Mumbai Matinee is a 2003 Indian romantic comedy film directed and written by Anant Balani and starring Rahul Bose as a 32-year-old virgin. The film premiered on 26 September 2003 and was also released in the UK. Director Anant Balani died before the film was released on 29 August 2003.[1][2][3]
| Mumbai Matinee | |
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| Directed by | Anant Balani |
| Written by | Anant Balani |
| Produced by | Bobbie Ghosh Rangita Pritish Nandy |
| Starring | Rahul Bose Perizaad Zorabian Vijay Raaz Saurabh Shukla |
| Cinematography | Sanjay Nair |
| Edited by | Mohammed Rafique |
| Music by | Anand Raj Anand Farhad Wadia |
| Distributed by | Pritish Nandy Communications (PNC) |
Release date |
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Running time | 125 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Plot edit
Debu (Rahul Bose) is a 32-year-old advertising agent, but has a serious problem in that he is still a virgin. He meets Baba Hindustani (Vijay Raaz) in a hotel who promises to cure him of the teasing he gets from being a virgin. He later meets Nitin Kapoor, a film-maker (Saurabh Shukla) who later films him as he works out in the gym and other physical activities. Unaware of what is happening, Kapoor edits the film in such a way to give the impression of Debu as having sex. The film is released and becomes a box office hit and Debu quickly becomes a sex symbol. He later meets Sonali Verma (Perizaad Zorabian), a journalist, who helps him through his difficulties and they later fall in love.[4]
Cast edit
- Rahul Bose as Debashish Chatterjee (Debu)
- Perizaad Zorabian as Sonali Verma
- Vijay Raaz as Baba Hindustani
- Saurabh Shukla as Nitin Kapoor
- Anusha Dandekar as Anusha, the temptress
- Kabir Sadanand as Rakesh Sharma
- Asrani as Pyarelal
- Bakul Thakkar as Roshan Kumar
- Amar Talwar as Mahesh Ghodbole
- Sunila Karambelkar (actress) as Monica D'Costa
- Sanjay Gandhias Rohan Khanna
- Noshirwan Jehangir as Pinto
- Shehzad Khan as Don
- Prithvi Zutshi as Police Inspector
- Pinky Chinoy as Prostitute
Soundtrack edit
| Mumbai Matinee | |
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| Soundtrack album by Anand Raaj Anand & Farhad Wadia | |
| Released | 1 June 2003[5] |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Length | 43:00 |
| Label | Times Music |
- Anand Raj Anand - composer of the song "Loot Gaye"
- KK
- Shantanu Mukherjee
- Sonu Nigam
- Saswati Phukan
- Farhad Wadia
Track list edit
- "Tera Dekh Ke Najara Tobba Tobba Mere Yara (Loot Gaye)" - Shashwati
- "Tere Bina Mai Jiu Aise" - Kunal Ganjawala
- "Ye Hai Mumbai" - Sonu Nigam
- "You" - Shaan
- "Bumbai Se Aaya Mera Dost" - Abbey
- "Sex Is Good" - K. K.
- "Shame" - Joe Alvares
- "Tere Bina Mai Jiu Aise (2)" - Kunal Ganjawala
Critical reception edit
Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama gave the film a rating of 1 out of 5 and said that, "The film has an interesting plot in fact a story like this has never been attempted by an Indian film-maker before but how one wishes the twists and turns in the story were captivating enough to keep you glued right till the climax."[6] Shahshi Matta of Planet Bollywood gave the film a rating of 4.5 out of 10 saying that, "The film looks hurriedly put-together and the contemplation's of the protagonist at various points in this film (on love, the gay character, etc.) look like they belong to another film. A film that could have been. But clearly wasn’t."[7] R. Swaminathan of Rediff commented on the film saying that, "The film is not everyone's cup of tea. If you are looking for a family entertainer, you are eyeing the wrong film. But if you want time out with your locker room buddies or with your girlfriend, Mumbai Matinee is the film."[8] India Today criticized the film saying that, "Matinee's meandering script hobbles on its compelling plot, and by the time the nerd scrambles into bed, you are past caring."[9]
References edit
- ^ "Filmmaker Anant Balani passes away". Rediff.
- ^ "Filmmaker Anant Balani passes away". The Times of India. 29 August 2003.
- ^ "Anant Balani - Indian Director". Variety. 3 September 2003.
- ^ BBC.co.uk, Retrieved 21 February 2008
- ^ "Mumbai Matinee (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". iTunes. June 2003.
- ^ "Mumbai Matinee Review by Taran Adarsh". Bollywood Hungama. January 2003.
- ^ "Mumbai Matinee Movie Review by Shashi Matta". Planet Bollywood.
- ^ "Mumbai Matinee Review - It's all about sex. In capital letters!". Rediff.
- ^ "Movie review: 'Mumbai Matinee' starring Rahul Bose, Saurabh Shukla, Perizaad Zorabian". India Today.
