Happy Ending (2014)

A confused writer goes on the search of inspiration for his next story and falls in love with a best seller author who doesn't believe in love.

Directors:

Krishna D.K., Raj Nidimoru

Writers:

Raj Nidimoru (story), Krishna D.K. (story)

Stars:

Saif Ali Khan, Ileana, Kalki Koechlin

1 win & 2 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Saif Ali Khan	...	Yudi Jaitley / Yogi
Ileana	...	Aanchal Reddy
Kalki Koechlin	...	Vishakha
Ranvir Shorey	...	Montu
Rahul Nath	...	Gary
Shivani Tanksale	...	Gouri
Govinda	...	Armaan
Preity Zinta	...	Divya
Kareena Kapoor	...	Filmy girlfriend
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Tupua Ainu'u	...	Security Guard
Dean Barlage	...	Waiter / Library Patron
Amanpreet Singh Bevli	...	Taxi Driver
Kira Cahill	...	Shopping Girl
Leah Caruana	...	Bookstore fan
Krishna D.K.	...	Tow Truck Driver

Storyline

A confused writer goes on the search of inspiration for his next story and falls in love with a best seller author who doesn't believe in love.

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Plot Keywords:

indian abroad | nightclub | los angeles california | ex boyfriend ex girlfriend relationship | writer | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Details

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi

Release Date:

21 November 2014 (India)

Also Known As:

Счастливый финал

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$198,702 (USA) (21 November 2014)

Gross:

$311,729 (USA) (5 December 2014)

Company Credits

Production Co:

160-H Productions, Charter Management, Eros International

Technical Specs

Runtime:

135 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Saif's second double role after Humshakals.

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Goofs

At the beginning when yogi gets a call from his girlfriend Vishaka the network in his mobile phone shows VodafoneIn which means Vodafone India, but it is shown that they are living in America.

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Connections

References Meet the Parents (2000)

User Reviews

Another boringly confused attempt, trying to impress viewers within the country & abroad, wasting Govinda yet again.

Friends who have seen Raj Nidimoru and Krishna DK's (aka Raj and DK's) earlier ventures such as 99, SHOR IN THE CITY or the recent GO GOA GONE, would readily agree that the director duo really showcased some exceptional talent in these three films, moving ahead than a routine Bollywood project made on the same old set routine patterns. Hence, watching the witty promos of HAPPY ENDING, well supported by a few peppy dance numbers and an interesting cast really made everyone expect a fairly enjoyable rom-com from the team once again.

But perhaps crime thrillers remain their proved forte and a romantic comedy is not exactly the genre Raj & DK are comfortable with. Because what they present in HAPPY ENDING is full of all been there-seen before sequences with nothing fresh except few occasional good dialogues or only four entertaining scenes of Govinda.

Taking its clear references for certain insertions (like the book reading one) from BEFORE SUNSET (2004) and more, HAPPY ENDING begins on a fairly interesting note and then goes on to become a boringly long ride with everything predictable till the end. The romance loses all its charm as it progresses and the writers remain confused between their target audience making a vain attempt to cater the viewers within the country as well as abroad. In fact this has been the dilemma or conflict seen in most of the projects today when they try to incorporate plots for both the diverse territories and in the effort make a complete mess out of the film deliberately.

With no impressive performances delivered by the lead pair, HAPPY ENDING once again wastes the gifted Govinda just like the last week's KILL DIL. The veteran has only 4-5 scenes in the entire film, but still manages to give you at least something to cheer in those few minutes, especially in the song "Nacho Saare G Phaadke" offering his famous and immensely enjoyable dance moves. Saif Ali Khan continues his 'no-show' post BULLETT RAJA & HUMSHAKALS, plus Ileana D'Cruz gives another similar yet sweet kind of appearance as the fellow writer. Ranveer Shorey tries hard to contribute his bit & does bring some rare smiles with his witty dialogues but Kalki, Preity Zinta and Kareena Kapoor fail to add anything significant to this long, painful watch in their small cameos.

Music remains the only saving grace in the film (with few catchy dance tracks), which unfortunately doesn't get the support it deserved from the script. On the other hand Cinematography as well as Background score do not come up with any extra ordinary feature to mention here.

In short, its really strange why the director duo chose this kind of stale and overdone subject for their next venture….. Or was this another case of the producer interfering into the script as per his own vision as always. In any case, HAPPY ENDING is not at all a HAPPY watch to recommend with nothing else to offer except Govinda. So you can easily give it a skip to be later watched at any Cable Channel or on Home Video when its official DVD gets released in the coming week.