Altitude) is a 2022 Indian Hindi-language adventure drama film directed by Sooraj Barjatya, written by Abhishek Dixit on the basis of an original story by Sunil Gandhi, and produced jointly by Rajshri Productions, Boundless Media and Mahaveer Jain Films.
[2] The 60th film produced by Rajshri, stars an ensemble cast of Amitabh Bachchan, Anupam Kher, Boman Irani, Danny Denzongpa, Parineeti Chopra, Neena Gupta and Sarika.
A simple trek turns out to be a personal, emotional and spiritual journey as they battle their physical limitations and discover the true meaning of freedom.
It was announced in October 2021 that Sooraj Barjatya would be making his comeback to direction with Uunchai since Prem Ratan Dhan Payo (2015).
[11][12] It was announced in September 2021 that Amitabh Bachchan, Anupam Kher, Boman Irani and Danny Denzongpa will play the lead roles of four friends,[13][14] with Neena Gupta.
[19] Television actors Sheen Dass and Abhishek Singh Pathania made their Bollywood debut with this film.
Amitabh Bachchan's poster was released by Dharmendra,[30] Anupam Kher's by Anil Kapoor,[31] Boman Irani's by Rajkumar Hirani,[32] Sarika's by Kirron Kher,[33] Neena Gupta's by Gajraj Rao[34] and Parineeti Chopra's by Arjun Kapoor.
"[48] Devesh Sharma of Filmfare gave the film 3.5 stars out of 5 and wrote, "It’s brave of Sooraj Barjatya to take senior actors and weave an ode to friendship around them.
"[51] Renuka Vyavahare of Times of India gave the film 3.5 stars out of 5 and wrote, "It’s the performances that keep you interested despite a messy latter half.
"[53] Shubham Kulkarni of Koimoi gave the film 3 stars out of 5 and wrote, "Uunchai is made with a lot of heart and nostalgia involved.
"[54] Monika Rawal Kukreja of Hindustan Times wrote, "Uunchai is a heart-warming story without any intent of being preachy or trying to evoke extreme emotions.
"[55] Anuj Kumar of The Hindu wrote, "Uunchai tells a well-written, emotional story unhurriedly with relatable moments, making one chuckle and cry in equal parts.
"[56] Pratikshya Mishra of The Quint wrote, "Uunchai has a strong emotional core but it lacks strength in brevity.
"[57] Anindita Mukherjee of India Today gave the film 2.5 stars out of 5 and wrote, "Uunchai is all about feelings, love and emotions.
"[59] Sukanya Verma of Rediff.com gave the film 2 stars out of 5 and wrote, "Uunchai forcibly draws out our emotions by playing up the octogenarian actor's ordeal in a drama whose focus fluctuates between friendship, trekking, ageing, closures and making peace.
Vetticad of Firstpost gave the film 1 stars out of 5 and wrote, "Uunchai is a call to the elderly to embrace life and accept change.