Do Dooni Chaar (2010)

A middle class family in India tries to buy a new car.

Director:

Habib Faisal

Writers:

Habib Faisal (screenplay), Rahil Qazi (screenplay)

Stars:

Rishi Kapoor, Neetu Singh, Aditi Vasudev

5 wins.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Rishi Kapoor	...	Santosh Duggal
Neetu Singh	...	Kusum Duggal
Aditi Vasudev	...	Payal Duggal
Archit Krishna	...	Sandeep Duggal
Akhilendra Mishra	...	Farooqui
Natasha Rastogi	...	Salma Farooqui
Supriya Shukla	...	Urmi
Saransh Taneja	...	Aryan Popley
Pushpanjali Sharma	...	Back bench girl
Vaibhav Rajour	...	Mickey
Ravi Kumar	...	Drummer
Jigar Mal	...	Guitarist
Sumit Tyagi	...	MC
Prajvi Bagga	...	Pam
Amelia	...	Funbaby Phirang

Storyline

Delhi-based math teacher Santosh Duggal drives a scooter and lives in a small apartment along with his wife, Kusum; a collegian daughter, Payal; and a school-going son, Sandeep. He also moonlights with a tutoring center called Chatwal Coaching Class in order to make ends meet. Hoping to pacify his family with his income-tax refund, he will instead be compelled to give up its entire amount after his Meerut-based sister Urmi invites them over to a wedding. He borrows a car from a neighbor, Farooqui, and, after a rather dramatic trip, is forced to compensate him as the car gets damaged. Unable to bear taunts that he cannot afford a car, he decides to buy one. It is this decision that will force Payal to seek employment in a call center. Sandeep will confess that he has been gambling, which leaves Santosh with no alternative but to consider accepting bribes from students and risk being exposed on live TV.

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Plot Keywords:

car | coaching class | neighbor | wedding | scooter | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for mild thematic elements, some language and incidental smoking

Did You Know?

Trivia

Rishi Kapoor and Neetu Singh teamed up after Jhootha Kahi Ka 1979.Thou she appeared with him in Love Aaj Kal 2009 it was just 2 minute role in climax.

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Soundtracks

Do Dooni Chaar
Performed by Shankar Mahadevan, Vishal Dadlani
Lyrics by Manoj Muntashir
Music by Meet Bros

User Reviews

A strong script and Rishi Kapoor make the firm worth it!

I don't remember when was the last time i saw a movie with such a simple but strong storyline. I won't term this movie as a comedy but it definitely had humor in it. The plot of the movie is so simple that any middle class Indian would be able to relate to it, the dream of Duggal Family to become the owner of a four wheeler from a two wheeler(as you can already make out from the title). Rishi Kapoor essays the role of a low earning maths teacher which he played to perfection, hardworking and still hated by his students(reminded me of some of my school teachers), Neetu Kapoor was the housewife who in parts reminded me of my mother, hardworking and tired but still non complaining. Add to that two kids who always have complaints from there parents as they are trying to become a part of the high society friend circle. The house and the society in which the Duggal's stayed kept me guessing through out the movie as to which part of Delhi was it as it could have been any middle class Punjabi dominated area of Delhi. Add to this a lot of complicated situations to the life of the Duggal's in their effort of buying a car and you get a complete family package. It is a movie without the usual glam sham which you expect from a Hindi movie but considering the story and the excellent acting of Rishi Kapoor, I don't think there was a need for any. See this if you like simple family movies without any melodramas.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi

Release Date:

8 October 2010 (India)

Also Known As:

Dois Vezes Dois São Quatro

Filming Locations:

New Delhi, Delhi, India

Company Credits

Production Co:

Planman Motion Pictures, Walt Disney Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

112 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1