Daddy Cool (2009 Hindi film)
Daddy Cool (also known as Daddy Cool: Join The Fun) is a 2009 Bollywood comedy film directed by K. Murali Mohana Rao and cinematography by T. Surendra Reddy. The film stars Sunil Shetty, Jaaved Jaaferi, Aashish Chaudhary, Aftab Shivdasani and Aarti Chabria amongst many others. The story is based on the crazy things that happen all in one day at one funeral. It is an unofficial adaptation of the 2007 British comedy Death at a Funeral.[2]
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| Directed by | K. Murali Mohana Rao |
| Written by | Tushar Hiranandani |
| Produced by | Indra Kumar Ashok Thakeria |
| Starring | Sunil Shetty Javed Jaffrey Aftab Shivdasani Aarti Chabria Ashish Chaudhary Kim Sharma Sophie Choudry Rajpal Yadav Tulip Joshi Chunky Pandey Prem Chopra |
| Cinematography | T. Surendra Reddy |
| Music by | Raghav Sachar Adnan Sami |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | BIG Pictures[1] |
Release date |
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Running time | 101 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | ₹13 crore (equivalent to ₹33 crore or US$4.1 million in 2023) |
| Box office | ₹5 crore (equivalent to ₹13 crore or US$1.6 million in 2023) |
Plot
The film is set on Goa and follows what happens in one crazy day. The story focuses on Steven (Sunil Shetty) and his wife Nancy (Aarti Chabria) who currently live with Steven's mother and plan to purchase their own flat soon. The film begins with the death of Steven's father. Steven organises the whole funeral by himself and the guests begin to arrive. Steven's brother Brian (Ashish Chaudhary), a renowned novelist living in Mumbai, also arrives. Everyone is expecting Brian to give the farewell speech since he is a novelist, however he has nothing planned, and he is intending on Steven to do the speech. Every time Steven tries to start his speech someone always interrupts and the speech is delayed. A short man named Andrew (Rajpal Yadav) introduces himself to Steven and asks to speak to him in private. Andrew tells him that he was Steven's father's gay lover. Surprised, Steven tells Brian this. Andrew blackmails them and demands money to keep this a secret. By this time, Steven's crazy family arrive.
Cast
- Sunil Shetty as Steven
- Jaaved Jaffrey as Carlos
- Ashish Chaudhary as Brian
- Aftab Shivdasani as Michael
- Rajpal Yadav as Andrew Symonds
- Aarti Chabria as Nancy
- Tulip Joshi as Maria
- Chunky Pandey as Harry
- Prem Chopra as Uncle Murphy
- Kim Sharma as Jenny
- Sophie Chaudhry as Ayesha
- Vrajesh Hirjee as Jim
- Sharat Saxena as A dead buddha
- Vijay Patkar as real estate agent
- Chacha Chaudhary as 'wrong dead body'
- Nassar Abdulla as Maria's father
- Yusuf Hussain as Catholic priest
- Adi Irani as Mr. Carlos
- Dinesh Lamba as 'Coffin with Karan' man
Music
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| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
The music was composed by Raghav Sachar and Adnan Sami. The lyrics were provided by Sameer. The title song "Daddy Cool" was based on the Boney M. song of the same name.[3]
| No. | Title | Artist(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Daddy Cool" | Raghav Sachar & Paroma P. Das Gupta | 3:41 |
| 2. | "Nasha Nasha" | Neha Bhasin | 3:47 |
| 3. | "Life Life" | Farhad | 4:28 |
| 4. | "Nasha Nasha" (remix) | Neha Bhasin | 3:57 |
| 5. | "Daddy Cool" (remix) | Raghav Sachar & Paroma P. Das Gupta | 3:07 |
References
- "Reliance Mobile Announces Special "Daddy Cool" Zone on R-World". Reliance Entertainment. 24 August 2009. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
- "Indra Kumar?s Daddy Cool and Girish Dhamija?s untitled next are both inspired by Death At A Funeral". 19 May 2008. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
- "Daddy Cool Movie Review {2.5/5}: Critic Review of Daddy Cool by Times of India". The Times of India.