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aashaka_gandhi · 06-06-09, 12:56 PM

Nothing is more frustrating than being stuck on 99, where only one run can bring you glory or the lack of it can make all your hard work seem like a waste.

Year 1999. Sachin ( Kunal Khemu ) and Zaramud ( Cyrus Broacha ) are the Laurel and Hardy of our story. They make fake SIM cards and are sucked into a bigger mess when they steal and crash a gangster’s Mercedes while running away from cops. To save their skin, the duo are forced to work for the ganglord AGM ( Mahesh Manjrekar ), who is a bookie and has a long list of people to recover his money from. In the list is Rahul ( Boman Irani ), a gambling addict always looking for ‘signs’ and ‘signals’ as favourable or unfavourable omens to bet or gamble his money, if he has any.

AGM sends Laurel and Hardy to Delhi to recover money from Rahul. Before the duo go about their dirty job, Laurel loses his heart to Pooja ( Soha Ali Khan ). Not just this, the two crooks also end up losing the money they forcibly recover from Rahul. Thereafter, begins a mad chase, where Laurel faces robust goons with fists and kicks, while the barrel of a Hardy spends most of his time in toilet, unloading himself of the butter chicken of previous night.

Gags are packed aplenty as the trio of Sachin, Zaramud and Rahul play the biggest gamble of their lives, hoping to strike a century. Will luck favour them? Or will they remain stuck on 99?

A refreshingly delightful film with ample funny moments. The humour in the film – expressed in situations and crispy dialogues – is not of the kind we see in typical Bollywood no-brainers. At times it’s witty, at times pure slapstick.

Note that sequence about Delhi being a strange city where girls are either named Pooja or Neha, where it’s cold in March, where spoiled brats play loud music in cars, and where everyone is out to steal your stuff. All these things actually transpire in the unraveling of the plot.

Kunal Khemu is totally at ease playing his character while Cyrus Broacha goes over the top a few times. Boman Irani gets the meatiest role in the film and he slips convincingly into his character of an employee in a forex firm whose wife (Simone Singh) has left him because of his gambling addiction. Soha Ali Khan has a brief role and she plays it well. Mahesh Manjrekar is a delight to watch.

The most surprising of the lot is an actor named Amit Mistry who plays a pint-sized goon out to recover his money from Rahul. There’s also an impactful cameo by Vinod Khanna , as a cricket match fixer.

The film’s music and cinematography are top grade and not once do they hamper the story’s flow.

A total paisa vasool film not just for its characters but also for audiences.

Do give it a shot.

I totally reccomend a one time watch!
had a good time watching the movie.....!
loved the song as well.....badal ....

06-06-09, 12:58 PM

I watched the movie. Good time pass. Worth the time ... Good comedy ..

I rate it 4/5 ...

Preeti_20 · 06-11-09, 05:06 PM

Saw a small promo of this film, but there wasn't much to judge the film by, but its supposed to be a film of good jokes and comedy. As Aashaka said its a good watch, so will hopefully see it soon.

06-11-09, 05:17 PM

Good Comedy

06-11-09, 06:39 PM

Worth watching once IMO. I liked boman irani's acting very much . And "Kunal Khemu" resembles one of my seniors in appearence.

aashaka_gandhi · 06-11-09, 06:51 PM

was somthing nice n light for a change......

thandakid · 06-17-09, 08:18 PM

very nice 4.3/5

josh · 06-17-09, 08:31 PM

well after long time Boman acts nd feels his presence,as for k.kEMU he's refreshing nd growing in confidence movie by movie and last but not the least Soha- I'm not a big fan of her nevertheless I like her in RDB.
My rating is 2.5/5

06-17-09, 08:34 PM

Last week I got confused with this one. whether to go for it or not. Ultimately I rented Delhi 6 which I missed before.

Thanks to the review, this one will be the next movie on my list.

aashaka_gandhi · 06-18-09, 01:47 PM

awwww its 100 times better than delhi 6 man.......

06-18-09, 09:23 PM

I didn't know that before

Anyways, I liked Delhi 6, not that bad!

aashaka_gandhi · 06-19-09, 01:30 PM

yea prolly u wud ve enjoyed more since u ve stayed in delhi as well......cud relate as well.....

josh · 06-22-09, 08:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Manish

I didn't know that before

Anyways, I liked Delhi 6, not that bad!

well I like the movie as well and I barely visited Delhi till now -yeah I no that it fairly subdued compared to RDB but U can't throw stones for being not such a classic like RDB

onlytanmoy · 06-23-09, 03:38 PM

nice movie...liked it...go give a try guys...u wont repent

nandini · 06-25-09, 11:04 AM

spoiler!!!

06-29-09, 04:24 PM

Watched 99 this weekend....must say good movie..cyrus was good in the movie, less talk + more expression = totally hilarious. Kunal also did a good job, I love his dialouge delivery style, boman is a big bomb hatts off,,,soha ali khan didn't impress me much, don't know, but I don't like her much.

overall good time pass movie.

aashaka_gandhi · 06-29-09, 06:57 PM

i told u....u ll enjoy it......!!!

06-29-09, 07:41 PM

Girlz are alwayz right

06-29-09, 07:58 PM

specially aaka, she is always right

06-29-09, 08:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by aashaka_gandhi

i told u....u ll enjoy it......!!!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Manish

Girlz are alwayz right

Quote:

Originally Posted by kirankumargb

specially aaka, she is always right

Then go and watch newyork

P.S
Peace aaka

06-06-09, 12:56 PM	#1
aashaka_gandhi De WatEvaa SweetHeart Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Ahmedabad Posts: 3,046 Rep Power: 7	99 Nothing is more frustrating than being stuck on 99, where only one run can bring you glory or the lack of it can make all your hard work seem like a waste. Year 1999. Sachin ( Kunal Khemu ) and Zaramud ( Cyrus Broacha ) are the Laurel and Hardy of our story. They make fake SIM cards and are sucked into a bigger mess when they steal and crash a gangster’s Mercedes while running away from cops. To save their skin, the duo are forced to work for the ganglord AGM ( Mahesh Manjrekar ), who is a bookie and has a long list of people to recover his money from. In the list is Rahul ( Boman Irani ), a gambling addict always looking for ‘signs’ and ‘signals’ as favourable or unfavourable omens to bet or gamble his money, if he has any. AGM sends Laurel and Hardy to Delhi to recover money from Rahul. Before the duo go about their dirty job, Laurel loses his heart to Pooja ( Soha Ali Khan ). Not just this, the two crooks also end up losing the money they forcibly recover from Rahul. Thereafter, begins a mad chase, where Laurel faces robust goons with fists and kicks, while the barrel of a Hardy spends most of his time in toilet, unloading himself of the butter chicken of previous night. Gags are packed aplenty as the trio of Sachin, Zaramud and Rahul play the biggest gamble of their lives, hoping to strike a century. Will luck favour them? Or will they remain stuck on 99? A refreshingly delightful film with ample funny moments. The humour in the film – expressed in situations and crispy dialogues – is not of the kind we see in typical Bollywood no-brainers. At times it’s witty, at times pure slapstick. Note that sequence about Delhi being a strange city where girls are either named Pooja or Neha, where it’s cold in March, where spoiled brats play loud music in cars, and where everyone is out to steal your stuff. All these things actually transpire in the unraveling of the plot. Kunal Khemu is totally at ease playing his character while Cyrus Broacha goes over the top a few times. Boman Irani gets the meatiest role in the film and he slips convincingly into his character of an employee in a forex firm whose wife (Simone Singh) has left him because of his gambling addiction. Soha Ali Khan has a brief role and she plays it well. Mahesh Manjrekar is a delight to watch. The most surprising of the lot is an actor named Amit Mistry who plays a pint-sized goon out to recover his money from Rahul. There’s also an impactful cameo by Vinod Khanna , as a cricket match fixer. The film’s music and cinematography are top grade and not once do they hamper the story’s flow. A total paisa vasool film not just for its characters but also for audiences. Do give it a shot. I totally reccomend a one time watch! had a good time watching the movie.....! loved the song as well.....badal ....

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06-06-09, 12:58 PM	#2
saurav_k Guest Posts: n/a	I watched the movie. Good time pass. Worth the time ... Good comedy .. I rate it 4/5 ...

06-11-09, 05:06 PM	#3
Preeti_20 Platinum Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: In my Castle Posts: 3,280 Rep Power: 7	Saw a small promo of this film, but there wasn't much to judge the film by, but its supposed to be a film of good jokes and comedy. As Aashaka said its a good watch, so will hopefully see it soon.

06-11-09, 05:17 PM	#4
gothic_coder Guest Posts: n/a	Good Comedy

06-11-09, 06:39 PM	#5
newprouser Guest Posts: n/a	Worth watching once IMO. I liked boman irani's acting very much . And "Kunal Khemu" resembles one of my seniors in appearence.

06-11-09, 06:51 PM	#6
aashaka_gandhi De WatEvaa SweetHeart Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Ahmedabad Posts: 3,046 Rep Power: 7	was somthing nice n light for a change......

06-17-09, 08:18 PM	#7
thandakid Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 28 Rep Power: 1	very nice 4.3/5

06-17-09, 08:31 PM	#8
josh Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Bihar(India) Posts: 61 Blog Entries: 1 Rep Power: 1	well after long time Boman acts nd feels his presence,as for k.kEMU he's refreshing nd growing in confidence movie by movie and last but not the least Soha- I'm not a big fan of her nevertheless I like her in RDB. My rating is 2.5/5

06-17-09, 08:34 PM	#9
Dragon Guest Posts: n/a	Last week I got confused with this one. whether to go for it or not. Ultimately I rented Delhi 6 which I missed before. Thanks to the review, this one will be the next movie on my list.

06-18-09, 01:47 PM	#10
aashaka_gandhi De WatEvaa SweetHeart Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Ahmedabad Posts: 3,046 Rep Power: 7	awwww its 100 times better than delhi 6 man.......

06-18-09, 09:23 PM	#11
Dragon Guest Posts: n/a	I didn't know that before Anyways, I liked Delhi 6, not that bad!

06-19-09, 01:30 PM	#12
aashaka_gandhi De WatEvaa SweetHeart Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Ahmedabad Posts: 3,046 Rep Power: 7	yea prolly u wud ve enjoyed more since u ve stayed in delhi as well......cud relate as well.....

06-23-09, 03:38 PM	#14
onlytanmoy Junior Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 9 Rep Power: 1	nice movie...liked it...go give a try guys...u wont repent

06-25-09, 11:04 AM	#15
nandini Gold Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Pune Posts: 487 Rep Power: 3	spoiler!!!

06-29-09, 04:24 PM	#16
Dragon Guest Posts: n/a	Watched 99 this weekend....must say good movie..cyrus was good in the movie, less talk + more expression = totally hilarious. Kunal also did a good job, I love his dialouge delivery style, boman is a big bomb hatts off,,,soha ali khan didn't impress me much, don't know, but I don't like her much. overall good time pass movie.

06-29-09, 06:57 PM	#17
aashaka_gandhi De WatEvaa SweetHeart Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Ahmedabad Posts: 3,046 Rep Power: 7	i told u....u ll enjoy it......!!!

06-29-09, 07:41 PM	#18
Dragon Guest Posts: n/a	Girlz are alwayz right

06-29-09, 07:58 PM	#19
kirankumargb Guest Posts: n/a	specially aaka, she is always right