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Ta Ra Rum PumTa Ra Rum Pum (Hindi
: ता रा रम पम is a 2007 film
that stars Saif Ali Khan
and Rani Mukerji
in the lead roles. This is the second time the lead pair worked together after the success of their last film, Hum Tum
(2004). The film is directed by Siddharth Anand
, who directed the 2005 film Salaam Namaste
. The film was a semi-hit at the box office in India. The plot of this film can be compared loosely with that of Will Ferrell
's Talladega Nights, as in this film the protagonist meets with an accident while racing and then makes a comeback destroying his nemesis race driver.
. Portions were filmed in Rockingham, North Carolina
at the Rockingham Speedway and at West Allis, Wisconsin
at The Milwaukee Mile. Ali Haji had to go through three auditions and Angelina Idnani was called in for her fourth audition before they were finalized for the movie. The plot is combined with that of Tom Cruise
's Days of Thunder
and Will Ferrell
's Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
— as in this film, the protagonist meets with an accident while racing and than makes a comeback destroying his nemesis race driver — and Will Smith
's The Pursuit of Happyness
, where a father and son have to move out of their house, due to the loss of a job.
The cars used in racing scenes were provided by Andy Hillenburg
, who purchased Rockingham Speedway months after its release and provided the stunt drivers, as many ARCA Re/Max Series
drivers participated in the filming. (An ARCA Re/Max Series sticker can be found on the cars in the movie, and he trained stunt drivers, along with letting some film stars take turns driving.)
) has an immense passion for stock car racing
and dreams of making it big on the racecourse. After being discovered by his manager Harry (Jaaved Jaffrey
), he meets Radhika Shekar Rai Banerjee (Rani Mukerji
) and instantly falls for her. He joins Speeding Saddles, a failing race team, and transforms from Rajveer Singh to RV the race car driver. He wins his first race and keeps winning, making him quite wealthy.
What started as an innocent love blossoms into a serious relationship as months pass. Radhika is a great pianist
, majoring in music at Columbia University
, whereas Rajveer has no degree or any education background. His lack of education and planning earns the disapproval of Radhika's father, Subho Shekar Rai Banerjee (Victor Banerjee
). Radhika leaves her father and marries RV. She forgets about her degree and takes on her job as a wealthy housewife: Radhika Shekar Rai Banerjee turns into Shona. Their family is complete with the birth of two beautiful children, Priya aka Princess (Angelina Idnani) and Ranveer aka Champ (Ali Haji). Luck follows RV and he is soon proclaimed the number one race car driver in the USA.
Tragedy strikes when RV is involved in a deliberate accident whilst racing and he is hospitalized for a few months. When he gets out, he heads straight to the track to race again but soon learns that he's scared of going fast because he doesn't want to crash and get hurt again. Every race he joins, he ends up in last place. His manager fires RV and finds someone else. RV tells Harry that he doesn't need him, he can find some other manager easily.
But it isn't that easy.
A year has gone by and neither RV nor Shona have jobs. They try their best to find jobs but no one will hire them because they don't have degrees. RV and Shona are unable to pay their loans and bills so everything they own in their house is sold. Princess and Champ worry that they're becoming poor; RV says they're actually on a reality show, "Don't Worry, Be Happy." With about $2,000 left, RV and family leave their big house and find a less expensive one.
They move into a one-bedroom apartment, and the children become worried again. RV and Shona tell them this is all part of the game and the kids believe them. They still go to their favorite school while their parents try to find jobs.
A few days later, Shona gets a job as a piano player and RV becomes a taxi driver.
One night when RV and Shona start arguing, Princess overhears them and learns that they actually are in trouble with money. She then plans to save up the money she and Champ use for lunch. The kids don't eat, and Champ gets starved. He takes food from the garbage without his sister knowing and eats it outside of school on a bench. He keeps eating from the garbage while Princess keeps saving up money. Princess makes Champ promise not to tell their parents, knowing they'll get mad.
RV gets a customer who needs to get to the airport soon. He takes this chance as to test his racing skills. RV starts off doing great until he gets flashback on his accident. He then learns that he could probably never race again because of being scared of getting hurt.
Champ gets a piece of glass inside his stomach from eating something. RV, Shona, and Princess run to the hospital where Princess tells her parents the plan she made Champ follow. The doctor tell RV and Shona that they need $65,000. The couple has no idea how they are going to get the money and only have two days to get it. RV decides to enter a race for his son's sake. He meets his old nemeses and he starts remembering the flashbacks. But that doesn't stop him. He wins, while apparently killing his nemesis by pushing him off the track. In the end the family is living a happy and fun life.
while Javed Akhtar
has penned the lyrics. The film contains six songs.
and Delhi
, the smaller cinemas received an average response of 50-70%. Though the film opened to an average response the next two days saw a huge jump in collections. The collections dropped on Monday by about 55-70%. In its first week the film collected an impressive 4.37 crores in Mumbai, and has done well at the multiplexes but not at the single screens. The overall gross for the first week in India stands at Rs. 11,43,92,260 The release of Spider-Man 3
caused a drop in collections, but the film has continued to do well in Mumbai and Delhi.
The film became the 8th highest grossing film of 2007 so far with box office figures of Rs.34 crores.
The three main markets overseas: The UK, USA and Australia saw a similar opening. Ta Ra Rum Pum collected during the weekend and debuted at number nine on the UK film chart which was a good opening. In the United States, the film collected $425,102 which was a fair opening for the film. In Australia the film collected $87,082. Though the weekend figures are good, the collections are below expectations for a Yash Raj Film. The film has been given an above-average status in the United States and was a hit in the United Kingdom. In its sixth week, the film has collected 0.70 crores and has been declared a semi-hit in India. Overseas the film has collected $1,527,252 in the United Kingdom.
as part of their three film deal with Yash Raj Films
. The producers of the film, Aditya Chopra
and Yash Chopra
were on talks to co-produce two other films, tentatively titled Roadside Romeo
, starring Saif Ali Khan
(Romeo) and real life girlfriend Kareena Kapoor
(Laila), which released on 24 October 2008 and the other being named Koochie Koochie Hota Hai
(An animated version of the 1998 blockbuster Kuch Kuch Hota Hai
), starring all the four main leads of the film, Shahrukh Khan
(Rahul), Kajol
(Anjali), Rani Mukerji
(Tina) and Salman Khan
(Aman) and is to be directed and co-produced by Karan Johar
and distributed by Yash Raj Films
, both with the Holywood
animation giants Walt Disney Studios. Roadside Romeo
is to be directed by Jugal Hansraj
, who has earlier worked with the Chopra
's on films like Mohabbatein
, Salaam Namaste
, Aaja Nachle
and has also done small cameos in films like Kal Ho Naa Ho
for Dharma Productions
. Hansraj has also written the screenplay and also voices a small part in the film himself. Teasers and promos of Roadside Romeo
were first released with Aaja Nachle
and were very well received by the Indian audience.
of Indiafm.com gave the film a rating of 3.5 out of 5. The two lead actors got good feedback with Adarsh saying Saif is extremely likable. He conveys the varied emotions with complete understanding. Rani enacts the role of the mother/wife proficiently.
Hindi
Standard Hindi, or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi, also known as Manak Hindi , High Hindi, Nagari Hindi, and Literary Hindi, is a standardized and sanskritized register of the Hindustani language derived from the Khariboli dialect of Delhi...
: ता रा रम पम is a 2007 film
2007 in film
This is a list of major films released in 2007.-Top grossing films:Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top grossing films that were first released in the USA in 2007...
that stars Saif Ali Khan
Saif Ali Khan
Saif Ali Khan is an Indian actor known for his work in Bollywood films. He is the son of the late former Nawab of Pataudi, Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, and actress Sharmila Tagore. He has two sisters: Saba Ali Khan and actress Soha Ali Khan....
and Rani Mukerji
Rani Mukerji
Rani Mukerji is an Indian film actress who works in Hindi movies. In the course of her film career, she has received six Filmfare Awards, among twelve nominations....
in the lead roles. This is the second time the lead pair worked together after the success of their last film, Hum Tum
Hum Tum
Hum Tum is a Bollywood movie, released in India on 28 May 2004, directed by Kunal Kohli and produced by Aditya Chopra and Yash Chopra. The movie stars Saif Ali Khan and Rani Mukerji in the lead roles....
(2004). The film is directed by Siddharth Anand
Siddharth Anand
Siddharth Anand is an Indian film director. He is the son of film producer Bittu Anand who produced the Amitabh Bachchan hit, Shahenshah. Anand's grandfather was screenwriter Inder Raj Anand who wrote 120 films including Safar, Sangam and Ek Duje Ke Liye...
, who directed the 2005 film Salaam Namaste
Salaam Namaste
The film has seven songs composed by the duo Vishal-Shekhar. The music of the film released on 10 August 2005. The music includes four songs and two remixes.-External links:*...
. The film was a semi-hit at the box office in India. The plot of this film can be compared loosely with that of Will Ferrell
Will Ferrell
John William "Will" Ferrell is an American comedian, impressionist, actor, and writer. Ferrell first established himself in the late 1990s as a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live, and has subsequently starred in the comedy films Old School, Elf, Anchorman, Talladega...
's Talladega Nights, as in this film the protagonist meets with an accident while racing and then makes a comeback destroying his nemesis race driver.
Production
Production began in May 2006 and the film was released on 27 April 2007. The working title was Ta Ra Rum Pum Pum. The film was shot almost entirely in the United States of America, with a few scenes shot in a studio in MumbaiMumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
. Portions were filmed in Rockingham, North Carolina
Rockingham, North Carolina
Rockingham is a city in Richmond County, North Carolina, United States named after the Marquis of Rockingham. The population was 9,672 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Richmond County...
at the Rockingham Speedway and at West Allis, Wisconsin
West Allis, Wisconsin
West Allis is a city in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States. It is part of the Milwaukee metropolitan area. The population was 61,254 at the 2000 census. Its name derives from Edward P. Allis, who started the Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Company in the 19th century. The site of the town was...
at The Milwaukee Mile. Ali Haji had to go through three auditions and Angelina Idnani was called in for her fourth audition before they were finalized for the movie. The plot is combined with that of Tom Cruise
Tom Cruise
Thomas Cruise Mapother IV , better known as Tom Cruise, is an American film actor and producer. He has been nominated for three Academy Awards and he has won three Golden Globe Awards....
's Days of Thunder
Days of Thunder
Days of Thunder is a 1990 American auto racing film released by Paramount Pictures, produced by Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer and directed by Tony Scott. The cast includes Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman, Robert Duvall, Randy Quaid, Cary Elwes and Michael Rooker. The film also features appearances...
and Will Ferrell
Will Ferrell
John William "Will" Ferrell is an American comedian, impressionist, actor, and writer. Ferrell first established himself in the late 1990s as a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live, and has subsequently starred in the comedy films Old School, Elf, Anchorman, Talladega...
's Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby is a 2006 American comedy film, directed by Adam McKay and starring Will Ferrell. The film also features John C. Reilly, Michael Clarke Duncan, Leslie Bibb, Amy Adams, Gary Cole, Jane Lynch, and Sacha Baron Cohen. Various Saturday Night Live alumni also...
— as in this film, the protagonist meets with an accident while racing and than makes a comeback destroying his nemesis race driver — and Will Smith
Will Smith
Willard Christopher "Will" Smith, Jr. , also known by his stage name The Fresh Prince, is an American actor, producer, and rapper. He has enjoyed success in television, film and music. In April 2007, Newsweek called him the most powerful actor in Hollywood...
's The Pursuit of Happyness
The Pursuit of Happyness
Varèse Sarabande released the soundtrack on January 9, 2007, which included sixteen tracks.-Box office:The film debuted first at the North American box office, earning $27 million during its opening weekend and beating out heavily promoted films such as Eragon and Charlotte's Web...
, where a father and son have to move out of their house, due to the loss of a job.
The cars used in racing scenes were provided by Andy Hillenburg
Andy Hillenburg
Andy Hillenburg is an American race car driver, team owner and track owner. He began his racing career at age 11, when he competed in the Indianapolis soap box derby. He currently owns Fast Track Racing Enterprises, a racing team that competes in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and ARCA...
, who purchased Rockingham Speedway months after its release and provided the stunt drivers, as many ARCA Re/Max Series
Automobile Racing Club of America
Automobile Racing Club of America is an auto racing sanctioning body in the United States, founded in 1953 by John Marcum. The current president of ARCA is Ron Drager. The ARCA RE/MAX Series races stock cars similar to those seen in past years in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, and indeed most cars...
drivers participated in the filming. (An ARCA Re/Max Series sticker can be found on the cars in the movie, and he trained stunt drivers, along with letting some film stars take turns driving.)
Plot
Rajveer Singh (Saif Ali KhanSaif Ali Khan
Saif Ali Khan is an Indian actor known for his work in Bollywood films. He is the son of the late former Nawab of Pataudi, Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, and actress Sharmila Tagore. He has two sisters: Saba Ali Khan and actress Soha Ali Khan....
) has an immense passion for stock car racing
Stock car racing
Stock car racing is a form of automobile racing found mainly in the United States, Canada, New Zealand, Great Britain, Brazil and Argentina. Traditionally, races are run on oval tracks measuring approximately in length...
and dreams of making it big on the racecourse. After being discovered by his manager Harry (Jaaved Jaffrey
Jaaved Jaffrey
Javed Jaffery is an Indian actor, dancer, comedian, impressionist known for his work in several Bollywood films and Indian television shows. His father is the famous comedian Jagdeep.-Professional work:...
), he meets Radhika Shekar Rai Banerjee (Rani Mukerji
Rani Mukerji
Rani Mukerji is an Indian film actress who works in Hindi movies. In the course of her film career, she has received six Filmfare Awards, among twelve nominations....
) and instantly falls for her. He joins Speeding Saddles, a failing race team, and transforms from Rajveer Singh to RV the race car driver. He wins his first race and keeps winning, making him quite wealthy.
What started as an innocent love blossoms into a serious relationship as months pass. Radhika is a great pianist
Pianist
A pianist is a musician who plays the piano. A professional pianist can perform solo pieces, play with an ensemble or orchestra, or accompany one or more singers, solo instrumentalists, or other performers.-Choice of genres:...
, majoring in music at Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
, whereas Rajveer has no degree or any education background. His lack of education and planning earns the disapproval of Radhika's father, Subho Shekar Rai Banerjee (Victor Banerjee
Victor Banerjee
Victor Banerjee is an Indian actor who appears in Hindi, Bengali and English language films. He has also appeared on a number of TV series on Indian television...
). Radhika leaves her father and marries RV. She forgets about her degree and takes on her job as a wealthy housewife: Radhika Shekar Rai Banerjee turns into Shona. Their family is complete with the birth of two beautiful children, Priya aka Princess (Angelina Idnani) and Ranveer aka Champ (Ali Haji). Luck follows RV and he is soon proclaimed the number one race car driver in the USA.
Tragedy strikes when RV is involved in a deliberate accident whilst racing and he is hospitalized for a few months. When he gets out, he heads straight to the track to race again but soon learns that he's scared of going fast because he doesn't want to crash and get hurt again. Every race he joins, he ends up in last place. His manager fires RV and finds someone else. RV tells Harry that he doesn't need him, he can find some other manager easily.
But it isn't that easy.
A year has gone by and neither RV nor Shona have jobs. They try their best to find jobs but no one will hire them because they don't have degrees. RV and Shona are unable to pay their loans and bills so everything they own in their house is sold. Princess and Champ worry that they're becoming poor; RV says they're actually on a reality show, "Don't Worry, Be Happy." With about $2,000 left, RV and family leave their big house and find a less expensive one.
They move into a one-bedroom apartment, and the children become worried again. RV and Shona tell them this is all part of the game and the kids believe them. They still go to their favorite school while their parents try to find jobs.
A few days later, Shona gets a job as a piano player and RV becomes a taxi driver.
One night when RV and Shona start arguing, Princess overhears them and learns that they actually are in trouble with money. She then plans to save up the money she and Champ use for lunch. The kids don't eat, and Champ gets starved. He takes food from the garbage without his sister knowing and eats it outside of school on a bench. He keeps eating from the garbage while Princess keeps saving up money. Princess makes Champ promise not to tell their parents, knowing they'll get mad.
RV gets a customer who needs to get to the airport soon. He takes this chance as to test his racing skills. RV starts off doing great until he gets flashback on his accident. He then learns that he could probably never race again because of being scared of getting hurt.
Champ gets a piece of glass inside his stomach from eating something. RV, Shona, and Princess run to the hospital where Princess tells her parents the plan she made Champ follow. The doctor tell RV and Shona that they need $65,000. The couple has no idea how they are going to get the money and only have two days to get it. RV decides to enter a race for his son's sake. He meets his old nemeses and he starts remembering the flashbacks. But that doesn't stop him. He wins, while apparently killing his nemesis by pushing him off the track. In the end the family is living a happy and fun life.
Cast
- Saif Ali KhanSaif Ali KhanSaif Ali Khan is an Indian actor known for his work in Bollywood films. He is the son of the late former Nawab of Pataudi, Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, and actress Sharmila Tagore. He has two sisters: Saba Ali Khan and actress Soha Ali Khan....
as Rajveer Singh (RV) - Rani Mukherjee as Radhika
- Shruti SethShruti SethShruti Seth is an Indian television, VJ and film actress.-Early life:Shruti Shokeen was born on 18 December 1977 in Gujarat, India. She did her schooling from Ashok Academy and graduated from St. Xavier's College Ahmedabad with a degree in Economics and Commerce. She is married to film director...
as Sasha - Victor BanerjeeVictor BanerjeeVictor Banerjee is an Indian actor who appears in Hindi, Bengali and English language films. He has also appeared on a number of TV series on Indian television...
as Shubho Shekhar Rai Banerjee - Bharat Dabholkar as Billy Bhatia
- Ravi Khote
- Sujoy GhoshSujoy GhoshSujoy Ghosh is a film director. He has directed Jhankaar Beats , Home Delivery: Aapko... Ghar Tak , Aladin and Kahaani .- Director :* 2011 - Kahaani * 2009 - Aladin* 2005 - Home Delivery: Aapko.....
as Chatoo - Jaaved Jaaferi as Harry (Hari a.k.a. Hariprasad Dhirubhai Patel)
- Ali Haji as Champ
- Angelina Idnani as Priya
- Binod PradhanBinod PradhanBinod Pradhan is an acclaimed Indian cinematographer whose creative visuals and cutting-edge imagery have left their mark on Indian cinema. Some his award-winning works include 1942 A Love Story, Devdas, Rang De Basanti, Mission Kashmir, Munna Bhai M.B.B.S...
- Dolly Bindra as Mrs. Panoya
- Merabby Illis as the Landlord
- Ken ThompsonKen ThompsonKenneth Lane Thompson , commonly referred to as ken in hacker circles, is an American pioneer of computer science...
as Rusty - Kal ParekhKal ParekhKal Parekh is an Indian-American film and television actor best known for his starring role in the 2010 independent feature film, Karma Road and his current role as Sanjeev in the ABC television series Pan Am.-Biography:...
as Nilesh
Music
The music of the film has been conducted by the duo Vishal-ShekharVishal-Shekhar
Vishal-Shekhar are a music directing duo for Hindi films and are among the leading music directors in the industry today...
while Javed Akhtar
Javed Akhtar
Javed Akhtar is a poet, lyricist and scriptwriter from India. Some of his most successful work was done in the late 1970s and 1980s with Salim Khan as half of the script-writing duo credited as Salim-Javed...
has penned the lyrics. The film contains six songs.
| Song | Singer(s) | Duration | Picturised on |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ta Ra Rum Pum | Shaan Shaan (singer) Shaan , is an Indian playback singer, and television host. He hosted the shows Sa Re Ga Ma Pa, Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs, Star Voice of India and "Star Voice of India 2"... , Mahalakshmi Iyer Mahalakshmi Iyer Mahalakshmi Iyer is an Indian playback singer, best known for her Hindi and Tamil songs. She has sung over a thousand songs in many Indian languages, including Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Marathi, Bengali, Gujarati, Assamese, Kannada and Malayalam.-Career:Mahalakshmi made her singing debut with Dus,... , Sneha Suresh & Shravan Suresh |
03:54 | Saif Ali Khan Saif Ali Khan Saif Ali Khan is an Indian actor known for his work in Bollywood films. He is the son of the late former Nawab of Pataudi, Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, and actress Sharmila Tagore. He has two sisters: Saba Ali Khan and actress Soha Ali Khan.... , Rani Mukerji Rani Mukerji Rani Mukerji is an Indian film actress who works in Hindi movies. In the course of her film career, she has received six Filmfare Awards, among twelve nominations.... , Angelina Idnani & Ali Haji |
| Hey Shona | Shaan Shaan (singer) Shaan , is an Indian playback singer, and television host. He hosted the shows Sa Re Ga Ma Pa, Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs, Star Voice of India and "Star Voice of India 2"... & Sunidhi Chauhan Sunidhi Chauhan Sunidhi Chauhan is an Indian playback singer, best known for her Hindi film songs in Bollywood. She has also recorded songs for Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Bengali, Assamese and Gujarati films and is credited with over 2000 songs.... |
05:18 | Saif Ali Khan Saif Ali Khan Saif Ali Khan is an Indian actor known for his work in Bollywood films. He is the son of the late former Nawab of Pataudi, Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, and actress Sharmila Tagore. He has two sisters: Saba Ali Khan and actress Soha Ali Khan.... & Rani Mukerji Rani Mukerji Rani Mukerji is an Indian film actress who works in Hindi movies. In the course of her film career, she has received six Filmfare Awards, among twelve nominations.... |
| Nachle Ve | Sonu Nigam Sonu Nigam Sonu Nigam is an Indian playback singer whose songs have been featured in numerous Hindi movies, as well as films in Assamese, Punjabi, Bengali, Marathi and Kannada language. He has also released numerous Indi-pop albums and acted in a few Hindi feature films... & Sowmya Raoh Sowmya Raoh Sowmya Raoh is an Indian playback singer who has performed in Kannada, Tamil, Hindi and Telugu languages.She is the daughter of Veteran Kannada Singer B.K. Sumitra and She has a brother named Sunil Rao who is a Kannada Actor-Filmography:... |
04:05 | Saif Ali Khan Saif Ali Khan Saif Ali Khan is an Indian actor known for his work in Bollywood films. He is the son of the late former Nawab of Pataudi, Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, and actress Sharmila Tagore. He has two sisters: Saba Ali Khan and actress Soha Ali Khan.... , Rani Mukerji Rani Mukerji Rani Mukerji is an Indian film actress who works in Hindi movies. In the course of her film career, she has received six Filmfare Awards, among twelve nominations.... , Angelina Idnani & Ali Haji |
| Ta Ra Rum Pum | Shreya Ghoshal | 05:29 | Saif Ali Khan Saif Ali Khan Saif Ali Khan is an Indian actor known for his work in Bollywood films. He is the son of the late former Nawab of Pataudi, Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, and actress Sharmila Tagore. He has two sisters: Saba Ali Khan and actress Soha Ali Khan.... , Rani Mukerji Rani Mukerji Rani Mukerji is an Indian film actress who works in Hindi movies. In the course of her film career, she has received six Filmfare Awards, among twelve nominations.... , Angelina Idnani & Ali Haji |
| Ab Toh Forever | KK, Shreya Ghoshal & Vishal Dadlani | 05:00 | Saif Ali Khan Saif Ali Khan Saif Ali Khan is an Indian actor known for his work in Bollywood films. He is the son of the late former Nawab of Pataudi, Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, and actress Sharmila Tagore. He has two sisters: Saba Ali Khan and actress Soha Ali Khan.... & Rani Mukerji Rani Mukerji Rani Mukerji is an Indian film actress who works in Hindi movies. In the course of her film career, she has received six Filmfare Awards, among twelve nominations.... |
| Saiyaan Ve | Vishal Dadlani | 04:54 | Saif Ali Khan Saif Ali Khan Saif Ali Khan is an Indian actor known for his work in Bollywood films. He is the son of the late former Nawab of Pataudi, Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, and actress Sharmila Tagore. He has two sisters: Saba Ali Khan and actress Soha Ali Khan.... , Rani Mukerji Rani Mukerji Rani Mukerji is an Indian film actress who works in Hindi movies. In the course of her film career, she has received six Filmfare Awards, among twelve nominations.... , Angelina Idnani & Ali Haji |
Box office
Ta Ra Rum Pum opened to an average response, where collections were reported to be as low as 50%. However the film saw a good opening of 90-95% in the big cities such as MumbaiMumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
and Delhi
Delhi
Delhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...
, the smaller cinemas received an average response of 50-70%. Though the film opened to an average response the next two days saw a huge jump in collections. The collections dropped on Monday by about 55-70%. In its first week the film collected an impressive 4.37 crores in Mumbai, and has done well at the multiplexes but not at the single screens. The overall gross for the first week in India stands at Rs. 11,43,92,260 The release of Spider-Man 3
Spider-Man 3
Spider-Man 3 is a 2007 American superhero film written and directed by Sam Raimi, with a screenplay by Ivan Raimi and Alvin Sargent. It is the third film in the Sam Raimi Spider-Man trilogy based on the fictional Marvel Comics character Spider-Man...
caused a drop in collections, but the film has continued to do well in Mumbai and Delhi.
The film became the 8th highest grossing film of 2007 so far with box office figures of Rs.34 crores.
The three main markets overseas: The UK, USA and Australia saw a similar opening. Ta Ra Rum Pum collected during the weekend and debuted at number nine on the UK film chart which was a good opening. In the United States, the film collected $425,102 which was a fair opening for the film. In Australia the film collected $87,082. Though the weekend figures are good, the collections are below expectations for a Yash Raj Film. The film has been given an above-average status in the United States and was a hit in the United Kingdom. In its sixth week, the film has collected 0.70 crores and has been declared a semi-hit in India. Overseas the film has collected $1,527,252 in the United Kingdom.
Tie in with Walt Disney Studios
The title song of the film is a 4 minute animated endeavour with all the main characters of the movie and four other animated characters. This song, was remarkably executed by Walt Disney StudiosWalt Disney Pictures
Walt Disney Pictures is an American film studio owned by The Walt Disney Company. Walt Disney Pictures and Television, a subsidiary of the Walt Disney Studios and the main production company for live-action feature films within the Walt Disney Motion Pictures Group, based at the Walt Disney...
as part of their three film deal with Yash Raj Films
Yash Raj Films
Yash Raj Films is an Indian Entertainment company set up by Yash Chopra, an Indian film director and producer who is considered an entertainment mogul in India.-Initial years:...
. The producers of the film, Aditya Chopra
Aditya Chopra
Aditya Chopra is an Indian film producer, screenwriter and director. He is most known for directing his only three films Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge , Mohabbatein , and Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi...
and Yash Chopra
Yash Chopra
Yash Raj Chopra is an Indian filmmaker, film director, screenwriter, and a highly successful Bollywood producer. Waqt, Deewar, Kabhi Kabhie, Silsila, Lamhe, Chandni, Darr, Dil To Pagal Hai, and Veer-Zaara are some of his highly popular movies...
were on talks to co-produce two other films, tentatively titled Roadside Romeo
Roadside Romeo
Roadside Romeo is a 2008 computer animated musical comedy film written and directed by Jugal Hansraj and co-produced by Aditya Chopra and Yash Chopra of Yash Raj Films and Walt Disney Pictures...
, starring Saif Ali Khan
Saif Ali Khan
Saif Ali Khan is an Indian actor known for his work in Bollywood films. He is the son of the late former Nawab of Pataudi, Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, and actress Sharmila Tagore. He has two sisters: Saba Ali Khan and actress Soha Ali Khan....
(Romeo) and real life girlfriend Kareena Kapoor
Kareena Kapoor
Kareena Kapoor , often informally referred to as Bebo, is an Indian actress who appears in Bollywood films. During her career, Kapoor has received six Filmfare Awards, among nine nominations, and has been noted for her performances in a range of film genres; these include her work from contemporary...
(Laila), which released on 24 October 2008 and the other being named Koochie Koochie Hota Hai
Koochie Koochie Hota Hai
Koochie Koochie Hota Hai is an upcoming Computer-animated Bollywood film directed by Tarun Mansukhani and Vishal Sonawane. The voice-over for the lead anthropomorphic characters has been given by Shahrukh Khan, Kajol, Rani Mukerji, Sanjay Dutt, Riteish Deshmukh, Anupam Kher, Uday Chopra and Simi...
(An animated version of the 1998 blockbuster Kuch Kuch Hota Hai
Kuch Kuch Hota Hai
Kuch Kuch Hota Hai is a Hindi romantic comedy film, released in India and the United Kingdom on 16 October 1998. The film was written and directed by the debuting Karan Johar and stars the popular on-screen pair of Shahrukh Khan and Kajol in their fourth movie together...
), starring all the four main leads of the film, Shahrukh Khan
Shahrukh Khan
Shahrukh Khan , often credited as Shah Rukh Khan, is an Indian film actor, as well as a film producer and television host. Often referred to as "the King of Bollywood", Khan has acted in over 70 Hindi films....
(Rahul), Kajol
Kajol
Kajol Devgn , better known as Kajol, is an Indian film actress appearing in Hindi films. She is regarded as one of India's most successful and talented female actors....
(Anjali), Rani Mukerji
Rani Mukerji
Rani Mukerji is an Indian film actress who works in Hindi movies. In the course of her film career, she has received six Filmfare Awards, among twelve nominations....
(Tina) and Salman Khan
Salman Khan
Salman Khan is an Indian film actor. He has starred in more than 80 Hindi films.Khan, who made his acting debut with a minor role in the drama Biwi Ho To Aisi with Rekha in a lead role, had his first commercial success with the blockbuster Maine Pyar Kiya , for which he won a Filmfare Award for...
(Aman) and is to be directed and co-produced by Karan Johar
Karan Johar
Karan Johar is an Indian film director, producer, screenwriter and Television host. He is the son of Hiroo Johar and Yash Johar. He is one of the most successful filmmakers in Bollywood. He is most known for directing and producing some of Bollywood's highest grossing films in India and the...
and distributed by Yash Raj Films
Yash Raj Films
Yash Raj Films is an Indian Entertainment company set up by Yash Chopra, an Indian film director and producer who is considered an entertainment mogul in India.-Initial years:...
, both with the Holywood
Holywood
Holywood is a town in County Down, Northern Ireland. It lies on the shore of Belfast Lough, between Belfast and Bangor. Holywood Exchange and Belfast City Airport are nearby. The town hosts an annual jazz and blues festival.-Name:...
animation giants Walt Disney Studios. Roadside Romeo
Roadside Romeo
Roadside Romeo is a 2008 computer animated musical comedy film written and directed by Jugal Hansraj and co-produced by Aditya Chopra and Yash Chopra of Yash Raj Films and Walt Disney Pictures...
is to be directed by Jugal Hansraj
Jugal Hansraj
Jugal Hansraj is an Indian actor and director based at Mumbai.Hansraj started his career as a child artiste in the 1983 film Masoom, which starred Naseeruddin Shah and Shabana Azmi. The film was about a 9-year-old boy whose stepmother was not willing to accept him into the family because he was...
, who has earlier worked with the Chopra
Chopra
Chopra is a Punjabi Khatri family name.- Etymology and historical references :Chopra is a Punjabi Khatri clan and belongs to the Bara-Ghar Khatri section....
's on films like Mohabbatein
Mohabbatein
Mohabbatein , is a 2000 Indian Bollywood film directed by Aditya Chopra. The movie stars Amitabh Bachchan and Shahrukh Khan in pivotal roles, along with six young debutantes. Aishwarya Rai appeared in flashbacks as Khan's lover. The movie was filmed at Oxford, England and Longleat...
, Salaam Namaste
Salaam Namaste
The film has seven songs composed by the duo Vishal-Shekhar. The music of the film released on 10 August 2005. The music includes four songs and two remixes.-External links:*...
, Aaja Nachle
Aaja Nachle
The film's soundtrack was released on 18 October 2007 composed by Salim-Sulaiman and lyrics by Jaideep Sahni and Piyush Mishra. A few songs from the final sequence of the movie have not been included on the soundtrack including "Yeh Ishq"....
and has also done small cameos in films like Kal Ho Naa Ho
Kal Ho Naa Ho
Kal Ho Naa Ho is a 2003 Hindi film set in New York City. It stars Shahrukh Khan, Preity Zinta, Saif Ali Khan and Jaya Bachchan. The film was directed by first-timer Nikhil Advani, it was produced by Yash Johar and co-written by Karan Johar, better known as the director of the hit films Kuch Kuch...
for Dharma Productions
Dharma Productions
Dharma Productions Pvt. Ltd. is an Indian film company founded by Yash Johar in 1976.- Other projects :Dharma Productions and NDTV recently decided to jointly launch an entertainment television channel called NDTV Imagine.- Controversy :...
. Hansraj has also written the screenplay and also voices a small part in the film himself. Teasers and promos of Roadside Romeo
Roadside Romeo
Roadside Romeo is a 2008 computer animated musical comedy film written and directed by Jugal Hansraj and co-produced by Aditya Chopra and Yash Chopra of Yash Raj Films and Walt Disney Pictures...
were first released with Aaja Nachle
Aaja Nachle
The film's soundtrack was released on 18 October 2007 composed by Salim-Sulaiman and lyrics by Jaideep Sahni and Piyush Mishra. A few songs from the final sequence of the movie have not been included on the soundtrack including "Yeh Ishq"....
and were very well received by the Indian audience.
Reviews
The film opened from above-average to very positive reviews. Taran AdarshTaran Adarsh
Taran Adarsh is an Indian film critic, journalist, editor and film trade analyst. He is also a former producer and screenwriter. He is the son of film director and producer, B.K. Adarsh....
of Indiafm.com gave the film a rating of 3.5 out of 5. The two lead actors got good feedback with Adarsh saying Saif is extremely likable. He conveys the varied emotions with complete understanding. Rani enacts the role of the mother/wife proficiently.