Gujjubhai the Great

Gujjubhai The Great

Official poster
Directed by Ishaan Randeria[1]
Produced by Devendra N. Patel
in association with Siddharth Randeria Productions
Written by Pratik Kuber
Starring Siddharth Randeria
Jimit Trivedi
Swati Shah
Dipna Patel
Alekh Sangal
Sunil Vishrani
Annapurna Shukla
Khatera Hakimi
Dharmesh Vyas [2]
Music by

Parth Bharat Thakkar
Advait Nemlekar

Lyrics by Niren Bhatt, Ishan Randeria
Cinematography Himanshu Dubey
Edited by Tushar Parekh
Distributed by PVR Pictures
Release dates
  • 18 September 2015 (2015-09-18)
Running time
 145 minutes
Country India
Language Gujarati
Box office 15 Cr (Approx)

Gujjubhai The Great (Gujarati: ગુજ્જુભાઈ ધ ગ્રેટ) is a 2015 Gujarati comedy film directed by Ishaan Randeria. Presented by Nakshatra Entertainment - Baroda and produced by Devendra N. Patel in association with Siddharth Randeria Productions. The film is a comedy drama based on the super-hit franchise of Gujjubhai stage-plays. The film stars Siddharth Randeria, Jimit Trivedi, Swati Shah, Dipna Patel, Alekh Sangal, Sunil Vishrani, Khatera Hakimi and Dharmesh Vyas. The film released on 18 September.[3][4][5]

Cast

Plot

Hasmukh Gandhi has a simple philosophy: enjoy and let enjoy. But his stress-free life is interrupted when his daughter, Tanisha comes home with her boyfriend, Montu. While everyone in the Gandhi family has fallen for Montu's charm, Hasmukh sees him for the trickster he is. Not wanting his daughter to be entrapped, Hasmukh has found the perfect boy for her; Bakul Buch, Hasmukh's hardworking manager has always had a soft spot for Tanisha but has never been brave enough to talk to any woman, let alone Tanisha. Hasmukh takes it upon himself to transform Bakul from the simpleton that he is, to a cool 'gujju'. one who is not only trustworthy, but also someone he knows will take care of her. The trouble is no one approves of his choice.

Hasmukh puts in place a series of events that soon start to go terribly out of his control, with some totally unexpected consequences; Bakul has no choice but to play along, and Montu is onto them at every turn. And if their cat and mouse game was not crazy enough, the police suspect Hasmukh and Bakul to be wanted terrorists and follow their every move. What begins then is the most bizarre gujju love story ever told, with lies, spies, underworld dons, and a curious case of a gold bracelet. Will Bakul manage to win over Tanisha? [6]

Production

The film is based on commercially successful Gujarati stage play series, Gujjubhai starring Sidhharth Randeria. Ishaan Randeria, son of lead actor Siddharth, wrote the screenplay and directed the film which went into production for one and half year. Apara Mehta was approached for the role in 2014 but declined due to busy schedule.[7] They shot across Ahmedabad for 40 days including at heritage houses, Sabarmati Riverfront and Kankaria lake.[8]

Soundtrack

Gujjubhai The Great features songs sung by Divya Kumar, Parth Oza, Advait Nemlekar, Vibha Saraf, Ketan Singh, Mansheel Gujral, Shikha Jain. Music and Background Score for the film is composed by Parth Bharat Thakkar and additional music is by Advait Nemlekar. The soundtrack was launched on 31 August at Ahmedabad. The response to the music had been positive.[9][10]

Gujjubhai The Great
Soundtrack album by Parth Bharat Thakkar & Advait Nemlekar
Released 31 August 2015 (2015-08-31)
Genre Feature film soundtrack
Length 13:25
Label Junglee Music
Tracklist
No. TitleLyricsArtist(s) Length
1. "Gujjubhai Jule Che"  Niren BhattDivya Kumar 3:15
2. "Ek Biladi Jadi"  Niren BhattParth Oza 2:22
3. "Feeling Avnavi"  Niren BhattAdvait Nemlekar, Vibha Saraf 4:30
4. "I Dance Baby"  Ishaan Randeria, Jaswant Singh Rathore.Advait Nemlekar, Ketan Singh, Mansheel Gujral, Shikha Jain 3:18
Total length:
 13:25

Release

The official poster for the film was released on 18 August 2015.[11] The first trailer was released online on 25 August 2015 and was received positively by the audiences. The film released on 18 September in Gujarat, Mumbai, and Pune.[12] Seeing the positive response in the first week, the film was released in Delhi, Gurgaon, Udaipur, Hyderabad, Vijaywada, Indore, Bangalore, Nagpur, and Kolkata.[13]

Reception

The film released to positive reviews. Mid Day said, "The film appeals to its target audience because it has everything they expect from Gujjubhai, and in spite of the crazy goings on, there is no overacting and very little slapstick."[14] DeshGujarat said, "Siddharth Randeria's Gujjubhai the great fully entertains with lots of laugh out loud moments throughout the film."[15]

References

  1. ↑ "Gujjubhai The Great Movie 2015 - Super Comedy Gujarati Film Starring Siddharth Randeria". nri Gujarati.
  2. ↑ "First look of actor Siddharth Randeria’s ‘Gujjubhai- The Great’ released". The City News. August 19, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Siddharth Randeria planning a movie on Gujjubhai series". The Times of India. Jul 30, 2014.
  4. ↑ "'Gujjubhai- The Great' first look released". Chennai Patrika. August 18, 2015.
  5. ↑ "ગુજ્જુભાઈ ધ ગ્રેટ : નાટકની ધમાલ ફિલ્મના પડદા પર". Gujarat Samachar.
  6. ↑ BookMyShow. "Gujjubhai The Great (U)". BookMyShow. Retrieved 2015-09-16.
  7. ↑ Shruti JambhekarShruti Jambhekar, TNN (4 August 2014). "Apara Mehta offered an interesting role in Gujjubhai movie". The Times of India. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  8. ↑ "It's showtime for Gujjubhai". Ahmedabad Mirror. 17 September 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  9. ↑ "GUJJUBHAI THE GREAT". IMUSTI.
  10. ↑ "GUJJUBHAI THE GREAT". Times Music.
  11. ↑ "‘Gujjubhai – The Great’ release date confirmed". Biz Asia. 8 September 2015.
  12. ↑ "Trailer of ‘Gujjubhai – The Great’ has been out". Bolly Vision. August 27, 2015.
  13. ↑ "Details". epaper.navgujaratsamay.com. Retrieved 2015-09-27.
  14. ↑ Deepa Gahlot (22 September 2015). "Gujju-Go-Round". Mid Day.
  15. ↑ Rupang Bhatt (18 September 2015). "Siddharth Randeria's Gujjubhai the Great entertains with lots of (LOL) moments". DeshGujarat.

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