Jugal Hansraj He has a very clean 'hair cut' and a red bowtie for neckwear. It was released on 24 October 2008 in the United States and India. The film centers around a pampered dog named Romeo who, after being abandoned by his owners, is forced to live out in the streets of Mumbai. Roadside Romeo. Hot Muggs integrated an inaugural concept of incorporating one-liners from the movie like "Tension Not," "Stay Cool" and "I'm Good Na" on coffee mugs. It was written and directed by Jugal Hansraj. The story is cute and family-friendly (even if a little far-fetched... but that's Bollywood for ya! A brown and white dog commonly wearing a blue bandana on the neck. Roadside Romeo (film) A Disney animated co-production with Yash Raj Films (India). Charlie Anna, sometimes just called Anna by others or Charlie by himself, is an English Bulldog and the don of the land who is feared by everyone. A grey tabby cat trying to fit in with the dog pack. Kapoor told the producers she would be busy promoting her other Diwali release, Golmaal Returns. Romeo is a dog who once lived in luxurious surroundings. 45 million (US$912,316)[21] made it an Indian record for a Disney production. It also benefited from the use of Tata Elxsi's EKA, one of the world's fastest supercomputers. Roadside Romeo is a 2008 3-D Indian-American computer animated musical romance comedy film written and directed by Jugal Hansraj and co-produced by Aditya Chopra and Yash Chopra of Yash Raj Films and Walt Disney Pictures. Released Salim-Sulaiman Charlie Anna is the main antagonist in Roadside Romeo, he is a fat ugly dog. Romeo then promises that he would make Laila fall in love with Charlie. Roadside Romeo isn't what I'd call a box office hit, but I do think it's underrated. He had the works - the mansion to live in, the chicks to party with and the cars to be driven around in. The actors that voiced the two main characters. Language They escape but Romeo feels there no point staying as Laila said she never wanted to see him again, the next day in the morning, Romeo throws his sack onto an open train boxcar about to leave the station but Charlie arrives with Laila and the others, Charlie says to Romeo that he is a fool for leaving Laila when she still loves him, he explained everything and says she is Romeo's and no one else's, he lets go of her hand and Laila begins to run after the train, while Romeo holds his hand out for her, Charlie remarks " where have i seen this before". Starring One day his owners decide to migrate to London and he is left at the mercy of the servant of the house, who dumps him on the streets of Mumbai. 93 minutes [24][25] On the first weekend, it made US$41,770 (Rs. Charlie tells Romeo that he is a fool for leaving Laila when she still loves him, that he explained everything to her and says she is Romeo's and no one else's. Disney has released its first Indian animated feature film called 'Roadside Romeo'. Charlie threatens them with his trio of female ninja dogs, whom he calls his Angels, but Romeo tricks Charlie into allowing his friends to leave unhurt. The subtitles i found in another YT-Video (from RoadsideMO) - thanks for uploading these. They look oddly naked and move awkwardly, which flattens the dance sequences and keeps the film earthbound. A dude who was living the life. 1 Plot 2 Viewing Link 3 Production 4 Distribution 5 Sources Write the first section of your article here. Young, and John Xintavelonis. Though many Bollywood actors promoted the film, the two main stars of Romeo, Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor did not do much promotion. Though the release was originally scheduled for the summer of 2008, the release was put off to Diwali. Together, they set up a successful dog-grooming business until Chhainu, the right-hand of gangster-dog Charlie Anna, arrives to collect "weeklies" (weekly protection money) in the form of bones. [10] Though the company did not publicly release the film's budget,[11] Britain's Guardian reported it to be about US$7 million. Roadside Romeo is an animated 2008 Bollywood film distributed by Disney (yes, Disney) and Yash Raj Films. The alliance by producer Yash Chopra and Disney Chairman Dick Cook is a first in the field of animation. "[31], The film's soundtrack was released on 1 October 2008 by director Jugal Hansraj and actor Jaaved Jaffrey at The Club in Andheri, Mumbai. Taran Adarsh gave the film three stars out of five, citing its borrowing from the masala films of 1980s and a predictable story. Charlie is the main antagonist turned supporting character of Roadside Romeo. One day his owners decide to migrate to London and he is left at the mercy of the servant of the house, who dumps him on the street. Saif Ali Khan as Romeo the tan four-legged protagonist. Bottom line is the fact that Roadside Romeo is ultimately a movie that has stemmed from the land of masala films, so expecting anything different is sheer blasphemy. Disney's decision to hire an Indian animation firm, Elxsi, part of the giant Tata group, for Roadside Romeo was an acknowledgement of an unsung part of India's outsourcing success story. Written by Tanaaz Irani as Mini, the last member of the gang of four. October 24, 2008 John DeMita, Debi Derryberry, Paul Eiding, Troy Evans, Bill Farmer, Eddie Frierson, Nicholas Guest, Jess Harnell, Jason Harris, Roger L. Jackson, Marc John Jefferies, Leslie Jordan, John Kassir, Linda Kerns, Susan Stevens Logan, Sherry Lynn, Danny Mann, Laura Marano, Vanessa Marano, Mona Marshall, Mickie McGowan, Rove McManus, Laraine Newman, Jordan Orr, Paul Pape, Patrick Pinney, Phil Proctor, Jan Rabson, Daryl Sabara, Evan Sabara, Susan Silo, Peter Siragusa, Matt Stone, Romeo does not intend to lose Laila, but plans to deflate Charlie's ego by having a disguised Mini pretend to be Laila and make it clear she's not interested. Meet the Characters of Roadside Romeo! Visual Computing Labs (VCL), a division of Tata Elxsi Ltd. was involved with everything from visual conceptualisation, character design to animation and final output. Roadside Romeo So far, I think it is India's best animated film to date, but more importantly, I think the script is fabulous. Though the company did not publicly release the film's budget, Britain's Guardian reported it to be about US $7 million. He is one of the nighttime villains. 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