Sunday (2008/I)

Director:

Rohit Shetty

Writers:

Robin Bhatt (screenplay)
Robin Bhatt (story)

Release Date:

25 January 2008 (India)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Romance | Thriller

Plot:

A woman investigates the mystery of what happened on a certain Sunday if her life that she has lost all recollection of...

Plot Keywords:

Discotheque | Police | Politician | Day In Title | Cab Driver

Cast

Ajay Devgan	...	ACP Rajveer Randhava
Ayesha Takia	...	Sehar Thapar
Arshad Warsi	...	Ballu
Irrfan Khan	...	Kumar Mangat
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Farid Amiri	...	Pardunam 'P.O.K.' Om Kumar
Ali Asghar	...	Raj Khurana's son
Aseem Bajaj	...	Rammi
Ravi Gossain	...	Hiren
Vrajesh Hirjee	...	Chakki - Martial Arts Instructor
Tusshar Kapoor	...	Himself ... Song performance
Ashish R. Mohan	...	Hercules
Deepak Qazir	...	Raj Khurana - Member of Parliament
Avtar Sahani	...	Traffic cop
Happy Sharma	...	Dhawal
Murli Sharma	...	Mysterious stranger
Anjana Sukhani	...	Ritu
Mukesh Tiwari	...	Havaldar Anwar
Sherveer Vakil	...	Aseem Bajaj

Runtime:

135 min

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Filming Locations:

Australia

Company:

Big Screen Entertainment

Trivia:

Celebrities parodied by Irrfan Khan in his turn as a theatre actor - Shahrukh Khan from Don (2006/I), Amitabh Bachchan from Deewaar (1975) and Himesh Reshammiya as a singer-composer turned actor.

Movie Connections:

Remake of Anukokunda Oka Roju (2005)

Sunday : A confused thriller with good comedy sequences

Sunday : In a straight review Sunday is not what you expect after seeing the promising promos. It's a mixture of thriller and comedy sequences. Whereas the comedy sequences are highly enjoyable, there is no thrill in the suspense and murder mystery element of the script. The film is said to be a remake of a HIT Telugu film ANUKOKUNDA OKA ROJU [2005]. The Telugu original must be more enjoyable fare as it was a big hit but the Hindi version lacks the right punch needed for a blockbuster. In fact director Rohit Shetty seems confused in whether to make a comedy film or a fast paced thriller. Many plots and characters are deliberately inserted, which are clearly spotted by a average film-goer too. For instance :

1. Ajay Devgan's character of a ice cream eating cop is the most unimpressive one. He just plays the role and doesn't seem to be interested in the movie at all.

2. The murder mystery has no surprise element in it as some unknown character just enters the climax as the main culprit.

3. The most disappointing thing is that Irfan Khan, an actor of endless capabilities has got no definite role and he is just included in the movie to add to its project value. He has no involvement in the script and is just wasted as a comedy character. However it is his own brilliance that he again comes up as the best thing in the movie with his excellent comic timing.

4. Even Arshad Warsi, is not given the mileage he needed and he is also just another character in the script.

5. The action sequences on the actual locations of Chandni Chowk, Delhi and the item number of "Esha Deol" are clearly added as the last moment insertions. The director could have easily avoided them.

6. Ayesha Takia working as Cartoon Dubbing artist is given unwanted footage. She just acts in the movie as a routine work.

The script surely has a new concept, but is not handled in a promising manner. Music is also below average.. The only enjoyable moments in the movie are the scenes with Arshad Warsi & Irfan Khan. They both are highly entertaining together and the viewer keeps waiting for them to come on screen again. In all, Sunday is certainly not a good thriller movie but can only be seen once for the comedy by the talented pair – Arshad Warsi & Irfan Khan.