Vicky Donor (2012)

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VICKY DONOR is a film directed by Shoojit Sircar starring Ayushmann Khurrana, Annu Kapoor, & Yami Gautam.The film revolves Vicky Arora (Ayushmann Khurrana), who lives with his mom and grandmother, above their saloon. Dr. Chadda (Annu Kapoor) is an infertility doctor who gets a lot of business but fails at providing his clients the right sperm. One day he comes across Vicky and realizes he has the perfect sperm due to his family background. Finally, after continuously pestering him, Vicky gives in into Dr. Chadda's ways and decides to donate his sperm... and it turns out to work well with Dr. Chadda's clients. Due to the money he gets, Vicky decides to donate even further. One day, at the bank, he meets Ashima (Yami Gautam), who he instantly likes. They start dating and fall instantly in love. One day they decide to marry each other... and that sort of forms the rest of the film. Whether she will find out and what will happen.When I heard of this film, Im going to be completely honest, I wasn't the slightest bit excited. I knew it was going to be a complete flop when I saw the trailer. When the movie came into cinemas I didn't even think of watching it. But some of my relatives told me a few days later to go watch it and that it would be the best decision I would make. So I was pretty shocked that this movie could be so good so I went to see it. And Im so so so glad I went for it. This movie is the biggest shock I have had so far from the movie industry. IT WAS GREAT! Now I know from the synopsis it sounds totally R rated. Don't worry. 10+ years old can see it. It doesn't show any nudity, it just talks vaguely about it. The movie is about a sperm donor but it just tips the topic lightly.The replay value is a BILLION times. Never gets boring.The acting... WOW. Ayushmann Khurrana, CONGRATULATIONS, you are successfully one of my favorite actors in Bollywood. His acting was marvelous. Enough said. Yami Gautam was pretty good as well. Annu Kapoor, I haven't seen any of his old films but he was really great in this one.The songs are, ALRIGHT. I liked 'Pani Da Rang' by Ayushmann Khurrana and I liked 'Rum & Whisky' played in the end with John Abraham.Overall, this is such a great film. BIG BIG BIG surprise and wow, you should totally see it. The film does drop down a bit in the second half but it holds the laughs, just increases the seriousness although I totally recommend it.

This movie is copied from Canadian movie called Starbuck acted by Patrick Huard.Why don't they get original script and have to copy from foreign films.Indian movie sucks.IMDb courtesy:- At 42, David lives the life of an irresponsible adolescent. He coasts through life with minimal effort and maintains a complicated relationship with Valerie, a young policewoman. Just as she tells him she's pregnant, David's past resurfaces. Twenty years earlier, he began providing sperm to a fertility clinic in exchange for money. He discovers he's the father of 533 children, 142 of whom have filed a class action lawsuit to determine the identity of their biological father, known only by the pseudonym Starbuck.

As I am writing this, about 5000 people have rated this film; 25% of them have rated it a 10. 50% of them have rated it a 9 or 8 and the remaining 25% have rated it a 7 or less. I am not going to even bother with the bottom 25% - they exist to make life interesting and adventurous. The top 25%: glad you got it. The remaining 50% who rated it 8 or 9 - I ask you this humbly and earnestly: Why? Lets look at the film as objectively as in my opinion, I can. The script of the film is excellent; no major glitches, hardly any minor ones, respect for the audience's intelligence, very authentic (if you happen to be familiar with the Delhi milieu, you will surely agree), multi-dimensional characters, 3 complete acts, extremely good dialogues. Technically, as in cinematography, production design, art direction, sound, sfx, it has limited scope due to the script, but within that limited scope, very competent. The editing could perhaps have chopped off about 1-2 minutes in the pre-climax when there is a conflict in the protagonists' lives. The music is very apt for the tone and flow of the film, Paani Da Rang being my personal favourite. Very ably directed by Soojit Sircar. He had a fantastic script to work with and his genius was in adhering to it. He has also done a brilliant job in his choice of actors. Ayushman Khurana, Anu Kapoor, Yami Gautam and Dolly Ahluwalia are the principal characters who have all done a fabulous job. But the diligence of Sircar lies in his choice of his supporting cast. There are at least another 20 speaking characters in the film and their competent characterization in writing and performing lends tremendous credibility to the film. From a financial standpoint, the film was made on a very reasonable budget (Rs. 5 crore as per wikipedia) and marketed appropriately earning over 9 times the cost (again as per wikipedia). So the producers have done justice to their investors as well as distributors. Great balance of art and commerce.Now, moving on to the heart from the brain, this film in my opinion is phenomenal. It is a great comedy not just for its laugh-off-your-chair moments, but for its numerous bring-a-smile-to-your-face moments and touch-your-heart moments. In the world of films, most of us love categorization as per genres and this would fall into the feel-good comedies section at your DVD store or your online streaming website. And we are unfortunately programmed to think that feel-good is not worthy of a 10. There should be some larger-than-life greatness or a very grand idea about how to make the world a better place for a movie to be rated a 10. I will just say this: (aside from the fact that as a healthy father married to the healthy mother of our healthy 8 month old grace from God baby girl, I balled my eyes out at the end of this 2 hour joyful bliss) Hrishikesh Mukherjee would have been very proud of Shoojit Sircar. Definitely the best of 2012 thus far.

I basically liked the movie, though would not approve of the basic ethical values behind the whole concept of sperm donation and artificial insemination. Anyway, this movie had its own charm and my personal convictions would not in any way, prevent me from appreciating the good aspects of the movie. The best I liked of the movie was the manner in which the delicate issues of infertility and sperm donation are handled. Given the fact that these are not topics one hears in public domain with an open mind, there was a great possibility that the director (Shoojit Sircar) and the core crew make a farce of it - and yet earn a profit. However, the movie does not in any way demean or make a mockery of these sensitive issues. And still make a great movie. Hats off to them for it. The focus is not the ethical debate nor the commercialisation of the act; it is the pain of longing for a child. Personally I liked the characters of Vicky and that of his grandmother. I liked the latter for her attitude to life and modern living, though chronologically she would be the eldest in the whole cast. One of my proposals for a better humanity, that of adoption of little orphaned children, forms the conclusion of the movie (that too, in fulfillment of a suggestion of the granny) - and I'm happy for it. The character of Vicky's father-in-law too has a significant contribution to make. Towards the end, he questions his daughter: Are you hurt because he was a donor or because he did not reveal this to you or because you cannot get pregnant while he can become a father? That's quite a sharp question demanding a very deep introspection.As by way of living out the character, Vicky does it the best. The evolution of the man from the youngster is portrayed well by Ayushmann Khurrana (Vicky). In the beginning he is nothing but a playful brat and by the end of the movie he is a doting father. This transformation is not something that happens with some single tragic event but is brought about because of his love for his wife. This transformation sets in smoothly and one cannot miss it. On the whole, a good movie, worth watching - could also be used to provoke a healthy discussion on ethical issues involved.