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Hawaa Hawaai

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2014 | 120 min | Drama, Family

Weeknight Watchearly rating

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for families. If you loved The Color of Money, start here.
The mood
Feel-good.
The pace
Takes its time with its characters, at 2 hr.
What might put you off
It's in Hindi, so expect subtitles (or a dub).

Hawaa Hawaai is a story of the triumph of the human spirit; friendship and enjoying the journey of making ones dream come true. Arjun moves to the big city along with his mother and little sister. Out there he discovers a hidden world of in-line skating through coach Lucky, who mentors kids to become skating champions. While Arjun starts nursing the dream to learn skating under Lucky, his four friends get together to make this dream come true for him. In this endearing story of hope and aspirations, will Arjun's dreams take flight?

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsSolid

    Generally positive reviews

  • AudiencesNot counted

    Not measured yet: not enough ratings

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Box office & staying powerBelow par

    $2 million worldwide on a $1 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactWeak

    About 18K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Amole Gupte

  • Makrand DeshpandeHarishchandra Waghmare
  • Partho A. GupteArjun Harishchandra Waghmare
  • Neha JoshiTaramati Waghmare
  • Saqib SaleemAniket 'Lucky' Bhargava
  • Srishti SharmaMaahi
  • Mahesh BalrajRafique
  • Rekha KamatAji
  • Anuj SachdevaAniruddha 'Bugs' Bhargava