My take on Ferrari Ki Sawaari
Long, Long ago there was a filmmaker called Vidhu Vinod Chopra. He used to make films that had very little scope for smiles and grins. Not that the films were bad , but they belong to the grey areas of human psychology. Then he gave his assistant Mr Raju Hirani a chance to take over and ever since the films that come out compel one to call the production house We Do We Nod Chopra Films.
Ferrari Ki Sawaari is part 4 of probably the never ending “bas bhi kar ab rulaega kya” series (Munnabhai 1, 2 , 3 idiots). Not that either of these films are bad, but if you pause and think for a second they all basically revolve around the same old gandhigiri and the world is bright and the road is covered with white sheets, right out of the washing machine and the smell of bleach still fresh.
So we have a typical same old parsi family from Khatta Meetha (old) , which had no woman in the house. The family follows the golden rule- “honesty is the only policy”. The good parsian Sharman drives to a traffic hawaldar at the next light to pay the fine because he jumps the red light and there was no one to fine him there. Then He smiles and grins. After that he reaches home and says something to his son, and then he smiles and grins. While making dinner he smiles and grins, and then later when he actually had to smile and grin- he smiles and grins.
You will see clones of the entire cast of Munnabhai films- Smiling for no reason, and crying until the director says cut. The background music is reminiscent of the emotional atyachar music from previous hirani films.
However, here’s the bright side (not as bright as sharman’s smile though) – The lines are funny. Even though there is a lot (LOTTTTTTTTT) of sugar coating, it still doesn’t bore you. The comedy is fresh and will make you laugh. Even the silly sequences are amusing and do manage to entertain. The entire Babbu didi – pakya marriage track is funny (although it is a little out of the narrative sometimes).
Another thing working for the movie is the beautiful, sexy, gorgeous, curvaceous, vivacious, smashing, stunning, breathtaking Ferrari (which by the way belongs to our very own cricketing maestro- Sachin Tendulkar) Its not everyday that you see this amazing machine on the screen and never in a hindi film for that matter.
The whole father-son relationship is sweet yet boring, emotional yet sugar coated, adorable yet seemingly fake at times.
What works for the movie- bits of cricket, bits of father-son sequences, The amazing Ferrari on Indian roads, the comedy sequences
What doesn’t work– The whole heavy loaded Raju Hirani hangover, the atrocious songs and their timings, Vidya balan’s seemingly pregnant belly, the sugar coating in almost every scene, The last 30 minutes– the last 30 minutes are highly stretched and boring with almost no new development. Its a dragged climax with nothing but revisiting emotional saga of previous munnabhai movies.
Sharman acts really well (its a pity that he has been made to act toooooo emotional, but nonetheless he is good). Boman irani is good too and the kid is watchable.
The direction- well rajesh mapuskar directs as if he is the hanuman who upon tearing his chest will reveal Raju bhagwaan.
Overall- 5 on 10.
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0How did u see FKS in US so fast?
Btw, I had Read sometime back u Absolutely Hate Those Sweetened, All will be Well kinda Films, am I Right?
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2 0Serenzy,
It released here yesterday, to an almost houseful crowd
Its not that I hate all will be well kinda film, but yes the overly sugar coated films are not my taste at all.
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1 0Even I don’t like them but if Perfectly done & it Strikes a Chord wid me den I Loveeee the Film, no matter how Diabetic it is.
That’s why #DDLJ Rules.
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0 0serenzy have u seenb OLLO because i feel whole theme of film was lukcy’ longing for parental /family relation in his life
see a scene where he steal photo of some family picture from someone home
althought ollo was not feel good film but it had of theme of infleunce parent in child liufe
with paresh playing 3 characters i wonder if lucky was imagining faces of other 2 character with his father because he saw them as father figure yet get betared at end
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1 0Loved it! It worked for me. It was a little slow, since the promos made me feel it was going to be a roller-coaster ride, but I really enjoyed the movie and performances! And Sharman’s climax performance was a real class act for me!
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0 1Ha Ha .. very good review suprabh specially last line about director ..
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0 011h taran adarsh ?@taran_adarsh
#Shanghai collected Rs 17.5 cr nett in Week 1. Breakup for Week 1:- Weekend: 12 cr, Weekdays: 5.5 cr.
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not bad at all specailly weekday numbers are better than most of big films
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0 0Suprabh…Sorry fr Destroying ur Thread…
but G93,
“with paresh playing 3
characters i wonder if lucky
was imagining faces of other 2 character with his father because he saw them as father figure yet get betared at end”Superb Thoughts yaa…Never thought f it like dat.
Lucky always craved for dat Affection he Never got…Dibakar intelligntly strts the Movie with the Song ‘Chahiye Thoda Pyaar…’
Abhay was Brilliant in it(His Filmography is Amazing).
OLLO Remains one f the Most Naturally Entertaining Movies ever made(along wit a KKG).
The Scenes look Authentic, Real, Grounded and Blend well with the Overall Impact f the Film like many Boman Scenes in KKG or Bangali’s Scenes in OLLO.
That’s why I like Dibakar so much.
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3 2Housefull 2 and Ferrari ki sawari are two great movies in 2012. They have at least some story and a good message conveyed in a funny way.
Housefull 2 is abt relationships between families in this multiplex era and
Ferrari ki sawari is abt dreams. Both movie are equally good.housefull 2 is a worldwide superhit and running uk and us still now.
Rowdy rathore is for poor people living in BIHAR and Rajastan. Rich people may not like RR because they think RR is illogical and unreal they dont know how poor people are living.
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0 0hain????
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1 1Rowdy rathore is for poor people living in BIHAR and Rajastan. Rich people may not like RR because they think RR is illogical and unreal they dont know how poor people are living.
by that logoic poor people shopuld hav eloved shanghai
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0 0wah suprabh.kya baat kya baat kya baat in mithun style.good reveiw.and yes vidya looks like a pregenet women after dirty picture ye to hona hi tha.but i have no problome with that.becouse my moti is jitna bada utna shandaar ye he vidya meri jaan
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1 0nice entertaining review
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1 1Don’t mind too sweet as long as it is backed by genuinely heartfelt moments. Getting very mixed feedback for this one. Anyway, going for it in the evening. Hope it works for me.
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3 0will skip this…
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0 0by the way, what will be the collection of it?
does not look to me to get success on box office.
i feel; around 20 cr domestic net life long.
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0 0@bishalu bhaiya ..give me ur fb or twitter id …
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0 0on twitter its @Gun_Master_G9
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0 0Rowdy Rathore Rock Steady On Third Friday
Saturday 16th June 2012 11.00 IST
Boxofficeindia.Com Trade Network
Rowdy Rathore was rock steady on its third week as it collected around 2-2.25 crore nett. The release of Shanghai last week and Ferrari Ki Sawaari this week week is making no difference to the film at the box office. Despite being in its third week the film was collecting than the well publicised new release Ferrari Ki Sawaari in Gujarat, UP, CI, CP Berar, CI and Rajasthan.
The film is trending better than Dabangg at the box office and that film had absolutely no competition for the first three weeks.
The third weekend may cross the 10 crore nett mark which will be only behind Three Idiots and Dabangg for third weekend business.
The biggest difference between Rowdy Rathore and the other big blockbusters is that they had no competition while Rowdy Rathore is being hit for multiplex screen space every week.
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0 0his is website which mostkky covers HOLLYWOOD films but this time they mention trailer of SHANGHAI
http://www.slashfilm.com/week-.....ent-souls/
and this what they wrote
Shanghai Trailer
I don’t understand a damn word but this is pretty good.
Dibakar Banerjee somehow has made fighting whilst holding on for dear life on a tuktuk, compelling.
Of course, this is all under the guise of a Bollywood production, resplendent with dancing and ostentatious displays of dancing and shouting, so it can’t be all that violent. From the Wikipedia page:
The bustling Indian city of Bharat Nagar has a upcoming infrastructure project backed by the ruling political party. Meanwhile, four individuals find themselves tied up into a gruesome game of crime and politics. A shocking and disturbing road accident leaves a socialist professor/political activist in critical condition.
That said, the trailer here is engrossing, linguistics aside. The editing is fast, we don’t linger on any one moment for very long, it has a good sense of humor about itself even though the material is a little dramatic, and the story doesn’t reveal too much. Yes, even though the language barrier is an issue for 99% of those who see this it’s nonetheless an enjoyable diversion and testament to how you can blend such things as someone getting rocked by a speeding car and people who break out into spontaneous dance. -
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0 0however this is sad that westerneers still see bollywood as
Bollywood production, resplendent with dancing and ostentatious displays of dancing and shouting, so it can’t be all that violent.
and that is all our fault us bollywood audince
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0 1G_93, What is wrong with ‘resplendent with dancing and ostentatious displays of dancing and shouting’? That is the way we Indians like our movies.
And why should we both how the West sees us? It is bollywood’s strength that it is the only film industry in the world that hollywood has not been able to take over.
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0 0*bother*
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0 0shaluy what are u talking
Hollywood films always TAKEOVER bolly films when they cpomepet for same week
THE AVENGERS bhhol gaye itni jaldi
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0 0FERRARI is fine & SHANGHAI safe, while ROWDY roars!
June 16, 2012 12:13:32 PM IST
By Abid, Glamsham Editorial
Send to FriendThis week’s premier release, Vidhu Vinod Chopra’s Sharman-Boman starrer, FERRARI KI SAWAARI, was never going to emulate the opening of a DABANGG or a ROWDY RATHORE, but was expected to fare well at good multiplexes. And it has!
As per first day reports FERRARI KI SAWAARI saw a 20-30 percent start at the metro multiplexes, with the occupancies being better in the Mumbai-Maharashtra and Gujarat belt, thanks to the local flavours.
FERRARI KI SAWAARI SHANGHAI
FERRARI KI SAWAARI SHANGHAIHowever, the cricket laced emotional drama failed to entice the single screen audience and even the multiplexes of other major and midsized towns. The film will have to depend on the business during the next two days, and a noticeable growth (especially on Sunday) will augur well for the Rajesh Mapuskar directed film!
As far as the other releases of the week are concerned, namely QASAM SE QASAM SE and CHAKRADHAAR, the two were never going to achieve anything in the first place, and so there are no prizes for guessing correctly that both have been rejected from the first show itself.
CHECK OUT: FERRARI KI SAWAARI Movie Review
Meanwhile, Dibakar Banerjee’s Emraan, Abhay, Pitobash and Kalki starrer, SHANGHAI, managed stable business at the mid-end during the weekdays, and ended up netting a satisfactory 17 crores (to be validated) during the first week. Given the reasonable costs and non-theatrical rights, SHANGHAI is already an average fare, and with some luck may improve further.
In the end, quite on the expected and predictable lines, Akshay Kumar’s ROWDY RATHORE continues to dominate the box-office, with a rock steady second week haul of 35 crore plus! The film has netted 113 crores (to be validated) in two weeks from India and is already a super hit. The film is likely to dominate the proceedings once again in the current week, and is all set to be Akshay Kumar’s first solo blockbuster!
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0 0Abid’s box office reporst sound more LOGICAL than BOI
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1 1G_93, I have no idea about Avengers – I didn’t watch it and don’t plan to either. BTW, which film did Avengers come with?
Hollywood still remains a side player in the Indian film culture and will always remain so, despite the boom in multiplexes. There might be a random Titanic or Avatar now and then (just like there is a random Robot from the South), but on the whole hollywood will never dominate bollywood in India – the way it dominates the local film industries all over the world.
In fact it is bollywood which is making slow and steady progress everywhere in the world. Apparently 19% of the movie tickets sold in UK last year were for Hindi movies. And this percentage is growing every year.
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0 0^^^cmmon now Hollywood is still miles ahead of bollywood even AMIR dmitted that last year
trell me if bollywood can make INCEPTION or AVATAR in this year ?? can they
their biggest achivemnt in SFX was RAONE and we all know how that turned out
as long as we DONT value quality cinema we will lad behind yes they have HANGOVER 2 but they also have IN CEPTION
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0 0even TWILIGHT films in India made better money than some movies starring bolly stars
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1 1G_93, I’m not denying that hollywood is far ahead technically (of course they spend 100 times more money on making their films too). My point is that Indian film have their own flavour and there is no way hollywood can ever replace that in India.
A few hollywood films do well in India – maybe 2-3 a year but what is the max a hollywood film has earned in India? The 100 cr grossers will always remain our own desi movies.
Indians watch hollywood for a change of taste now and then but our staple diet remains bollywood and will always remain. Just like we may like Pizza for a change but our staple diet remains dal-roti.
Why do we have to look at the West for ‘respect’ anyway? We are doing pretty well on our own, thank you very much.
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1 1” My point is that Indian film have their own flavour and there is no way hollywood can ever replace that in India.”
Great Point…Agreed Fully.
“Why do we have to look at
the West for ‘respect’
anyway?
We are doing pretty well on our own, thank you very much.”Hell Yeah….
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1 2@g 93: tu holly movies he dkh kisi ne zabardasti ki bolly movies dkhne ki..
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1 1Bollywood is never going to sink its developing and improving and making its presence felt in every part of the world ! Long way to go Bwood rocks!!!
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0 0shalu hollywood doesnt just pur money in their films they have more PROFESSIONAL approach in movie making than bollywood
they have CREATIVITY which bollywood lacks and will always lack IMO
why do u think INCEPTION succedded because of SFX ?? or story
bollywood try to make these big budget SFX yet they give us LIVE STORY 2050 and RAONE if those movioes had DECENT scriopt there SFX oculd have been not problem
another problem with us this STAR WORSHIPPING yes hollywood has stars bvut tell me when was BRADD PITT won an OSCAR
when did TOM CRUISE won an OSCAR hjow about even LEO
did INCEPTION won best film at oscra sdespite it great at Box office
when bollywood stars themself run towarsd HOlyywood it means hollywood is dominating bollywood
do u see brad pitt ruinning to bollwood
even Amitabh bachan cound resist the temtation to be p-art of hollywood for 0ne minute role whether u admit it or not
Hollywood has WIDER release thanj bollywood INTERNATIONALLY
as lomng as we still have SALMAN KJHAN ZINDABAAD SRK ZINDABAAD AMIR ZINADABAAD menatlity bollywood is not even above than CHINESE cineamr or TOLLYWOOD
there are directors like dibakar banerjee anurag kashyap who try to sweim against the tide but they dont have support like karan johar do they???
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0 0Are agar aapko hollywood me itna hi interest h toh hw jao nd agar aapko bw ko hw k level tak pahuchana h toh pahuchao sirf bolne se kaam nhi chalega
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0 0not to mention with suddedn wave of masal cinema we are REGRESSING back to 80′s
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0 0G_93, Why are you going off on a different tangent? My point is that bollywood has its own flavour which hollywood will never be able to overpower. And that we don’t need to look towards hollywood to earn respect for our movies.
Hollywood is superior in most aspects yes, but they too dish out a lot of garbage year after year. Every industry has its strengths and weaknesses.
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0 0Ha ha, good review. Has better one liners than the film. Agree with almost everything. Except that I quite liked the Vidya Balan song actually- though her presence was quite intimidating (the song warranted that I guess). If I have to say it in one line it would be- An hour shorter and Ferrari ki Sawaari would have been a crackling film.
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