The story begins with the pomp and splendour of Salman Khan, whose chopper gets delayed post a show. While waiting in the lobby, there occurs a sudden appearance of Katrina Kaif, who claims that she'll tell a story to kill boredom during the wait, only if he makes a movie on it. What makes Khan buy the deal was the idea of God involved within the story line.
The story revolves around lives of Shyam, Vroom (Sohail Khan), Radhika (Amrita) , Priyanka (Gul Panag), Isha (Isha Kopikar) and Military Uncle, who have been living simple yet unsatisfied lives as calling agents in a call centre. Initially, when they began working, the work seemed interesting but later monotony strikes.
However strange it may sound but the sequence of the conversation with GOD was perhaps the most important and spellbinding sequence in the novel.. but in the film it completely falls flat. Since the climax disappoints, the whole impact of 'Hello' is gone.
This is the second film of director Atul Agnihotri after the disastrous Dil Ne Jise Apna Kaha. Though he has improved a lot but he failed to translate the energy of the novel into the scenes.
The only point where the film actually matches the book is the dialogues. Chetan Bhagat introduces his brand of tongue-in-cheek humor and the actors also do complete justice while uttering them.
Sharman Joshi and Sohail Khan are first rate. The underrated actors complement each other very well. Gul Panag is good and so is Sharat Saxena. Amrita Arora and Isha Koppikar had nothing significant to do. Dilip Tahil is completely over the top.
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