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Bheja Fry (transl. Brain fry) is a 2007 Indian Hindi language comedy film directed by Sagar Ballary and produced by Sunil Doshi. The film stars Rajat Kapoor, Vinay Pathak, Sarika, Milind Soman and Ranvir Shorey in lead roles. It released on 13 April 2007, and received favourable reviews from critics. Though made on a small budget, the film managed to do very well at the box office. This film was based on the French movie 1998 Le Dîner de Cons which was later adapted into a 2010 Hollywood film Dinner for Schmucks. It is the first installment of the Bheja Fry trilogy.
| Bheja Fry | |
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| Directed by | Sagar Ballary |
| Based on | Le Dîner de Cons (1998 film) |
| Produced by | Sunil Doshi |
| Starring | Vinay Pathak Rajat Kapoor Sarika Ranvir Shorey Milind Soman |
| Cinematography | Parixit Warrier |
| Edited by | Suresh Pai |
| Music by | Sagar Desai |
Production company | Handmade Films |
| Distributed by | Adlabs[1] |
Release date |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Plot edit
Ranjeet Thadani (Rajat Kapoor) is a music producer married to Sheetal (Sarika) a singer. Ranjeet and his friends get together every Friday for a party. This is a different kind of party where they invite idiots, so that they can ridicule them behind the scenes and call them "talent". They enjoy doing it so much that they don't even mind missing out on family appointments.
One of Ranjeet's friends meets Bharat Bhushan (Vinay Pathak), an inspector in the Income Tax Department, on a trip to Pune and decides that he could probably be a source of entertainment for Ranjeet. Ranjeet promptly calls Bharat and invites him for dinner.
Bharat is a talkative self-promoting singer who carries with him a scrap book showcasing his musical life. He is excited at the prospect of meeting a music producer which might help advance his career as a singer. Bharat is kind-hearted and wants to help everyone but he also has the ability to mess things up for people around him. He can be annoying to the person who is sitting next to him but he makes it a funny experience for everyone else watching him.
Friday arrives but Ranjeet's back is sprained badly and is restricted from moving around. Ranjeet knows that he will not be able to make it to the party but still decides to meet with Bharat to see how good, or rather how bad, he is. Before Bharat arrives at Ranjeet's residence, Sheetal leaves after an altercation with Ranjeet. When Ranjeet asks Bharat to call his family doctor, he accidentally calls Ranjeet's girlfriend Suman Rao (Bhairavi Goswami). Ranjeet asks Bharat to leave his home for all the mess he has created. Ranjeet tries to get information regarding Sheetal's whereabout. Bharat offers to help and calls Sheetal's previous boyfriend Anant Ghoshal (Milind Soman) under a false identity. Instead, he ends up giving Ranjeet's Landline number that makes it obvious to Anant that Ranjeet is trying to get all details. Anant tells Ranjeet that Sheetal might have gone to Keval Arora, a sex-freak.
It turns out that a colleague of Bharat, Asif Merchant (Ranvir Shorey), who is also an inspector in the income tax department, knows the whereabouts of Keval. Asif is a snobbish character who loves to watch cricket and is an ardent fan of Pakistan. While trying to mend the relationship between Ranjeet and Sheetal, Suman tells Bharat that he was called by Ranjeet to make a fool of him and have fun at his expense. This hurts Bharat, but the good-hearted Bharat still wants to help Ranjeet by letting Sheetal know how sorry Ranjeet is because of his acts and how much he loves her. However, he again messes up and the film ends on a funny note.
Cast edit
- Rajat Kapoor as Ranjeet Thadani
- Vinay Pathak as Bharat Bhushan
- Sarika as Sheetal Agarwal
- Ranvir Shorey as Asif Merchant
- Milind Soman as Anant Ghoshal
- Bhairavi Goswami as Suman Rao
- Tom Alter as Doctor
Music edit
- Kaun Kiska Hua Hai Yaha - Vasundhara Das
- Bacha Hai Na Koi Raha - Shaan
Reception edit
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The film received positive to average response from critics and public. At the box office, the film opened to an below average opening by collecting only 1.22 crores in its opening weekend; and lifetime collection was 8.98 crores [2] however, to the positive word-of-mouth the film performed better in its second weekend. Its full theatrical gross was 18 crores worldwide.
Sequel edit
Despite its low budget, the original Bheja Fry was a moderate success at the box office. Therefore, a sequel under the title Bheja Fry 2 released on 17 June 2011 and was filmed in Malaysia. The sequel featured Vinay Pathak reprising his role as the main lead, and the only character remaining from the original, with new cast including Minissha Lamba, Kay Kay Menon and others.[3]
References edit
- ^ Verma, Meenakshi. "Adlabs to spin distribution network". The Economic Times. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
- ^ "Bheja Fry Box Office Collection till Now | Box Collection". Bollywood Hungama. 13 April 2007.
- ^ "Bheja Fry 2 in Malaysia". Ticket Please News Desk. 12 February 2011. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 9 May 2011.
