Chup Chup Ke (2006)

A lot of perfectly good film show their cards early, establish a unique premise and let the audience explore a topic at a leisurely pace, without much in terms of surprise. this film is not one of those films.

I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

There are moments that feel comical, some horrific, and some downright inspiring but the tonal shifts hardly matter as the end results come to a film that's perfect for this time.

Story line- The hero is in love with Girl A. He meets her 'chup-chup ke' – hidingly....because the money lenders are after his life.The hero is under heavy debts, he drowns and is picked up by a poor boat owner – who uses his boat for fishing. Anyway – the hero lands up in the house of a rich man. The rich family keeps the hero as their servant and since he was somewhat deaf and mute (but actually he was fine – just pretending to be deaf and mute so that he does not have to go back to his own locality where the money lenders will all jump on him!)they gave him small odd jobs to perform.In the same rich and affluent family, there is a girl (played by sex-siren Kareena – who was actually just mute not deaf). So her cousin finds that a new domestic male helper has joined who is also mute! The love story starts! Wow! What an idea sirji!! Whoever has written this utter crap story! OK there is a twist in the tale too – no rich and affluent male was ready to marry Kareena because of her handicap! So all the family members were looking for a suitable groom ...and were unable to find one! Like..... Are you kidding me!? Such a rich female ..plus beautiful and fair too - who will get a huge dowry with her – Indian families with sons will fall at her feet and lick it for the rest of their lives! There are many such educated but not very well off families in India who would do anything for getting a bride from a rich family...watch Saavdhan India episodes if you have doubts! Anyways, she falls in love with the guy who was hired as a domestic helper in the family. Later the beans got spilled and the Girl A – with whom the hero was actually in love comes to now that he was alive. When she confronts him, it was already too late – he had accepted rich and mute kareena – who was obviously much prettier than the Girl A..and was about to marry her! I mean why wouldn't he – he would be able to live happily ever after as a rich man and will even get rid of the money lenders! Girl A was dropped as a dead fly from the milk! End of story Conclusion- I have often heard that there are families –rich and affluent – having huge palatial houses...make the servants render sexual services too! Like fatso wives...whose equally ugly and fatso husbands pick-up (call) girls from the streets for a 'quicky' – or even visit brothels or – if a wee bit more rich – then they book a hotel room and sleep with the females engaged in escort services.Probably this is the reason why kareena's cousin introduces her to the newly acquired helper...at least she could taste...love..making?...since no one was marrying her? Btw. The fact that the females of the house sleep with the servants, drivers, gatekeepers..etc. is known to the males of the family – it is a 'you are OK, i am OK' relationship – the males eff around outside the famels eff around inside...since they are cultured and ethical and traditional – they eff indoors and not hire gigolos! Problem happens when dull headed males watch such films – if they reach some such house- as domestic helpers - where females are sleeping around and game...then things are under control...but if such dumb fools reach a decent, righteous household and try to act fresh (the film after all showed the possibility of the daughter marrying the helper...so such concepts raise expectations as well huh)- then hell breaks loose!...the helper gets beaten by the men of the family first and then by the cops –and ultimately he gets the criminal label for the rest of his life!

I have seen plenty of the Indian movies, almost all of them are about young men and women trying to get married. This one is a little similar, however, this film is so very funny. I had to rewind some scenes just to laugh again. I have never seen a film that made me to laugh so hard.Best of all, those funny scenes don't seem to be contrived. they are so natural. The actors are so good at it. Rajpal Yadav was the best. Indian movies tend to be more than two hours long with an interval. Most of the films lost its momentum in the first part. I very much enjoyed this film, I actually didn't mind that this film was so long, because they keep showing funny scenes one after another.If you haven't seen it yet, you should definitely watch it. It will make you laugh so hard. Too bad, the storyline is mostly fit with the Indian society. Otherwise, I totally hope that Hollywood can make one based on this.Shahid Kapur, he can really dance. there was one close up scene showing his teeth, he needs to see a dentist to fix his teeth. I suggest that he should use electrical toothbrush.

The risk of making comedy is sometimes the director chases his tail and goes overboard. So how does Chup Chup Ke fare then? Shahid - One word "mediocore". Kareena - Having missed role of a life-time in Black, I expected her to fight back with stunning performance as a mute girl. "Expectations reduces joy", ah! - I am a wise man now.BTW - the love track between the two appears force-fit. Is it missing on-screen chemistry?Sunil Shetty - Makes entry just a couple of seconds before interval and is his usual self. Neha Dhupia - Wonder how Priyadarshan convinced this glam doll to play second fiddle? Bait: Gets to sing the songs (since Kareena is mute). Nevertheless, meatier and better performance than Kareena. Paresh Rawal seems undisputed king of comedy and his chemistry with Rajpal Yadav is great. Off-late the latter is being accused of substituting Johnny Lever. With Chup Chup Ke, Rajpal Yadav should silence his critics (how long? my guess is as good as yours!). Other Priyan regulars don't leave any lasting impression which include Om Puri and Asrani. Shakti Kapoor's love-track gets axed on the editing table. Anupam Kher, as usual does his part well as a principled father.A couple of songs in the movie are good - thanks to the latest craze, Himesh Reshammiya. The downside - a la Hum Aapke Hain Koun!! The promo song "Shab-E-Firaq" should have been incorporated in the end titles. Off-late the critics are have invented positive statements like "leave your mind at home and enjoy the comedy" which actually means "mindless comedy". Chup Chup Ke luckily escapes this category and scores above Phir Hera Pheri.The comedy track is in right proportion and blends seamlessly with the backbone of the story. Finally what was Sushma Reddy thinking when she signed the dotted line?

Being a Priyadarshan movie, everybody must have expected a comedy caper. Even i thought it was a comedy movie until the end when there was no 'hungama' with all the actors running around. Priya's trademark style.The film was okish. The story was decent. But for a Drama subject, i don't see why there were so many unwanted characters. It makes one confused at some point in the movie.The performance were okish by everyone except Paresh Rawal and Rajpal Yadav who were outstanding as always. Shahid Kapoor has a long way before being called a good actor. Kareena Kapoor had a surprisingly small role which she surprisingly performed well enough and she looked very cute and......reddish. Neha Dupia was good too.Catch this on a DVD and watch it with family. Its a clean movie.