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  • Pandya comedy-drama to stream on Shemaroome from 19 June

    Pandya comedy-drama to stream on Shemaroome from 19 June

    MUMBAI: They argue, eye-roll, and battle for the TV remote but try messing with their dad, and all bets are off. Shemaroome is set to premiere All The Best Pandya on  19 June, a family entertainer that dives headfirst into the hilarious, heartfelt chaos of a Gujarati father-son dynamic. At the centre is Hasmukh Pandya (played by Darshan Jariwala), a by-the-book patriarch, and his easygoing son Akshay (Malhar Thakar) two men who couldn’t be more different but are stitched together by the invisible threads of love, pride and a good deal of stubbornness.

    What begins as generational friction spiced with misunderstandings and “I know better” debates snowballs into a courtroom comedy that has as much heart as it has humour. The film cleverly unpacks unspoken affection, that silent cup of chai, that worried glance masked as irritation, and the ever-patient mother in the background keeping the emotional thermostat stable.

    Joining the father-son duo are Vandana Pathak, Yukti Randeria, and Vedish Jhaveri, rounding out a cast that feels like your own extended family dropped into a legal sitcom.

    Malhar Thakar, reflecting on the film’s digital debut, shared, “This is a mirror to every Indian family. It celebrates the unspoken, the unsaid, and the very loud love we share with our parents. It was a hit in theatres, and I’m thrilled it’ll now reach homes across India through Shemaroome.”

    With the original theatrical release already tugging heartstrings and tickling funny bones, All The Best Pandya now invites families to relive their own inside jokes, emotional stand-offs, and bittersweet reconciliations from the comfort of their living rooms.

    So, clear your calendars for 19 June, prepare the popcorn (and tissues), and maybe ring your dad. Just don’t let him control the remote this time.

  • ShemarooMe is all set to take viewers on a laughter spree with ‘Kamthaan’

    ShemarooMe is all set to take viewers on a laughter spree with ‘Kamthaan’

    Mumbai: Crime and comedy are two distinct genres, each offering unique entertainment experiences for audiences. When these worlds collide in a spectacular fusion, it creates an explosion of entertainment. ShemarooMe is set to bring this fusion to your screens with the World Digital Premiere of the Gujarati crime comedy film ‘Kamthaan.’ Starring Hitu Kanodia, Darshan Jariwala, Sanjay Goradia, Arvind Vaidya, Deep Vaidya, and Krunal Pandit in pivotal roles, ‘Kamthaan’ promises to deliver a riotous blend of humor, suspense, and chaos. The film will be released on ShemarooMe on 18 July 2024.

    ‘Kamthaan’ is adapted from the best-selling novel by Ashwini Bhatt. The film explores the comedic dynamics of a thief and a cop caught in an unpredictable game of cat and mouse. It revolves around a thief who robs the house of a newly promoted police officer, leading to a wild chase filled with hilarity and chaos. Will the thief outsmart the police, or will the law finally catch up with him? The engaging storyline and humorous twists promise to deliver an unforgettable entertainment experience.

    Produced by Abhishek Shah, the maker of the National Award-winning film ‘Hellaro,’ ‘Kamthaan’ was nominated for the UK Asian Film Festival 2024. The movie is a full-family entertainer and a mood-lifter with out-and-out comedy that guarantees giggles, backed by the actors’ impeccable comic timing.

    Actor Hitu Kanodia, who plays the cop in the film, said, “They say, ‘Laughter is the best medicine, and it truly is!’ In today’s fast-paced world, everyone needs a good laugh, and our film delivers just that—a perfect blend of comedy and chaos that’s sure to lift your spirits. The film’s concept of ‘Police Ke Ghar Chori’ adds a hilarious twist to crime-solving. With ShemarooMe bringing our antics to a larger audience, we’re thrilled to spread laughter and suspense far and wide.”

    Actor Sanjay Goradia, who plays the thief in the film, added, “Playing Raghabhai in ‘Kamthaan’ has been an absolute joyride! He is a small-time thief with big aspirations. Our film’s twisty plot about this thief’s antics and the police on his tail is pure entertainment. Our director’s vision has brought out the best in all of us. I am delighted that with the world digital premiere of ‘Kamthaan,’ everyone can enjoy and experience the joy and laughter we’ve worked so hard to deliver.”

  • ‘Entertainment’…This one is for kids and likeminded!

    ‘Entertainment’…This one is for kids and likeminded!

    MUMBAI: A dog rates as the most accepted and loved pet anywhere and everywhere. They are easily adaptable to training and loyal as companions. The pet and the owner have a tendency to get emotionally attached to each other, so much so that fortunes are sometimes willed to a pet on the owner’s death. 

    Dogs are often used in films too, usually with the aim to entertain children or, otherwise, to solve mysteries. Entertainment seems to have been inspired from an American film, Bailey’s Billion$, a children’s film about a pet dog inheriting a billion dollar and the deceased’s nephew and spouse wanting to eliminate him for the billion to pass on to them.

    Akshay Kumar is a devoted son who has no regular job. To tend to his ailing father lying in hospital, he keeps doing various odd jobs every day. Every time he does an odd job, he is shortchanged but he avoids getting into a fight as his priority is to run to hospital to check on his father, Darshan Jariwal.

    On one such visit to the hospital with his friend to check on his father, he learns that Jariwala is not sick at all and just exploiting Akshay to enjoy the luxury of the five-star hospital and is romancing a nurse. When confronted, Jariwala reveals that Akshay is not his son but he adopted him after a train accident in which his mother had died and the compensation to her close relatives was Rs one lakh which he wanted to claim. Akshay is actually the son of a wealthy jeweller (played by Dalip Tahil as a photo frame) from Bangkok who sired him and later betrayed his mother.

    Producers: Ramesh S Taurani, Jayantilal Gada.

    Directors: Sajid-Farhad.

    Cast: Akshay Kumar, Tamannaah ,MIthun Chakraborty, Johny Liver, Prakash Raj, Sonu Sood, Krishna Abhishek, Darshan Jariwala and, in cameo, Riteish Deshmukh.

    Just when Akshay learns of this history about his family, he happens to watch a TV news bulletin and learns that his biological father has passed away. Akshay is thrilled and decides to go to Bangkok along with his sidekick, Krishna, to claim his father’s fortune. On his arrival at his late father’s palatial mansion, he meets Johny Lever, the family lawyer and executor of the will. Lever does not take much convincing to accept Akshay as the jeweller’s son. However, Akshay can’t inherit the Rs 3000 crore fortune since his dead father has bestowed all of it to his pet dog named Entertainment!

    Akshay thinks nothing of it and decides that all he has to do is to get rid of the pet and, as the son of the deceased Tahil, he will be the next heir. Meanwhile, two jailbirds, Prakash Raj and Sonu Sood, also claimants to Tahil’s fortune, are just out and proceed to claim it. But they realise that there are two other heirs before them, a dog and Akshay. They realise that Akshy plans to kill the dog so all they have to do is wait till that happens after which they can kill Akshay.

    This is one smart dog who has saved Tahil from Prakash and Sood and outsmarts Akshay every time he tries to kill him. On one such attempt to kill the pet, it is Akshay whose life is in danger; the pet saves him. Akshay has a change of heart. Now he accepts the pet as the true inheritor of Tahil’s fortune and decides to leave Bangkok. But, not for long since he knows that the pet’s life is in danger.

    Now the battle of wits is between Akshay, Krishna and the pet on one side and Sood and Prakash on the other.

    Since this is supposed to be a light entertainer, aiming more towards kids, wittingly or unwittingly, the treatment is of the sort one would find in the Hollywood hit Home Alone. Not only the theme but also a lot of things are borrowed from earlier films: the pet’s tricks for instance are sourced from the movie Kung Fu Hustle and Akshay describing ghosts to Prakash and Sood is from Mahmood’s famous scene from classic hit, Pyar Kiye Jaa. Little is original—except for the best part of the film, which is Krishna’s linking and rhyming various film titles to convey whatever he wants; that is funny.  Songs are pleasant and peppy but used randomly whatever the situation. While their direction is okay with ample help from other sources, dialogue on which Sajid and Farhad have built their career is a notch below their standard except for Krishna’s lines. The second half needed some trimming.

    While the dog Junior is expectedly the mainstay of the film, Krishna and Johny Lever’s parts add to the fun quotient. Akshay is his normal self: funny at times, almost so at others. Prakash and Sood as blundering villains are apt for a film aimed at children. Tamannaah is kept away for most of the first half while she does get due exposure in the latter part.

    Entertainment is a fairly amusing film which the children will enjoy. However, with cinema chains blocked for the next week’s release, Singham Returns, this film has limited time to recover whatever it can.