Mumbai Matinee | |
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Directed by | Anant Balani |
Written by | Anant Balani |
Produced by | Bobbie Ghosh Rangita Pritish Nandy |
Starring |
Rahul Bose Perizaad Zorabian Vijay Raaz Saurabh Shukla |
Cinematography | Sanjay Nair |
Edited by | Mohammed Rafique |
Music by |
Anand Raj Anand Farhad Wadia |
Distributed by | Pritish Nandy Communications (PNC) |
Release date |
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Running time | 125 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Hindi |
Mumbai Matinee is a 2003 Indian romantic comedy film directed and written by Anant Balani and starring Rahul Bose as a 32-year-old virgin. The film premiered on 26 September 2003 and was also released in the UK. Director Anant Balani died before the film was released on 29 August 2003. [1] [2] [3]
Debu ( Rahul Bose) is a 32-year-old advertising agent, but has a serious problem in that he is still a virgin. He meets Baba Hindustani ( Vijay Raaz) in a hotel who promises to cure him of the teasing he gets from being a virgin. He later meets Nitin Kapoor, a film-maker ( Saurabh Shukla) who later films him as he works out in the gym and other physical activities. Unaware of what is happening, Kapoor edits the film in such a way to give the impression of Debu as having sex. The film is released and becomes a box office hit and Debu quickly becomes a sex symbol. He later meets Sonali Verma ( Perizaad Zorabian), a journalist, who helps him through his difficulties and they later fall in love. [4]
Mumbai Matinee | |
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Soundtrack album by Anand Raaj Anand & Farhad Wadia | |
Released | 1 June 2003[5] |
Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
Length | 43:00 |
Label | Times Music |
Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama gave the film a rating of 1 out of 5 and said that, "The film has an interesting plot in fact a story like this has never been attempted by an Indian film-maker before but how one wishes the twists and turns in the story were captivating enough to keep you glued right till the climax." [6] Shahshi Matta of Planet Bollywood gave the film a rating of 4.5 out of 10 saying that, "The film looks hurriedly put-together and the contemplation's of the protagonist at various points in this film (on love, the gay character, etc.) look like they belong to another film. A film that could have been. But clearly wasn’t." [7] R. Swaminathan of Rediff commented on the film saying that, "The film is not everyone's cup of tea. If you are looking for a family entertainer, you are eyeing the wrong film. But if you want time out with your locker room buddies or with your girlfriend, Mumbai Matinee is the film." [8] India Today criticized the film saying that, "Matinee's meandering script hobbles on its compelling plot, and by the time the nerd scrambles into bed, you are past caring." [9]