Tom, Dick, and Harry (2006 film)
Tom, Dick, & Harry is a 2006 Indian Hindi-language comedy film released on 12 May 2006. It stars Dino Morea, Jimmy Sheirgill, Anuj Sawhney, Celina Jaitly, Kim Sharma, Gulshan Grover and Shakti Kapoor.[1] It had music by Himesh Reshammiya who made a special appearance in the film. The screenplay is actually a mixture of two different plots taken from two different films with similar titles: the 1941 American classic Tom, Dick and Harry and the 1993 Hong Kong hit Tom, Dick and Hairy.
| Tom, Dick, and Harry | |
|---|---|
Tom, Dick | |
| Directed by | Deepak Tijori |
| Screenplay by | Kamal Pandey Yunus Sajawal |
| Story by | Kamal Pandey Yunus Sajawal |
| Produced by | Sudhir Kumar Surendra Bhatia Avinash Bhatia Rajan Prakash |
| Starring | Dino Morea Jimmy Sheirgill Anuj Sawhney Celina Jaitly Kim Sharma |
| Cinematography | Manoj Soni Yusuf Khan |
| Edited by | Asif Khan |
| Music by | Himesh Reshammiya |
| Distributed by | Oracle Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. |
Release date |
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Running time | 140 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
It pays a small tribute to Bollywood as it contains multiple references to older films and has a number of unforgettable Bollywood characters from earlier movies.[2][3]
Plot edit
This is a comedy about three physically impaired men: Tarun/Tom (deaf), Deepak/Dick (blind) and Harshvardhan/Harry (mute). They live together as paying guests, and their life takes an endearing turn when a beautiful girl Celina comes to live in the bungalow opposite their house. They start making their moves to cast an impression on her, who is least interested in acknowledging their presence. In Tom’s life there’s Bijlee, a fisherwoman, who is completely besotted by him and does not leave any stone unturned to express her desire. On the other hand, there is Suprano (Gulshan Grover) a bad man who is out to prove that he is the worst villain ever and has with him some of Bollywood's most dreaded criminals, Shakaal from film Shaan, Gabbar Singh from Sholay and Mogambo from Mr. India, making an indestructible Suprano. Tom, Dick and Harry unknowingly become the target of Suprano, by being the biggest barriers in his business deals. The movie depicts the three friend struggles with their disabilities and how they have to fight against Suprano.
Cast edit
- Dino Morea as Tarun "Tom"
- Jimmy Sheirgill as Harshvardhan "Harry"
- Anuj Sawhney as Deepak "Dick"
- Celina Jaitly as Celina
- Kim Sharma as Bijli
- Gulshan Grover as Suprano
- Shakti Kapoor as Inspector P.K. Waghmare
- Rakesh Bedi as Happy Singh
- Kunika as Jassi Singh
- Shashi Kiran as Shopkeeper
- Avtar Gill as Celina's uncle
- Shehzad Khan
- Himesh Reshammiya as himself in song "Zara Jhoom Jhoom" (special appearance)
Reception edit
Critical reception edit
The film received mixed but mostly negative reviews. Taran Adarsh from Bollywood Hungama said "The choice of the story and screenplay is what acts as a major turn-off, the music is the only saving grace. Dino Morea tries hard, but in vain. His timing is just not right. Jimmy Shergill doesn't deliver either. And why is he looking pale at most times? Anuj Sawhney is excellent and is the best performer in the crowd. He's a complete natural. Celina is wasted. Kim Sharma will be loved by the commoners. Gulshan Grover is efficient as the weird don. On the whole, Tom Dick and Harry is too weak a fare to leave any impression whatsoever".[4] Nikhil Kumar of Apunkachoice.com called the film "Silly, childish humour, poor script and shoddy direction mark the triple whammy for Tom Dick And Harry, which is tripe of a film. The movie's director Deepak Tijori ought to know that childish buffoonery is not synonymous to comedy".[5]
Box office edit
It grossed 8 crores at the box office, altogether the total net gross was 11 crores. Overall it was declared average.[6]
Soundtrack edit
Music is Composed by Himesh Reshammiya and Lyrics by Sameer
| Song | Singer(s) |
|---|---|
| "Chheena Re Chheena" | Sunidhi Chauhan and Arya |
| "Zara Jhoom Jhoom" | Himesh Reshammiya |
| "O Mitra Re" | Kunal Ganjawala |
| "Tanha Jiya Na Jaye" | Himesh Reshammiya and Ahir |
| "Tere Sang Ishq" | Himesh Reshammiya and Tulsi Kumar |
| "Yeu Kashi Kashi Mi" | Richa Sharma and Sonu Nigam |
Sequels edit
A sequel, titled Tom, Dick, and Harry: Rock Again..., released in 2009. It was directed by Rahul Kapoor and starred a completely different cast altogether.[7] The film featured the song "Mein Tere Pyar Mein" by Mika Singh which has been produced by Vikas Kohli at Fatlabs studio.
In 2016, another sequel went into production directed by Deepak Tijori and starring Jimmy Sheirgill, Aftab Shivdasani, Sharman Joshi, Sana Khan, Pooja Chopra and Amyra Dastur.[8][9]
References edit
- ^ . Bollywood Hungama. 15 April 1988. Archived from the original on 8 March 2008. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
- ^ [1] 12 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Gupta, Pratim D (18 April 2006). . The Telegraph (Calcutta). Archived from the original on 21 April 2006. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
- ^ . Bollywood Hungama. 15 April 1988. Archived from the original on 11 June 2008. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
- ^ "Tom Dick and Harry : Review : Bollywood News". ApunKaChoice.com. 13 May 2006. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
- ^ [2] 17 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ [3] 9 February 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Tom, Dick, and Harry 2 will be a clean comedy: Deepak Tijori". The Indian Express. 21 June 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
- ^ "Deepak Tijori: Tom, Dick and Harry 2 will be a clean comedy". Times of India. 28 January 2017. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
External links edit
- Tom, Dick, and Harry at IMDb