| Charas: A Joint Effort | |
| Starring: | Jimmy Sheirgill Uday Chopra Irrfan Khan |
| Director: | Tigmanshu Dhulia |
| Producer: | Anjum Rizvi |
| Cinematography: | Satyajit Pande (Setu) |
| Runtime: | 142 minutes |
| Country: | India |
| Language: | Hindi |
| Music: | Raju Singh |
| Distributor: | Yash Raj Films |
| Gross: | 5.1 million[1] |
Charas is a 2004 Indian Hindi-language crime thriller film directed by Tigmanshu Dhulia. Set in Kasol, a village near Manikaran in Kullu, Himachal Pradesh, the film explores the illegal drug trade. It stars Jimmy Sheirgill, Uday Chopra and Irrfan Khan with Kabir Sadanand, Namrata Shirodkar, and Hrishita Bhatt in supporting roles.
| Charas: A Joint Effort | |
| Type: | Soundtrack |
| Artist: | Raju Singh |
| Released: | 2004 |
| Genre: | Feature film soundtrack |
| Language: | Hindi |
| Label: | Saregama-HMV[2] |
| Prev Title: | Fida |
| Prev Year: | 2004 |
| Next Title: | Page 3 |
| Next Year: | 2005 |
The soundtrack of Charas was composed by Raju Singh with the lyrics being written by Javed Akhtar and Tigmanshu Dhulia.[3]
| Track no. | Title | Singer(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Bhambole" | Sunidhi Chauhan | |
| 2 | "Charas" | Sowmya Raoh | |
| 3 | "Hum Chale" | Sonu Nigam, Shaan | |
| 4 | "Sulge Huye Hain" | Kumar Sanu, Alka Yagnik | |
| 5 | "Tumhen Arpan" | Hariharan, K.S Chithra | |
| 6 | "Ye Dhuaan" | Mahalaxmi Iyer |
The film received mixed reviews. Taran Adarsh from Bollywood Hungama rated 1 out of 5, terming it as "a half-baked product that disappoints".[4] Vivek Fernandes from Rediff stated the film as "compelling watch. So catch it, even if it is just for kicks."[5] Kaveree Bamzai from India Today criticised the film as a "completely flat entertainer".[6]