7+1⁄2 Phere: More Than a Wedding
Movie poster
Directed byIshaan Trivedi
Written byIshaan Trivedi
Produced byNimit Modawal
StarringJuhi Chawla
Irfan Khan
Manoj Pahwa
Neena Kulkarni
Anang Desai
Ninad Kamat
Vallabh Vyas
Manini De
Chahat Khanna
CinematographyAttar Singh Saini
Music byShantanu Moitra
Production
company
Epitome Entertainment Pvt. Ltd.
Release date
  • 29 July 2005 (2005-07-29) (India)
Running time
136 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

7+1⁄2 Phere: More Than a Wedding[lower-alpha 1] is a 2005 Indian Hindi-language black comedy film directed by Ishaan Trivedi and produced by Nimit Modawal. It stars Juhi Chawla and Irrfan Khan in the lead roles. The film was released in India on 29 July 2005, to mixed response.[1][2][3][4][5]

Plot

After having tasted great success with soaps based on traditional families, a national TV network is getting into the next phase of programming - that is - "Reality TV" so they decide to go for the evergreen subject of marriages in the Indian family. Channel asks their blue-eyed guy to produce the show. Asmi Ganatra (Juhi Chawla), the first time director, and her team finds out that at present the only family in Mumbai that meets the programming brief is Joshi's.

The Joshis are stunned when Asmi visits them with a request to cover the marriage for the TV network. Though the bride's father is willing to go along with the idea, the family's Mafia, consisting of the old guard plays the card of family's pride, and they Veto the proposal. In the meanwhile, Asmi has discovered that Manoj Joshi (Irrfan), the bride's youngest uncle, has fallen for her.

Knowing very well that her career would be blocked if she were unable to pull off the deal with the bride's family, she lures him to an arrangement where a multi camera set-up is secretly installed in the huge house.

Manoj realizes to his horror that he has opened a Pandora's box. Unaware of the hidden cameras, his family behaves true to themselves and slowly skeletons start tumbling out of the cupboard. The privacy of Joshi's family gets invaded by Candid cameras and incidents which should remain buried come out in the open and gives the Channel all sorts of maal masala (juicy tid-bits) to increase their TRP Ratings.

Cast

Reception

Hindustan Times praised the film, calling it light-hearted and rib-tickling. They noted it as the first time that actors Juhi Chawla and Irrfan Khan had worked together in a film, and as being both Irrfan's entry into and Juhi's return to the comedy genre. They advised that the chemistry between the two actors was to be watched and appreciated as their "conflict and resolution form an integral part of the film."[1]

Soundtrack

#Song NameSingerComposerLyricsNotes
1"Aao Nee Kudiyon"Sunidhi ChauhanShantanu MoitraSubrat Sinha
2"Kyun Aaj Kaa"Antara ChoudharyShantanu MoitraSubrat Sinha
3"Aaja Soneya"Shazia ManzoorBally JagpatShazia Manzoor
4"Aika Dhondiba"Pronali ChalihaShantanu MoitraManrel Gaikwad
5"Jiya Jale"Lata MangeshkarA.R. RahmanGulzarOriginally from movie Dil Se, 1998
6"Dil Se Re"A.R. RahmanA.R. RahmanGulzarOriginally from movie Dil Se, 1998
7"Tera Saath Hai Kitna Pyare"Babul Supriyo, Anupama DeshpandeKalyanji AnandjiIndivarOriginally from movie Janbaaz, 1986
8"Kyun Aaj Kaa"Hema SardesaiKalyanji AnandjiIndivarOriginally from movie Don, 1978

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ The title being a play on the Indian wedding ceremony known as saat phere or seven rounds.

References

  1. 1 2 Nitin Sethi (21 July 2005). "'7 1/2 Phere' a light-hearted comedy". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 8 January 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
  2. ↑ "Juhi-Irrfan starrer on 29th". Glamsham. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
  3. ↑ "7 1/2 Phere: Only fun by name". Rediff. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
  4. ↑ Prathibha Joy (31 July 2005). "71/2 phere". Deccan Herald. Archived from the original on 8 January 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
  5. ↑ Taran Adarsh (29 July 2005). "7 1/2 Phere". bollywoodhungama. Archived from the original on 14 October 2012. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
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