Bheja Fry (2007)

Ranjit, who makes fun of idiots, gets completely annoyed when he invites a tax inspector and a singer to his house.

Director:

Sagar Ballary

Writers:

Sagar Ballary (screenplay), Arpita Chatterjee (screenplay)

Stars:

Vinay Pathak, Rajat Kapoor, Sarika

Top Rated Indian Movies #149 | 1 win & 4 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Vinay Pathak	...	Bharat Bhushan
Rajat Kapoor	...	Ranjeet Thadani
Sarika	...	Sheetal R. Thadani
Milind Soman	...	Anant Ghoshal
Ranvir Shorey	...	Asif Merchant
Bhairavi Goswami	...	Suman Rao
Tom Alter	...	Dr. Shepherd
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Harsh Chhaya	...	Kapoor
Sharat Katariya	...	Dinner Guest 1
Sushma Kaul	...	Bharat's Colleague
Ikhlaq Khan	...	Jagdish Verma (as Ikhlaque Khan)

Storyline

Ranjeet Thadani lives a wealthy lifestyle in Mumbai along with his wife, Sheetal, who is a singer, while he manages Soundtrack Industries. At the request of his friend, Jagdish Verma, he decides to invite a singer and Libran, Bharat Bhushan, to his residence for dinner, as well as listen to him sing. Ranjeet, suffering from back pain, does not realize that Bharat is also an Income-Tax Inspector, and upon arrival at Ranjeet's residence, will virtually and hilariously turn his life upside down.

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Plot Keywords:

singer | dinner | telephone call | tax collector | swimming pool | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Certificate:

PG-13

Details

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi

Release Date:

13 April 2007 (India)

Also Known As:

Ужин с придурком

Company Credits

Production Co:

Handmade Films

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The best scene of the movie is when debutante Bhairavi Goswami realizes that she was being called a nymphomaniac all along.

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Quotes

Bharat Bhushan: Asif, this is Bhushan.
Asif Merchant: Bharat, your Dhoni was washed out by the Pakistanis.
Bharat Bhushan: Even I'm watching the match, there are a lot of overs left.
Asif Merchant: If they couldn't do anything in 43 overs, what can they uproot now?
Bharat Bhushan: Have you forgotten about the Multan one-day? So badly we uprooted you, that you are still holding it in your hand.
Bharat Bhushan: Get lost!
Asif Merchant: You get lost!
Bharat Bhushan: You get lost!
[Bharat bangs the phone]
Anant Ghoshal: What a character, man!
[...]

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Connections

Remake of Le Dîner de Cons (1998)

User Reviews

If you've not seen this, you've laughed less this year.

Bheja Fry is unlike any comedy film you must have seen in recent past. It has no big names in the cast, you might not have heard about the director either, promotion of the film is a low key affair... No loud comic drama, no banana slips to make you laugh, no double meaning dialogs. But still it easily qualifies for the most hilarious film of the year. It is 100 odd minutes of pure humor. The film surprises you with the unique wit and classic comedy.

You might not be expecting anything from the film and might come out highly satisfied. That is the best thing about the film. This is probably the first time the comic potential of Vinay Pathak has been utilized fully. This is one actor with amazing comic timing. The characters of the film are highly believable and you can actually recall at least one person you know/have met which is similar to each character in the film.

The film boasts of great acting,great situations and a very simple script. Though its an adaptation of a french film, it hardly takes the credit away from any of the actors.

Watch it for sure, because if you've not seen this, you've laughed less this year.