Patiala House (film)
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Nikhil Advani |
| Produced by |
Bhushan Kumar Mukesh Talreja Krishan Kumar Twinkle Khanna Zoeb Springwala |
| Screenplay by |
Nikhil Advani Anvita Dutt Guptan |
| Starring |
Akshay Kumar Anushka Sharma Rishi Kapoor Dimple Kapadia Armaan Kirmani Hard Kaur |
| Music by | Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy |
| Cinematography | Santosh Thundiyil |
| Edited by | Manan Sagar |
| Distributed by | nil |
Release dates |
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Running time | 147 minutes[1] |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | ₹26 crore (US$3.8 million)[2] |
| Box office | ₹88 crore (US$13 million)[3] |
Patiala House (Punjabi: ਪਟਿਆਲਾ ਹਾਉਸ Hindi: पटियाला हॉउस) is a 2011 Indian sports drama film directed by Nikhil Advani and starring Akshay Kumar and Anushka Sharma. British Asian actor Armaan Kirmani makes his debut in this film as Akshay's brother. It was produced by Bhushan Kumar, Mukesh Talreja, Krishan Kumar and Twinkle Khanna under the banner of People Tree Films, Credence Motion Pictures and Hari Om Entertainment. The film released on 11 February 2011.[4] The theatrical trailer of was premièred with Farah Khan's Tees Maar Khan on 24 December 2010. Akshay Kumar plays the role of a fast bowler,[5] loosely based upon Monty Panesar[6] and its concept was conceived by Rahul Nanda, son of writer Gulshan Nanda[7][8]
Plot
The movie is about Parghat Singh Kahlon alias Gattu / Kaali (Akshay Kumar) who is living the life his father Gurtej Singh Kahlon (Rishi Kapoor) chose for him. Gattu had been good at cricket and wanted to play for England though his dad would never let him become a member of the England team. His dad had told him if he played he would commit suicide. His siblings hated him as he was an exemplary in the house. He was always alone until Zeeshan and Simran (Anushka Sharma) come into his life.
In the present day, Gattu gets another chance to fulfil his dream and Simran and his siblings convince him to give it a shot. If he gets on the team, their father might be able to realise that the world isn't as racist as it used to be. As he gets on the team, they hide the fact that Gattu is on the team but their father eventually finds out. Seeing his son on a team he despises gives him a heart attack and he ends up in the Emergency Room. Gattu plays cricket anyway for his siblings. He is deeply hurt to be disgraced by his father but he also loves cricket and hopes to change his father.
The people of Southall all come together and try to convince Gurtej that it is okay to be a cricket player for England. He locks himself inside the house where his wife tells him that she has never acted as a mother, only as a wife and often forgot she was both. She turns on the T.V. wanting to see her son fulfil his dream. Gurtej watches with her and realises how badly he had treated his son. The family comes back in the house and Gurtej requests for one of them to drive him to the stadium. Gattu is playing poorly because he is so upset that his father disgraced him. Only at the last ball of the game, Gattu manage to win the championship for England. His father compares his bowling to Late Lala Amarnath. His father apologises to him and Gattu's siblings are now able to follow their dreams.
Cast
- Akshay Kumar as Parghat Singh Kahlon alias Gattu / Kaali
- Anushka Sharma as Simran Chaggal
- Rishi Kapoor as Gurtej Singh Kahlon (Bauji)
- Dimple Kapadia as Mrs Kahlon
- Armaan Kirmani as Jaskaran Singh Kahlon (Jassi)
- Hard Kaur as Komal Chatwal
- Nasser Hussain as Himself
- Andrew Symonds as Himself
- Kieron Pollard as Himself
Reception
Critical reception
The film met with mixed reviews. At one end of the scale, Kunal Guha of Yahoo! Movies and Rajeev Masand of CNN IBN gave the film 1.5/5 stars, with Masand arguing that Patiala House was "lacking subtleties and nuances" that could have made it truly heartfelt.[9][10] Similarly, Mayank Shankar of Hindustan Times gave the movie 2/5,[11] and Sonia Chopra of Sify awarded the movie 3/5 stars and described it as "predictable".[12] A similar score was awarded by Anupama Chopra of NDTV who also gave it 3.5/5 stars but the reviewer described it as the "best work director Nikhil Advani and Akshay Kumar have done in recent years" and argued that the movie "never soars but it is a notch better than the mediocre fare that we see every week."[13]
Countering these, more positive reviews came from other sources. Aniruddha Guha from Daily News and Analysis and Sukanya Verma from Rediff Movies each awarded it 3 stars out of five, with Verma acknowledging Akshay's role: "Patiala House rests on Akshay's restraint and valiant performance".[14] Smriti Sharma of India Today gave it 3.5/5 stars, describing it as an emotional journey, and Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama awarded the film four stars, concluding that the "hallmark" of the film was the "merging of its engaging drama with cricket" and describing it as a "compelling watch".[15]
On the review aggregator website ReviewGang, Patiala House has received a score of 8.5/10 from 21 users.[16] On IMDB.com, the film has also received a mediocre rating average of 5.5/10 from over 1000 users.[17]
Soundtrack
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| Soundtrack album by Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy | ||||
| Released | 11 February 2011 | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Length | 140 minutes | |||
| Label | T-Series | |||
| Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy chronology | ||||
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The music of the film is composed by Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy. Lyrics are penned by Anvita Dutt Guptan.
| Track listing | |||
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| No. | Title | Artist(s) | Length |
| 1. | "Laung Da Lashkara" | Jasbir Jassi, Mahalakshmi Iyer, Hard Kaur | 5:07 |
| 2. | "Kyun Main Jagoon" | Shafqat Amanat Ali | 5:45 |
| 3. | "Rola Pe Gaya" | Shankar Mahadevan, Mahalakshmi Iyer, Hard Kaur, Earl, Master Saleem | 4:31 |
| 4. | "Aadat Hai Woh" | Vishal Dadlani | 4:21 |
| 5. | "Baby When You Talk To Me" | Suraj Jagan, Alyssa Mendonsa | 4:28 |
| 6. | "Tumba Tumba" | Hans Raj Hans | 3:01 |
| 7. | "Aval Allah" | Richa Sharma | 2:30 |
| 8. | "Kyun Main Jaagoon ( Unplugged )" | Shafqat Amanat Ali | 4:11 |
| 9. | "Kyun Main Jagoon ( Remix )" | Shafqat Amanat Ali | 2:27 |
| 10. | "Role Pe Gaya ( Remix )" | Shankar Mahadevan, Mahalakshmi Iyer, Hard Kaur, Earl, Master Saleem | 2:48 |
| 11. | "Baby When You Talk To Me ( Remix )" | Suraj Jagan, Alyssa Mendonsa | 2:07 |
| 12. | "Laung Da Lashkara ( Remix )" | Jasbir Jassi, Mahalakshmi Iyer, Hard Kaur | 2:51 |
Reviews
| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Bollywood Hungama |   [18] |
| Rediff.com |  [19] |
The album received positive reviews upon release. Joginder Tuteja of Bollywood Hungama gave the soundtrack 4 out of 5 stars, saying "Patiala House delivers more than what one expected from the album.[..]it is obvious that listeners could well be picking up the first popular album of the new decade in the Millennium."[18] Rediff in a 3.5 star review said: "Akshay Kumar-Anushka Sharma starrer Patiala House is S-E-L's first release of the year, and it's good news for everyone concerned. You won't feel cheated for having brought an original copy of this CD."[19]
References
- ↑ "Patiala House Movie Details". PVR Cinemas. 13 February 2011. Retrieved 13 February 2011.
- ↑ 109"Akshay: I just want to offer good cinema". Rediff. 10 January 2011. Retrieved 26 March 2011.
- ↑ "2011 Worldwide Figures: Twenty Films Cross 50 Crore". Box office India. Retrieved 22 January 2012.
- ↑ "Patiala House: Complete Cast & Crew Details". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 13 February 2011.
- ↑ Murzella, Clayton (5 April 2010). "Cricketer Balwinder Singh Sandhu is teaching Akshay to bowl". Mid-Day. Retrieved 13 February 2011.
- ↑ "Looking for a full house in Patiala". Times of India. 9 February 2011. Retrieved 13 February 2011.
- ↑ "Rishi, Dimple pair up again". DNA (newspaper). 4 November 2009.
- ↑ "Akki and Anushka’s dinner date". starboxoffice. 2009.
- ↑ Masand, Rajeev (12 February 2011). "Masand: 'Patiala House' lacks subtleties, nuances". CNN IBN. Retrieved 13 February 2011.
- ↑ Guha, Aniruddha (11 February 2011). "Review: Watch Patiala House if melodrama is your thing". Daily News and Analysis. Retrieved 13 February 2011.
- ↑ Shankar, Mayank (13 February 2011). "Patiala House : Movie Review". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 13 February 2011.
- ↑ Chopra, Sonia (11 February 2011). "Patiala House review: A redundant story". Sify. Retrieved 13 February 2011.
- ↑ Chopra, Anupama (11 February 2011). "Review: Patiala House". NDTV. Retrieved 13 February 2011.
- ↑ Verma, Sukanya (11 February 2011). "Bend it like Akshay". Rediff Movies. Rediff. Retrieved 13 February 2011.
- ↑ Adarsh, Taran (10 February 2011). "Patiala House: Movie Review". Bollywood Hungama. Bollywoodhungama. Retrieved 13 February 2011.
- ↑ Patiala House Movie Review
- ↑ Patiala House (2011) - User ratings
- 1 2 "Patiala House : Music Review by Joginder Tuteja". Bollywoodhungama.com. Retrieved 2011-06-15.
- 1 2 "Review: Patiala House music is quite good – Rediff.com Movies". Rediff.com. 10 January 2011. Retrieved 2011-06-15.