Chalo Dilli

Chalo Dilli
Theatrical release poster
Directed byShashant Shah
Screenplay byArshad Sayed
Story byArshad Sayed
Produced byKrishika Lulla
Kavita Bhupathi Chadda
Lara Dutta
StarringLara Dutta
Vinay Pathak
Akshay Kumar
Mahika Sharma
CinematographyNikos Andritsakis
Edited byAseem Sinha
Music byGourov Dasgupta
Anand Raj Anand
Sachin Gupta (Hi5)
Rohit Kulkarni
Roshan Balu
Distributed byBig Daddy Productions
Eros International Media Ltd.
Bheegi Basanti Entertainment
Release date
  • 29 April 2011 (2011-04-29)
Running time
155 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Chalo Dilli (transl. Let's go to Delhi) is a 2011 Indian film directed by Shashant Shah. It features Lara Dutta and Vinay Pathak. It also features Akshay Kumar and Mahika Sharma in a guest appearance. The film, produced under Dutta's husband Mahesh Bhupathi's production company, Big Daddy Productions and Eros International Media Ltd, was shot at locations in Mumbai, Delhi and Jaipur.[1] It was released on 29 April 2011. It was inspired by the film Planes, Trains and Automobiles starring Steve Martin.[2] A sequel to the film, named Chalo China, was set to be made in 2014 but was postponed due to a lack of financiers.[3]

  1. ^ "Mahesh Bhupathi turns producer for Lara Dutta". The Times of India. 1 March 2011. Archived from the original on 9 May 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2011.
  2. ^ "Lara, Vinay: An odd couple". The Times of India. 10 March 2011. Archived from the original on 9 May 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2011.
  3. ^ "Chalo Dilli sequel postponed/". 30 May 2014. Indo-Asian News Service.