Mere Baap Pehle Aap (2008)

A son reunites his widowed father to the long lost lover of the latter and urges him to marry.

Director:

Priyadarshan

Writers:

Manisha Korde (dialogue), Priyadarshan (story)

Stars:

Akshaye Khanna, Paresh Rawal, Genelia D'Souza

Cast

Credited cast:
Akshaye Khanna	...	Gaurav J. Rane
Paresh Rawal	...	Janaradhan Vishamber Rane
Genelia D'Souza	...	Sheekha N. Kapoor
Om Puri	...	Madhav Mathur
Shobana	...	Anuradha 'Anu' Joshi
Archana Puran Singh	...	ACP Bhavani Bhagmar
Rajpal Yadav	...	Manu
Manoj Joshi	...	Chirag J. Rane
Naseeruddin Shah	...	Nirmal Kapoor
Arzoo Govitrikar	...	Anjana 'Anju' Rao
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Paresh Bramhbhatt	...	Canteen walaa

Storyline

Janaradhan Wishvanbhar Rane a widower has spent his life bringing up his two kids Chirag and Gaurav. Janaradhan has done everything for his kids to bring them up in the best possible manner, ever since they were toddlers. Now when the duo has grown up, Gaurav takes up the responsibility of his father. They both manage the household chores and their business to the best of their abilities. Though he is the younger son, he treats his father like his son. Gaurav is on guard with the vigilance of a disciplined parent. He shouts, threatens, and fights - even locks up his father occasionally so that his prankster best friend Madhav. Mathur who is a divorcee, desperate to get married, does not spoil him. Madhav and Janaradhan who are always in search of a bride for Madhav forever land up in trouble and every time Gaurav has to bail them out and face the embarrassment. Gaurav busy managing his business starts getting prank calls from a girl who turns out to be his old college friend Sheekha ...

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi

Release Date:

13 June 2008 (India)

Also Known As:

Свадьба моего отца

Filming Locations:

Film City, Goregaon, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$113,576, 15 June 2008

Gross USA:

$113,576

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$7,433,423

Company Credits

Production Co:

Shemaroo Entertainment, Shemaroo Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

163 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The film is a remake of the Malayalam movie Ishtam (2001).

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Goofs

Paresh Rawal and Om Puri ride on a Kinetic Bike to the college the first time, but later when they are talking about it they say they came by car.

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Connections

Remake of Ishtam (2001)

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Soundtracks

Maine Hawa Ke Paron Pe
Written by Sameer
Composed by Vidyasagar
Performed by Udit Narayan and Shreya Ghoshal
Courtesy of Super Cassettes Industries Limited (T-Series)

User Reviews

Huge waste of time

The movie is far too long, and with no real legs (plot) to stand on, it straddles your mind like a colossal headache. There should be a law to bar Genelia from 'acting'. The film is riddled with clichéd situations and the plot itself meanders from one dead end to another. Songs are passable at the best, irritating most of the times. Characters played by Rajpal Yadav, Shobana and Naseerudin are an insult to these talented actors.

Dialogues are not as bad as the rest of the movie. In fact, at times they carry the movie forward. Akshay does a decent enough job, mainly due to his histrionic skills and direction from Priyadarshan.

Only saving grace is Paresh Rawal. As the elderly dad and then as the 'young' lad, he brings out his range of skills.

Is (was) this the death of Priyadarshan's comedy?