99

2009 "Part fact. Part fiction. Pure fun."
99
7.3| 2h21m| en| More Info
Released: 15 May 2009 Released
Producted By: People Pictures
Country: India
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Official Website: http://www.99thefilm.com/
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Two unlucky delinquents stumble into a series of random misadventures when they attempt to collect a debt for their boss.

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MartinHafer "99" is the sort of film you might really like, but I struggled with it because I really didn't care about the characters. If you really think about it, they are selfish jerks---and I rarely care for films where I don't care at all about people. If you can get past this, I a sure you will enjoy "99" much more than I did.The film begins with two total morons selling fake SIM cards for cell phones. In other words, they are stealing. But their business soon is discovered by the police and they are forced to run--and in the process they destroy a gangster's brand-new Mercedes! Unluckily for them, the gangster discovers them before the cops. But, instead of killing the pair, he forces them to work as enforcers--collecting debts for his bookmaking operation. I have no idea why, but this tough guy decides to send these two bumblers from Mumbai to Delhi (a very long distance) to collect a debt. However, being bumblers, along with one of the debtors, they decide to try to take the money owed to their boss and 'invest' it. Can they do this and return all the money and make everyone happy by the end of the film? Overall, this is a decent film and I liked the film's energy. It also had a story that was creative. But I just didn't care about the folks--whether they succeeded or got their heads blown off in the process. I just didn't care. Now this CAN be overcome by a great plot and great acting (such as in "The Godfather"), but here it just didn't work mostly because the filmmakers were trying to make you care about these folks.
sree_c Imagine I asked you to describe what your life was like a decade ago... Right, me neither - so instead, Imagine I asked you to make up a story of your life based on key events that happened to you 10 years ago but fill in the rest as you like... Now imagine how much harder it would be if I asked that the story you were creating also had to bridge to the current day events back then It is a daunting task and one which the writers of 99 have done with flair and function. The script is whip-smart in the way it combines popular trends (cell phones, bhojpuri movies, the onset of cafes) of the time with the news making events (y2k, cricket match fixing) of the time to narrate a truly innovative story. All this while adding twists and turns to the main plot that will keep you buckled to your seat for the 2hr ride.The casting was genius - Especially true of, Soha Ali Khan (as the girl next door that you want to take home to mom) Kunal Khemu (as 'NOT the bigger-than-thou hero who doesn't need your rooting for him to make a century'), Amit Mistry (as the lil guy with a big stick - aka dimple) and Boman Irani (as the most frustrating, gambler-husband-who-you-love-nevertheless ever). Kunal is a natural born actor and in Amit, a star has just been born.Why you will love it : Sharp dialogues, sharper delivery, excellent acting all round, awesome cinematography, fantastic music Why you might settle for liking it : The movie is in a genre that is new to Bollywood - "What, I don't have to be awed by the hero's machismo and the heroine's svelte body?", "What, the lead characters are the underdogs that I will want to root for, rather than supermen who drive Lamborghinis and live in palaces?", "what, I will hope that the hero escapes from the bad guy rather than making mincemeat of the villains face?". The genre is called a 'crime caper' but 99, refuses to be boxed neatly into a category and insists on being a comedy-historical fiction-and-much-moreThis movie wont change your life - don't expect to leave the movie inspired and moved. It will be more like you stepped off a roller coaster ride and you want to go back to the end of the line again. Ladies, It would be like eating a perfectly whipped chocolate mousse - Enjoy!
itsmyreview 6 is gOod for it...... The movie starts...........................1999...........two small-time crooks Sachin (Kunal Khemu) and Zaramud (Cyrus Broacha)on a run from the police. They could have gotten in any car but they brake in a mercedes but what the..........they lose control get smashed into a truck....they wake up in a hospital and our then caught by bhai AGM (Sanjay Manjrekar) who then reveals that the car belonged to him...since he knows they cant pay him for his car so he hires them to work for him....and story goes on like that with little twists ....some predictable and some not........and this all hiring kunal and cyrus happens so quick which really sucks and doesn't look realistic.......................and now the later ...some parts look really slow paced.......some scenes take really long time. Really liked kunal khemu's acting at times...............everyone else did OK.....boman was good..................don't go with too much expectations........................and ull enjoy it.....GUARANTEED!!!!
pico_shaolin Me and my cousins just caught the movie today...and I must say, the movie left us laughing on the floor(figuratively, that is).My one and only reason to go for this one was Cyrus Broacha, and after you've seen all his antics on MTV, you think what more can he offer. But watch out for him in this one!!! Ridiculously hilarious! Be it his humongous fat-suit or his Bombay attitude in Delhi, Cyrus makes you laugh and how! Didn't really expect anything from Kunal Khemu, but he does put up a pretty good act in this one! He gels perfectly with Cyrus and the two of them give a Laurel and Hardy type of feel to it! The supporting cast does a pretty good job, too. Boman Irani eases his part as a debt-ridden common man, befriending two bumbling extortionists(Cyrus and Kunal), and on the run from more of them! Mahesh Manjrekar and Vinod Khanna too put up very realistic acts as underworld bookies and match-fixers respectively! Soha Ali Khan is not too good and not too bad, but doesn't stick out like an eye sore, thankfully! The best part of the movie is undoubtedly the slapstick comedy, hilarious situations and a very late 90's type of feel to it. Technically, I wouldn't say much, but in a time when Hindi movies are taking the off-beat theme, "99" scores a century!