Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! is a 2008 Indian Hindi-language crime comedy film starring Abhay Deol, Paresh Rawal, Neetu Chandra, Manu Rishi, Manjot Singh and Archana Puran Singh. It was directed by Dibakar Banerjee. The film won the National Film Award for Best Popular Film. The film is inspired by the real life shenanigans of Devinder Singh alias Bunty, a real-life "super-chor", originally from Vikaspuri, Delhi.[1]
| Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! | |
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| Directed by | Dibakar Banerjee |
| Written by | Urmi Juvekar Dibakar Banerjee |
| Produced by | Ronnie Screwvala |
| Starring | Abhay Deol Paresh Rawal Neetu Chandra |
| Cinematography | Kartik Vijay |
| Edited by | Shyamal Karmakar Namrata Rao |
| Music by | Sneha Khanwalkar |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | UTV Motion Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 122 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Box office | ₹6.1 crore |
Plot
editFilm starts with showing us lucky of age 31 behind whom media is mad for a single glimpse because of his stealing tactics of different things in different Indian cities then media takes the audience to the teenage of lucky where we are shown disturbed family of lucky when his father Jani(Paresh Rawal) marries second woman and brings her home and we are shown that lucky starts stealing bike from the place where his friend works to impress girls and fulfil his desires later his friend Bengali(Bengali got this name because his father was arrested in Kolkata) joins him in these things then we are shown story after few years where he steals goods for gogi (another character played by paresh rawal)who is even a marriage contractor in Delhi who treats lucky and bengali like a dog during the same time lucky falls in love with sonal who is sister of dolly a dancer who used to work with gogi later due to ill treatments of gogi lucky leaves his work and goes to mumbai to steal a car and while returning from their e meets DR.Handa(3rd character of the film played by paresh rawal)and introduces himself as Sunny Arora and they exchange card with each other on the other side Devander singh an officer from crime branch orders Gogi to give him information about lucky in Delhi lucky decides to steal at the house of Babul Awasthi who is a news reporter and said in the news that lucky is a normal thief and their lucky meets Bengali again and their bengali tells him that he is ready to serve lucky like anything and then Lucky meets dr handa with handa's family and later lucky tries to steal at babul awasthi's house but fails later he takes advice from Dr handa that how to enter in a house where there's an dog by telling him that he wants to enter his girlfriend's house and later succeds in stealing at house of babul awasthi and babul awasthi in anger kills his dog in anger. Later Lucky goes out of town with his lover Sonal and bengali so that police doesnt catch him and their he finds his elder brother and his wife who was a bit uncomfortable with him and later it is revealed that lucky's father and mother have got separated and his father leaves with his second wife.On that point lucky decides to leave robbery and to marry sonal
Cast
edit- Abhay Deol as Lovinder 'Lucky' Singh / Sunny Arora
- Paresh Rawal in a triple role as
- Jani Singh
- Gogi Arora
- Dr. B. D. Handa
- Neetu Chandra as Sonal
- Manu Rishi as Bangali
- Richa Chadha as Dolly
- Archana Puran Singh as Kamlesh Handa
- Anurag Arora as Inspector Devender Singh / Yuvraj
- Manjot Singh as the Young Lovinder ‘Lucky’ Singh
- Kamlesh Gill as Chaai Ji (Chadha's Mother)
Soundtrack
editAll music is composed by Sneha Khanwalkar[2]
| No. | Title | Artist(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Oye Lucky" | Mika Singh | 3:59 |
| 2. | "Jugni" | Des Raj Lachkani | 5:05 |
| 3. | "Tu Raja Ki Raj Dulari" | Rajbir | 7:04 |
| 4. | "Superchor" | Dilbahar, Akshay Verma | 4:44 |
| 5. | "Hooriyaan" | Brijesh Shandilya, Himani Kapoor | 3:28 |
| 6. | "Oye Lucky (Remix)" | Mika Singh, Dj A-Myth | 3:49 |
| 7. | "Jugni (Remix)" | Des Raj Lachkani, Dj A-Myth | 4:40 |
| Total length: | 36:49 | ||
Reception
editCritical reception
editOye Lucky! Lucky Oye! received positive critical acclaim. Raja Sen of Rediff gave it 4.5/5 stars, saying that "All I can say is – after very gratefully handing it four and a half stars, in case you asked – that this is a movie to love. And one that makes the audience feel just like the hero: really, really lucky."[3] Naresh K. Deoshi of Apun Ka Choice gave the movie 3.5/5 stars, concluding that "Grab a ticket. If you're broke, steal it."[4] Nikhat Kazmi of Times of India gave the movie 3.5/5 stars, commenting that "Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! works perfectly as a simple story of a young boy (Abhay Deol) who is driven to crime not because he is hungry, poor, starving."[5] Syed Firdaus Ashraf of Rediff gave 3/5 stars, concluding that "The film only fails in the music department, by Sneha Khanwalkar. The dhols and drums get too loud from time to time, and get very annoying. If you can overlook this minor discomfort, go for it!"[6] Rajeev Masand of CNN-IBN gave 3/5 stars, stating that "Watch it because it's a film that respects your intelligence. And films like that are hard to find."[7]
Sonia Chopra of Sify gave it 2.5/5 stars, saying that "Writer-director Dibakar Banerjee cannot live down the expectations Khosla Ka Ghosla brings with it. Banerjee does meet those expectations, however Oye Lucky! is a different product altogether. More than a beginning-middle-end story, Oye Lucky! is more a peek into Delhi's belly, into the characters' lives, and into complex bitter-sweet relationships."[8] Martin D'Souza of Glamsham gave 2.5/5 stars, concluding that "A film with a feel of the eighties, OLLO will identify well with the viewers from the North. But yes, if you want a quiet, funny outing to lighten your mood, watching OLLO is not a bad option."[9] Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama gave the movie 2/5 stars, saying that "On the whole, OYE LUCKY! LUCKY OYE! is a well-executed enterprise, which has its share of limitations. At the box-office, the film caters to the Northern audience mainly – Delhi and Punjab specifically. Besides North, the plexes in Mumbai should fare slightly better."[10]
Box office
editOye Lucky! Lucky Oye! was an average grosser, with ₹61.4 million (US$740,000) nett in its lifetime,[11] releasing two days after the 26/11 Mumbai attacks.
Production
editOriginally, Paresh Rawal was only approached by Dibakar Banerjee to play the role of Gogi. He was then convinced by the director to also take on the role of Dr. Handa, and finally the role of Lucky's father. Despite his initial hesitation to sport a beard in the role of Lucky's father, Paresh Rawal called working on this film the most satisfying experience of his career.[12]
Awards
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- 2009: National Film Award
- 2009: Filmfare Award
- Critics Award for Best Actor: Manjot Singh
- Best Dialogue: Manu Rishi
- Best Costumes: Rushi Sharma / Manoshi Nath
- 2009: IIFA Award
- 2009: Star Screen Award
- Best Story: Dibaker Banerjee: Nominated
References
edit- ^ "Bunty Chor: The Super Thief Who Inspired A Bollywood Film And Went On Bigg Boss". Outlook India. Archived from the original on 29 April 2023.
- ^ "Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) by Sneha Khanwalkar". Apple Music.
- ^ Raja Sen. "Go watch 2008's finest and unluckiest film". Rediff.
- ^ Naresh K. Deoshi. "Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! – Movie Review". Apun Ka Choice.
- ^ Nikhat Kazmi. "Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!". The Times of India.
- ^ Syed Firdaus Ashraf. "Go for Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!". Rediff.
- ^ Rajeev Masand. "Masand's Verdict: Oye Lucky Lucky Oye is engaging". CNN-IBN. Archived from the original on 1 December 2008.
- ^ Sonia Chopra. "Review: Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! is a good watch". Sify. Archived from the original on 6 July 2013.
- ^ Martin D'Souza (7 August 2021). "Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! Movie Review". Glamsham.
- ^ Taran Adarsh. "Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! (2008) – Hindi Movie Critic Review by Taran Adarsh – Bollywood Hungama". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 4 November 2013.
- ^ "All India 2008 (Figures in INR Crore)". Box Office India. Archived from the original on 18 January 2008. Retrieved 20 July 2012.
- ^ "Oye Lucky Lucky Oye ! - The Making". UTV Motion Pictures.
- ^ "National Film Awards: Priyanka gets best actress, 'Antaheen' awarded best film". The Times of India. 23 January 2010. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011.
