Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd. (2007)

User Rating:

6.2/10   

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 | Marriage | Nri | Goa

Cast

Shabana Azmi	...	Nahid Fernandes
Boman Irani	...	Oscar Fernandes
Kay Kay Menon	...	Partho Sen
Raima Sen	...	Milly P. Sen
Amisha 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:

Reema Kagti initially approached her mentor and director Farhan Akhtar for the role being played by Abhay Deol. However, Farhan couldn't play the part as he was busy with "Don" starring SRK.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Luck by Chance (2009)

funny honeymoon travelers

'Honeymoon Travels Private Ltd' is about 6 newly wed couples who come together during their honeymoon: There is a Bengali couple that comprises of a conservative husband (Kay Kay) and a ready to get wild wife (Raima). There is an envious seemingly perfect couple (Abhay – Minissha), college sweethearts (Amisha – Karan), an imperfect Gujarati couple Hitesh (Ranvir) and Shilpa (Dia Mirza) forms, a foreigner Richie (Vikram Chatwal) married to a hyperactive Bombay girl (Sandhya Mridul) and an older couple (Boman Irani – Shabana Azmi). The rest of the plot consists of their story together during this traveling period, their self discovery and their true feelings for one another.

Kay Kay is excellent as the slightly shy and conservative husband. His dance in 'Sajnaji Vari Vari' is awesome and remains to be one of the most memorable scenes of the movie. He does pleasantly surprise with his comedic talents (since he's more known for his serious movies). Raima Sen is brilliant and she shows us a sexy side. Shabana Azmi never lets you down and after a long time, Boman Irani finally gives a decent performance (he's not loud nor annoying this time). Abhay Deol and Minisha Lamba share a nice chemistry, though they tend to be a little over the top. Amisha Patel succeeds in annoying and Karan Khanna hardly does anything. Ranvir Shorey makes impresses with a brief role while Dia Mirza doesn't. Sandhya Mridul is charming and wonderful while Vikram Chatwal is wooden.

Kagti's direction is decent and she tells the story well. However, there's something missing in the ending. It seems incomplete. One may wonder why such a finale was chosen.

All in all, this is a light hearted comedy and it does provide some laughs along with a few serious moments. Well, serious enough to keep you engaged, not to break down in tears. The 6 stories are nicely combined and the actors share a very comfortable chemistry. Something to enjoy with friends.