Heyy Babyy
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 Movie poster for Heyy Babyy |
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| Directed by | Sajid Khan |
| Produced by | Sajid Nadiadwala |
| Written by | Sajid Khan Milap Zaveri |
| Starring | Akshay Kumar Vidya Balan Fardeen Khan Ritesh Deshmukh Boman Irani Anupam Kher |
| Music by | Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy |
| Cinematography | Himman Dhamija |
| Editing by | Rameshwar S. Bhagat |
| Studio | Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment |
| Distributed by | Eros International |
| Release date(s) | 24 August 2007 |
| Running time | 146 mins |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget |  31 crores |
Heyy Babyy is a 2007 Hindi comedy film starring Akshay Kumar, Vidya Balan, Fardeen Khan, Riteish Deshmukh and Boman Irani. It is the first full-length feature film directed by Sajid Khan. It released on 24 August 2007 to a good response and was the seventh highest grossing Bollywood film of 2007. It is a remake of the 1990 malayalam film Thoovalsparsham which itself is inspired from 1987 Hollywood hit film Three Men and a Baby
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[edit] Plot
Arush Mehra (Akshay Kumar) lives a fairly wealthy lifestyle in Sydney, Australia with roommates, Tanmay Joglekar (Ritesh Deshmukh), and Ali Haider (Fardeen Khan). He works for a popular dance club, while Tanmay entertains children as 'Eddy Teddy' and Ali takes care of their apartment and occasionally does betting. All three are womanizers and usually end up sleeping with different women. One day they find a baby girl right outside their door with a note that tells them to take care of her, since she is the daughter of one of them. The three boys go to all the girls they dated and slept with, and none of them claim that this baby is theirs. The boys try to take care of Angel, but she becomes a huge pain, so they drop her off at a church. A huge rainstorm occurs, and the baby is caught in the rain and develops a very serious illness. The three guys stay with the baby in the hospital as she recovers, all the while realizing how much they love her. She recovers, and the guys become changed men. They love her, pamper her, and grow a huge attachment towards her. One day, a girl, named Isha (Vidya Balan), comes to take Angel back, claiming her to be her daughter. The boys are shocked, and that's when Arush tells them about his past.
One year ago, Arush traveled to Delhi to attend his cousin Arjun's wedding. This is where he meets Isha Sahni, who also resides in Australia. He impresses and wins her over, and they spend a night together. Shortly thereafter Isha catches him in a compromising situation with Devika (Sindhura Gadde), Isha's friend, so they split up. Arush returns to Sydney and forgets about this incident.
Tanmay and Ali are shocked after hearing the story and the boys find it very difficult to live without Angel. Arush ends up challenging Isha to marry someone faithful within seven days who will accept Angel and, if she's not successful, she will have to give Angel back to him. They sign a contract to make the deal final. The boys worry that they might lose the bet since Isha is very beautiful and wealthy. Arush makes a plan to win Isha and Angel back with the help of Ali, Tanmay and Isha's father. First Ali disguises himself as a man who has blended the major characters of the film Chupke Chupke, with the help of Isha's father (Boman Irani), but it backfires when Isha thinks his good for her and Angel. To scare Isha, Ali attempts to shoot an apple off the top of a boy's head, at a fair, which angers Isha; she decides not to marry him. Then on the same day Tanmay/Eddy Teddy meets her at the fair. After seeing his affection towards kids, she decides he will be good for Angel and herself.
A few days later, Isha finds out the truth and plans to fly with Angel on her private jet, since she was fooled and has lost the deal. Tanmay and Ali take the contract with them, as well as phoning the police, and get there right on time. Just when the police were about to take Angel away from Isha, Arush comes and tears up the contract and allows Isha and Angel to go. While they are parting Angel says her first word: "Dada".
Arush, Tanmay and Ali are nevertheless upset until their bell rings the next day. The boys are amazed because they find Angel at their doorsteps. A few moments later, Isha turns up telling Arush that it was very hard for them both to forget him. She agrees to marry him and the three are reunited.
[edit] Cast
- Akshay Kumar as Arush Mehra
- Fardeen Khan as Ali Haider
- Ritesh Deshmukh as Tanmay aka Eddy Teddy
- Vidya Balan as Isha Sahni
- Boman Irani as Bharat Sahni
- Aarti Chhabria as Ali's ex-girlfriend
- Anupam Kher as Malhotra
- Shahrukh Khan as Raj Malhotra (Special appearance)
- Payal Rohatgi (Special appearance)
- Sindhura Gadde as Devika
- Muskaan Mehani as Isha's friend who is going to get married
- Chirag Vohra as Arjun
- Sherin as Arjun's bride
- Anupam Sharma as the doctor
- Jennifer Mayani the Supermarket Girl
Special appearance in title song (In order of appearance)
- Malaika Arora
- Celina Jaitley
- Minissha Lamba
- Amrita Rao
- Tara Sharma
- Neha Dhupia
- Diya Mirza
- Ameesha Patel
- Sophie Choudry
- Masumeh Makhija
- Koena Mitra
- Riya Sen
- Amrita Arora
- Shamita Shetty
[edit] Production
Some shooting took place in Australia[1] and in Filmistan Studios in Mumbai[2]
An Australian features in a promotional video which was not to be in the film. The girl band from Sydney are called Australian Divas[3]
This will be the first Hindi movie to be released on Blu-ray disc.[4]
[edit] Soundtrack
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| Studio album by Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy | ||||
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15 July 2007 (India)
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| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
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T-Series
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| Producer | Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy | |||
| Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy chronology | ||||
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The music is composed by Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy and lyrics are penned by Sameer and Anvita Dutt Guptan.
| No. | Title | Artist(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Dholna" | Sonu Nigam, Shreya Ghosal | 4:01 |
| 2. | "Dholna - Love Is In The Air Remix" | Sonu Nigam, Shreya Ghosal | 4:22 |
| 3. | "Heyy Babyy" | Loy Mendonsa, Neeraj Shridhar, Pervez Quadri, Raman Mahadevan | 4:39 |
| 4. | "Heyy Babyy - The Big 'O' Remix" | Loy Mendonsa, Neeraj Shridhar, Pervez Quadri, Raman Mahadevan | 5:28 |
| 5. | "Heyy Babyy Featuring Girl Band" | Akbar Sami | 4:03 |
| 6. | "Jaane Bhi De" | Shankar Mahadevan, Loy Mendonsa | 3:56 |
| 7. | "Jaane Bhi De - Hiphop Hiccup Remix" | Shankar Mahadevan, Loy Mendonsa | 4:16 |
| 8. | "Meri Duniya Tuhi Re" | Shankar Mahadevan, Shaan, Sonu Nigam | 5:53 |
| 9. | "Mast Kalandar" | Shankar Mahadevan, Sajid Khan, Master Saleem, Rehan Khan | 5:53 |
[edit] Reception
The album received favorable reviews from major critics. Joginder Tuteja of Bollywood Hungama in his four star review, said that the album is a must buy: "The music score of Heyy Babyy is undoubtedly the best soundtrack of the year so far. Every track is a gem in its own way."[5] Sukanya Verma of Rediff described the album as "a peppy soundtrack".[6] The Planet Bollywood review, meanwhile, called it "a fun album" and gave the album 7.5 stars.[7]
The album made its debut at #6 in the charts,[8] later climbed up to the top 5 and remained consistent in the middle of the charts.[9]
[edit] Reception
[edit] Reviews
The film opened to positive reviews, though many criticized the slow pace of the film in the second half. Taran Adarsh gave the film 4 out of 5 stars saying the film is an entertainer that has something for everyone. He also praised the performances of the lead stars.[10] Critic, Aparajita Ghosh gave the film 3 out 5 stars saying Heyy Babyy packs in enough masala and emotion to keep you entertained throughout its running time.[11] Noyon Jyoti Parasara of AOL India stated "Sajid Khan's debut is one movie you can go and watch and leave your brains behind. Go laugh aloud!" [12]
[edit] Box office
Heyy Babyy opened to packed houses in over 650 cinemas in India The opening was at 90%+ and continued to do well in the days following.[13] It has done a gross of Rs. 50 crores in India, $1.4 million in USA and £763k in UK and was declared a Superhit[14]
It was hit in Overseas, the film opened to a huge response and has taken the second biggest opening in the UK after Salaam-e-Ishq: A Tribute to Love (2007).[15] Heyy Babyy debuted at number 10 and made £289,761 at a screen average of £4,765.[15]
[edit] See also
- Trois hommes et un couffin or Three Men and a Cradle, 1985 French original
- Three Men and a Baby, 1987 American remake
[edit] References
- ^ "indiafm.com". Shooting in Australia. http://www.indiafm.com/news/2007/01/11/8627/index.html. Retrieved 17 January 2007.
- ^ "indiafm.com". Australian girl Band to sizzle in Hey Baby. http://www.indiafm.com/news/2007/02/26/8985/index.html. Retrieved 6 May 2007.
- ^ Heyy Babyy first Bollywood film in Blu Ray format
- ^ "Heyy Babyy : Music Review by Joginder Tuteja". Bollywoodhungama.com. http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/musicreview/12661/index.html. Retrieved 2011-07-01.
- ^ "Heyy Babyy music is peppy". Rediff.com. http://www.rediff.com/movies/2007/jul/24heyy.htm. Retrieved 2011-07-01.
- ^ "Heyy Babyy - music review by Gianysh Toolsee". Planet Bollywood. 2007-07-24. http://www.planetbollywood.com/displayReview.php?id=083107040216. Retrieved 2011-07-01.
- ^ "Top Ten albums of the week". Bollywoodhungama.com. 2007-07-30. http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/features/2007/07/30/2896/index.html. Retrieved 2011-07-01.
- ^ "Top Ten albums of the week". Bollywoodhungama.com. 2007-10-01. http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/features/2007/10/01/3082/index.html. Retrieved 2011-07-01.
- ^ "indiafm.com". Heyy Babyy reviews one. http://www.indiafm.com/movies/review/12661/index.html. Retrieved 29 August 2007.
- ^ "apunkachoice.com". Heyy Babyy reviews. http://www.apunkachoice.com/scoop/bollywood/20070824-4.html. Retrieved 29 August 2007.
- ^ "CoolAge - College Life On The Go". Aol.in. http://www.aol.in/bollywood/story/2007082409269019000001/index.html. Retrieved 2011-07-01.
- ^ "indiafm.com". Heyy Babyy opens huge. http://www.indiafm.com/trade/boxoffice_update/index.html. Retrieved 29 August 2007.
- ^ "ibosnetwork.com". http://www.ibosnetwork.com/asp/filmbodetails.asp?id=Heyy+Babyy.
- ^ a b "indiafm.com". Heyy Babyy overseas report. http://www.indiafm.com/trade/overseas_boxoffice/index.html. Retrieved 29 August 2007.
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