A light family entertainer which contains many good laughs. The real star of Chup Chup Ke is Rajpal Yadav. He makes one choke with laughter. Surprisingly full mileage is not taken out of the roles of Paresh Rawal and Om Puri. Kareena looks stunning , ravishing and lot of ...ings and her chemistry with Shahid works for the movie. Now a few bad points. Shahid carries his role single dimensionally. Chup Chup Ke is a movie in which many people are surplus to the requirement. Neha Dhupia is wasted and so are Anupam Kher, Sushma Reddy, Om Puri and Paresh Rawal. Asrani and Shakti Kapoor are just a shadows of their former selves. Sunil Shetty looks tired and type casted. But the biggest let down is casting of Om Puri as a Gujju. Sushma Reddy looks unpalatable sans make up.
43 Reviews
Ssshhhhh........
BiswajitSince20055 March 2007
Warning: Spoilers
I saw the movie at least 5-6 times in TV. But every time I missed some crucial portion so I could understand the movie. But then during holi of 2007 I got a chance to watch the movie when it was being shown in local cable channel in Patna. This is a typical original Priyadarshan movie.
Shahid Kapoor takes a lot of loans from different peoples in order to settle in some business. He is unable to repay the loan. To escape from the lenders he jumps to the village river to commit suicide. But he is saved by Paresh Rawal and Rajpal Yadav who own a boat & are fisherman by profession. Paresh Rawan has taken a huge loan from Om Puri to procure the boat and he is also unable to repay it. Hence he leaves both Shahid & Rajpal in their home as a security. Shahid pretends to be deaf & mute and obviously won their sympathy. Kareena falls for Shahid thinking that he is actually deaf & mute. Confusion starts when Sushma Reddy comes into the picture. She is the ex-fiancée of Shahid and stays as his widow thinking him to be dead.
Whom will Shahid marry finally. Will it be Kareena or Sushma ? Chup Chup Ke though is a comedy but it is in different class than that of certain Dhawan. Priyan's Garam Masala, Hulchul, Hungama, Yeh tera ghar yeh mera ghar, Hera Pheri, Phir Herapheri, Muskurahat were of different class. His comedy are of different league altogether than those of all other comedy movies.
In all, Chup Chup ke makes a nice watch.
Shahid Kapoor takes a lot of loans from different peoples in order to settle in some business. He is unable to repay the loan. To escape from the lenders he jumps to the village river to commit suicide. But he is saved by Paresh Rawal and Rajpal Yadav who own a boat & are fisherman by profession. Paresh Rawan has taken a huge loan from Om Puri to procure the boat and he is also unable to repay it. Hence he leaves both Shahid & Rajpal in their home as a security. Shahid pretends to be deaf & mute and obviously won their sympathy. Kareena falls for Shahid thinking that he is actually deaf & mute. Confusion starts when Sushma Reddy comes into the picture. She is the ex-fiancée of Shahid and stays as his widow thinking him to be dead.
Whom will Shahid marry finally. Will it be Kareena or Sushma ? Chup Chup Ke though is a comedy but it is in different class than that of certain Dhawan. Priyan's Garam Masala, Hulchul, Hungama, Yeh tera ghar yeh mera ghar, Hera Pheri, Phir Herapheri, Muskurahat were of different class. His comedy are of different league altogether than those of all other comedy movies.
In all, Chup Chup ke makes a nice watch.
Comedy or Drama?
eternally_screwed8922 July 2006
Being a Priyadarshan movie, everybody must have expected a comedy caper. Even i thought it was a comedy movie until the end when there was no 'hungama' with all the actors running around. Priya's trademark style.
The film was okish. The story was decent. But for a Drama subject, i don't see why there were so many unwanted characters. It makes one confused at some point in the movie.
The performance were okish by everyone except Paresh Rawal and Rajpal Yadav who were outstanding as always. Shahid Kapoor has a long way before being called a good actor. Kareena Kapoor had a surprisingly small role which she surprisingly performed well enough and she looked very cute and......reddish. Neha Dupia was good too.
Catch this on a DVD and watch it with family. Its a clean movie.
The film was okish. The story was decent. But for a Drama subject, i don't see why there were so many unwanted characters. It makes one confused at some point in the movie.
The performance were okish by everyone except Paresh Rawal and Rajpal Yadav who were outstanding as always. Shahid Kapoor has a long way before being called a good actor. Kareena Kapoor had a surprisingly small role which she surprisingly performed well enough and she looked very cute and......reddish. Neha Dupia was good too.
Catch this on a DVD and watch it with family. Its a clean movie.
Enjoyable fare!!!
AvinashPatalay24 July 2006
The risk of making comedy is sometimes the director chases his tail and goes overboard. So how does Chup Chup Ke fare then?
Shahid - One word "mediocore".
Kareena - Having missed role of a life-time in Black, I expected her to fight back with stunning performance as a mute girl. "Expectations reduces joy", ah! - I am a wise man now.
BTW - the love track between the two appears force-fit. Is it missing on-screen chemistry?
Sunil Shetty - Makes entry just a couple of seconds before interval and is his usual self.
Neha Dhupia - Wonder how Priyadarshan convinced this glam doll to play second fiddle? Bait: Gets to sing the songs (since Kareena is mute). Nevertheless, meatier and better performance than Kareena.
Paresh Rawal seems undisputed king of comedy and his chemistry with Rajpal Yadav is great. Off-late the latter is being accused of substituting Johnny Lever. With Chup Chup Ke, Rajpal Yadav should silence his critics (how long? my guess is as good as yours!). Other Priyan regulars don't leave any lasting impression which include Om Puri and Asrani. Shakti Kapoor's love-track gets axed on the editing table. Anupam Kher, as usual does his part well as a principled father.
A couple of songs in the movie are good - thanks to the latest craze, Himesh Reshammiya. The downside - a la Hum Aapke Hain Koun!! The promo song "Shab-E-Firaq" should have been incorporated in the end titles.
Off-late the critics are have invented positive statements like "leave your mind at home and enjoy the comedy" which actually means "mindless comedy". Chup Chup Ke luckily escapes this category and scores above Phir Hera Pheri.
The comedy track is in right proportion and blends seamlessly with the backbone of the story.
Finally what was Sushma Reddy thinking when she signed the dotted line?
Shahid - One word "mediocore".
Kareena - Having missed role of a life-time in Black, I expected her to fight back with stunning performance as a mute girl. "Expectations reduces joy", ah! - I am a wise man now.
BTW - the love track between the two appears force-fit. Is it missing on-screen chemistry?
Sunil Shetty - Makes entry just a couple of seconds before interval and is his usual self.
Neha Dhupia - Wonder how Priyadarshan convinced this glam doll to play second fiddle? Bait: Gets to sing the songs (since Kareena is mute). Nevertheless, meatier and better performance than Kareena.
Paresh Rawal seems undisputed king of comedy and his chemistry with Rajpal Yadav is great. Off-late the latter is being accused of substituting Johnny Lever. With Chup Chup Ke, Rajpal Yadav should silence his critics (how long? my guess is as good as yours!). Other Priyan regulars don't leave any lasting impression which include Om Puri and Asrani. Shakti Kapoor's love-track gets axed on the editing table. Anupam Kher, as usual does his part well as a principled father.
A couple of songs in the movie are good - thanks to the latest craze, Himesh Reshammiya. The downside - a la Hum Aapke Hain Koun!! The promo song "Shab-E-Firaq" should have been incorporated in the end titles.
Off-late the critics are have invented positive statements like "leave your mind at home and enjoy the comedy" which actually means "mindless comedy". Chup Chup Ke luckily escapes this category and scores above Phir Hera Pheri.
The comedy track is in right proportion and blends seamlessly with the backbone of the story.
Finally what was Sushma Reddy thinking when she signed the dotted line?
Funny film!!!
Dream_Woman7 January 2008
This is a really nice film to watch with your friends and family, i mean when i first saw this movie i really liked it and i would watch it again.
Shahid Kapoor is a great actor, he should do films with Akshay or maybe Salman Khan, he is very talented and was very funny in this film, and not to mention he is the next best danced to Hrithik Roshan. Kareena Kapoor was very good in the film, even though i am not a big fan of hers she is very talented and can go far in her career, that is if she picks the right roles. I also liked Anumpam Kher and Shakti Kapoor too also, they were very funny in the film.
The music is very good in the movie, my personal faves were "Dil Vich" and "Hare Hare"i really recommend it to everyone.
Shahid Kapoor is a great actor, he should do films with Akshay or maybe Salman Khan, he is very talented and was very funny in this film, and not to mention he is the next best danced to Hrithik Roshan. Kareena Kapoor was very good in the film, even though i am not a big fan of hers she is very talented and can go far in her career, that is if she picks the right roles. I also liked Anumpam Kher and Shakti Kapoor too also, they were very funny in the film.
The music is very good in the movie, my personal faves were "Dil Vich" and "Hare Hare"i really recommend it to everyone.
Extremely funny and emotional
springsunnywinter6 June 2007
Warning: Spoilers
The first half was so funny that I had a sore stomach and there wasn't a single scene were I didn't laugh. The film shows the problems of people who are in dept it is a serious matter but was shown with extreme humour. Paresh Rawal & Rajpal Yadav were the best, the movie would be completely nothing without them because both of them are terrific comic actors. In the first appearance of Paresh he tried to hide himself from someone because he took a loan from him and he was putting his face on the ground just like an ostrich hiding it's head in a hole that is why the film is called Chup Chup Ke because everyone is hiding from someone else. Cinematography was excellent and everyone was wearing white clothing I don't know why probably to highlight everyone but it did look good on them. The second half was really emotional and I felt really sorry for both girls who wanted to marry Shahid Kapoor and the ending was good because everyone were fair to each other. The movie was directed by Priyadarshan who is the best comedy director after David Dhawan and Chup Chup Ke is his best film as far as I've seen them. Songs are amazing made by one of my favourite music composers Himesh Reshammiya the best songs are Shabe Firaq and Dil Vich Lagya.
Good flim
shovonbhattacharjee10 January 2021
the funniest movie i have ever seen! best ever!
Hunky Stud27 December 2010
I have seen plenty of the Indian movies, almost all of them are about young men and women trying to get married. This one is a little similar, however, this film is so very funny. I had to rewind some scenes just to laugh again. I have never seen a film that made me to laugh so hard.
Best of all, those funny scenes don't seem to be contrived. they are so natural. The actors are so good at it. Rajpal Yadav was the best. Indian movies tend to be more than two hours long with an interval. Most of the films lost its momentum in the first part. I very much enjoyed this film, I actually didn't mind that this film was so long, because they keep showing funny scenes one after another.
If you haven't seen it yet, you should definitely watch it. It will make you laugh so hard. Too bad, the storyline is mostly fit with the Indian society. Otherwise, I totally hope that Hollywood can make one based on this.
Shahid Kapur, he can really dance. there was one close up scene showing his teeth, he needs to see a dentist to fix his teeth. I suggest that he should use electrical toothbrush.
Best of all, those funny scenes don't seem to be contrived. they are so natural. The actors are so good at it. Rajpal Yadav was the best. Indian movies tend to be more than two hours long with an interval. Most of the films lost its momentum in the first part. I very much enjoyed this film, I actually didn't mind that this film was so long, because they keep showing funny scenes one after another.
If you haven't seen it yet, you should definitely watch it. It will make you laugh so hard. Too bad, the storyline is mostly fit with the Indian society. Otherwise, I totally hope that Hollywood can make one based on this.
Shahid Kapur, he can really dance. there was one close up scene showing his teeth, he needs to see a dentist to fix his teeth. I suggest that he should use electrical toothbrush.
First half is amazing
ravibigsun30 December 2021
Humour in first half is more than 10 on 10, kareena (with Neha dhupia) and Sunil Shetty bring down the movie with their sub par performance. If it would have just been a comedy movie would definitely would have gotten higher rating.. Across 10-15 years always used to miss the start and end of this movie despite repeated watch on TV. Finally saw it in 2021 in one sitting.
The good news is that Kareena Kapoor doesn't talk in this film. The bad news is that everyone else does
xpics11 June 2006
The good news is that Kareena Kapoor doesn't talk in this film The bad news is that everyone else does
the problem is that they don't just talk but shout, scream, shriek, screech and yell.
Chup Chup Ke continues Priyadarshan's stint with loud comedies. The good news is that this Priyadarshani film has a story to narrate (unlike Garam Masala). The bad news is that this time again the story is a Hindi adaptation of a Malayalam film named Punjabi House (unlike Malamaal Weekly that was his only original Hindi attempt)
However the story is interesting enough. Jeetu (Shahid Kapoor) is drenched in debts that he is unable to payback. So he attempts suicide by jumping in the sea only to be caught in the net of fisherman Bandya (Rajpal Yadav). Bandya's master Gundya (Paresh Rawal) in turn has taken heavy loans from Prabhat Singh Chauhan (Om Puri). As a loan security, Gundya keeps Jeetu as a deposit at Chauhan's house, who fakes to be a mute and deaf guy. Chauhan's niece Shruti (Kareena Kapoor) who is actually mute falls for Jeetu. Confusion seeps in the story when Jeetu's ex-fiancé Pooja (Sushma Reddy) comes into picture.
The good news is that Priyadarshan's brand of humor is not as bland or slapstick as David Dhawan's recent films. The bad news is that it's not as credible or tongue-in-cheek as a Hrishikesh Mukherjee or a Basu Chatterjee film, either.
The movie starts with a bang getting straight to the point. The director doesn't waste time in establishment of the characters. Right from the first scene, the story of the film keeps moving ahead, thereby keeping your interest alive. Priyadarshan doesn't experiment with the treatment of humor though, going on with his trademark style of comedy. The characters play out loud and to the gallery. Another problem with the Priyadarshan brand of comedy is that he stretches the humor in a scene a bit too much and doesn't know where to stop, thereby making it repetitive and monotonous at times. However thanks to some well-written scenes and Neeraj Vora's dependable funny one-liners that range from the witty to the corny ones, the film does succeed in making you laugh.
One more bone of contention is that the genre of the film is not just focused at being a comedy. That lasts for the first two hours after which the genre shifts towards drama. After a good dose of laughter in the first half, you don't feel like changing moods with the subsequent on screen emotional outbursts. And while Priyadarshan handles the comic portions of the film in a larger-than-life manner, his treatment of emotions is very much natural. (Not many might remember Priyadarshan as the director of touching emotional films like Gardish, Virasat and Sazae Kala Paani much before he molded himself as a comedy specialist). Conversely, how one wishes it were just the opposite in this film i.e. the comedy to be more natural while one could overlook the heavier side with some passable artificial emotions.
The fluctuating genres very much remind of Priyadarshan's Hulchul that too turned intense in the last one hour. Moreover the family setting and characterizations of Suniel Shetty and Kareena Kapoor seems to be directly derived from Hulchul.
Priyadarshan has a standard team of actors like Paresh Rawal, Rajpal Yadav, Om Puri, Asrani, Manoj Joshi and Suniel Shetty with whom he extracts fine work. Paresh Rawal is getting repetitive though you love to see him repeat the act. From being a serious actor, Om Puri has already made a transition into the comedy arena with élan. Rajpal Yadav yet again goes over the top, but somehow in this film, this actor steals the show amongst others thanks to the best scenes and lines that he gets. His timing and expressions add to the effect.
Like his team of actors, Priyadarshan also has a standard team of technicians in his film like cinematographer Tirru and art director Sabu Cyril. Sabu repeats the typical pillars-in-the-garden set design for the song sequences. The white color in costume designs is consistently maintained throughout the film to impart a pure look to the frames.
The good news is that Himesh Reshammiya composes the music of this film. The bad news (for some) is that he even sings some of the tracks here.
Amongst other actors, Shahid is quite efficient. Kareena looks gorgeous and since she doesn't have to mouth a single line in the entire film (not even in a dream sequence), you are saved by her otherwise over-expressive dialogue delivery skills. In fact Neha Dhupia gets more scope and she makes the best use of it. Sushma Reddy is restricted only to some 4-5 scenes. Suniel Shetty is getting typecast in these kinds of roles playing the aggressive and protective brother. Soon he might become a substitute for Jackie Shroff.
Overall, Chup Chup Ke isn't as silent as the title suggests. However despite it's loose (or loud) ends, it still manages to be a good family entertainer.
Chup Chup Ke continues Priyadarshan's stint with loud comedies. The good news is that this Priyadarshani film has a story to narrate (unlike Garam Masala). The bad news is that this time again the story is a Hindi adaptation of a Malayalam film named Punjabi House (unlike Malamaal Weekly that was his only original Hindi attempt)
However the story is interesting enough. Jeetu (Shahid Kapoor) is drenched in debts that he is unable to payback. So he attempts suicide by jumping in the sea only to be caught in the net of fisherman Bandya (Rajpal Yadav). Bandya's master Gundya (Paresh Rawal) in turn has taken heavy loans from Prabhat Singh Chauhan (Om Puri). As a loan security, Gundya keeps Jeetu as a deposit at Chauhan's house, who fakes to be a mute and deaf guy. Chauhan's niece Shruti (Kareena Kapoor) who is actually mute falls for Jeetu. Confusion seeps in the story when Jeetu's ex-fiancé Pooja (Sushma Reddy) comes into picture.
The good news is that Priyadarshan's brand of humor is not as bland or slapstick as David Dhawan's recent films. The bad news is that it's not as credible or tongue-in-cheek as a Hrishikesh Mukherjee or a Basu Chatterjee film, either.
The movie starts with a bang getting straight to the point. The director doesn't waste time in establishment of the characters. Right from the first scene, the story of the film keeps moving ahead, thereby keeping your interest alive. Priyadarshan doesn't experiment with the treatment of humor though, going on with his trademark style of comedy. The characters play out loud and to the gallery. Another problem with the Priyadarshan brand of comedy is that he stretches the humor in a scene a bit too much and doesn't know where to stop, thereby making it repetitive and monotonous at times. However thanks to some well-written scenes and Neeraj Vora's dependable funny one-liners that range from the witty to the corny ones, the film does succeed in making you laugh.
One more bone of contention is that the genre of the film is not just focused at being a comedy. That lasts for the first two hours after which the genre shifts towards drama. After a good dose of laughter in the first half, you don't feel like changing moods with the subsequent on screen emotional outbursts. And while Priyadarshan handles the comic portions of the film in a larger-than-life manner, his treatment of emotions is very much natural. (Not many might remember Priyadarshan as the director of touching emotional films like Gardish, Virasat and Sazae Kala Paani much before he molded himself as a comedy specialist). Conversely, how one wishes it were just the opposite in this film i.e. the comedy to be more natural while one could overlook the heavier side with some passable artificial emotions.
The fluctuating genres very much remind of Priyadarshan's Hulchul that too turned intense in the last one hour. Moreover the family setting and characterizations of Suniel Shetty and Kareena Kapoor seems to be directly derived from Hulchul.
Priyadarshan has a standard team of actors like Paresh Rawal, Rajpal Yadav, Om Puri, Asrani, Manoj Joshi and Suniel Shetty with whom he extracts fine work. Paresh Rawal is getting repetitive though you love to see him repeat the act. From being a serious actor, Om Puri has already made a transition into the comedy arena with élan. Rajpal Yadav yet again goes over the top, but somehow in this film, this actor steals the show amongst others thanks to the best scenes and lines that he gets. His timing and expressions add to the effect.
Like his team of actors, Priyadarshan also has a standard team of technicians in his film like cinematographer Tirru and art director Sabu Cyril. Sabu repeats the typical pillars-in-the-garden set design for the song sequences. The white color in costume designs is consistently maintained throughout the film to impart a pure look to the frames.
The good news is that Himesh Reshammiya composes the music of this film. The bad news (for some) is that he even sings some of the tracks here.
Amongst other actors, Shahid is quite efficient. Kareena looks gorgeous and since she doesn't have to mouth a single line in the entire film (not even in a dream sequence), you are saved by her otherwise over-expressive dialogue delivery skills. In fact Neha Dhupia gets more scope and she makes the best use of it. Sushma Reddy is restricted only to some 4-5 scenes. Suniel Shetty is getting typecast in these kinds of roles playing the aggressive and protective brother. Soon he might become a substitute for Jackie Shroff.
Overall, Chup Chup Ke isn't as silent as the title suggests. However despite it's loose (or loud) ends, it still manages to be a good family entertainer.
OK film by Priyadarshan !
abhi-160444 June 2022
This movie is not like other Priyadarshan comedy all time hits. It is a time pass movie.
Comedy scenes are good but the movie overall is like a drama which drags and feels boring. Shahid Kapoor seems like not suitable for this type of role.
The only thing which will keep you watching is Rajpal Yadav and Paresh Rawal. These two are gems of bollywood comedy movies.
Only for them it's a 1 time watch !
Comedy scenes are good but the movie overall is like a drama which drags and feels boring. Shahid Kapoor seems like not suitable for this type of role.
The only thing which will keep you watching is Rajpal Yadav and Paresh Rawal. These two are gems of bollywood comedy movies.
Only for them it's a 1 time watch !
Great Story, Awful Remake
RAW_Agent23 September 2014
This movie is a remake of a Malayalam Movie Priyadarsan made several years ago. The Malayalam movie was genius. It had no trouble mixing comedy and drama. Proving that mixing these two genres is very much possible. Heck the Malayalam movie was so good any person who's watched it, would still stop whatever they're doing to get another glimpse of scenes from the movie if some scene from the movie happens to be played somewhere around them.
So why was this movie so much worse than the Malayalam version? Well, let's see what changed, shall we? Pretty much the only thing that changed, was the cast. Actors in the Bollywood version was so horrible, it's incredible. In fact, the only person who acted well in the movie was Kareena Kapoor. Shahid simply did not do a good enough job adapting to the character. Not to an extend that is expected of him, who's otherwise a brilliant actor.
Not even the comedians were able to pull of the brilliant Comic breaks that was scripted for them.
Bollywood has evolved into an industry people seek to join for it's glamour, and nothing but the glam and money. These days, it only has a handful of good actors. While the rest are popular only due to glam and gossiping. Shameful!
So why was this movie so much worse than the Malayalam version? Well, let's see what changed, shall we? Pretty much the only thing that changed, was the cast. Actors in the Bollywood version was so horrible, it's incredible. In fact, the only person who acted well in the movie was Kareena Kapoor. Shahid simply did not do a good enough job adapting to the character. Not to an extend that is expected of him, who's otherwise a brilliant actor.
Not even the comedians were able to pull of the brilliant Comic breaks that was scripted for them.
Bollywood has evolved into an industry people seek to join for it's glamour, and nothing but the glam and money. These days, it only has a handful of good actors. While the rest are popular only due to glam and gossiping. Shameful!
A hilarious yet emotional sweet tale!
Biswas_11 January 2022
If you must know, most of the FB memes have been picked up from this film.
This Priyadarahan film too has a lot of giggles and laughs initially but not before things get a romantic and serious towards the end. The climax is not a typical Priyadarshan comedy climax as this film itself is not entirely a comedy genre but more of a romantic drama genre laced with comedy hence you get a serious drama ending rather than those comical mindless endings .
Thanks to the legend Neeraj Vora, the comical scenes are spot on! Priyadarshan was at his peak when this man was giving him company sadly he's no more. Priyadarshan must be genuinely missing him.
The film's cast has almost all the regulars of Priyadarshan film except Shahid Kapoor and Kareena . Kareena's role is unique as she has no dialogues as she is plays a mute girl. Rajpal Yadav however is the star of this film with the best comical scenes given to him. No doubt this man has been the go-to man for Priyadarshan in almost all his comedy films and this is followed by Paresh Rawal who also does a great job in his comedy. Suniel Shetty is in a more serious role here unlike other comedy Priyadarshan films . Rest others like Shakti Kapoor, Asrani, Anupam kher etc have done good.
The film does get a tad slow and boring when the comedy starts to fade out in the 2nd half. This is where the film kinda breaks apart but then it is made up in the climax.
This Priyadarahan film too has a lot of giggles and laughs initially but not before things get a romantic and serious towards the end. The climax is not a typical Priyadarshan comedy climax as this film itself is not entirely a comedy genre but more of a romantic drama genre laced with comedy hence you get a serious drama ending rather than those comical mindless endings .
Thanks to the legend Neeraj Vora, the comical scenes are spot on! Priyadarshan was at his peak when this man was giving him company sadly he's no more. Priyadarshan must be genuinely missing him.
The film's cast has almost all the regulars of Priyadarshan film except Shahid Kapoor and Kareena . Kareena's role is unique as she has no dialogues as she is plays a mute girl. Rajpal Yadav however is the star of this film with the best comical scenes given to him. No doubt this man has been the go-to man for Priyadarshan in almost all his comedy films and this is followed by Paresh Rawal who also does a great job in his comedy. Suniel Shetty is in a more serious role here unlike other comedy Priyadarshan films . Rest others like Shakti Kapoor, Asrani, Anupam kher etc have done good.
The film does get a tad slow and boring when the comedy starts to fade out in the 2nd half. This is where the film kinda breaks apart but then it is made up in the climax.
The legend of Rajpal Yadav
ayushparasar9 August 2022
Yup, this movie is and will be remembered for Rajpal Yadav.
I could not stop laughing in the first half of this revisit.
Paresh Rawal, Shakti Kapoor & Late Shree Om Puri as usual did great job.
The movie has a decent plot with enough elements of chaos, but sadly the love story of Shahid & Kareena feels a stretch and unnecessary.
And Sunil Shetty's character has got anger issues...
I could not stop laughing in the first half of this revisit.
Paresh Rawal, Shakti Kapoor & Late Shree Om Puri as usual did great job.
The movie has a decent plot with enough elements of chaos, but sadly the love story of Shahid & Kareena feels a stretch and unnecessary.
And Sunil Shetty's character has got anger issues...
Super
najmulbappy3 May 2020
What a great concept! A mute Kareena who doesn't show up until after 95mins into the film! Va!
Sherazade18 January 2007
Warning: Spoilers
My goodness! This film would have received a poorer rating for me if not for the fact that Kareena Kapoor doesn't talk in the film as well as the fact that you can enjoy the first hour and a half without sight nor sound of her. God bless the director & writer for that alone.
Okay, with that said here's the plot in a nutshell: Shahid Kapoor plays Jeetu, a happy go-lucky dude whom we meet down on his luck as all the people he is indebted to have now come to collect. His problem? He doesn't have the money to pay up. Nevertheless, he is witty. He devices a plan to gather all of his collectors into a meeting by the sea where he not only reveals to them that he cannot pay up but also that he is about to commit suicide. Unfazed, most of the collectors encourage him to jump into the sea and that in fact if he does so and drowns, they would forget about the money he owes them. So Jeetu jumps into the sea. The collectors go back to the village to report what has happened and a massive search goes into effect to recover his body, which is never found. Jeetu's family gather by the beach, watching the search efforts and they all take turns reflecting on the sad turn of events and what happened the last time they saw him. Jeetu's fiancée Pooja (played by Sushma Reddy) even decides after this to become a widow for life.
Meanwhile, miles away in a remote village in Gujarat, Jeetu's body surfaces in a fisherman's net and in a hilarious skit is taken to hospital by Bandya(Rajpal Yadav) whom found him, and Gundya (Paresh Rawal) his boss. While Jeetu is unconscious, Bandya finds a letter amongst his things and mistakes it for money Jeetu owns, not knowing that it's actually money that Jeetu owes to people. Jeetu awakes to find both men plotting on how to squeeze him for cash and decides to play deaf and dumb to them. Note: Shahid Kapoor plays this in such a stereotypically bad way, it's painful.
Bandya, a man in debt on his own now takes Jeetu under his wing but soon gets in trouble with one of his own debt collectors Prabhat Singh Chauhan (played by OM Puri). After another bout of very funny skits, somehow Bandya & Jeetu end up being servants in Chauhan's house to pay off Gundya's debt and there Jeetu meets a truly mute girl named Shruti(played by his real life love Kareena Kapoor) with whom sparks fly. I don't know whether it's because Miss Kapoor was mute in the role but Neha Dhupia who plays Meenakshi manages to outshine her on the acting front. Blink and you'll miss Anupam Kher & Amita Nangia every time they show them briefly as Jeetu's grieving parents. Manoj Joshi play's Pooja's father.
Music by Himesh Reshamiya of which only two songs are stellar. 'Dil Vich Lagya' & the henna ceremony song, I can't remember the title of that song but it's really catchy and the video's beautiful. On the DVD, there's a video for one deleted song which features Shahid & Kareena Kapoor. It takes place after Jeetu's suicide scene, Jeetu jumps int the sea and emerges in a mermaid-like lair where Kareena's is Dancing Queen. It looks great but wouldn't have fit into the film's storyline, so they smartly deleted it from the film's final cut. Oh! before I forget, Suniel Shetty is in there too, though you wouldn't know from the promos (I didn't even notice him in the promo for 'Dil Vich Lagya' and he's a big part of the song). He plays Shruti's possessive older brother Mangal Singh Chauhan. Here's hoping Shahid Kapoor collected the fattest salary for this film for all the over-time tight slaps he received throughout the film. LOL!
Okay, with that said here's the plot in a nutshell: Shahid Kapoor plays Jeetu, a happy go-lucky dude whom we meet down on his luck as all the people he is indebted to have now come to collect. His problem? He doesn't have the money to pay up. Nevertheless, he is witty. He devices a plan to gather all of his collectors into a meeting by the sea where he not only reveals to them that he cannot pay up but also that he is about to commit suicide. Unfazed, most of the collectors encourage him to jump into the sea and that in fact if he does so and drowns, they would forget about the money he owes them. So Jeetu jumps into the sea. The collectors go back to the village to report what has happened and a massive search goes into effect to recover his body, which is never found. Jeetu's family gather by the beach, watching the search efforts and they all take turns reflecting on the sad turn of events and what happened the last time they saw him. Jeetu's fiancée Pooja (played by Sushma Reddy) even decides after this to become a widow for life.
Meanwhile, miles away in a remote village in Gujarat, Jeetu's body surfaces in a fisherman's net and in a hilarious skit is taken to hospital by Bandya(Rajpal Yadav) whom found him, and Gundya (Paresh Rawal) his boss. While Jeetu is unconscious, Bandya finds a letter amongst his things and mistakes it for money Jeetu owns, not knowing that it's actually money that Jeetu owes to people. Jeetu awakes to find both men plotting on how to squeeze him for cash and decides to play deaf and dumb to them. Note: Shahid Kapoor plays this in such a stereotypically bad way, it's painful.
Bandya, a man in debt on his own now takes Jeetu under his wing but soon gets in trouble with one of his own debt collectors Prabhat Singh Chauhan (played by OM Puri). After another bout of very funny skits, somehow Bandya & Jeetu end up being servants in Chauhan's house to pay off Gundya's debt and there Jeetu meets a truly mute girl named Shruti(played by his real life love Kareena Kapoor) with whom sparks fly. I don't know whether it's because Miss Kapoor was mute in the role but Neha Dhupia who plays Meenakshi manages to outshine her on the acting front. Blink and you'll miss Anupam Kher & Amita Nangia every time they show them briefly as Jeetu's grieving parents. Manoj Joshi play's Pooja's father.
Music by Himesh Reshamiya of which only two songs are stellar. 'Dil Vich Lagya' & the henna ceremony song, I can't remember the title of that song but it's really catchy and the video's beautiful. On the DVD, there's a video for one deleted song which features Shahid & Kareena Kapoor. It takes place after Jeetu's suicide scene, Jeetu jumps int the sea and emerges in a mermaid-like lair where Kareena's is Dancing Queen. It looks great but wouldn't have fit into the film's storyline, so they smartly deleted it from the film's final cut. Oh! before I forget, Suniel Shetty is in there too, though you wouldn't know from the promos (I didn't even notice him in the promo for 'Dil Vich Lagya' and he's a big part of the song). He plays Shruti's possessive older brother Mangal Singh Chauhan. Here's hoping Shahid Kapoor collected the fattest salary for this film for all the over-time tight slaps he received throughout the film. LOL!
A family entertainment
dhimanshu0531 August 2020
Ending of the movie could have been better
babudimu13 September 2021
Not such a good movie by Priyadarshan
sashank_kini-127 April 2007
I have loved Hera Pheri, Hungama and Hulchul by Priyadarshan because they had the humor that could make me laugh a lot. The jokes in these three movies weren't repetitive and the movie didn't dull down any moment. When I saw Chup Chup Ke with my parents, I kept laughing just because my father was howling in laughter and I fond the movie funny. But when I saw the movie alone again, I did not find it funny at all.
Paresh Rawal got too repetitive in his manners and behavior. Shahid was an epitome of over acting. He looked weird rather than humorous playing deaf and dumb. Rajpal Yadav kept playing his usual role as a side kick who is made to do a lot of silly acts. I liked Kareena's acting as it was natural and, thank god, she did not talk throughout the movie. While the Gujarati family, which had Om Puri and a couple of hundreds of people, really addled my mind. I don't think we have wrestlers in Gujarat who keep fighting. Its normally done in the North. And instead of playing Garbo, the family celebrates singing Hindi songs and dancing as if they are Punjabis. I mean, in the beginning, most of the members of the family are shown as if they do not know any Hindi, and in the second part, all are shown singing in Hindi.
The second half of the movie was terribly dragging as members of the family kept weeping all the time. The film had too many characters and so, it became a complete mess.
Overall, it is a bad movie. So I give it a 4 out of 10.
Paresh Rawal got too repetitive in his manners and behavior. Shahid was an epitome of over acting. He looked weird rather than humorous playing deaf and dumb. Rajpal Yadav kept playing his usual role as a side kick who is made to do a lot of silly acts. I liked Kareena's acting as it was natural and, thank god, she did not talk throughout the movie. While the Gujarati family, which had Om Puri and a couple of hundreds of people, really addled my mind. I don't think we have wrestlers in Gujarat who keep fighting. Its normally done in the North. And instead of playing Garbo, the family celebrates singing Hindi songs and dancing as if they are Punjabis. I mean, in the beginning, most of the members of the family are shown as if they do not know any Hindi, and in the second part, all are shown singing in Hindi.
The second half of the movie was terribly dragging as members of the family kept weeping all the time. The film had too many characters and so, it became a complete mess.
Overall, it is a bad movie. So I give it a 4 out of 10.
Still an entertaining movie.
hiteshguhe5 November 2021
Comedy film or emotional drama 🙄
divysingh-7779418 July 2021
Chup Chup Ka fails to grip!
namashi_128 February 2009
Warning: Spoilers
Priyadarshan's 'Chup Chup Ke' is a below average entertainer from 2006. Priyadarshan known for making over-the-top, mindless comedies, which have worked big time in the years gone by. But 'Chup Chup Ke' is easily one of his weakest fares. Reason? The first hour of the film is entertaining, though the proceedings are slow. The second is plays a complete spoilsport. The track becomes serious, boring and exhausting. Why Priyadarshan why?
Performance Wise : Paresh Rawal can never be doubted, he's a legendary actor and he's amazing in all his films. 'Chup Chup Ke' is no exception. Om Puri is delightful. Rajpal Yadav is a such an actor, that which ever role you handover him he'll excel in it no matter what. Shakti Kapoor is one of the finest actors Bollywood has witnessed. He's mind blowing. Shahid has a lot to learn. Kareena is cute. Neha Dhupia and Sushma Reddy impress. Anupam Kher is bland. Manoj Joshi gets no scope. Suniel Shetty is functional.
On the whole, 'Chup Chup Ke' has a enjoyable first hr in kitty, but a dull and dragging second hr leaves you yawning.
Performance Wise : Paresh Rawal can never be doubted, he's a legendary actor and he's amazing in all his films. 'Chup Chup Ke' is no exception. Om Puri is delightful. Rajpal Yadav is a such an actor, that which ever role you handover him he'll excel in it no matter what. Shakti Kapoor is one of the finest actors Bollywood has witnessed. He's mind blowing. Shahid has a lot to learn. Kareena is cute. Neha Dhupia and Sushma Reddy impress. Anupam Kher is bland. Manoj Joshi gets no scope. Suniel Shetty is functional.
On the whole, 'Chup Chup Ke' has a enjoyable first hr in kitty, but a dull and dragging second hr leaves you yawning.
Sweet film.
shahrukhullahkhan26 August 2019
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