Happy New Yearis a Bollywood action‑comedy heist film directed by Farah Khan and produced by Gauri Khan under the (Red Chillies Entertainment) banner. The story follows Chandramohan “Charlie” Sharma (Shah Rukh Khan), whose father was falsely imprisoned for stealing priceless diamonds stolen from the vault he built. Charlie assembles a rag‑tag team of misfits—including a bar dancer (Deepika Padukone), a safe‑cracker/hacker duo (Abhishek Bachchan and Vivaan Shah), a gadget‑savvy Parsi (Boman Irani), and an ex-soldier (Sonu Sood)—to infiltrate a global dance competition in Dubai, which serves as cover for a high-stakes diamond heist targeting the corrupt tycoon who destroyed Charlie’s family reputation . A blend of over‑the‑top humor, extravagant song‑and‑dance numbers, and slapstick action, the film is unapologetically Bollywood in spirit—critically panned for its implausibility and pacing, yet widely embraced by audiences as a rollicking, guilty‑pleasure entertainer that grossed over ₹3.5 billion worldwide.
Cast[]
- Shah Rukh Khan
- Deepika Padukone
- Abhishek Bachchan
- Sonu Sood
- Boman Irani
- Vivaan Shah
- Jackie Shroff
- Jason Tham
- Mohan Kapur
- Dino Morea
The movie also has an expansive list of cameo appearances by the Who-is-Who of Bollywood, Sanjay Dutt, Zayed Khan, Sarah-Jane Dias, Daisy Irani, Vishal Dadlani, Geeta Kapoor, Prabhu Deva, Anupam Kher.