Dinesh Kamath's column on movie 'Chashme Baddoor' under title 'New movie-release in Navi Mumbai' that was published in Newsband

New movie-release in Navi Mumbai

By Dinesh Kamath

Chashme Baddoor (2013 film)

Chashme Baddoor (English translation: Far be the evil eye) is a Bollywood adult comedy film directed by David Dhawan. The film stars Ali Zafar, Siddharth, Taapsee Pannu and Divyendu Sharma in lead roles. It is a remake of the 1981 film of same name.

Chashme Baddoor unveils in sandy Goa, where three cheery buddies – Sid, Jai and Omi – watch each other’s backs as they dodge rent and food bills, and chase women, without a shame.

Of the three, two are fairly audacious in their love escapades and are unsurprisingly left without a woman by their side. The lone simpleton cheers them on, and watches the fun, until they all end up wooing for the same girl.

She’s perky, cheery and literally runs away from any wedding alliance her military dad brings home.

Backed by her dad’s 'civilian' twin, she eliminates the lecherous duo and eventually skips a heartbeat for the one “who speaks through his heart”.

The film has Ali Zafar as Siddharth Parashar, Siddharth Narayan as Jomo (Jai Lakhanpal), Taapsee Pannu as Seema, Divyendu Sharma as Omi, Rishi Kapoor as Mr. Joseph, Juhi Chawla in a surprise role, Anupam Kher in a triple role, Lilette Dubey as Miss Josephine, Bharti Achrekar, Ayaz Khan in a villainous role and Varun Dhawan in a cameo

This remake was filmed in Goa, India and produced by Viacom 18 Motion Pictures. The film has been re-written by the original director, Sai Paranjpye. It's a different film from Sai's ... young, a little over-the-top, adapted to modern times and coloured by David's sensibilities.

The music of the film is composed by the duo Sajid-Wajid. Musicperk.com rated the album 6.5/10 quoting "Har Ek friend and Dichkyaoon are the picks of the album".

The film has songs like Har Ek Friend Kamina Hota Hai, Dhichkyaaon Doom Doom, Early Morning, Ishq Mohallah , Andha Ghoda Race Mein Dauda, Dhichkyaaon Doom Doom (Version 2) and Early Morning (Remix).