Hook Ya Crook
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| Directed by | David Dhawan |
| Produced by | Ronnie Screwvala |
| Screenplay by | Renzil D'silva |
| Story by | Renzil D'silva |
| Starring | John Abraham Genelia D'Souza Kay Kay Menon Shreyas Talpade |
| Music by | Pritam |
| Distributed by | UTV Motion Pictures |
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Shelved[1] |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Hook Ya Crook is an unreleased Bollywood comedy drama film, which was to be directed by David Dhawan and starred John Abraham and Genelia D'souza in the lead roles. Produced by Ronnie Screwvala and written by Rensil D'Silva, the award-winning writer of Rang De Basanti, the film was shelved due to numerous delays.[2]
The film was to be an adaption of the 2005 Hollywood hit, The Longest Yard.
Synopsis
Hook Ya Crook was to focus on an ex-cricket player, Mohit (John Abraham), who after having an argument with his wife, attacks her in a drunken rage. He is arrested, and is taken to Juvee, where the Jailor offers Mohit a chance to escape from the prison, with no-one stopping him, on one condition, he has to form a Cricket team with all the prisoners.
Cast
- John Abraham as Mohit
- Genelia D'Souza as Neha
- Shreyas Talpade
- Uday Chopra
- Kay Kay Menon
- Sharad Kapoor
- Mahendra Singh Dhoni in a Special Appearance
Production
Hook Ya Crook is a thriller involving comedy and cricket.[3] Filming began in Mumbai and Hyderabad, India in 23 January 2009. During the latter part of January 2009, John Abraham fractured his ankle while sliding down a twenty-foot pole.[4] Due to his injury, several scenes had to be postponed and the film's release date was pushed back.[5] In September 2011, before the release of Abraham's Force, he announced that Hook Ya Crook has been shelved, it will not release and therefore he will focus on his next projects.
References
- ↑ John-Genelia starrer Hook Ya Crook shelved. FilmiBeat. 12 April 2010
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