Daddy Cool - DVD Reviews

MOVIE DETAILS

Cast: Sunil Shetty, Aarti Chhabria, Ashish Chowdhry, Tulip Joshi, Aftab Shivdasani, Javed Jaffrey, Kim Sharma, Sophie Choudry, Rajpal Yadav, Chunky Pandey
Director: K Murali Mohan Rao
Producer: Ashok Thakeria, Indra Kumar
Music: Raghav Sachar
Lyrics: Aditya Dhar

THE FILM

Can you digest an adult comedy that has the kind of adult jokes which remind one of Kya Kool Hai Hum? Does the frequent hint of the 'F' word hardly bother you? Are you cool with frequent references to gays, used in a comical manner, forming a pivotal part of the storyline? And do toilet jokes actually make you roll over with laughter?

If all these aforementioned factors do manage to make you not just smile but even roll over with laughter, then Daddy Cool is the one for you. No, I am not being judgemental here. After all, the entire American Pie series has made a fortune out of elements like these. Also, it is easy to pull down a movie by stating everything like this as so un-cool. However, one must remember that such a film isn't made for universal 'junta'. Hence once it comes to the target audience, i.e. youth, Daddy Cool does manage to work. Of course family audiences will cringe on watching the film together. However, if seen with a clear idea of what is there in the offering, Daddy Cool does manage to make those 100 minutes quickly fly by.

The story is known by now and as things stand, Daddy Cool is more about the events that happen in the day of the life (after death) of a 'Daddy' [Sharat Saxena] who is no more. There are ton loads of blood related people, other relatives, friends, a closet lover [Rajpal Yadav] and a sexy intruder [Sophie Choudry] who try to create some 'dhamaal' around the coffin and inside the Goan villa.

As is the case with every plot driven film, Daddy Cool too comes to the point straight away. Character sketches are drawn quite quickly which thankfully is a relief considering there are around a dozen odd men and women in the frame.

Daddy Cool brings along a chuckle or two at places and also full throttle laughs at more than just one juncture. It doesn't bore you completely and stays on to be some 'time pass' entertainment. Watch out for the manner in which Suneil Shetty delivers his complete drab of a funeral speech in full attendance. Or the absolutely hilarious sequence when Rajpal Yadav spills the beans about his past with Sharat Saxena. Or the frequent encounters that Sophie Choudry has with different men in order to find out the one with whom she has to indulge in casting couch.

It's the humour that follows which would have it's share of followers and detractors. Amongst the youth, a barrage of adult jokes and ton loads of toilet humour may still be digested to some extent. However, for family audiences, 'Daddy Cool' could well turn out to be a complete put off.

PACKAGING

'Daddy Cool' comes in a glossy paper and plastic packaging.

DURATION

The film's duration is 98 minutes

SPECIAL FEATURES

- Making of the Film
- Making of songs 'Nasha Nasha' and 'Life Life'

This segment is done quite well as everyone from producers Indra Kumar and Ashok Thakeria to the entire cast of the film do not hide the fact about the genre and treatment of the film. Whether it is gay jokes, mannerisms, double entendres, some sizzling act by Sophie (she shines, and truly so as 'hottie in red') and the extra marital affairs - the film has it all, as indicated in this segment. Which means that those watching the film would know what Daddy Cool is all about and hence should not have any reasons to complain.

TECHNICAL DETAILS

- 16:9 Anamorphic Widescreen Presentation
- Subtitles in English
- Dolby Digital 5.1 and Stereo

PRICE

Rs. 199/=

CONCLUSION

Daddy Cool was launched at the time, around a couple of years back, when films with 3 heroes-3 heroines and 4 heroes-4 heroines were pretty much in vogue. With comedy as the force behind the narrative, the emphasis was on getting the gags right rather than the script. So whether it was Dhol, Dhamaal, Golmaal and many more belonging to the slapstick genre, each of these films did work to an extent at least. Watch the film at your own risk while knowing pretty well that what are you getting into and you won't be disappointed.

Aamir Khan plays ventriloquist in Tata Sky's latest ad

The way one would associate the term 'brightness' with sunlight, 'genius' to Isaac Newton and likes, the same way, one would blindfoldedly associate the term 'Perfectionist' with none other than Aamir Khan, the man who showed Bollywood. This has been the policy that has always echoed in the lifestyle and the career graph of Aamir Khan.

No wonder then, Tata Sky, which, in the past had got him moulded into various characters like Sardar, a lady etc, have now made him a ventriloquist to promote their latest services. And look at the ad is anything to go by, then, Aamir surely deserves an award for his performance in this commercial!


The ad has Bunty (played by Aamir 'Perfectionist' Khan) as the ventriloquist and his puppet named TV. "Hello main hoon Bunty aur yeh hai mera TV"… starts off the TVC. The facial expressions and the emotions with which Aamir carries the show (quite literally) is something to write about in golden words. We are sure that after this ad, will be counted as one of his best commercials. All in all, after having a sneak-peak at the latest Tata Sky ad, all that we can say is that "Aamir Khan ko Brand Ambassador bana daala, tho Tata Sky ki jhingalaala!"

Photo Courtesy: Bollywoodhungama.com

EXPECTATIONS

De Dana Dan is an out and out comic entertainer due to which one doesn't quite expect a musical here. Of course Akshay Kumar-Pritam 'jodi' in the past has given chartbuster tracks in comedies like Bhool Bhulaiyaa and Singh Is Kinng earlier. Still, these films had a romantic angle to them which resulted in memorable music not just by means of item numbers but also a few soulful songs. However, when it comes to De Dana Dan, all one expects are some more Hera Pheri moments, courtesy the coming together of Akshay Kumar, Suneil Shetty, Paresh Rawal and Priyadarshan.

There is a very pleasant surprise in store though at the very beginning of the album with Rahat Fateh Ali Khan coming up with an extremely likeable 'Rishte Naate'. A beautiful love song which is set in a mould similar to that of 'Teri Ore' [Singh Is Kinng], 'Rishte Naate' is also elevated further due to some very good writing by Sayeed Quadri. The combination works perfectly well with English rendition by Suzanne Demello being an icing on the cake. The song's remix makes for a good club outing as well with Kunal Ganjawala replacing Rahat Fateh Ali Khan for this version and still giving a good account of himself. It is surprising that such a beautiful sounding track is being released so late in the day when the film is a mere 20 days away from release.

Shahid Kapoor makes Ahmed Khans' kids happy

Choreographer Ahmed Khan is back from the US after months' of shooting for a song with his best-friend Shahid Kapoor.

And Ahmed just can't stop singing his star-pal's praises, for the generosity Shahid showed in the US. The actor actually made sure Ahmed Khan's kids got a long-cherished dream to come true.

Says Ahmed fondly, ''I had been promising my two sons Azaan and Subhan a trip to Disneyland for months. Earlier when we shot in the US for another Yash Raj Film Bachna Ae Haseeno, I kept hoping there would be time. But I couldn't manage to get away. But this time, Shahid made sure it happened.''

Apparently, Shahid not only ensured that Ahmed wrapped up his work as quickly as possible, he made all the arrangements for Ahmed, his wife Saira and two sons to take off for Disneyland.

''And why not?'' says Ahmed defensively. ''Shahid and I are childhood friends. Before my mother held my sons Shahid took them in his arms. So it's perfectly natural for him to look out for me and my family.''

Recalling the fabulous experience, Ahmed says, ''Out of the one month I spent in the US, only 12 days were devoted to shooting the song. It wasn't even a dance song. It was a concept number showing the hero and his friends splurging and binging all over the US. We shot at casinos and at various pleasure and tourist spots in Philadelphia, Orlando, New York, New Jersey and Chicago.''

Shahid will now be seen in Ahmed Khan's Paathshala. ''In a 2-hour long film, Shahid is there for an hour. So he's there for 55 minutes. His role is like Aamir Khan's in Taare Zameen Par. He comes in mid-way and yes, he's the teacher. Both Shahid and I have decided to focus on the kids in the marketing rather than on Shahid.''