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Producer: Nimit Modawal, Harshvardhan, Sonal Modawal Director: Isshaan Trivedi Cast: Juhi Chawla, Irrfan Khan, Anang Desai, Neena Kulkarni, Lalit Tiwari, Manish Choudhary, Manini De Music: Shantanu Moitra
The film 7 1/2 Phere, akin to its title is very interesting and unusual. Playing the lead are Juhi Chawla and Irrfan Khan alongwith Anang Desai, Neena Kulkarni, Lalit Tiwari, Manish Choudhary and Manini De in pivotal roles. Debutant writer and director Isshaan Trivedi directs this film to be produced jointly by Nimit Modawal, Harshvardhan, Sonal Modawal.
The backdrop of the film is marriage theme. Bollywood film makers have time and again weaved films round wedding. But the movie in question is a bit different from the lot. The common line of element between the other films and this is the celebration mood, festivity and the naach-gaana common in the wedding fare in India.
A national TV network gets great success and immense response after airing traditional family serials on air. They want to work on something different now which will be of as much interest to the audience. They come upon the concept of ‘Reality TV’ and choose the subject of Indian marriage and family to work on. The programme is handed over to Asmi Ganatra (Juhi Chawla) a debutant and a first time director. On the basis of search by her team, it’s found out that only Joshi’s family in Mumbai fulfills the criteria.
Asmi visits the Joshi’s who are taken by surprise. Asmi requests them to cover the marriage for the TV show. Mr. Joshi agrees to it though the rest of the family doesn’t show a green signal. Asmi has to make things work to keep her career afloat and ploys a plan. The key to the plan Asmi discovers in Manoj Joshi (Irrfan), bride’s youngest uncle who has fallen for her. She entices him to agree to set-up multi camera secretly in he house.
Asmi’s cameras capture true-life depiction of the family which can stun anybody. The hidden and secret incidents bring to open light the facts and the Joshi’s are uncovered. The Channel gets a boost again with the programme. But that’s not the end of it. There lie more shocks for the Channel and Manoj. What happens next, watch this lighthearted comedy to find out!
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