Bluffmaster! (2005)

A conman Roy, gets dumped by his girl-friend. Then he finds out he has a fatal disease. On the verge of death, he resolves to do some good, by helping his apprentice Dittu hoodwink the mobster who hurt his (Dittu's) family.

Director:

Rohan Sippy

Writers:

Rajat Arora (dialogue), Shridhar Raghavan (story)

Stars:

Abhishek Bachchan, Priyanka Chopra, Ritesh Deshmukh

3 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Abhishek Bachchan	...	Roy Kapoor
Priyanka Chopra	...	Simran "Simmi" Ahuja
Ritesh Deshmukh	...	Aditya "Dittu" Srivastav (as Riteish)
Nana Patekar	...	Chandrakant 'Chandru' Parekh
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Afsaraadil	...	Doorman at Five Star
Tinnu Anand	...	Parimal Bajaj
Hayat Asif	...	Chandru's Man 1
Ram Awana	...	Chandru's Man 2
Rajesh Balwani	...	Pratish Shah
Dipak Chauhan	...	Man at Shooting 1 (as Deepak Chauhan)
Deepak Dadhwal	...	Mr. Ahuja (as Deepak Dharwal)
Vallabh Gada	...	Doctor 2
Dinkar Gavande	...	Barber
Carol Gracias	...	Dancer in end credit music video
Boman Irani	...	Dr. Bhalerao

Storyline

Roy is leading a dual life . His girlfriend Simi believes he is an honest person while the reality is quite different. Roy is actually a professional conman who dupes innocent people as easily as he swats flies. When Simi comes to know of the reality, she is heartbroken and ditches Roy for ever. Roy repents but it seems like it's too late now. One day Roy bumps into Aditya "Dittu" Shrivastav who is an amateur conman. Dittu implores Roy to teach him the tricks of his trade, but Roy disagrees. One night, Roy collapses while crossing a road and visits Dr. Bhalerao for a medical checkup. It is revealed that Roy has a brain tumour and has very little time. He bumps into Dittu again and this time he agrees to take Dittu under his wing and teach him the basics of the art of conning. Together they zero in on a big "fish" - a shady hotel owner named Chandru and proceed to lure him into their master plan.

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Plot Keywords:

hotel | fish | film producer | movie theater | one last job | 

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Taglines:

This December he will bluff friends... bluff lovers... bluff death?

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance | Thriller

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi

Release Date:

16 December 2005 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

£85,437 (UK) (16 December 2005)

Gross:

$718,956 (USA) (20 January 2006)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Entertainment One Pvt. Ltd., R.S. Entertainment, UTV Motion Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

137 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

When Dittu ('Reitesh Deshmukh') flees away with Roy's ('Abhishek Bacchan') car, in pursuit of Dittu, Roy gets in a cab having license plate "MH 01 C 9211". The same cab can be seen in the movie Taxi No. 9 2 11: Nau Do Gyarah which was released after 'Bluffmaster!'.

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Quotes

Roy: [singing] Listen up y'all, this is me, my players Ritesh D, P-C-Baby and director Rohan Sippy. I wrote this for the Bluffmaster movie and these are my music makers, Vishal and Shekhar...

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Connections

References Sabse Bada Rupaiya (1976)

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Soundtracks

"Bure Bure / Boro Boro"
Written by Robert Uhlmann & Arash
Produced by Robert Uhlmann & Arash at Extensive Studio, Sweden
Hindi lyrics by Jaideep Sahni

User Reviews

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Mumbai…cut to the size of the silver screen, an assortment of picture postcard shots, a lively score, and an able characterization is what makes this one of the most outstanding products this year. Oh ya, I know you are gonna say I missed the story. But frankly dear, I don't give a damn! All I know is that when I go see a movie, I should see the effort and the mindset and vision of the director right there on the huge screen in front of me, nothing else matters. From the first frame to the last, the movie exudes style, and not self-righteous style, an ingrained effortless style. I was in for this fare anyways even it would have been bad, but I was pleasantly surprised by the narrative, its more of a celebration of bollywood for me, bollywood of the seventies-the numerous references to the cinema of the yore celebrated in a universal way, which is so pleasing to the eyes the heart and the mind. A protagonist with multi-layered character, an able-skilled assistant, a merciless love interest and a lovable villain makes up this joyride-roller-coaster of a bolly-revelation-magic.