Ferari Ki Sawari:
Vinod Chopra decides to take the
feel good do good theory perfected through the Munna Bhai experience and gives
you a Ferrari race. A long ride, morality, some energetic performances and a
light hearted story line is what the hurriedly made film is all about. Watch it
when you want to escape from the other releases in town.
Rustom Deboo (Sherman Joshi) is an honest clerk in the RTA. As a single parent
works hard on his son Kayoze Deboo (Ritvik Sahore). The little fellow is
extremely talented and his eyes are on being the next century of centuries
maker for the country (by the time he finds place he would have even the T20s
as a platform though!!). He also has a dad Sr. Debbo (Boman Irani) who is a
grumbling couch potato bordering on being rude often.
Kayoze is to be selected for a trip to the Lords for a training camp and like
all other kids would want to go the Mecca of the religion of the country. For
many kids here it is more Mecca than Mecca or Haridwar. Money is the problem
though. The selected candidates are to cough up Rs.1.5 lakhs and pappa does not
have the moolah because he is blowing it on paying traffic fines even when not
called upon.
He accidentally runs into a marriage planner Babbo Didi (Seema Bhargava) who
has promised a client a Ferrari on rent for the marriage day. She cajoles,
goads, tempts and literally haunts Rustom to request Anjali Sachin Tendulkar to
part with her Red Ferrari and promises him the money for the Lords trip. Senior
Deboo was a Ranji genius who did not make to the top grade due to politics in
the game symbolised by Dilip Dharmadikari (Paresh Rawal). Not to forget Mumbai
had two very famous Dilips playing cricket, who went on to be part of the
cricket management.
Initially Sr. Deboo refuses to play the game and discourages the entire scheme.
When he sees the talent in the youngster he is wonder struck and puts in more
than his best to ensure that the guy makes the trip.
The Ferrari is taken in peculiar but believable circumstances and then the fun
begins. On the one hand is the real danger of being caught for stealing Sachin’s
Ferrari and on the other is the moral indignation that it was stolen at some
level and was dishonest enough to disturb the conscience of the extremely
honest Rustom who has worked hard to install the same values in his son.
The humour is when the car lands up in the house of the local Corporator who
threatens his son on gun point to get any thing and every thing done and to
keep his political image in place. While as predicted the little guy gets
selected, the Corporator’s plan on the Ferrari backfires with newspapers
hauling him up for corrupt gains. He has to underplay the wedding and yet have
the Ferrari. At this end things go wrong by the minute. Time and space for the
Munnabhai kind of humour without Circuit. How the car is restored with out any
one being caught, and how the kid makes it to open the innings at Lords is the
fairy tale to be seen.
It is a feel good film with decent and credible performances from all. Sharman
Joshi takes on his first single hero film on this scale and performs buts fails
to deliver. Some where you get the feeling that the role or he was insufficient
to draw enough from the script or even to the bank. The film has no heroine and
so is truly one of its kind. Boman Irani is on the non ham side of the
pendulum. Nilesh Divekar as the bridegroom, Seema Bhargava as Babbo Diddi
Deepak Shirke as the security guard and Aakash Dabhade as Sachin Tendulkar’s
domestic help fit the bill with ease and more.
This is the family entertainment kind of film. Feel good. Sounds good. Watch it
for a yawn filled leisurely go at cinema
L. Ravichander