Producer: Suresh Sharma, Abdol Samee Siddiqui
Director: Rajkumar Santoshi
Cast: Ajay Devgan, Vidya Balan, Pankaj Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor, Ishteyak, Sridevi, Boney Kapoor, Jackie Shroff, Ruby Bhatia
Pahlaj Nihalani, Neeraj Vora, Tusshar Kapoor, Ranjit Kapoor, Mukesh Tiwari, Lekh Tandon, Sayali Bhagat
Music: Sukhwinder Singh, Vanraj Bhatia

Maker of films like ‘Ghatak’, ‘Ghayal’ and ‘Damini’, Raj Kumar Santoshi is back with his new big celluloid offering ‘Halla Bol’ that can be briefly summed up as ‘an awakening call to the conscience of a generation’. Starring Ajay Devgan, Vidya Balan, Pankaj Kapur and Darshan Jariwala as the mains, this film promises to be socially relevant and ethically stirring.

Ashfaque (Ajay Devgan) is a small-town lad who wishes to make it big in the tinsel town. He unites with a street theatre group ran by a dacoit-turned-social crusader Siddhu (Pankaj Kapur) who uses this medium to bring awakening among the masses.

Ashfaque struggles hard to make it big until one day he finally gets his long awaited break into films. His whole world seems to change after that including his name and he is awarded with a filmier name Sameer Khan. Lady luck shines at him and within a small time he makes name for himself in the industry. Now he becomes Sameer Khan- the superstar, an actor who can pull off any role with ease and élan and march away happily with all laurels and applauds.

Slowly and slowly, he gets so much enamored by the showbiz that he starts to lose connection with his real self. Corruption pervades his entire self and gradually he starts distancing himself from his loved ones, counting his beloved wife, Sneha (Vidya Balan). 

But a startling event at a party seems to break the thin glass of glitterati for him and he is placed in a trying situation of choosing between his ethics on one hand and his stardom on the other.

Whether the actor is able to break-free from his make-believe world of stardom and stand for truth and justice forms the crux of this bonafide tale.

This film also stars Jackie Shroff, Tusshar Kapoor, Sridevi, Boney Kapoor, Pahlaj Nihalani, Neeraj Vora and Ranjit Kapoor in other significant roles.

Written and directed by Rajkumar Santoshi, this film has its music by Sukhwinder Singh and Vanraj Bhatia. S Natarajan Subramaniam fiddles with the camera here while Ganesh Acharya choreographs the songs. Abdul Samee Siddiqui is producing this flick.

The film is slated for January 11th, 2008 release.