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I loved Cocktail movie so much.. One of my fav movie, which I have watched so many times.. I hope this one is as interesting as Cocktail too..finger crossed..
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For a film that masquerades as being offbeat and quirky, 'Finding Fanny' has one very distinctive Bollywood moment. In the epilogue, the film's narrator Angie (Deepika Padukone) observes, "Life khatam ho jane se pyaar khatam nahi hota hai", encouraging us to go out and look for the love of our lives. Leaving aside the cheesy sweetness behind that sentiment, if Angie at that moment does not remind you of Madhuri Dixit, glowing like a firefly in 'Dil Toh Pagal Hai', then you need a crash course in Bollywood films.
A still from Finding Fanny. YouTube.
If you note that resemblance but also like to carry around a novel by Gabriel Garcia Marquez (to flaunt as much as to read), then 'Finding Fanny' might just be the film for you. Director Homi Adajania's fondness for being coolly unconventional was obvious with his first film, 'Being Cyrus', which had Saif Ali Khan playing the role of a serial killer who didn't really want to be a serial killer. Adajania followed this up with Cocktail, which was far more formulaic and a big hit.
In his new film, he reunites with Cocktail's Padukone and Being Cyrus's Dimple Kapadia and it's almost as though Adajania spends all of 'Finding Fanny' trying to walk the tightrope between the cliched and the quirky. 'Finding Fanny' leaves most of the formulaic baggage behind.
Essentially revolving around a road trip, the film is a bit bumpy in parts, but it is mostly a fun ride with very little by way of plot. When you travel by road in India, you're better off taking in the view than looking at the state of the highway. Similarly, Finding Fanny dismisses things like plot and instead focuses its attention upon its pretty and delightfully zany characters.
First, there's the narrator, Angie, a 26-year-old widow whose husband Gabo (Ranveer Singh) choked on his wedding cake and died on the day of their wedding. Since Angie is a Bollywood heroine, her wardrobe " sheer, peek-a-boo, pastel tops that allow glimpses of coloured bras; pencil skirts etc " is quite en vogue even though she lives in the middle of nowhere " a little village in Goa. But because 'Finding Fanny' is not a Karan Johar production, Angie does not wear high heels; she wears flip-flops. How do we know she's quirky? She says sorry to the chickens before chopping off their heads. Virginal Angie is quite a looker and if she wasn't busy slaughtering chickens and taking care of her mother in-law Rosie (Dimple Kapadia), this Angie could surely have made a career of modelling in lotion, shampoo and toothpaste adverts.
Rosie, as the film's trailers have shown, is a woman with sizeable 'assets'. Move over, Nicki Minaj. In fact, we wouldn't be surprised if one of the gags from 'Finding Fanny' made it into Minaj's next video. Like how her derriere is so big, the heels of her stilettos often break under its weight. Matching the butt in size is Rosie's ego. How Goans will respond to Kapadia's Goan aunty act is a separate matter, but for the rest of us, Kapadia is delightful to watch as she plays up the tics and idiosyncrasies of her character beautifully. There is, of course, a fragile inner self under that robust exterior.
Attracted to her form rather than her content is the maverick artist Don Pedro (Pankaj Kapur). He wants to paint a portrait of Rosie and that will be his last masterpiece. Kapur as the painter delivers a performance that is part-hammy and a little over-the-top, but pitch perfect for a Bollywood comedy. Kapur's Pedro is conniving, lustful and therefore, complicated. The lechery he directs at Rosie is single-minded and and when she does finally give in and pose for him, he deciphers her insecurities and shortcomings instantly.
In many ways, Pedro's complexities highlight the simplicity that characterises Freddie (Naseeruddin Shah), whose story is at the heart of 'Finding Fanny'. A socially awkward, frumpy and timid man, Shah's Freddie is the village's oldest choirboy and also the postmaster of the village. One day, he comes across an undelivered letter that he had posted 46 years ago, to a woman he loved, named Stephanie Fernades " the Fanny of the film's title. He shows the letter to Angie, who sees Freddie's regretful, puppy-dog eyes and decides that Fanny must be found and reunited with Freddie.
Ostensibly, this is why Angie, Freddie, Rosie, Don Pedro and Savio (Arjun Kapoor) get into a car and go on a road trip. Savio is a friend of Angie's dead husband and of course, the dude in this gathering. With Kapoor yet again playing a character who pouts because his friend got the girl, you might think he's reprising his role in Gunday, but fortunately, he got new tattoos done especially for this role. Also, perhaps because he's acting in a comedy, Kapoor appears to have modelled his emotions on emojis. With only the stubble to distinguish his face from the flat yellowness of smileys, Kapoor manages to recreate standard sad, happy, confused and bewildered expressions with all the depth and ingenuity of an emoji.
However, it isn't Kapoor who ends up to be the film's undoing. 'Finding Fanny' is enjoyable enough until interval strikes and The Curse of The Second Half has the film its grip. A romantic sub plot emerges, but adds nothing. Although no one can complain about watching Padukone in her bra lying on a field star-gazing, there's something awry if at that very moment, the person you really want to hear from is the far less photogenic and un-nubile Rosie (she's cracking jokes at the other end of the field).
The charm of Finding Fanny lies in its characters and when Adajania makes an effort to tie up loose ends and establish a neat end to the journey, we're suddenly reminded of just how threadbare the film's plot is. Perhaps because he's scarred by Being Cyrus's box office performance or because he was floundering for a conclusion, Adajania ultimately abandons quirk in favour of rom-com cliches. The problem with this is that it isn't really satisfying to anyone. For those who like the saccharine and stereotype-powered Bollywood romances, the turnaround comes too late. For those who like quirk, the ending is a disappointment because it jars against what Adajania has in the rest of the film.
Movie Review: Finding Fanny
Star cast: Naseerudin Shah, Pankaj Kapur, Dimple Kapadia, Deepika Padukone, Arjun Kapoor
Director : Homi Adajania
Finding Fanny is fashioned like a serio-comic journey, featuring a wooly romantic, a lusty painter, a middle-aged matron, a lithe maiden, and a sulky young fellow. It is an unlikely bunch, getting together for an unlikely reason, and in the way of this kind of film, we are supposed to fall in love with the characters and their quirks, as they wind their way towards their destination and discovery.
Trouble is, the film is patchily quirky. An undelivered love letter comes back to the sender, more than four decades after the fact, and it sets into motion this little tale, which leaves you both smiling, when the whimsy is just right, and impatient, when it turns flatly prosaic. (You want to see how it's done, watch Wes Anderson's latest and most magnificent creation, The Grand Budapest Hotel').
When the going is good, it is excellent. The little Goan village where the action takes place is lovely, its sun-dappled paths leading us to the cluttered abodes of Ferdie (Naseer) the postman, the recipient of the undelivered letter, of Rosie and Angie (Dimple and Deepika respectively), the two women who live without their men in resigned companionship, and the garage run by Savio (Arjun Kapoor) which houses a run-down car.
The characters set off to find long-lost love: the journey isn't too long as the crow flies, but many home truths are uncovered as the miles go by. I really enjoyed Naseer's performance in this one: he is as unmannered and unburdened by tics as he can be, and as bashful as a young lover in the first flush.
I'd pick Arjun Kapoor as a near-match. Arjun Kapoor has the right physicality for his role, and he makes the best of Savio, who once and forever loves the dimpled Angie, who , in turn, turns to him for some answers: Deepika is getting to be a relaxed performer, learning to put aside her rangy beauty to reach inside for something true.
Dimple Kapadia shows just how sharp she can be, especially in a sequence towards the end where she fills the screen, but is encumbered by a dissatisfied curve to the mouth and an evidently heavily-padded posterior: yes, there are all kinds of fannies in the world. As Don Pedro, the florid painter with a thing for oversized bottoms, Pankaj Kapoor is mostly overdone flourish, rescuing his act with one great one, which is the gasp-inducing shocker of the film.
Adajania is back on the ground he had sketched in continued...
his debut Being Cyrus' ( we will forgive him his Cocktail'), and that's a good thing. But he is still honing his craft. Finding Fanny' flies true when the director manages to imbue the film with the right dream-drowsing quality, but it isn't anchored enough : the darkness slides by much too swiftly.
And that makes it a slight watch, occasionally pleasurable, but not entirely memorable.
Two and a half stars (2.5)
- See more at: http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/finding-fanny-movie-review-the-film-is-patchily-quirky/2/#sthash.VmQxVPM5.dpuf'Finding Fanny'
U/A; Comedy
Director: Homi Adajania
Cast: Deepika Padukone, Arjun Kapoor, Pankaj Kapur, Naseeruddin Shah, Dimple Kapadia
Rating:
For most part of this film, a bunch of fantastic actors are together in a frame, sitting in a blue beaten car, presumably to find Fanny but largely to give us a delightful dollop of entertainment.
Set in a sleepy village Pocolim tucked somewhere in the interiors of Goa, 'Finding Fanny' lazes and lingers like a cat under the warm sun , as its inhabitants saunter about their unhurried, monotonous days in the most casual manner.
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Naseeruddin Shah is Ferdie, the emotional sucker, the trustworthy friend and the man who's lost the only woman he loved. Dimple Kapadia is Rosie, the bossy woman with ample assets, who successfully manages to hide her helplessness and disappointment with life by her stand offish ways. Pankaj Kapur is Don Pedro, an original painter with fake charm. Could you ask for more? Well, giving them company is the gorgeous widow Angie (Deepika Padukone) and the irritable, emotionally drawn out but endearing Savio Da Gama (Arjun Kapoor).
The journey begins after Ferdie finds out that the letter that he had written to Fanny (Anjali Patil) 46 years ago, professing his love to her never really got delivered to her. His best friend Angie wants him to find Fanny. And thus the journey begins which slowly unravels the plot and in the process, revealing the true personalities of the characters involved.
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Pankaj Kapur, the brilliant actor that he is, makes the best use of the deliciously wicked lines given to him as he brings polished Pedro to life. But it is Naseer's timid Ferdie who grows on you slowly and finds a tiny place in your heart. Dimple Kapadia as the feisty Rosie tended to go overboard at places, but is charming nevertheless. Deepika Padukone shines as she plays it cool and casual to suit the mood of the film. Arjun Kapoor, plays his 'boy lost in the woods' character with surprising ease and competence. This is undoubtedly his best performance till date. Anil Mehta's beautiful cinematography adds to the film.
The best thing about this screwball comedy is that Homi Adajania has evidently made it purely for the fun of it and not as a desperate bid to play to the gallery.
Imagine spending a night in a shack on a beach in Goa, drinking your poison and sharing mad jokes with friends all night. Watch this one for a slice of that kind of experience.
'Finding Fanny'
U/A; Comedy
Director: Homi Adajania
Cast: Deepika Padukone, Arjun Kapoor, Pankaj Kapur, Naseeruddin Shah, Dimple Kapadia
Rating:
For most part of this film, a bunch of fantastic actors are together in a frame, sitting in a blue beaten car, presumably to find Fanny but largely to give us a delightful dollop of entertainment.
Set in a sleepy village Pocolim tucked somewhere in the interiors of Goa, 'Finding Fanny' lazes and lingers like a cat under the warm sun , as its inhabitants saunter about their unhurried, monotonous days in the most casual manner.
Naseeruddin Shah is Ferdie, the emotional sucker, the trustworthy friend and the man who's lost the only woman he loved. Dimple Kapadia is Rosie, the bossy woman with ample assets, who successfully manages to hide her helplessness and disappointment with life by her stand offish ways. Pankaj Kapur is Don Pedro, an original painter with fake charm. Could you ask for more? Well, giving them company is the gorgeous widow Angie (Deepika Padukone) and the irritable, emotionally drawn out but endearing Savio Da Gama (Arjun Kapoor).
The journey begins after Ferdie finds out that the letter that he had written to Fanny (Anjali Patil) 46 years ago, professing his love to her never really got delivered to her. His best friend Angie wants him to find Fanny. And thus the journey begins which slowly unravels the plot and in the process, revealing the true personalities of the characters involved.
Pankaj Kapur, the brilliant actor that he is, makes the best use of the deliciously wicked lines given to him as he brings polished Pedro to life. But it is Naseer's timid Ferdie who grows on you slowly and finds a tiny place in your heart. Dimple Kapadia as the feisty Rosie tended to go overboard at places, but is charming nevertheless. Deepika Padukone shines as she plays it cool and casual to suit the mood of the film. Arjun Kapoor, plays his 'boy lost in the woods' character with surprising ease and competence. This is undoubtedly his best performance till date. Anil Mehta's beautiful cinematography adds to the film.
The best thing about this screwball comedy is that Homi Adajania has evidently made it purely for the fun of it and not as a desperate bid to play to the gallery.
Imagine spending a night in a shack on a beach in Goa, drinking your poison and sharing mad jokes with friends all night. Watch this one for a slice of that kind of experience.
Movie Review: 'Finding Fanny' is delightfully quirky and funny | ||
| 'Finding Fanny' is funny re!' | ||
| By Nikhil Kumar | ||
| Fri, Sep 12, 2014 05:37:02 GMT | ||
Movie Review- Finding Fanny
Star Cast - Deepika Padukone,Arjun Kapoor,Naseeruddin Shah,Pankaj Kapoor,Dimple Kapadia
Director- Homi Adajania
Producer - Dinesh Vijan
Rating - 3.5/5
Finding Fanny is directed by Homi Adajania , story revolves around five peoples in a village called Pocolim in Goa . Deepika Padukone ( Angie ) decides to help Fredie ( Naseeruddin Shah ) to find his lost love. Angie takes her mother-in-law Rosie (Dimple Kapadia) in the mission . Arjun Kapoor ( Savio ) is in love with Angie but he always failed to tell this to Angie.
Movie is very slow in some parts but humour in the film is different , some scenes are very funny which will make you laugh.
Homi Adjajania is done Brilliant Job in the film , he always comes with something different.
Let's talk about Acting , Naseeruddin Shah and Pankaj Kapoor are Acting Guru's they have done brilliantacting in the film. Deepika Padukone and Arjun Kapoor both are also outstanding in the film and Dimple Kapadia is superb. All of actors have done outstanding job fits perfectly in their characters
Music of the film is given by Mathias Duplessy and Sachin , Songs like " Fanny Re " and " Bootiya " are already rocking .
Final Verdict - Finding Fanny is a fun ride with great performances.
Finding Fanny
Director: Homi Adajania
Cast: Naseeruddin Shah, Pankaj Kapoor, Dimple Kapadia, Deepika Padukone & Arjun Kapoor
Rating: 
The lives of those the film follows are outwardly riddled with tradition and grief, yet there is an underlying abandon in the way they live, wearing their hearts on their sleeves, and a genuine simplicity in the choices they make that can only come from unmarred innocence despite the unhappy circumstances. It's inhabitants are caught in a time warp that's modern and ancient all at once. There are mobiles, cars and Photoshop yet the use of them seems so purposefully peculiar. This is a world where an undelivered handwritten letter has the power to send the lives of the villagers into turmoil 46 years later. Nothing significantly concrete happens to these people (unless you count a slew of accidental deaths) yet they live a lifetime of emotion in a moment.
There is adventure, secrets, hidden desire and world class acting. Naseer, Pankaj and Dimple show us how you can be effortless and theatrical all at once. Both Naseer and Pankaj change their voices, make ridiculously bold character choices, play most scenes with Shakespearean urgency and not for one second do you not believe them. Then there is the believability of The Bum - Dimple ludicrously pads up and it only adds layers of vulnerability to her rendition of Mrs. Eucharistica.
Deepika and Arjun cannot be expected to be in the same league as these veteran actors, yet there is an ease and truth to their performances. They seem totally comfortable with the eccentricities of their characters and have the strangest chemistry. This, coupled with the fact that they are both undeniably easy on the eyes, makes them fit perfectly in this film that evokes the genius of Emir Kusturica. It is one of the few English Indian films which doesn't make you cringe or wish for Hindi dialogues. Everyone sounds like they were meant to be speaking English and the syntax is beautifully vernacular.
With all this said and a crisp 93 minutes of running time, Finding Fanny should have been a film that I loved. I didn't. I came out feeling unsatiated. I wanted to sink my teeth into the complex and tragic lives of these oddballs, I wasn't given that chance, there just wasn't enough meat. All the ingredients are there - like the heartbreaking lie about her husband that Dimple's character Rosie chooses to live with.
The film, however, glides over it without delving deep, perhaps a conscious decision to steer clear of Hindi movie melodrama that just went too far for me. The balance is off. The result - I went along on the ride but I just didn't care enough about the passengers. For that, with a heavy heart (because I would have preferred to give such a gutsy quirky film an all star rating), I am giving it 3 eccentric stars.
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