Bombay to Bangkok (2008)

A chef, in possession of a stolen gangster's money, flees to Thailand where he poses as a doctor.

Director:

Nagesh Kukunoor

Writer:

Nagesh Kukunoor

Stars:

Shreyas Talpade, Lena Christensen, Vijay Maurya

Cast

Credited cast:
Shreyas Talpade	...	Shankar 'Singh' Bhatawdekar
Lena Christensen	...	Jasmine 'Jani'
Vijay Maurya	...	Jamal 'Jam-K' Khan
Manmeet Singh	...	Rash Singh
Naseeruddin Shah	...	Khan
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Vikram Inamdar	...	Dr. Tripathi
Yatin Karyekar
Rajeshwari Sachdev	...	Dr. Rati
Jeneva Talwar

Storyline

Chef Shankar Bhatawdekar lives a middle-classed lifestyle in Mumbai along with his widowed mom. After an encounter with a gangster named Khan, who finds out that Shankar has stolen a valuable item that belonged to his son, Jamal, sends Shankar fleeing to Bangkok, Thailand, along with a team of medical professionals. He manages to conceal the item amongst medical supplies, and poses as a medical professional himself. He blunders his way as a medico, arousing suspicion, especially by Dr. Rati, compounded by the arrival of Khan's son, Jamal, and his romance with Jasmine, a volunteer and a part-time masseuse, She, too, is attracted to him - without knowing that this attraction will soon get her arrested by the Thai Police, leaving Shankar virtually between a rock and a hard place - he must now decide to return to India and be killed by Khan, or stay on in Bangkok and be arrested - this time for theft of medical supplies.

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Plot Keywords:

gangster | bangkok | masseuse | doctor | city name in title | 

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Taglines:

Same Same But Different

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Details

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi

Release Date:

18 January 2008 (India)

Filming Locations:

Kho Chang, Khao Yai, Bangkok, Thailand

Company Credits

Production Co:

Mukta Searchlight Films

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Soundtracks

"Mausam suhana, duniya bhi kitni suhani"
Lyrics by Mir Ali Hussain
Music by Salim Merchant
Music by Suleiman Merchant

User Reviews

Resfeshing Bollywood Film

I have not watched too many Bollywood films before, because to me, once you see one film, it is as if you watched it all. Really, the storyline is almost the same, the premise, the tearjerkers and whatnot. The differences that Bollywood films may have are its actors and actresses, the location, and the film title. That was how I perceived Bollywood films.

So, with much persuasion from my friends to give this film a try, I watched it with a heavy heart, thinking that I am definitely gonna waste my time watching it.

Boy, was I wrong. This film is not the typical Bollywood-style film. In fact, this film is so different that I believe maybe this is a new genre of India-made film, and I believe it will revive the rather slump in the movie-goers interest in Bollywood film.

Whilst this film maybe a bit slow in the beginning, it does pick up momentum in the later parts of the film. Which is quite good actually, as there is more time to understand as to why the lead actor were in Bangkok, far from his hometown in Bombay.

A special mention to the mafia's son character, which outperformed even the leading actor and actresses, being the tough guy outside but a soft soul at heart. He is very funny in a clumsy kind of way, without being spastic and an annoyance.

A score of 8 for this film, for its commendable effort in making a film that moves away from the typical and predictability Bollywood films is usually associated with.