99 (2009)

Movie Name                  99

 

Year of Release             2009

 

Release Date               1 May 2009

Cast : Vinod Khanna, Kunal Khemu, Soha Ali Khan, Boman Irani, 

     Mahesh  Manjrekar, Simone Singh, Cyrus Broacha

 

Banner                       People Pictures

 

Producer                   Aditya Shastri, Anupam Mittal

 

Director                      Krishna DK, Raj Nidimoru

 

Music Director            Shamir Tandon

 

Editor                              Chirag Todiwala

99 is an original story inspired by real events. It is as much "what could have been" as it is "what really happened." In other words,it is historical fiction - fiction being the keyword. It spans a few genres, it is slick, fast-paced, realistic and, importantly, very funny.

In this "smart comedy" set in 1999, all the characters are bound by a common feeling of being stuck at 99 in life - just one short of a 'century'- that elusive thing called "making it" in life!

99 is an unpredictable and hilarious ride spread over two cities with colourful characters, unbelievable circumstances, small-time crooks, big-time conspiracies, fateful car crashes, loads of coffee, a briefcase full of money, a budding romance...

...and a historical controversy brewing in the background!

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Daddy COOL 2009

Director: K Murali Mohan Rao
Producer: Ashok Thakeria, Indra Kumar
Release Year: 2009
Genre: Comedy
Banner: Maruti International
Music: Raghav Sachar
Story Writer: Tushar Hiranandani

Cast: Sunil Shetty, Aarti Chhabria, Ashish Chowdhry, Tulip Joshi, Aftab Shivdasani,
Javed Jaffrey, Kim Sharma, Sophie Choudry, Rajpal Yadav, Chunky Pandey, Suhasini
Mula, Vijay Patkar, Prem Chopra, Vrajesh Hirjee , Sharat Saxena

:::About Movie:::

So, what can happen at a funeral? Even, if it's the funeral of Daddy Cool Douglas Lazarus? It's in Goa, tears, sad speeches, melancholia... right? Wrong! When... The coffin makers deliver the wrong body.

Good Son Steven Lazarus (Suniel Shetty), an aspiring writer tries to give his father a decent funeral by delivering a eulogy…that includes a description of the rivers of Goa. Having flown in first class younger brother Brian (Ashish Chowdhry), suave, successful and much admired writer from Mumbai, not ready to share responsibility for his mother, saying "He barely has money to support himself and his dogs." A rather "comfortable'' estate agent Pinto (Vijay Patkar) tries to close a house deal for Nancy (Aarti Chabria) Steven's wife who is trying to get away from her mother-in-law Mrs. Lazarus (Suhasini Mulay) , who though just bereaved, lives up to her title admirably.

A prospective groom Michael (Aftab Shivdasani) to a cousin, Maria (Tulip Joshi), nervous about meeting father-in-law to be (Naseer Abdullah ) comes in completely spaced out because of a hallucinogenic drug given to him out of Maria's junkie brother Harry's (Chunky Pandey) bottle of "Relaxo."

A knife-wielding suspicious Jenny (Kim Sharma) finds her husband Carlos (Javed Jaffrey) pleading forgiveness from the red- hot model Ayesha (Sophie Chodhry). While the model, told to bestow her favours on a man in a black suit, in order to feature in an ad film, finds herself in a room full of potential employers.

A repulsive spit on hands and flick back hair, Roadside Romeo kind of aspiring boyfriend, Jim (Vrajesh Hirjee) thinks that even a funeral is an opportunity to impress Maria.

A doddering old Uncle Murphy (Prem Chopra) in a wheelchair believes in practicing "rapchick" to get the girls...

And then enters a "Blackmailer" Andrew (Rajpal Yadav) who has a scandalous secret about the deceased Douglas "Daddy Cool" Lazarus (Sharat Saxena).

So what does happen is complete melange of madness, chaos, and a laugh a minute! So is it a 'fun'eral? Or should we say the fun is real? 

Aa Dekhain Zara 2009

Director: Jehangir Surti

Producer: Viki Rajani

Banner: Eros International

Release Date: 27 March 2009

Genre: Thriller

Music: Pritam, Gourov Dasgupta

Lyrics: Irshad Kamil, Syed Gulrez, Anand Bakshi

Story Writer: Shantanu Ray Chhibber, Sheershak Anand

Playback Singers: Sunidhi Chauhan, Shaan, Neil Nitin Mukesh, Dibyendu Mukherji, Shweta Vijay, Akruti Kakkar, Sunaina

Cast: Neil Nitin Mukesh, Bipasha Basu, Amrita Arora, Koena Mitra, Rahul Dev, Sophie Choudhary, Bobby Vats, Shrivas Nydu, Deepak Dhariwal, Biswajeet Chatterjee

Aa Dekhen Zara Indian Bollywood Movie Ray Acharya (Neil Nitin Mukesh), a struggling photographer has nothing going for him… until he inherits a very ‘special’ camera from his grandfather which changes his life in a way that he could not have imagined in his wildest dreams.The ‘power’ of the camera changes Ray’s destiny overnight. His life becomes one big roller coaster ride that takes him from rags to riches and also helps him meet the love of his life, Simi (Bipasha Basu) who is an exciting sexy DJ with a mind of her own. Everything is hunky dory and moving towards ‘happily ever after’.As they say with great power comes great responsibility and in Ray’s case, also great danger. He must now face up to the dark side of reality and win not only against the evil forces but also against fate.Aa Dekhen Zara is a fast-paced, romantic musical thriller with some great edge of the seat action.

'''8 x 10 Tasveer''' Film

Director: Nagesh Kukunoor

Producer: Bhushan Kumar

Banner: Percept Picture Company, SIC Productions

Release Date: 3 April 2009

Genre: Suspense

Story Writer: Nagesh Kukunoor

Cast: Akshay Kumar, Ayesha Takia, Sharmila Tagore, Javed Jaffrey, Girish Karnad, Anant Mahadevan

TASVEER, is a story of Jai, a young man in his30's that has a supernatural gift of being able todelve in the past of dead people by touching anobject belonging to them. His family, friends andeven he at times is skeptical of this said powerbut Jai manages to eke out a living in this landso steeped in belief of the supernatural. Hisfather, Jatin, though, feels very strongly thathis son is wasting his life away on 'mumbo jumbo'instead of managing the vast business empire hehas created and this leads to a complete breakdownof relationship between the two. Jai's motherSavitri cannot bear to be estranged from her onlyson and maintains a secret contact withJai. Jai's wife Sheela, the love of his life, isgrudgingly supportive of her husband but has a'real 'job and is the actual bread- winner of thefamily. Life goes on as they know or choose it tountil Jatin is killed in a boating Accident andJai feels wretched about losing his father and thetimes that could've been shared. He stumbles uponthe last photograph taken of the entire group offriends and family on the boat, minutes before theAccident. Jai gets pulled into the photograph andrealizes that it was no accident and that fatherwas actually murdered. Consumed with grief andcuriosity, he starts to investigate by undertakingthe Dangerous experience of going into thephotograph to find the truth. He finds out thatevery person had a motive and every person couldnot have committed this heinous crime. Heeventually unravels the mystery and in a nailbiting finish comes up with a startlinganswer. Directed by Nagesh Kukunoor, the filmstars Akshay Kumar, Ayesha Takia, Sharmila Tagore,Javed Jaffery, girish karnad, Anant Mahadevan,Benjiman Givlani, Rushad Rana and Utara Pawkar.

Barah Aana

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Director: Raja Menon

Producer: Raja Menon, Raj Yerasi, Giulia Achilli

Banner: Bandra West Pictures

Genre: Drama

Release Date: 20 March 2009

Music: Shri

Story Writer: Raja Menon

Editor: Hemanti Sarkar

Cast: Naseeruddin Shah, Vijay Raaz, Arjun Mathur, Violante Placido, Tannishtha Chatterjee, Jayati Bhatia , Benjamin Gilani, Mahabanoo Mody-Kotwa

Barah Aana is a comedy of real life, set in today's Mumbai. The story revolves around three unlikely friends: a driver (Shukla), a watchman (Yadav), and a waiter (Aman). The driver is an older man, stoic but dependable. The watchman, in his 30s, is a pushover at work but otherwise mischievous. The waiter is a young, swaggering chap, brimming with ambition. Living together, their differing attitudes spark playful banter. At some point, misfortune befalls the watchman and, due to a series of chance events, he stumbles into a crime. Striking upon a seemingly low-risk way to make good money, and discovering a new sense of self-confidence, he tries to entice the others to join him in a series of such crimes. Cat and mouse games ensue between the three as personalities change, but events soon spiral out of control, leading them in a direction none of them had wanted to take... Featuring a talented ensemble cast, Barah Aana is based on an original script. The running time is 97 minutes

Firaaq(2009, Hindi)

Director: Nandita Das
Cast: Naseeruddin Shah, Paresh Rawal, Raghuvir Yadav, Deepti Naval, Shahana Goswami, Sanjay Suri, Tisca Chopra

Release Date: 20 Mar, 2009

Firaaq is set in after 2002 Hindu-Muslim riots period in Gujarat. The movie explores the discord and pain the riots have left in the lives of common men and the tensions that Hindus & Muslims suffer in each other's presence. Hanif and Muneera return to the modest home they had fled during the riots, and find it ransacked. With their lives upset and shattered not simply by vandalism but also by betrayal from their neighbours, the couple seeks revenge. Another middle class Hindu couple Sanjay and Arati are met with new moral challenges in the changed scenario. Even composed and mature musician Khan Saheb soon starts getting affected from the tension, staying in a Hindu neighbourhood. And in parallel is the story of Anu and Sameer, an intermarried Hindu-Muslim couple, who now face the tensions they have long ignored and suppressed

Little ZiZou

Director: Sooni Taraporevala
Cast: Boman Irani, Sohrab Ardeshir, Imaad Shah, Shernaz Patel, Zenobia Shroff, Mahabanoo Mody-Kotwal
Synopsis: A peek into the closed Parsi community and their quirky ways. The movie also explores issues such as inter community marriages.

Producer: Dina Stafford, Sooni Taraporevala

A perfect movie for respite from a heavy week of stressing work, Little Zizou relieves your senses with its Parsi based plot brimming with top notch humor, screen play and very believable costume designing.Little Zizou is a journey through a child’s narration into the realms of a small Parsi setting in urban Mumbai. The eleven year old Boy, Xerxes (Jahan Bativala) believes in his angelic mother watching over him and help him fulfill his life’s ultimate dream- to meet Zinedine Zidane (from where springs lil Zizou) and older brother Artaxerxes (Imaad Shah) are children of Cyrus II Khodaiji (Sohrab Ardeshir), a near fanatic parsi who dwells on fundamental parsi beliefs and erodes non-parsi ways to secure himself power among the Parsis. Boman papervalla (Boman Irani) on the other hand, a liberal Parsi and owner of a newspaper is forever at loggerheads with Cyrus, deriving humor in seething at his fundamentalist views. The plot is further unveiled with Boman’s wife Mrs. Pressvala (Zenobia Shroff) showering her affection on the motherless lil Zozou which evokes jealousy from her own offspring Liana (Iyanah Bativala) whereas the older daughter pulls the strings of Artaxerxis’s heart who yearns for reciprocation of his love. However her affection is attuned to the likes of someone else and Artexerxis is heartbroken to learn of it.The director, Sooni Taraporevala has done a wonderful job of stringing together the dazzling performances by the cast into a tidy little movie that is both soft in its narrative and fast in pace, keeping the audience pleasantly meandering into the movie with several knots which in the end comfortably gets untwined and sorted. John Abraham makes hearts flutter with his charming looks which is all his cameo role calls for. All in all a good movie to pass a memorable Sunday with family or friends.