Home Delivery: Aapko... Ghar Tak (transl. Home Delivery: At your house) is a 2005 Indian Hindi-language comedy film starring Vivek Oberoi, Ayesha Takia, Mahima Chaudhry, and Boman Irani in the lead roles.[1] The film also stars Abhishek Bachchan and Riteish Deshmukh in cameos. It is written and directed by Sujoy Ghosh and produced by Shabbir Boxwala.[2][3][4][5][6] The film received negative reviews, with criticism aimed at the unoriginal plot, humor, direction, and acting, although the visual effects, soundtrack, and performances of Oberoi and Irani were praised.
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Sujoy Ghosh |
| Written by | Ritesh Shah Suresh Nair Milap Zaveri (dialogue) |
| Screenplay by | Sujoy Ghosh |
| Story by | Sujoy Ghosh Suresh Nair |
| Produced by | Shabbir Boxwala |
| Starring | Vivek Oberoi Ayesha Takia Boman Irani Mahima Chaudhry |
| Cinematography | Sirsha Ray |
| Edited by | Suresh Pai |
| Music by | Vishal–Shekhar |
Production company | Percept Picture Company |
| Distributed by | Zee Motion Pictures (India) Eros International (Overseas) |
Release date |
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Running time | 151 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
A mobile video game based on the film was released in 2006.[7]
Plot
editHome Delivery is the story of how it takes just a single day to change a person's outlook on life forever. Sunny Chopra (Vivek Oberoi) is a 28-year-old writer who has carved a name for himself as a popular agony uncle, named Gyan Guru, writing for the Times of Hindustan. Sunny also managed to bag a prestigious screenplay writing project for the most happening film director, Karan Johar. A bit of a cynic, he believes he is a self-made man and that whatever he has achieved in life is due to his own hard work and nobody else's. His cynicism is extended to his views about marriage to his fiancée Jenny (Ayesha Takia) and to the festival of Diwali too.
Just as Sunny is cynical about life, Michael Burnett (Boman Irani) is optimistic about it. 51-year-old Michael is a simple-minded man, almost childlike and has recently landed job as a pizza delivery boy at Mummy's Pizza. Michael has sort of an inclination to lose every job he has ever had in two days flat. This time, however, he vows to keep this one no matter what.
On the eve of Diwali, Sunny has loads of stuff to do and very little time to do it. He has to meet his screenplay deadline, he has to get rid of Pandey (Saurabh Shukla), his irritatingly intrusive next door neighbor, and he's got to avoid his editor's telephone calls who is livid that he's bunking work. But more importantly he needs to get Jenny out of the way because he has a date with Maya (Mahima Chaudhry), a South Indian superstar who he has been in love with since as long as he can remember. In this confusion, Sunny forgets that there is no food in his bachelor pad and orders a pizza that Michael is given the task of delivering. And what Michael delivers to Sunny is so much more than just a pizza. Sunny is home delivered life's simple lessons – right to his doorstep.
Cast
edit| Actor/Actress | Role |
|---|---|
| Vivek Oberoi | Sunny Chopra |
| Ayesha Takia | Jenny (Nani) |
| Mahima Chaudhry | Maya Ahuja |
| Boman Irani | Michael Burnett |
| Aman Verma | Hitesh Sharma |
| Saurabh Shukla | Pandey |
| Tiku Talsania | Gungunani |
| Arif Zakaria | P3P (Page 3 Psycho) |
| Sanjay Suri | Marriage Man |
| Shayan Munshi | Corporate Man |
| Naseeruddin Shah | Uncle |
| Shernaz Patel | Lillian |
| Ashiesh Roy | Mr. Boltu |
Cameo appearances
edit| Actor/Actress/Filmmaker | Role |
|---|---|
| Abhishek Bachchan | Himself/The Customer |
| Sunil Shetty | Time Man |
| Juhi Chawla | Parvati Kakkar |
| Ritesh Deshmukh | Suresh Trivedi/Party Man |
| Karan Johar | Himself |
| Ayan Mukerji | Himself/Karan's colleague |
Soundtrack
edit| Song Title | Singer(s) |
|---|---|
| Mere Tumhare Sabke Liye Happy Diwali | Vaishali Unnikrishnan, Suraj Jagan, Sruthi Unnikrishnan, Sunidhi Chauhan |
| Happy Diwali (Remix) | Sunidhi Chauhan, Divya, Sruthi Unnikrishnan, Vaishali Unnikrishnan, Suraj Jagan |
| Chaand Ki Roshani Se | K. K. |
| Cucu - Mann Dole Tann Dole | Sunidhi Chauhan, Shekhar Ravjiani |
| Gyan Guru | Vishal Dadlani |
| Har Kisika Koyee Hota Sahara (Kaash) | Shaan |
| Home Delivery (Title Song) | Boman Irani |
| Jhume Re Aandhee, Jhume Yeh Tufan (Maya) | Sanjay Dutt |
| Khushbu Churati Hawa Chalengi | Sunidhi Chauhan |
References
edit- ^ "Delivering solutions". The Hindu. 3 December 2005. Archived from the original on 16 January 2008. Retrieved 19 January 2011.
- ^ "BBC - Movies - review - Home Delivery".
- ^ "Home Delivery Review 1/5 | Home Delivery Movie Review | Home Delivery 2005 Public Review | Film Review". Bollywood Hungama.
- ^ "Home Delivery - movie review by Shahid Khan - Planet Bollywood".
- ^ "Film review: 'Home Delivery' starring Vivek Oberoi, Mahima Chaudhury, Ayesha Takia".
- ^ "Weak plot ruins Home Delivery".
- ^ "Game point for bollywood!". The Times of India. 22 November 2006. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 26 September 2023.