Cocktail (2012)

A love triangle between a guy and two girls, who are best friends but the complete opposite of one another.

Director:

Homi Adajania

Writers:

Imtiaz Ali, Sajid Ali

Stars:

Deepika Padukone, Tina Desai, Randeep Hooda

9 wins & 61 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Deepika Padukone	...	Veronica D'Costa
Tina Desai	...	Waitress in Cafe (as Tena Desae)
Randeep Hooda	...	Kunal
Saif Ali Khan	...	Gautam Kapoor
Boman Irani	...	Mamaji
Lee Nicholas Harris	...	Market Stall Holder
Diana Penty	...	Meera
Atul Sharma	...	Restaurant Costumer at Park
Simon Hubbard	...	Nightclub Joker
Dimple Kapadia	...	Kavita Kapoor
Glenn Webster	...	Businessman
Martyn Mayger	...	Car Driver / Passerby
Ryan Calais Cameron	...	Alic
Ernest Vernon	...	Hotel Doorman
Gbemisola Ikumelo	...	Bohemian Singer

Storyline

The story revolves around Gautam Khanna (Saif Ali Khan), Veronica D'Costa (Deepika Padukone) and Meera Gupta (Diana Penty). Gautam Khanna (Saif Ali Khan) always had a dream to go to London and have a job. His dream is fulfilled and he gets a job. But his mom, Nita (Dimple Kapadia) says that she has to finalize his marriage to a girl and so he has to wait. She finds her perfect 'bahu' in Meera Gupta (Diana Penty). But she does not tell Gautam about this and tells Meera's parents even to not tell Meera. She tells Gautam to take her friend's daughter Meera as she has an assignment in London for 3 days. On the flight, Meera and Gautam befriend each other. In London, Meera has some problems completing her assignment and therefore fails to give it on time. She loses her job but then Gautam consoles her. They go on a beach party and there they meet Veronica D'Costa (Deepika Padukone). After some days of living with each other, Gautam falls in love with Veronica. But the thing that Gautam ...

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Plot Keywords:

bikini | beach party | party | beach | love triangle | 

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Taglines:

Sometimes good friends maybe too good to share...

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

UK India

Language:

Hindi

Release Date:

13 July 2012 (UK)

Also Known As:

Koktél

Filming Locations:

London, England, UK

Box Office

Budget:

$7,980,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$647,956 (USA) (13 July 2012)

Gross:

$1,027,121 (USA) (20 July 2012)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cocktail Film, Eros International, Illuminati Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

146 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Deepika Padukone was given the first choice of playing Meera or Veronica. She chose the latter because Meera's character was similar to her earlier character Meera in Love Aaj Kal. Later Diana Penty got Meera's role. Interestingly, earlier in their modeling career, Diana had replaced Deepika as Maybelline's brand ambassador.

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Goofs

In the last scene, where Saif Ali Khan is proposing Diana Penty for marriage, the camera keeps on switching from his face to her face and vice-versa. In this sequence, we get to see that Diana Penty's hairstyle changes every time (when the focus is on Diana, she is seen with left and right thin braids stuck to her back hair by pin. But when the focus is on Saif Ali khan, we get to see Diana's back hair and there are no braids stuck at the back. A side shot of her hair reveals that there are no braids also. That means Diana's and Saif's shots were taken at different time. When Diana's shot was taken, she had braids. But when Saif's shot was taken, she had no braids! Seems to have bypassed the editor's eye.

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Connections

Featured in Badlapur (2015)

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Soundtracks

Alif Allah (Jugni)
Written by: Irshad Kamil and Arif Lohar
Produced by: Pritam Chakraborty
Performed by: Arif Lohar and Harshdeep Kaur

User Reviews

A heady mix!

Bollywood has had its share of love triangles. Does Cocktail have something fresh to offer or it's just an old drink in a new glass?

Meera (Diana Penty) is a traditional Indian girl in London who meets the London bred and oh so sexy Veronica (Deepika Padukone) by chance. They gain from each other's contrasting personality and friendship blooms. Gautam (Saif Ali Khan) the happy and getting lucky with women kind of a guy falls for Deepika and he gets friendly with her best friend Diana. As it so happens in real life, Saif develops feelings for his girlfriend's best friend Diana too. Cocktail is the story of friendship that will undergo a litmus test, of love, heartburn and heart breaks. Does friendship supersede love or love prevails over friendship? Was the best friend bond wafer thin? And can anyone 'rise' in love? I won't tell you. Watch the movie ;)

The movie has lots going for it. The introduction of Saif, Diana and Deepika is flawless. Their camaraderie is so enjoyable you get simmered in their funny and frolicking ways. What happens then is a realistic depiction of problems between friends about love and companionship. You are bound to identify with the highs and lows it takes you through. The second half is marginally stretched and could have been trimmer but that, would be nit picking.

Saif has played such roles earlier. As such this is not a fresh character for him but Gautam Kapoor is his best portrayal of what he does best – a cute, fun to be with and innocent character. He portrays it with finesse, in comedy scenes and the dramatic ones. Deepika sizzles as a sexy rich brat. She looks hot and is unstoppable as Veronica. Her depiction of a wild child caught in an emotional web is praise worthy. Diana's debut couldn't have been better. Perfectly casted, she is never out of character and manages to hold her own even with experienced actors like Saif and Deepika. The seniors, Boman Irani as Saif's mama and Dimple Kapadia as Saif's mother are very good too. Randeep Hooda even in a very short role is good.

A great cocktail needs the right mix. Imtiaz Ali's script not only delivers but packs a punch! Here's an example of what an excellent script can do. The intelligent dialogues guarantees laughs and keep the mix tangy. Pritam's 'Tum hi ho bandhu' is already a rage and 'Jugni' too is an outstanding song. Anil Mehta captures the beautiful locales well and Sreekar Prasad's editing is crisp. Anaita Adajania deserves a special mention for the apt costumes and making Deepika look her sexiest self.

Director, mixologist Homi Adajania should be credited for getting this mix spot on. He treats the excellent script and dialogues with élan, adds great music and extracts superlative performances from his actors. This Cocktail is a fresh take on love triangles set in the contemporary milieu and is so refreshing, you might even ask for a repeat. A great watch whether with friends, best friend, girlfriend, boyfriend, love interest or your ex! Grab your seat now!

Watch for: A thoroughly enjoyable contemporary and mature love story. Watch out for: Performances. Don't watch if: Nai yaar. Go watch.

Story: 9 | Screenplay: 9 | Performances: 8 | Songs and Music: 8 | Direction: 8 | Overall: 8/10