Ferrari Ki Sawaari is said to be similar to Iqbaal (2005) but in fact, it is closer to a few other old Bollywood movies. It reminds of Ehsaas (2001) because of the touching father-son relationship and the father's leaving no stone unturned for his son's victory in life and fulfillment of his dreams. Besides, it reminisces of Raj Kapoor's movie - Kal Aaj Aur Kal (1971) on account of showing three generations living together under a single roof, trying to adjust with one another. There is a conflict between the oldest generation (grandfather) and the youngest generation (grandson) and the twilight generation (father) tries to console both and reconcile between them. Further, its climax scene in the office of the Cricket association where the protagonist warns the negative character against playing with his son's happiness, is quite similar to the climax scene of Khatta Meetha (1978) in which Ashok Kumar threatens Pradeep Kumar the same way Sharman Joshi threatens Paresh Rawal in this movie. Coincidentally, Khatta Meetha also tells the story of a Paarsi family just like Ferrari Ki Sawaari. Again, this movie draws parallel to a relatively recent movie - Do Dooni Chaar (2010) in which the honest protagonist (Rishi Kapoor) finally decides against deviating from his ethics to fulfill the urgent monetary need and gets a pleasant surprise in the end when an unexpected solution emerges for the problem. However, despite so many illustrations meant for a sense of deja vu, Ferrari Ki Sawaari has an originality of its own. It's unique in its own right and deserves admiration. It's a movie whose heart lies in the right place.
Rustam (Sharman Joshi) has seen his highly talented Cricketer father - Behraamji Deboo's frustration and he himself also is living a mediocre life as a salaried employee. Despite the opposition of his father (Boman Irani), he is hell-bent upon arranging everything required for fulfillment of his talented son's dream to become a successful Cricketer. When an opportunity arrives for his son's attending a training camp at Lord's (England) with a cost of Rs. 1.5 Lakh rupees, he knocks every probable door for money and gets disappointment only in return. A wedding planner (Seema Paahwa) tells him that if he is able to arrange Sachin Tendulkar's Ferrari car for a few hours to be used in the wedding of a politician's son, he will get the required money as his remuneration for that service. The storyline picks up this clue and reaches the climax after meandering through many twists and turns, some believable, some unbelievable but all being entertaining.
Ferrari Ki Sawaari impresses very much in the first half. I can imagine several spectators flowing with the incidents taking place on the screen with the protagonist just like me. Despite, almost everything being perfectly predictable, it influences and moves the viewer. The second half is mostly over the top and tones down the profound mood of the movie. And that's why it is not that impressive. Frankly speaking, the second half drags just too much and while watching it, I felt that the track of the minister's son was completely superfluous in the post-interval session. The movie could have been shortened by a few reels. The length has only reduced its positive impact on the audience. Vidya Baalan's item song is also quite unnecessary. It's a pity that box office oriented thinking turns outstanding movies into good ones.
Technically, the movie is good. The modest layout of the residence of the principle characters and the realistic set-up of the locality, both make the movie as relatable by the Indian lower middle class people. Music by Preetam is also quite good. The best song, in my opinion, is Aye Mere Mann (sung by Shyamantan Das).
All the three main characters of this movie - Sharman Joshi, Boman Irani and Ritvik Sahore have delivered towering performances. Sharman Joshi is such a natural actor that he can fit the bill for any character and I am tempted to categorize him with late Sanjeev Kumar. Boman and Ritvik do not lag behind him in entering the skins of their respective characters. The supporting cast has also done exceedingly well. Seema Paahwa as the kind-hearted wedding planner, takes the cake.
Dreaming does not come under anybody's monopoly or patent or copyright. It's not the fiefdom of the rich, the resourceful and the mighty. Corruption and dishonesty have got a strong justification in India that they are unavoidable to earn enough money to give a better life to the next generation. But Ferrari Ki Sawaari tells that there is no need to be dishonest to dream big for your offspring (if you are already not rich and resourceful). The honest and the modest are also entitled to dream big for themselves as well as their children.
Rustam (Sharman Joshi) has seen his highly talented Cricketer father - Behraamji Deboo's frustration and he himself also is living a mediocre life as a salaried employee. Despite the opposition of his father (Boman Irani), he is hell-bent upon arranging everything required for fulfillment of his talented son's dream to become a successful Cricketer. When an opportunity arrives for his son's attending a training camp at Lord's (England) with a cost of Rs. 1.5 Lakh rupees, he knocks every probable door for money and gets disappointment only in return. A wedding planner (Seema Paahwa) tells him that if he is able to arrange Sachin Tendulkar's Ferrari car for a few hours to be used in the wedding of a politician's son, he will get the required money as his remuneration for that service. The storyline picks up this clue and reaches the climax after meandering through many twists and turns, some believable, some unbelievable but all being entertaining.
Ferrari Ki Sawaari impresses very much in the first half. I can imagine several spectators flowing with the incidents taking place on the screen with the protagonist just like me. Despite, almost everything being perfectly predictable, it influences and moves the viewer. The second half is mostly over the top and tones down the profound mood of the movie. And that's why it is not that impressive. Frankly speaking, the second half drags just too much and while watching it, I felt that the track of the minister's son was completely superfluous in the post-interval session. The movie could have been shortened by a few reels. The length has only reduced its positive impact on the audience. Vidya Baalan's item song is also quite unnecessary. It's a pity that box office oriented thinking turns outstanding movies into good ones.
Technically, the movie is good. The modest layout of the residence of the principle characters and the realistic set-up of the locality, both make the movie as relatable by the Indian lower middle class people. Music by Preetam is also quite good. The best song, in my opinion, is Aye Mere Mann (sung by Shyamantan Das).
All the three main characters of this movie - Sharman Joshi, Boman Irani and Ritvik Sahore have delivered towering performances. Sharman Joshi is such a natural actor that he can fit the bill for any character and I am tempted to categorize him with late Sanjeev Kumar. Boman and Ritvik do not lag behind him in entering the skins of their respective characters. The supporting cast has also done exceedingly well. Seema Paahwa as the kind-hearted wedding planner, takes the cake.
Dreaming does not come under anybody's monopoly or patent or copyright. It's not the fiefdom of the rich, the resourceful and the mighty. Corruption and dishonesty have got a strong justification in India that they are unavoidable to earn enough money to give a better life to the next generation. But Ferrari Ki Sawaari tells that there is no need to be dishonest to dream big for your offspring (if you are already not rich and resourceful). The honest and the modest are also entitled to dream big for themselves as well as their children.