David (2013)

The lives of three different men named David are about to change forever.

Director:

Bejoy Nambiar

Writers:

Abhijeet Shirish Deshpande (dialogue & lyrics) (as Abhijeet Deshpande), Bejoy Nambiar (screenplay)

Stars:

Vikram, Neil Nitin Mukesh, Vinay Virmani

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Vikram	...	David (as 'Chiyaan' Vikram)
Neil Nitin Mukesh	...	David
Vinay Virmani	...	David
Tabu	...	Frenny
Isha Sharvani	...	Roma
Lara Dutta	...	Gayathri / Neelam
Sheetal Menon	...	Sussanah
Nishan	...	Peter
Prahlad Kakkar	...	Priest
Remo Fernandes	...	Singer In Bar
Nassar	...	Father Noyal (as Nasser)
Rubi Chakravarthy	...	David's Mother
Monica Dogra	...	Noor
Milind Soman	...	Gangster
Rohini Hattangadi	...	Malati Tai

Storyline

The story is about two Davids. David (Vikram) is a 30 year old fisherman living in Goa. David who is a carefree drunkard getting involved in pub fights and other unwanted activities falls for his friends deaf and mute fiancé Roma (Isha Sharvani). Meanwhile, the other David (Jiiva), is a 19 year old guitarist living in Mumbai. He hates his dad Father Noel (Nassar) for his philanthropist attitude. Meanwhile, an MLA attacks his dad and beats him up mercilessly with a group of people accusing that Noel is trying to convert everyone into Christianity. David learns that it was for the purpose of cheap publicity and he goes on trying to reach her. The two Davids are about to take a decision which will change their lives forever.

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Plot Keywords:

character name as title | forename as title | one word title | fisherman | musician | 

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | Romance | Thriller

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

"Mast Qalandar" had a old Punjabi version remixed in the album Extra Hot 7 Bhangra Remixes. Remixed by Amit and San J of The X Zecutive. This was in 1992. It also had another version in the album "House Of Shah: Mick St. Claire Remix Volume 8".This was in 1991.

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Goofs

The Ghani family is shown to be belonging to the Shi'ite stream of Islam. When the scion of the Ghani clan, Jahanzeb, is getting married to Noor, the Imam is reciting Su'rah Fateha. When the recital concludes, all the people present say "Ameen" in unison. However, in the Shi'ite stream, the conclusion of Su'rah Fateha elicits the response of "Alhamdulillahi Rab-il-Aalaameen" and not "Ameen".

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Alternate Versions

The UK release was cut, the distributor chose to make cuts to remove a scene of violence (a man being set alight after being doused with alcohol) and a scene of bloody self-harming (a man cutting his arm with a knife) in order to obtain a 12A classification. An uncut 15 classification was available. (The Tamil language version of the film was the version classified and released in the United Kingdom, to date the Hindi version has neither been classified nor released in the United Kingdom).

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Connections

References Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak (1988)

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Soundtracks

Maria Pitache
Composed by Remo Fernandes
Written by V. Elango and Remo Fernandes
Performed by "Chiyaan' Vikram',Remo Fernandes

User Reviews

Amazing Movie

OK, many people gave negative reviews because they were not able to keep up with the plot. This movie has everything, action, drama, comedy, romance, tragedy, amazing cinematography, superb songs, and quite unique style of handling a movie.

Although superficially it may look like a movie with three protagonist with same name 'David', last few minutes really define the movie name and common string that holds all three stories together.

Some references to decide whether you'll like it or not

If you like Quentin Tarantino - Please go watch David

If you love rock music -just watch the movie for "Mast Kaladar" rock version

If you can like Neil Nitin Mukesh - this is a must watch

If you like art movies - you are on borderline

If you like Amir Khan's performance in Talaash - you are on borderline

If you like Karan Johar movies - this is waste of money for you

If you love Shahrukh Khan - you'll hate this flick

If you like Amir Khan in 3Idiots - you won't like this one

Overall I am kind of disappointed it got so less collection at box office. I might watch it again in theater.

Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

India

Language:

Tamil Hindi

Release Date:

1 February 2013 (India)

Also Known As:

Дэвид

Filming Locations:

Mangalore, Karnataka, India

Box Office

Budget:

INR500,000,000 (estimated)

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$17,828

Company Credits

Production Co:

Getaway Films, Hobo Pictures, Rampage Motion Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

155 min

Color:

Color Black and White Color (original version)