Oh ok...so the trick was to release the movie amidst all the World Cup hype n get the masses to flock the theatres.Thankfully, I was not duped into that. But then we found the DVD n decided to give it a shot. With our cricket players shaming us, we thought this would be some respite… but !!!!! The movie revolves around 03 characters who share a common love for cricket. Danny is an ex-cricketer who now teaches young boys the nuances of the game. Cricket is life for him, he is ready to go without food, “cricket hi mera khaana hai, yahi meri zindagi hai”. Good, india’s food problem little bit solved. While teaching at the academy experiences severe pain in the stomach n is hospitalized. The doctor there, Nana Patekar, diagnoses him with kidney failure and puts him on a strict routine. Nana as usual has a problem with all good things in life.
So TV, radio, smiles, walks, everything in the hospital is banned. But the problem is Danny cant survive without watching cricket n its WC time, so he devises all methods of secretly getting a pair of binoculars, thru Nana’s son, who is a fan of the ex-cricketer and watches the TV in the house on the opposite lane.All patients n staff now secretly enjoy cricket.When Nana finds out, he takes away everything and sets a date for operating on Danny.The date is a day before the finals n as India is in the finals (hahaha), he wants the operation to be delayed. Nothing can convince him, as cricket is his life force n if he is allowed to watch cricket, he will survive! Wonder why we haven’t been able to come up with treatments for kidney failure, that do not involve operating.Danny is here to show us the way.Nana decides to fool Danny
.He decks up the hospital n the staff wears cricket T-shirts, newspapers are printed with the wrong date n the made up story of the final match taking place.Nana even gets in touch with Harsha Bhogle who sends them a specially made CD thru FedEx, ehich has been edited in a way t make it look like a real match.India wins the so-called match n Danny is operated upon.Of course, he survives, what else.And Nana now sports a smile n whistles as well, coz he has learnt a new way of life from Danny.
Paresh Rawal, who lives with his wife n teenaged daughter in England, is a janitor at the airport n is waiting to get a British citizenship for the last 14 years. He also happens to have a love for the game of cricket.But he is too ashamed to let his Brit-Indian friends know that he is a janitor.So he tells them that he is the immigration officer at the airport.The sole aim in his life is to get an English citizenship, so he tears down all posters of cricketers in his house n instead puts up The Queen n other English players on the wall.He resents the racist English treatment towards browns n blacks but still his aim in life doesn’t change.
When he is insulted by the English officer at the Consulate, he dresses up in a hat n dress all made up of the English flag n makes a fool of himself, just so he will be granted a citizenhip.He tells the official that he will wear such costumes everyday if need be.Such is his need of the phoren citizenship.I wish Mr. Milan had decided this to be the aim of his own life, we wouldn’t have had to suffer this movie in that case.At a sports bar, he cheers the Indians in their match against England n is spotted by the same officer.But it’s a Bollywood flick n the officer all of a sudden realizes that he had a change of heart n grants him the much awaited citizenship.
Kunal Kapoor is a young Punjabi who ties the know with his sweetheart Rimi Sen. He is crazy about the game n his favourite cricketer is Dhoni.On his wedding day, he switches on the TV n the entire night is spent watching the cricket match.In the morning his mother asks the daughter-in-law what all did her son do at night.WOW!!! Quite a modern mom-in-law this one.”Bol na mere betey ne kya shaitaani ki”….aaarghhh !!!! puhleeeees Milan !! Rimi tells her n the lady describes her own wedding night, which was similar to this.Now Rimi decides that she will make her husband get rid of this cricket fever.She watches a match with him n in the first match itself becomes a fan of Dhoni.So much so that she calls out his name while in bed with her husband, she hears strange voices in her head shouting “Dhoni Dhoni” while she is in the bath tub with her husband.Ok fine, you may like him, but the first match you see n u fantasize about DHONI ????? aahhhhh please!!!!
There is tension between the couple, he confronts the wife n she says its not her fault, she loves her husband but is a fan of Dhoni n its Kunal who made her watch a game so its his fault.She decides she cant live in this house anymore n leaves.Kunal has a brainwave n decides to arrive as a stripper at one of Rimi’s friends’ parties which she has organized.Of course she is an Indian biwi n cant tolerate her husband stripping in front of others.This means that she still loves her n Kunal also loves her n so now they decide to live happily ever after.Well, she should anyways quit movies.She never has a role so whats the point?
PHEW!!!! This was the story. Now if anyone can make sense out of what exactly Milan wanted to portray here, please do let me know as well. I am still stumped!!!