Producer
Aditya Chopra
Kunal Kohli
Director
Kunal Kohli
Star Cast
Saif Ali Khan…… Ranbeer Talwar
Rani Mukherjee…… Geeta
Rishi Kapoor
Baby Shriya Sharma…… Introducing
Sharat Saxena
Razzak Khan
Mahesh Thakur
Amisha Patel…… Special Apperance
Ayushi Burman…… Introducing
Rachit Sidana…… Introducing
Akshat Chopra…… Introducing
Taranna Raja Kapoor
A film like THODA PYAAR THODA MAGIC makes you nostalgic. It takes you back to the light-hearted, feel-good cinema made by directors of calibre like Hrishikesh Mukherjee and Basu Chatterjee. The focus was on narrating a simple story. A movie that put a smile on your face even if you walked in with a frown.

THODA PYAAR THODA MAGIC does exactly that!

Strangely, for some reason, the film lacks the hype associated with a biggie. Perhaps, the string of flops the premiere production house [YRF] churned out, indirectly, took a toll on this movie. But THODA PYAAR THODA MAGIC should reverse the trend.

A bit of MARY POPPINS. A dash of THE SOUND OF MUSIC. A sprinkle of ENCHANTED. THODA PYAAR THODA MAGIC may not be the most original script, but the sweet and tender moments in this enterprise elevate it to a watchable status.

That Kunal Kohli is a fine storyteller has already been proved [HUM TUM and FANAA were accomplished works]. Now watch him handle a simple, uncomplicated story with dexterity and you’d agree, Kunal has only matured with time.

To put a long story short, THODA PYAAR THODA MAGIC is a simple story, well told. It’s one of those films you’d enjoy watching with your family, without feeling embarrassed or red-faced. It’s sure to put a smile on your face when you exit the auditorium, which, frankly, is a rarity these days!

Ranbeer [Saif Ali Khan], a leading industrialist, is a loner, not by choice, but because he lost everyone he ever loved. He is now faced with a peculiar and uncomfortable situation. In a rare and landmark court verdict, he is to look after four orphan children. The orphans hate him and want revenge from him. The children do not want to live with a man they hate; he too cannot face them or look them in the eye for certain reasons. Their life together is very unhappy.

One day, the kids pray to God for help and He does help them. He sends his most mischievous, childlike, lovable angel to the rescue, with a mission to bring Ranbeer and the kids together. Geeta [Rani Mukerji] comes bicycling down a rainbow… and bursts into Ranbeer’s house as the self-proclaimed new nanny.

And then starts the roller coaster ride of fun, emotions, magic and love. An angel who doesn’t know what love is. A man who always lost love. Four orphans who need love.

Kunal Kohli opens the cards at the very outset. The car accident and the subsequent court judgment set the story in motion. But the first half isn’t without its share of flaws. The pranks played by the kids to harass Saif fall flat. They’re anything but funny most of the times. Ameesha’s character is another sore point. Actually, the film could’ve done without this irritating character.

However, Rani’s entry in the story adds magic to the goings-on. Her interaction with the kids and how she eventually wins them over is enjoyable. The kids, of course, are the actual heroes of this enterprise, but more on that later.

It’s the second hour that takes the film to a different level. How Saif bonds with each of them and the turning point, an incident that makes the kids see Saif differently, is simply excellent. Ditto for the finale, which may seem Bollywoodish, but you don’t mind it.

Kunal Kohli has worked with the best of stars [Aamir, Saif, Hrithik, Kajol, Kareena, Rani], but the real test is to extract performances from four unknown kids and that’s where he deserves brownie points. It’s easy to handle grown-ups, but kids can be really tough. Also, Kunal doesn’t [thankfully] make the proceedings melodramatic with rona-dhona thrown in to make it a perfect ‘family film’. The emotions are subtle, but nonetheless move you.

Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy’s music is a letdown, barring just one track, ‘Pyaar Ke Liye’. Sudeep Chatterjee’s cinematography is perfect. The effects are eye catching at times.

Saif fits into the sauve millionaire part [Richie Rich - the poor little rich guy?] very well. And the best part is, he never ‘acts’. He’s a complete natural! It’s a pleasure to watch Rani in a role that does justice to her talent. She’s lovable. But why is she sporting the same outfit throughout? Ameesha doesn’t work, mainly because her role looks like an add-on. And what is she wearing throughout the movie? But she sizzles in the ‘Lazy Lamhe’ track.

The four kids are adorable. Each of them is terrific, but the one who’s bound to walk away with taalis is the cute Sikh kid called Iqbal. Watch him break into the ‘Main Nikla Gadi Leke’ song from GADAR; it’s bound to bring the house down. Rishi Kapoor is likable in a cameo. Taraana is okay.

On the whole, THODA PYAAR THODA MAGIC is a simple story told very effectively and efficiently. At the box-office, it may be a slow starter, but should gradually gather momentum with a strong word of mouth. Business at multiplexes will be the best.

Go watch it, it’s a treat for your entire family!

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Cast
Dilip Kumar …. Vishwanath Pratab Singh aka Rana
Nutan …. Rukhmani
Naseeruddin Shah …. Khairuddin Kisti
Jackie Shroff …. Baiju Thakur
Anil Kapoor …. Johnny/Gyneshwar
Anupam Kher …. Dr Michael Dang
Sridevi …. Radha (Baiju’s girlfriend)
Poonam Dhillon …. Tulsi (Johnny’s girlfriend)
Dara Singh …. Dharma (Vishwanath’s friend)
Shakti Kapoor …. Dharma’s brother

When Jailer Vishwanath Pratap Singh (Dilip Kumar) slaps captured terrorist Dr. Michael Dang (Anupam Kher), he does not realize he has re-shaped his own future, as soon after his two sons (Shashi Kiran, Satish Kaul), and daughter-in-law (Beena) are mercilessly killed by Dang’s army of men who set Dang free from prison. Vishwanath Pratab Singh’s only surviving youngest son (Jugal Hansraj) is crippled and his wife, Rukmani (Nutan) loses her vocal cords from the shock of losing her two sons. Now calling himself Dada Thakur, he is determined to get revenge on Dang and recruits three prisoners on death-row, Baiju Thakur (Jackie Shroff), Johnny/Gyneshwar (Anil Kapoor), and a former terrorist Khairuddin Kisti (Naseeruddin Shah) to assist him in his private war against Dang. However, Dada Thakur does not realize that his army of three have only agreed to join him so that they could enjoy freedom.

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The desire for revenge can provide a powerful motive, and in SHOLAY (a mega-hit from the 1970s), a retired police officer has more than enough incentive to pursue and punish an evil bandit. Unable to succeed on his own, he convinces two small-time crooks to nab his quarry, not anticipating the complications that inevitably ensue. Propelled by an all-star cast that includes Amitabh Bachan, Dharmendra, Amjad Khan, Sanjeev Kumar, Hema Malini, and Jaya Bhaduri, SHOLAY lives up to its name–FIRE–bringing audiences first-rate action adventure. In addition, film score fans can look forward to hearing some fine R.D. Burman songs, including the popular “Mehbooba, Mehbooba.”

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Starring : Adhyayan Suman, Amita Pathak, Nakuul Mehta, Kajol
Director : Anil Devgan
Producer : Kumar Mangat
Music Dir : Anand Raaj Anand, Raghav Sachar, Vishal Bharadwaj
Singers : Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, Shreya Ghosal, Sonu Nigam, Pamela Jain, Labh Jajua, Hardkaur, Udit Narayan, Shaan, Sunidhi Chauhan, Raghav Sachar, Rekha Bharadwaj
Lyrics : Sameer, Aditya Dhar, Munna Dhiman, Shabbir Ahmed
Distributor : Eros
Genre : Romance

Synopsis

Sanjana Sharma, a young girl, is in love with Rohit but the latter’s father does not approve of their relationship and therefore, packs him off to a foreign country. Unable to forget Rohit, Sanjana is trying hard to lead a normal life. She comes across Shekhar who tries all the tricks in the book to woo her. However, Sanjana gives Shekhar a cold shoulder. Much as she would like to, she can’t avoid him because both of them are on their way to Shimla in the same train. Midway, they miss the train and are forced to travel together in a taxi. Finally, Shekhar gives an unrelenting Sanjana seven days to accept him. In these seven days, he vows to stand on the road facing her house, without food or water. Sanjana suddenly discovers herself at the crossroads of life where she has to choose between her perfect love and a perfect stranger.

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  Quite often, a burning issue that hits front-page news makes it on the Hindi screen as well. SUMMER 2007, directed by Suhail Tatari, also projects a disturbing issue: Farmers committing suicides. The intentions of the film-makers should be lauded. But there’s a hitch… The film does highlight the issue quite effectively [albeit, in patches], but offers no solution to the crisis. Instead, this film focuses on the ‘awakening’ of the careless and carefree youth, a la RANG DE BASANTI.Besides, Tatari seems to have got swayed by the script, so much so that he doesn’t know when to apply brakes. The film goes on and on and on and on… there’s hardly any respite in the second hour and you actually want to scream, ‘Ab bas bhi karo yaar’. This one’s the lonnnnnnnnnngest 3-hour movie, which tries to pack in so many sub-plots at one go.

In a nutshell, SUMMER 2007 has an engaging first half, but goes haywire in the second [marathon] hour. At best it would appeal to a tiny section of intellectuals. There’s no hope otherwise!Five medical students [Sikander, Gul Panag, Arjan Bajwa, Alekh Sangal, Uvika] represent the urban youth of today. Their lives take a turn when they land up in one of the most deprived villages of Maharashtra. Their rural posting turns into a soul-searching journey where they are forced to confront their own apathy, their own fears. Before they can flee from there, they get sucked into the whirlpool of currents. Each of the five undergo different kinds of catharsis and in the end, they have to make a choice. Do they leave the mess just as they had found it and get away from there? Or do they choose to get involved?

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If you’ve watched the promos of DE TAALI, you’d expect a film with tremendous youth power. You’d expect gags, gimmicks, laughter-n-sunshine and lots and lots of fun. But DE TAALI is anything but this! On the contrary, it’s a slow-paced love story, which depicts one of the actors as a modern-day Devdas who hits the bottle when his girlfriend walks out on him. There’s a kahani mein twist as well — the kidnapping episode — but you don’t feel giving a taali to that too.

Note another aspect. Two songs from the film have been heavily promoted — the title track [which has lots of energy] and ‘Maari Teetri’ [plays to the masses completely] — which might compel you to buy the ticket. The title track comes when the movie concludes [end credits], while the other number is just not there.

Most importantly, DE TAALI gets it wrong on the script level. Loosely inspired by a popular TV drama [DAWSON’S CREEK] is okay, but the material lacks the power to keep you hooked. Sure, DE TAALI has a few engaging and enjoyable moments, but it’s akin to an oasis in a desert.  

Paglu [Riteish], Amu [Ayesha] and Abhi [Aftab] are buddies, an integral part of each others lives. Amu is a girl amongst the two guys, though Paglu and Abhi don’t treat her like one. Paglu is the one who makes her realize about her feelings for Abhi. Life, however, takes a serious turn when Abhi falls in love with Kartika aka Anjali [Rimi Sen].

DE TAALI starts off quite well and the bonding between the three friends is well established in the initial portions. Things perk up the moment Rimi Sen enters the scene and shows her true colors. Everything’s fine till she’s kidnapped — the interval point.

But things only go downhill in the second hour. The entire kidnap drama, the Saurabh Shukla track [it can’t get weird than this], the dejected lovers [Mukul Dev, Pawan Malhotra, Sanjay Narvekar] reaching the wedding venue and the family surfacing from oblivion, everything looks ludicrous. By the time you reach the finale, the viewer is already bored and has lost all interest in the enterprise.

E. Niwas doesn’t get in right this time. He knows the job well, but if you’ve noticed his last few outings as well as DE TAALI, you’d agree that he needs to concentrate on the script than making the frames look alluring. Vishal-Shekhar’s music is a mixed bag. Barring the above-mentioned two numbers, the remaining songs lack fizz.

Riteish is lovable and his range is finally being tapped by film-makers. Aftab lends his part the required class. Ayesha Takia is getting better and better with every film. Rimi Sen spices up the otherwise bland scenario with her performance as a gold digger. Anupam Kher is wasted. Ditto for Pawan Malhotra and Mukul Dev.

On the whole, DE TAALI is a poor show. It’s an apt case of the promos looking great, not the film.

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Quite often, a burning issue that hits front-page news makes it on the Hindi screen as well. SUMMER 2007, directed by Suhail Tatari, also projects a disturbing issue: Farmers committing suicides. The intentions of the film-makers should be lauded. But there’s a hitch… The film does highlight the issue quite effectively [albeit, in patches], but offers no solution to the crisis. Instead, this film focuses on the ‘awakening’ of the careless and carefree youth, a la RANG DE BASANTI.

Besides, Tatari seems to have got swayed by the script, so much so that he doesn’t know when to apply brakes. The film goes on and on and on and on… there’s hardly any respite in the second hour and you actually want to scream, ‘Ab bas bhi karo yaar’. This one’s the lonnnnnnnnnngest 3-hour movie, which tries to pack in so many sub-plots at one go.

But, most importantly, why a title like SUMMER 2007? How does it convey what the film is all about? What is the relevance with the issue it raises?

In a nutshell, SUMMER 2007 has an engaging first half, but goes haywire in the second [marathon] hour. At best it would appeal to a tiny section of intellectuals. There’s no hope otherwise!

Five medical students [Sikander, Gul Panag, Arjan Bajwa, Alekh Sangal, Uvika] represent the urban youth of today. Their lives take a turn when they land up in one of the most deprived villages of Maharashtra. Their rural posting turns into a soul-searching journey where they are forced to confront their own apathy, their own fears.

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Before they can flee from there, they get sucked into the whirlpool of currents. Each of the five undergo different kinds of catharsis and in the end, they have to make a choice. Do they leave the mess just as they had found it and get away from there? Or do they choose to get involved?

As mentioned at the very outset, the intentions are right, but the scripting isn’t. The director succeeds in involving the viewer into the lives of the oh-so-cool urban kids, who are far removed from the harsh realities of life. The scenes at the medical college, their tryst with politics, their decision to spend a month in a village in Vidarbha… everything’s going fine in the first hour.

But problems begin to surface in the post-interval portions. The focus shifts from lack of medical facilities in rural India, to the power games money lenders play, to the main protagonist finally proving to be a conscientious citizen. Wait, there’s more! A love story has been woven in the plot and a couple of songs do show up as well, including a nautanki number. And also naxalites!

Director Suhail Tatari should’ve focused on the core issue and in turn, controlled the running time to approx. 2 hours. Also, he could’ve done with a better [and tighter] script. Take these instances: Everyone’s out to save the life of Sachin Khedekar in the end, but what happens to him [when the boat catches fire] is just not revealed. A dying Ashutosh Rana does mention that he’s safe… but how? What happens to the corrupt money lender [Vikram Gokhale] eventually? And why does Sikander surrender to the cops, when the lady cop [Shweta Menon] had already given him a clean chit?

Music is another sore point. Ideally, it should’ve been a songless film. Editing is loose. Either the editor had no say in the matter or he lost all objectivity while editing the film.

To give the credit where’s it’s due, the performances by the entire cast is the saving grace. Sikander is evolving into a fine actor. He’s a complete natural and handles the most complex of scenes with remarkable ease. Gul Panag is efficient. This is one talent who hasn’t got her due in Hindi films. Alekh Sangal springs a pleasant surprise. He’s excellent. Arjan Bajwa enacts his part very well. In fact, he’s so well restrained. Uvika looks photogenic and does a decent job as an actor.

Ashutosh Rana is in top form yet again. Why don’t we see more of you these days, Ashutosh? Vikram Gokhale never gets it wrong and he’s perfect here as well. But a topnotch actor like Prashant Narayanan deserved more footage for sure. Sachin Khedekar is competent. Shweta Menon leaves a strong impression.

On the whole, SUMMER 2007 is a good concept gone wrong thanks to too many sub-plots and a really lonnnnnnng running time [close to almost 3 hours]. At the box-office, it has no chances whatsoever!

Cast & Crew

Banner
Atul Productions
Adlabs Films Ltd

Status
Completed

Color
C

Release Date
June 13, 2008

Language
Hindi

Genre
Producer
Atul Pandey

Director
Suhail Tatari

Star Cast
Sikander Kher
Gul Panag
Ashutosh Rana
Sachin Khedekar
Divya Dutta
Uvika Chaudhary
Arjan Bajwa
Vikram Gokhale
Prashant Narayanan
Shweta Menon
Ashutosh Rana
Neetu Chandra…… Special Appearance
Alekh Sangal

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Singers
Ujjaini
Sharib
Toshi
Aanchal
Bonnie Chakraborty
Gourov Dasgupta
Sunidhi Chauhan
Shweta Vijay

Lyricist
Ujjaini
Vibha Singh
Gourov Dasgupta

Music Director
Gourov Dasgupta

Cinematography
Atarsingh Saini

Action
Javed Eijaz

Art
Chokas Bharadwaj

Editor
Bobby Bose

Screenplay
Ritesh Shah
Bijesh J

Dialogue
Ritesh Shah

Costume
Lovleen Bains

Story / Writer
Bijesh Jayarajan

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The name Priyadarshan is synonymous with comic fares. It instantaneously conjures up images of several entertaining films he has attempted over the years. Naturally, you expect his new outing MERE BAAP PEHLE AAP to be a joyride as well. Even the promos of the film, beamed round the clock on TV, give an impression that it’s a laugh-riot.

Sure, MERE BAAP PEHLE AAP has its share of light moments that make you chuckle, even break into laughter, but it’s not a laughathon from start to end. From the interval point onwards, right till the finale, the focus shifts to drama, making the goings-on serious at times.

One factor that goes against the film is its length. The concept is truly novel — for the Hindi screen at least — but how one wishes Priyan would’ve controlled its length. Movies of 2 to 2.15 hours duration are fine, but 2.40 hours [add to it the promos of new films, plus interval makes it a 3-hour outing] is strictly no-no in today’s times. Priyan should’ve brought down the length for sure!

Despite hiccups, MERE BAAP PEHLE AAP has endearing moments that work to its advantage. In a nutshell, it had the potential to rise to the level of GARAM MASALA, BHAGAM BHAG and BHOOL BHULAIYA, but it eventually ends up being an average fare!

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Janaradhan [Paresh Rawal] has spent his life bringing up his two kids, Chirag [Manoj Joshi] and Gaurav [Akshaye Khanna]. Now when the duo has grown up, Gaurav takes up the responsibility of his father. They both manage the household chores and their business to the best of their abilities. Though he is the younger son, he treats his father like his son. Gaurav shouts, threatens, fights, even locks up his father occasionally so that his prankster-friend Madhav [Om Puri], who is desperate to get married, does not spoil him.

Madhav and Janaradhan, who are always in search of a bride for Madhav, forever land up in trouble and every time Gaurav has to bail them out and face the embarrassment.

Gaurav starts getting prank calls from a girl who turns out to be his old college friend Shikha [Genelia D’Souza]. Shikha is staying with her guardian Anuradha [Shobhana], who happens to be Janardhan’s first love.

Gaurav and Shikha notice changes in Janaradhan and Anuradha’s behaviors when they come face to face after many years. They come to know about their past. Now Gaurav wants his father to get married to his lost love. Of course, the path is not so smooth, there are obstacles.

MERE BAAP PEHLE AAP begins really well. Om Puri’s roving eye, Paresh Rawal’s timid nature, Om and Paresh’s encounter with lady cop Archana Puransingh — the sequences are truly very enjoyable. But Genelia’s constant calls to Akshaye, though meant to be equally interesting, fall flat; they hardly evoke any mirth.

The twist in the tale — when Paresh spots Shobhana — increases your anxiety and you look forward to a gripping tale in the second hour. But it’s a mixed bag again. Agreed, people may scoff at the idea of a 60 + man wanting to get married, even though his son [of marriageable age] is a bachelor, but it could’ve been presented more convincingly. Here, the writer is at fault. The Naseeruddin Shah track in the finale is fine, but his bowing down to Akshaye in a fraction of a minute is difficult to digest.

Directorially, Priyan knows the craft well, no two opinions on that, but he needs to judiciously trim the film by at least 30 minutes for a stronger impact. Vidyasagar’s music is a major disappointment. Barring the title track, which runs on the end credits, the other tracks are strictly okay. Piyush Shah’s cinematography is excellent and the stunning locales of Kerala act as icing on the cake. Dialogues deserve special mention. Some of the lines are truly well penned. Editing is the weakest link of the enterprise.

Both Akshaye and Paresh live their roles, though there’s a possibility that a section of the audience may not really like the son bossing over his father. Acting-wise, Akshaye is, as always, very much with the character, essaying his part with incredible ease. Paresh gets a solid role yet again and he sinks his teeth into it. Again, a job well done!

Genelia looks fresh and pairs off well with Akshaye. She leaves a mark. Om Puri is lovable and a major asset for this movie. Archana Puransingh is excellent. Rajpal Yadav is wasted. Ditto for the powerhouse of talent, Shobhana. She deserved a better deal. Manoj Joshi is fair. Naseeruddin Shah is effective, as always.

On the whole, MERE BAAP PEHLE AAP is enjoyable in parts — an entertaining first hour, a not-too-entertaining second hour. At the box-office, it’s at best an average fare. However, the prospects should improve if the makers trim the film from 2.40 hours to 2.10 hours.

Cast & Crew

Banner
Shemaroo Entertainment

Status
Completed

Release Date
June 13, 2008

Language
Hindi

Genre
Comedy

Shooting Studios
Filmcity
Mehboob Studio

Producer
Raman Maroo
Ketan Maroo
Mansi Maroo

Director
Priyadarshan

Star Cast
Akshaye Khanna…… Gaurav
Naseruddin Shah
Shobhana…… Anuradha
Paresh Rawal…… Janaradhan Wishvanbhar Rane
Om Puri…… Madhav Mathur
Rajpal Yadav
Manoj Joshi…… Chirag
Genelia Dsouza…… Sheekha Kapoor
Archana Puran Singh

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Singers
Sangeet Haldipur
Alisha Chinoy
Neeraj Shridhar
Bob
Sunidhi Chauhan
Udit Narayan
Shreya Ghosal
Alka Yagnik
Shaan

Lyricist
Sameer

Music Director
Vidyasagar
Tauseef Akhtar

Background Music
Ranjit Barot

Cinematography
Piyush Shah

Choreography
Bosco Martis
Caesar Gonsalves
M Prasad
Pony Verma

Art
Sabu Cyril

Editor
Arun Kumar

Screenplay
Priyadarshan
Manisha Korde

Sound
Raja Krishnan

Dialogue
Manisha Korde

Costume
Neeta Lulla
Shefali Gupta
Rahul Agasti
Farzeen

Media Relations
Parull Gossain

Promos
Ravi Padda
Binni Padda

Publicity Designs
Himanshu Nanda
Rahul Nanda

Story / Writer
Priyadarshan
Kalavoor Ravikumar

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