Accident on Hill Road
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Accident on Hill Road is a 2009 Bollywood
film, directed by Mahesh Nair and produced by Nari Hira
, starring Farooq Sheikh, Abhimanyu Singh
, Celina Jaitley
. The film is an authorised remake of the 2007 Hollywood film Stuck
which is in turn based on the true story of Chante Mallard.
said the film is "unintentionally comical", Taran Adarsh
gave it only one star out of five and Nithya Ramani of Rediff called it "a terrible excuse for a film".
Bollywood
Bollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...
film, directed by Mahesh Nair and produced by Nari Hira
Nari Hira
Nari Hira is the owner of the Mumbai-based Magna Publishing Co. Ltd. that publishes magazines such as Stardust, Showtime, Savvy and Health. He is also into film production through Magna Films, a subsidiary of his publishing company.-Career:...
, starring Farooq Sheikh, Abhimanyu Singh
Abhimanyu Singh
Abhimanyu Singh is an Indian film actor who works mainly in Bollywood.He made his debut in films with Aks , directed by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra. He got his first break with the role of Ransa Singh in Gulaal , directed by Anurag Kashyap. The role won him the 2010 Stardust Award for breakthrough...
, Celina Jaitley
Celina Jaitley
Celina Jiya Jaitley is an Indian actress born in Kabul, Afghanistan. She appears in mainly Bollywood films. As a former beauty queen and model, she was crowned Femina Miss India Universe in 2001.-Early life:...
. The film is an authorised remake of the 2007 Hollywood film Stuck
Stuck (2007 film)
Stuck is a 2007 thriller directed by Stuart Gordon and starring Mena Suvari and Stephen Rea. The film premiered on May 21, 2007 at the Cannes Film Market...
which is in turn based on the true story of Chante Mallard.
Plot
When Sonam (Celina Jaitley) runs over a man Prakash (Farooq Sheikh) on her way home from a party one night she tries to dispose of him so no one will find out. She enlists the help of her drug dealer boyfriend Sid (Abhimanyu Singh).Cast
- Farooq Sheikh as Prakash Shrivastava
- Abhimanyu Singh as Sid
- Celina JaitleyCelina JaitleyCelina Jiya Jaitley is an Indian actress born in Kabul, Afghanistan. She appears in mainly Bollywood films. As a former beauty queen and model, she was crowned Femina Miss India Universe in 2001.-Early life:...
as Sonam Chopra
Critical reception
Accident on Hill Road received mostly negative reviews from critics. Rajeev MasandRajeev Masand
Rajeev Masand is an Indian film critic and entertainment reporter for CNN-IBN. Masand started his career as an entertainment correspondent at the young age of 16...
said the film is "unintentionally comical", Taran Adarsh
Taran Adarsh
Taran Adarsh is an Indian film critic, journalist, editor and film trade analyst. He is also a former producer and screenwriter. He is the son of film director and producer, B.K. Adarsh....
gave it only one star out of five and Nithya Ramani of Rediff called it "a terrible excuse for a film".