Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd. (2007)

Director:

Reema Kagti

Writers:

Reema Kagti (writer)
Anurag Kashyap (dialogue)

Release Date:

23 February 2007 (India)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance | Sci-Fi

Plot:

Six newly-married, diverse, honeymooning couples face marital bliss and discord, finding out more about themselves, their significant others and life in this happy-go-lucky, quirky drama.

Plot Keywords:

Honeymoon | Love | Goa | Nri | Marriage

Cast

Shabana Azmi	...	Nahid Fernandes
Boman Irani	...	Oscar Fernandes
Kay Kay Menon	...	Partho Sen
Raima Sen	...	Milly P. Sen
Ameesha Patel	...	Pinky V. Kapoor
Karan Khanna	...	Vicky Kapoor
Vikram Chatwal	...	Bunty
Sandhya Mridul	...	Madhu
Diya Mirza	...	Shilpa H. Patel
Ranvir Shorey	...	Hitesh Patel
Abhay Deol	...	Aspi
Minissha Lamba	...	Zara (as Minissha)
Arjun Rampal	...	Jignesh
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Naved Aslam	...	Sunil
Suzanne Bernert	...	Ditta
Chandan Bisht	...	Dinesh
Advait Chandan	...	Hippy Boy 1
Shahana Goswami	...	Gina Fernandes
Darshan Jariwala	...	Ramprasad
Saira Khan	...	Oscar's First Wife
Nandita Thakur	...	Partho's Mother

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi | English | Bengali

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Company:

Excel Entertainment

Trivia:

John Abraham was originally set to play the role of Arjun Rampal, but he could not do so since the dates of Ravi Chopra's 'Babul' had gone haywire due to Bachchan's health problem. So the role was later performed by Arjun Rampal.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Luck by Chance (2009)

Flick for a lazy Sunday afternoon

Six honeymoon couples on a bus trip to Goa - that lays the table wide open. Director Reema Kagti could have served whatever she wanted. A comedy about fumbling into martial bliss, a drama about discovering the challenges of being married, a social comment about how society and upbringing makes people view the institution of marriage differently. What she opts for is a multi-course meal with flavors of each. The result, an okay film that I'd suggest be better watched on a DVD at home instead of paying for a movie ticket.

There is all the variety you want. There is the married-against-wishes couple (Ranvir-Diya), married-and-at-peace couple (Abhay-Minnisha), married-and-u-have-changed-now couple (Kay Kay-Raima), married-and-i'm-confused couple (Newbie-Amisha), married-to-the-wrong-sex couple (Chatwal-Sandhya) and married-and-married couple (Boman-Shabana).

When you are telling a story about ordinary people and ordinary lives, you have a difficult task at hand. It is because you are telling the story of the very people sitting on the chairs of the movie hall and looking at the screen. You cannot lie to them or tell a story otherwise because it is their story. They know the beginning and they know the end. You have to be exact or you'll fail. If Kagti's story reminds anyone of their honeymoon and brings back forgotten memories, I guess whatever I say about this movie won't matter to them. That is the charm of telling simple stories. However, personally, I doubt this movie will remind anybody of anything.

The outstanding salsa by Abhay and Minnisha is the only take-home from the movie. 'Vaari-vaari' number is sure to be heard on the dance floors for a coming few months. Kay Kay has displayed his versatility and I'm sure we are going to see more of him in comedies. Amisha needs to learn that she need not keep smiling all the time, even while saying her lines. Boman, Shabana - these are minor challenges for them and they easy overcome. Raima Sen - I think she gets more screen time than any of the other female protagonists and she does full justice. Other actors get to do their bit and are okay.