Uunchai

Uunchai (2022)

ऊंचाई

Friendship was their only motivation

Amit, Om, Javed and Bhupen - a group of four friends - have come a long way in life. Bhupen had a lifelong dream of going to Mount Everest with his three friends but the idea is quashed immediately as soon as he expresses it to them during a get-together. However, Bhupen's sudden death leads the trio to leave their cozy Delhi lives and trek to Everest Base Camp as friendship was their only motivation.

Date of release
2022-11-11
TMDB
6.2 / 10 (20)
Runtime
2h 49m
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Family
Director
Sooraj Barjatya

Casting

Interesting facts

Uunchai (transl. Altitude) is a 2022 Indian Hindi-language adventure drama film directed by Sooraj Barjatya, written by Abhishek Dixit on the basis of an original story by Sunil Gandhi, and produced jointly by Rajshri Productions, Boundless Media and Mahaveer Jain Films. The 60th film produced by Rajshri, stars an ensemble cast of Amitabh Bachchan, Anupam Kher, Boman Irani, Parineeti Chopra, Neena Gupta and Sarika with Danny Denzongpa and Nafisa Ali in guest appearances.

Production

It was announced in October 2021 that Sooraj Barjatya would be making his comeback to direction with Uunchai since Prem Ratan Dhan Payo (2015). A family drama like all Rajshri films which revolves around the friendship of senior citizens, Uunchai is jointly produced by Rajshri Productions, Boundless Media, and Mahaveer Jain Films.

It was announced in September 2021 that Amitabh Bachchan, Anupam Kher, Boman Irani and Danny Denzongpa will play the lead roles of four friends, with Neena Gupta. Sarika marks her comeback to cinema with this film since Baar Baar Dekho (2016). In October 2021, Parineeti Chopra was roped in as a tourist guide. Nafisa Ali was cast opposite Bachchan. Television actors Sheen Dass and Abhishek Singh Pathania made their Bollywood debut with this film.

Filming began in October 2021, with Parineeti Chopra, Anupam Kher, and Boman Irani. Amitabh Bachchan joined the cast in December 2021. The film has been shot at various locations in Nepal including at Lukla and Kathmandu.

It has also been shot at Kargil, Delhi, Mumbai and Uttar Pradesh. In March 2022, Chopra finished shooting for her part in the film. The rest of the cast completed their shoot and the filming ended in April 2022.

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