hindi films. Her film career started from the year 1988, and till now, she has worked as a costume designer in more than thirty films. She has designed costumes for many famous film stars such as Salman Khan, Madhuri Dixit, Akshay Kumar, Shahid Kapoor, Shahrukh Khan, Hrithik Roshan, Aamir Khan, and Rani Mukherjee.

Bio coming soon...

Amitabh Bachchan was born on October 11, 1942 in Allahabad, India. Bachchan's father was a prestigious Hindi poet Dr. Harivansh Rai Bachchan and his mother, Teji Bachchan, was a Sikh socialite. Being his parents’ first born, he has a junior male sibling resembling to his name Ajitabh. Bachchan went to Sherwood College before enlisting in Delhi University to complete his B.A. (Bachelor of Arts) degree. He became a cargo dealer in Calcutta after completing his graduation. Amitabh Bachchan married to Jaya Bhaduri and has one son named Abhishek and one daughter named Shweta. Bachchan's father passed on in 2003 and his mother in 2007.

In 1969, Bachchan made his film debut in Saat Hindustani a film administered by Khwaja Ahmad Abbas which won him the National Film Award for Best Newcomer. By the early 1970s, Bachchan had collected fame in crowds as the "Angry Young Man" in an arrangement of successful Hindi gimmick movies. His featuring part in Zanjeer was especially instrumental in propelling him to fame as an action-movie film legend. Amitabh didn’t stopped gaining fame and popularity and soon he delivered another successful movie Anand in 1971. Anand was followed by movies like Reshma Aur Shera and Parwana in the same year.

Being family friend with Rajiv Gandhi, he got an opportunity to choose to run for seat in the Congress from the place where he grew up. He challenged Allahabad's seat of eighth Lok Sabha against H. N. Bahuguna, previous Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh and won by one of the highest victory margins in history (68.2% of the vote). His political life, on the other hand, was fleeting in view of debates especially after Rajiv and he were embroiled in the now scandalous "Bofors" case alongside the U.K. based Hinduja Brothers.

In 1997, Bachchan endeavored to make his acting comeback with the film Mrityudata, produced by ABCL. However, the film was a disappointment both fiscally and basically. His vocation was spared with a successful film “Bade Miyan Chote Miyan (1998)”. In 2000, Bachchan facilitated the first season of “Kaun Banega Crorepati (KBC)”. Likewise in that year Amitabh Bachchan showed up in Yash Chopra's film industry hit “Mohabbatein” directed by Aditya Chopra. Different hits emulated, with Bachchan showing up as a more established family patriarch in Ek Rishtaa: The Bond of Love (2001), Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham (2001) and Baghban (2003). Bachchan is also well known for his profound, baritone voice. He has been a storyteller, a playback artist, and moderator for various projects.

Despite a couple of film industry disappointments in the 1990s and the 2000s ruined his career yet, Bachchan climbed his way back up to as a topnotch Bollywood actor, gaining Filmfare and International Film Awards for his work on movies like Baghban (2003), Khakee (2004) and Paa (2009). His hard work guaranteed his prosperity and now he is known as the "King of Bollywood".

Anupam Kher is a very popular actor, director, and producer of the Bollywood film industry. His place of birth was Shimla of Punjab and currently, he is living in Himachal Pradesh. His date of birth was 7th March 1955, and he hails from Kashmir. He got married to Kirron Kher in the year 1985. His brother Raju Kher is also a very famous actor cum director. The best part of Anupam Kher is that he got cast in more than hundred movies, and he is known to make this immense record.

Boman Irani is a well known name today in the Bollywood industry with a strong audience support for his studied comic roles tinged with traces of villainy in many cases. His entry into the industry was, however, much later in life when he was already 41. In fact, his route to film acting was laced with diverse previous occupations. Along with his love for photography, which many people are not aware of, he had a nascent fondness for acting too, but was never very open about it. It was ultimately Shiamak Davar who facilitated this and got him to audition for the veteran theatre personality Alyque Padamsee. Once the acting bug caught on with him, there was never a looking back. He swiftly established himself not only as one of the leading theatre personalities but also one who was clearly acknowledged by many as a prodigy. Theatre it was, that took him places, and soon he was a familiar face not only on the regional stage but also well known for his roles in English drama in the Mumbai circuit. In fact his most noteworthy stage appearance was in “I am not Bajirao”, which drew audiences for almost ten years. His transition from stage to the silver screen was punctuated by several ad shoots for leading brands, till he finally landed up with a small role in the 2003 film “Darna Mana Hai”, which in spite of not being commercially successful, had the audience look up to him as an actor of immense talent. For one like he, so obviously steeped into acting and rendering each of his roles with aplomb, it was natural that his name as a character actor of substance spread very fast and wide. His brand of comedy laced with villainous touches has been very popular with his large fan following, but on a more serious note, his performances in other roles too have been appreciated by critics. While the Raj Kumar Hirani films like his first film “Munna Bhai MBBS”, followed by his sequel “Lage Raho Munna Bhai”, the subsequent “3 Idiots” and the more recent “PK” have already made him a character whose next appearance is anxiously awaited, his more serious or varied roles in films like the Yash Raaj films “Veer Zara”; “Maine Gandhi Ko Nahi Maara”, remembered for Anupam Kher’s brilliance and Ram Gopal Varma’s crime thriller “My Wife’s Murder” have been equally appreciated by the discerning moviegoers. With over 70 films to his credit including one in Telegu, Irani’s tally of films and awards is likely to rise steeply, and his place in movies can be considered not as a loss for the world of theatre, but as a gift from theatre to cinema, since he continues to equally enthuse theatres not only in India but elsewhere too with his superb acting skills.

For Danny Denzongpa the voyage to the glittering world of films from distant Gangtok in Sikkim, where he was born and had his preliminary education, was quite eventful. In fact his entry into a film career was in many ways a matter of unexpected coincidence. Finishing college from Darjeeling, West Bengal, he made it to the prestigious Armed Forces Medical College in Pune, for he had always dreamed, like many from his region, to join the Indian Army. This desire was perhaps fuelled by his bagging the Best Cadet Award from West Bengal, and in being selected for the annual Republic Day parade in New Delhi. However, once in Pune, he switched over to the Film Institute instead of the Armed Forces College. That is when Tshering Phintso Denzongpa of Gangtok became the future “Danny” Denzongpa of the Mumbai film world. He had decided to change his name to a simpler sounding "Danny" as he realized that his original name would have been difficult to be pronounced once he entered films. 

Danny’s film career due to its sheer length of 44 years and 200 plus films cannot be accommodated in a brief profile of his, but the high points of his career and sheer variety of his roles can be discussed, as well as the vicissitudes of his career. Although he had to manage with B-grade movies on his entry in 1971, just 2 years into his career, he drew attention for the role of crippled husband, emoting his frustrations, in “Dhundh” During the entire 70s he displayed his versatility, making a clear mark for himself in the industry. In fact, he portrayed as much of positive roles as he did villainous ones, narrowly missing the role of Gabbar Singh in “Sholay” due to a mix up of shooting dates. In 1978 a major landmark came in his career for his role in “Devata” (1978) which saw him get substantial roles after that including big budget ones. However, in the beginning of the 1980s he suddenly lost interest in films, being type cast in villainous roles with the same setting over and over again. 

This spell was broken briefly when he directed the Rajesh Khanna starrer “Phir Wohi Raat” for N.N. Sippy in 1980, but although he went on getting any number of roles he wanted, most of them were not to his liking, as they seemed to be carbon copies of similar roles he had done previously. In between, however, there was something more satisfying for him when he made an international appearance in “Seven Years in Tibet”, co-starring with the redoubtable Brad Pitt. Danny, however, reduced his appearances at the turn of the century and between 2003 and 2009 starred in only 10 movies, with very few appearances thereafter. Any profile of Danny would be incomplete without the mention that he was not only an accomplished singer for Nepali songs, but has sung alongside Lata, Asha and Mohd Rafi in Hindi films too.

Raju Kher is the younger brother of Anupam Kher and well-known face of Indian Film and TV industry. Born in Kashmir in 1957 he completed his education from Himachal Pradesh and then he came to Mumbai to try his luck in Bollywood.

Sooraj Rajkumar Barjatya, also known as Sooraj Barjatya is born on 22nd February 1964, in Mumbai. He is an Indian Filmmaker, screenwriter, producer, and distributor. He is predominantly working in the Indian Cinema. He has attended the St. Mary’s School in Mumbai and The Scindia School in Gwalior. He got married to Vineeta Barjatya in the year 1986. He has three children. Barjatya also owns a restaurant named Spice and Sweet, located in Bandra. He began as an assistant director to Mahesh Bhatt. He made his debut as a director, at the age of 24, with the movie Maine Pyar Kiya, in the year 1989. It was a movie based on friendship and love, with Salman Khan. The move was a huge hit in the box office and this served as the ladder of success for both Salman and Barjatya. Later, this movie won the Most Sensational Debut of the Year award. His second, Hum Aapke Hain Kaun, starring Salman Khan, in the year 1994, was a blockbuster on the screen. Hum Saath Saath Hai, the family story, was a huge hit too. In all his movies, the leads have the name ‘Prem’.

Kamal Kumar Barjatya is an Indian film industry producer. He is known for his work in movies like ‘Prem Ratan Dhan Payo’ in 2015, ‘Luv U…Mr. Kalakaar’ in 2011 and ‘Hum Chaar’ in 2019. Other hit movies he has produced are ‘Vivah’ in 2006, ‘Hum Saath Saath Hai’ in 1999, ‘Maine Pyaar Kiya’ in 1989, ‘Hum Apke Hai Kon’ in 1994 and many more. He won Filmfare Award for Best film in 1955 for the movie ‘Hum Aapke Hai Koun’. He was nominated Best Picture for the movie ‘Vivah’ in 2007. His daughter’s name is Kavita Kumar Barjatya and she is a producer.

Rajkumar Barjatya is a Bollywood film producer who is associated with the blockbuster movie Hum Aapke Hain Koun. Piya Ka Ghar, Hum Saath Saath Hain, Vivah, Main Prem Ki Diwani Hoon etc. Rajkumar Barjatya is the father of Bollywood director Sooraj Barjatya. 

Ajit Kumar Barjatya is an Indian producer. Born in the Barjatya clan, Ajit always knew that he would eventually work in the TV serials and film industry. Ajit is the son of the eminent personality, Tarachand Barjatya, who laid the foundation of the Rajshri Productions in the late 1940s. His brothers are Kamal Kumar Barjatya and also Raj Kumar Barjatya. Kavita Barjatya is his niece and Sooraj Barjatya is his nephew.

Mahaveerjain is a renowned Indian film producer who comes from a business family dealing in textiles. The first film he produced was ‘Dekh Indian Circus’ which was released in 2011. The film was widely applauded and bagged four National Awards. His other widely acknowledged work includes 2019 film, ‘KhandaaniShafakhana’ starring Sonakshi Sinha and Varun Sharma and ‘Malaal,’ which was also released in 2019, and Falooda, released in 2018, among others. He has been in news for arranging meetings between Bollywood stars and Prime Minister Modi to discuss the obstacles faced by the Indian Film Industry.

Ravi Sarin is a producer based in Bollywood. He is associated with works like 3 Idiots, Baby, etc. Ravi was the production manager of M Cream. M Cream was a comedy/adventure movie. The cast of the movie included actors like Tom Alter, Ira Dubey, Raghav Chanana, Lushin Dubey, etc. The movie was released in 2014 and received four awards at Indie Spirit Film Festival, Rhode Island International Film Festival, Jaipur International Film Festival, and The Queen City Film Fest. He was in the casting department of the movie called Siddharth. It was released in 2013. He was in the extras casting department along with Vini Sharma.

Manoj Kumar Khatoi is an Indian Film Cinematographer. He worked in the Indian Film Industries in Malayalam and Hindi Languages. Manoj was born on the 5th of January. He currently lives in Mumbai, Maharashtra. Manoj started his career as a Cinematographer with a Malayalam Thriller Drama named Silence (2013). He later worked for another Malayalam movie named BTech (2018). He made his debut in the Bollywood Film Industry as a Cinematographer with the film Bhudia Singh: Born To Run (2016). He later worked in films such as Mitron (2018), Notebook (2019), and a few more. He is currently working on a film named Jawaani Jaaneman. He also worked for many TV commercials for brands such as SYSKA Led, Domino’s, Vaseline, Kingfisher, and many more

Abhinav Sarin is an assistant director, director, actor, and writer in Bollywood. He is famous for his movies like Chhapaak (2020), Dill Deewana (2021), and Kaappaan (2019). Abhinav Sarin is an alumnus of Ravi Sarin Institute, Noida, Uttar Pradesh. He is not only a director but also an actor and writer. He was an actor in a movie called It’s My Life (TV Movie) and as a writer and director, he did Dill Deewana (Short). He has done many movies as an assistant director. Uunchai (2022), The Sky is Pink (2019), Chhalaang (2020), Ujda Chaman(2019), and Sharmaji Namkeen are other movies by Abhinav Sarin. He has done some short films too. Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar(2023), and Dono(2023) are some of his movies.

Ayaskant Baral is an Indian Cinematographer and camera operator. Ayaskant Baral has worked in the camera and electrical department for 21 projects. He started his career in the camera and electrical department in 2005 as an assistant camera in the movie To Paain, and his most recent movie is Uunchai which is still in preproduction. Ayaskant Baral’s first movie was To Paain which was out in 2005. His next movie was Kisaan which was out in 2009. Soon after he worked on a movie named Lahore in 2010. In 2012 Ayaskant Baral worked on 3 movies, Jalpari: The Desert Mermaid, Talaash, and Kram in which he played the roles of the assistant cameraman and additional cinematography.

Mukesh Chhabra was born on 27th May 1980 in Mumbai of Maharashtra state. He is a very popular actor as well as a director, and he is the director of acting workshop too. He is active in the Bollywood film industry right from the year 2000 until the present. He also works in casting the actors for the movies and came up with successful casts as a whole. He did casting for prominent movies like Chillar Party, Kai Po Che, Gangs of Wasseypur, and D-Day. They were commercially successful movies, and the casting is quite apt and perfect.

Irshad Kamil is an Indian lyricist and poet who came to prominence with his work in Bollywood movies. He was born in Punjab as a Punjabi Muslim on 5 September 1971. After completing his Diploma in Journalism from Punjab University, he also completed a Ph.D. in contemporary Hindi poetry and a Post Graduation in Hindi language; he chose journalism as his career and joined a newspaper ‘Tribune’ in Chandigarh and covered entertainment and educational news. During this period, he also interviewed actors like Pooja Bhatt and Manoj Bajpayee. He then worked even in a Hindi newspaper and was involved in desk jobs. However, right from childhood, he had a unique sense to understand his life’s decisions and knew well how he has to choose his career. Soon, he left his journalism job and then did his Ph.D. and was given the offer to teach. But his refusal to become a teacher proved a turning point in his life. He met producer and director Lekh Tandon, who came to Chandigarh to shoot for TV and was looking for a writer. On Tandon’s advice, he came to Mumbai and started writing for TV. Dissatisfied with his career in TV again, he left behind his journey as a writer and was a lookout for a job as a lyricist in the film industry. 

Abhishek Dixit is a writer and director predominantly working in the Hindi-language film and entertainment industry. He has been a part of different projects within the field and has participated in different positions throughout the production process. In 2019, he wrote the movie Hum Chaar, starring Prit Kamani, Simran Sharma, Anshuman Malhotra, and Tushar Pandey.

Sham Kaushal is an Indian stunt artist, popular amongst the regional audience for his work in the stunt sequences of movies like Dangal (2016), Gunday (2014), Bajirao Mastani (2015), Dhoom 3 (2013), Student of the Year 2 (2019), etc. Mostly known for his major involvement in Bollywood movies, he has won 4 Filmfare Awards, 4 International Indian Film Academy Awards, and 2 Zee Cine Awards for Technical Excellence.

Pritam Das is an Indian Hindi sound designer, hailing from West Bengal, India. He is known for his work in movies like 'Secret Superstar,’ 'Fan,’ 'War,’ and many more blockbuster hits. His passion for the music box brings alive the story of the movies. He believes, understanding your forte, is the most important thing for sound designers and recordists.

George Joseph Olakkengil is a famous Indian music composer and music producer. He was born in Thrissur, Kerala. He went to the School of Engineering at the CUSAT campus in Kochi to pursue the graduation degree of Bachelor in Technology in Mechanical engineering. Then, he joined SAE Institute Chennai to study music. He commenced his career as an educator but later switched to the profession of a banker. From a very tender age, he has been passionate about music, and with his interest and passion led him to start playing guitar and violin. He also experimented his instrumental skills by trying his hand at keyboards. He completed the sound engineering course at SAE Institute in 2003, and went to Chembur in Mumbai to follow his dreams.

Surbi Horo is the Head of Creative Division working at Rajshri Productions Pvt Ltd. Surabhi Horo's best-known works are Greetings of the Day(2019) and Hum Chaar (2019). She was educated at Queen Mary's School in India. She then went on to Delhi University to get her Bachelor's degree in mass media. Surbhi also graduated from Arena Animations with an Advanced Diploma in Graphics and VFX. Surbhi is a media and entertainment professional with more than nine years of experience in film, television, and digital media. A thorough grasp of content, formats (fiction and non-fiction), writing, production, acquisition, programming and strategy, public relations and marketing, promotions, digital engagement, and project creation is required. She also worked as a Creative Producer at Blue Magic Films Pvt Ltd. 

“Stylist by day, Batman by night”, that is how the fashionista couturier Mohit Rai describes himself on all his social profiles. Indeed a description truly matching the man himself.

Avnish Barjatya is an Indian Director and Producer. His father’s name is Sooraj Barjatya, who is the Director of the Rajshri Productions. He worked as the associate producer and assistant director for the 2019 released movie Hum Chaar. As the assistant director, he was part of the movie Prem Ratan Dhan Payo, released in 2015, and he worked as the associate director for the 2022 release movie Uunchai. He is the executive producer for the film Prem Ki Shaadi (2024). His directorial debut is titled Dono, starring Rajveer Deol and Paloma Thakeria, for both of whom it also marks their debut work in Bollywood.

Bio coming soon...

Bio coming soon...

Bio coming soon...

Bio coming soon...

Bio coming soon...

Bio coming soon...