Roadside Romeo

Roadside Romeo
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJugal Hansraj
Written byJugal Hansraj
Produced byAditya Chopra
Starring
CinematographyAnshul Chobey
Edited byArif Ahmed
Music bySalim–Sulaiman
Production
companies
Distributed byWalt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (India, United States and United Kingdom)
Yash Raj Films (International)
Release dates
  • 23 October 2008 (2008-10-23) (Kuwait)[1]
  • 24 October 2008 (2008-10-24) (India and United States)
Running time
93 minutes[2]
CountriesIndia
United States
LanguagesHindi
English
Box office₹ 82.3 million[3]

Roadside Romeo is a 2008 animated musical romantic comedy film written and directed by Jugal Hansraj in his directorial debut,[4] produced by Aditya Chopra and Yash Chopra of Yash Raj Films and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures in the United States, the United Kingdom and India.[5] The film follows a dog living in Mumbai, voiced by Saif Ali Khan, and his partner, Laila, voiced by Kareena Kapoor. This was the first voice-over in an animated film for both actors.

It was released on 24 October 2008 in the United States and India. This was the second Bollywood film to receive a North American release by a Hollywood studio,[6] following Sony Pictures' Saawariya (2007). The film received negative reviews.

A racing video game based on film was released by UTV Indiagames for mobile devices.[7]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference overseas was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Ratings information for Roadside Romeo". British Board of Film Classification (BBFC). Archived from the original on 12 January 2009. Retrieved 26 October 2008.
  3. ^ "Roadside Romeo Box Office Collection". Bollywood Hungama. 24 October 2008. Archived from the original on 10 September 2024. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  4. ^ "It's a dog's world for Saif and Kareena". IndiaFM. 19 January 2007. Archived from the original on 8 December 2007. Retrieved 19 January 2007.
  5. ^ "Roadside Romeo will be first film to be co-produced by YRF & WDS alliance". IndiaFM.com. Archived from the original on 14 January 2008. Retrieved 12 June 2007.
  6. ^ Chhabra, Aseem, "From Bollywood to Chinatown: Warner Bros. teams with India for 'Chandni Chowk' martial-arts musical" Archived 22 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine, Film Journal International, 14 January 2009
  7. ^ "Roadside Romeo". phoneky.com. Archived from the original on 5 December 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2023.