Heyy Babyy
| Heyy Babyy | |
|---|---|
 Movie poster for Heyy Babyy | |
| Directed by | Sajid Khan |
| Written by | Sajid Khan Milap Zaveri |
| Produced by | Sajid Nadiadwala |
| Starring | Akshay Kumar Juanna Sanghvi Vidya Balan Fardeen Khan Ritesh Deshmukh Boman Irani Anupam Kher |
| Cinematography | Himman Dhamija |
| Edited by | Rameshwar S. Bhagat |
| Music by | Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Eros International |
Release date | 24 August 2007 |
Running time | 146 mins |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | ₹31 crore (equivalent to ₹94 crore or US$11 million in 2023) |
| Box office | ₹65 crore (equivalent to ₹196 crore or US$24 million in 2023) |
Heyy Babyy is a 2007 Hindi comedy film starring Akshay Kumar, Vidya Balan, Fardeen Khan, Riteish Deshmukh, Juanna Sanghvi and Boman Irani. It is a remake of the 1990 Malayalam movie Thoovalsparsham which itself is an adaptation of 1987 American film Three Men and a Baby which inturn was based on the 1985 French movie Three Men and a Cradle. It is the first full-length feature film directed by Sajid Khan. It released on 24 August 2007 to a good response.
Plot
Arush Mehra (Akshay Kumar) lives a fairly wealthy lifestyle in Sydney, Australia with roommates Tanmay Joglekar (Ritesh Deshmukh) and Ali Haider (Fardeen Khan). Arush works for a popular dance club, while Tanmay entertains children as 'Eddy Teddy', and Ali takes care of their apartment. Mostly he watches cricket and does betting about it. All three are womanizers and usually end up sleeping with different women. One day, they find a baby girl (Juanna Sanghvi) outside their door with a note instructing them to take care of her, since one of them is her father. The three men go to all the women they dated and slept with, but none claims the baby is theirs.
The men try to take care of the baby, but she becomes a huge pain. So, they drop her off at a house near a church. They the set of for a Christmas party. They are all thinking of the girl. A big rainstorm occurs, the baby develops an illness after being caught in the rain. The three men stay with the baby in the hospital, realizing how much they love her. She recovers, and the guys become changed men. They love her, pamper her, and grow an attachment towards her. They name her Angel. One morning, a woman named Isha (Vidya Balan) comes to take Angel back, claiming the baby to be her daughter. The guys are shocked as Arush tells them about his past.
One year ago, Arush travelled to Delhi to attend his cousin Arjun's wedding. There, he met Isha Sahni, who also resides in Australia. He won her over and they spent the night together. Shortly after, Isha caught him in a compromising situation with Devika Sharma (Sindhura Gadde), Isha's friend, so the couple split up. It was not Arush's fault as Devika forced herself on top of him. Arush returned to Sydney and forgot about the incident.
The guys find it very difficult to live without Angel. Arush ends up challenging Isha to marry someone faithful within seven days who will accept Angel. If she's unsuccessful, she will have to give Angel back to him. They sign a contract to finalise the deal. The men worry that they might lose the bet since Isha is beautiful and wealthy. Arush plans with Tanmay, Ali and Bharat, who is Isha's father in order to keep Angel with him.
His first attempt involves Ali posing as a botany professor named Parimal Tripathi who speaks very pure Hindi. Bharat is impressed by Parimal by this. They manage to get through a few days of the week until one day Isha asks him about marriage for the next day. After Isha says this, Ali talks to Arush and Tanmay who tell him to go to Disneyland where Ali gets Bharat attacked. He is stopped from further efforts by Tanmay in the 'Eddy Teddy' costume. Bharat decides that Tanmay is the right man for Isha. Tanmay, Arush and Ali make plans to stop Isha from marrying someone else. As the contract is about to terminate, Isha somehow manages to find out the truth that she has been cheated by her father, Tanmay, Ali and most of all Arush.
Isha goes with Angel to her private jet to go somewhere very far because she has lost the deal. As she is about to leave she is stopped by some cops because Ali and Tanmay called them. As they are arguing, Arush turns up showing Isha the contract and tearing it up indicating that Isha now has every right over Angel. But before the three men leave, Arush says that a child needs a mother the most but it also needs a father. Just as they are leaving, Angel says her first word "Dada", but Isha takes her away in the aeroplane.
The three men are depressed that they may never see Angel again until they are surprised to see her on their doorstep. Isha finally admits her love for Arush and the film ends with their marriage taking place, and angel's photoshoot.
Cast
- Akshay Kumar as Arush Mehra
- Juanna Sanghvi as Angel
- Vidya Balan as Isha Sahni/Isha Arush Mehra
- Fardeen Khan as Ali Haider/Parimal
- Ritesh Deshmukh as Tanmay aka Eddy Teddy
- Boman Irani as Bharat Sahni
- Aarti Chhabria as Ali's ex-girlfriend
- Shahrukh Khan as Raj Malhotra (special appearance)
- Anupam Kher as Mr. Malhotra
- Payal Rohatgi (special appearance)
- Sindhura Gadde as Devika Sharma
- Chirag Vohra as Arjun
- Muskaan Mihani as Arjun's bride
- Anupam Sharma as the doctor
- Jennifer Mayani the Supermarket Girl
- Vrajesh Hirjee as Ajay Shah, bridegroom of Devika Sharma
- Bikramjeet Kanwarpal as advocate Mishra, Isha's lawyer
- Kim Sharma as Bharat Sahni's Girlfriend (special appearance)
Special appearance in title song (in order of appearance)
Production
Most of the shooting took place in Australia[1] while some in Filmistan Studio in Mumbai.
An Australian features in a promotional video which was not to be in the film. The girl band from Sydney are called the Australian Divas.[2]
Soundtrack
| Untitled | |
|---|---|
The music is composed by Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy and lyrics are penned by Sameer.
| No. | Title | Artist(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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" | Sonu Nigam, Shaan, Shankar Mahadevan | 5:53 |
| 9. | "Mast Kalandar" | Shankar Mahadevan, Master Saleem, Rehan Khan | 5:53 |
Reception
The album received favourable 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."[3] Sukanya Verma of Rediff described the album as "a peppy soundtrack".[4]
The album made its debut at No. 6 in the charts,[5] later climbed up to the top 5 and remained consistent in the middle of the charts.[6]
Reception
Reviews
Heyy Babyy opened to positive reviews, though many criticised the slow pace in the second half. Taran Adarsh gave the film 4 out of 5 stars saying it "is an entertainer that has something for everyone". He praised the performances of the lead stars.[7] Critic Aparajita Ghosh gave 3 out 5 stars, saying "Heyy Babyy packs in enough masala and emotion to keep you entertained throughout its running time."[8] 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!"[9]
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.[10] It grossed ₹500 million (US$6.0 million) in India, $1.4 million in the USA and £763,000 in the UK and was declared a "super-hit".[11]
It was a hit abroad, opening to a favorable response and taking the second biggest Hindi film opening in the UK after Salaam-e-Ishq: A Tribute to Love (2007).[12] Heyy Babyy debuted at number 10 and made £289,761 at a screen average of £4,765.[12]
Home video
The film released on DVD but was the first Hindi movie to be released on Blu-ray Disc too.[13]
See also
- Trois hommes et un couffin or Three Men and a Cradle, 1985 French original
- Three Men and a Baby, 1987 American remake
References
- ^ "indiafm.com". Shooting in Australia. Retrieved 17 January 2007.
- ^ "indiafm.com". Australian girl Band to sizzle in Hey Baby. Retrieved 6 May 2007.
- ^ "Heyy Babyy : Music Review by Joginder Tuteja". Bollywoodhungama.com. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
- ^ "Heyy Babyy music is peppy". Rediff.com. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
- ^ "Top Ten albums of the week". Bollywoodhungama.com. 30 July 2007. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
- ^ "Top Ten albums of the week". Bollywoodhungama.com. 1 October 2007. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
- ^ "indiafm.com". Heyy Babyy reviews one. Retrieved 29 August 2007.
- ^ "apunkachoice.com". Heyy Babyy reviews. Retrieved 29 August 2007.
- ^ "CoolAge – College Life on the Go". Aol.in. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
- ^ "indiafm.com". Heyy Babyy opens huge. Retrieved 29 August 2007.
- ^ http://www.boxofficeindia.com/Movies/movie_detail/heyy_babyy
- ^ a b "indiafm.com". Heyy Babyy overseas report. Retrieved 29 August 2007.
- ^ Heyy Babyy first Bollywood film in Blu-ray format