Filmmaker Sooraj Barjatya is making a comeback to the industry after seven years with his new feature film Uunchai. The film has been directed by Barjatya and will be jointly produced under the banners of Rajshri Productions, Boundless Media and Mahaveer Jain Films.

The movie’s first trailer was released on Tuesday and the makers have also shared the official posters, images and videos of the film prior to the trailer release. 

Anupam Kher, Parineeti Chopra and Amitabh Bacchan had also shared details about their upcoming film on their official social media handle. 

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Anupam Kher’s Instagram post read “Last day of #Uunchai! Laughter, tears, happiness, gratitude, speeches and warm hugs!! Thank you to the entire unit and #SoorajBarjatya for making this journey so blissful and inspirational! See you all in theatres soon.”

Amitabh Bachhan shared a poster of his upcoming film on Twitter and captioned it “Proud to be a part of this special ensemble! Here we come.”

Release Date 

The movie will have a scheduled theatrical release on November 11, 2022.

Cast 

The film will feature superstars like Amitabh Bachchan, Anupam Kher, Boman Irani, Neena Gupta, Sarika, Parineeti Chopra, Nafisa Ali, and Danny Denzongpa. 

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Plot 

Though the actual plot of the upcoming film has not yet been revealed, the film will bear the essence of a family drama just like other Rajshri films. The primary plot revolves around the friendship of four friends who are in their old age.

Trailer 

In the trailer, we are introduced to four friends and the characters are portrayed by Amitabh Bachchan, Anupam Kher, Denzongpa and Boman Irani respectively. The trailer also shows Bhupen, a disciple of Denzongpa, who has only one lifelong ambition: to scale Everest. But he passes away before he can realize his desire. No matter how many storms they endure, his companions decide to carry out his final desire and spread his ashes atop the Everest. The group travels to the Everest base camp despite their advanced age and health problems. The trailer also gives us a glimpse of the three female characters, Parineeti, Neena, and Sarika, who don’t seem to have much of a role in this story of four friends, and the tagline of the movie is “Friendship was their motivation.”

Filming Location

The filming took place in Nepal and the shoot started in October 2021 and the makers wrapped up the shoot in April 2022.