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Bluffmaster! is a 2005 Bollywood
film
, a remake
of the Argentine film
Nine Queens. Starring Abhishek Bachchan
, Ritesh Deshmukh and Priyanka Chopra
. Boman Irani
and Nana Patekar
have supporting roles in the film. This film is not related to Manmohan Desai
's film Bluff Master
released in 1963.
The film was directed by Rohan Sippy
, the son of Ramesh Sippy
. This film was his second directorial venture following his film Kuch Naa Kaho
. The role played by Priyanka Chopra
was originally given to Aishwarya Rai
, but she was dropped from the film. Special appearance was done by Arash Labaf, an Iran
ian singer.
The film had an excellent opening at the box office and opened to good reviews, though failed at the box office. In India, the film was commercially declared as an "below average", but in the Overseas Market, the film was a huge commercial success at the box office.
) cons everybody, even his girlfriend Simi(Priyanka Chopra
). On the day of their engagement, however, Roy's true face is exposed & Roy loses Simi. As if that were not enough, Roy finds out that he is going to die in less than 3 months. Besides this, an amateur conman named Dittu(Ritesh Deshmukh) enters his life. He learns from Dittu that a man named Chandrakant Parekh aka Chandru(Nana Patekar
) had duped Dittu's father & countless other of their life savings.
Chandru is a whimsical, irate & ruthless man, who will not hesitate in resorting to violence even on slightest pretext. Roy decides to do one good turn for Dittu. Roy is now between devil & the deep sea. Can the greatest conman con the death itself?
). Roy meets and foils Dittu's plans a couple of times, upon which Dittu pesters Roy to become his mentor. Roy reluctantly accepts Dittu, a film buff.
One day, Roy starts experiencing blurring of eyes, unbearable headache and blackouts. Dr. Bhalerao diagnoses him with brain tumor and says he has only 3 months to live. Roy is shattered. He wants to reconcile with Simi, while she spurns him. When Roy sees her with somebody else, he resigns to his fate and turns his attention to Dittu. Dittu reveals that his father was a simple man who was conned of his life savings by a share market scam, apparently pulled by Chandru. Chandru is a whimsical but ruthless man. Roy decides to do use his skills for Dittu. When Roy sees a news footage about a robbery in a jewellery shop, Roy gets an idea to con Chandru.
Roy sends one of his men as police to Chandru to give him a list of serial numbers of all the notes stolen in the "heist"(which they have themselves printed). Then Roy and Dittu turn themselves up at Chandru's hotel as suspicious characters with lots of money. When Chandru is convinced that they are the thieves, he proposes to give them any amount for the stolen loot. They strike a deal with Chandru. They turn down the deal, which makes Chandru raise the price. Chandru privately arranges another deal with Roy: Roy gets full money if he kills Dittu. Roy apparently accepts the deal.
Meanwhile, Simi re-enters Roy's life after learning that he was indeed telling the truth about his condition. She has broken her marriage and wants to be with Roy in his last days. Their relationship blossoms again.She learns from Roy why he took up to being a conman. As per Chandru's deal Roy kills Dittu & tells Chandru to meet him in Maratha Mandir. It is revealed that Dittu is not dead, he has faked it as part of their con.
Chandru arrives with the money at the theatre as promised. But Dittu shows up behind them suddenly & shoots Roy to death, taking advantage of a shooting scene being shown. Dittu demands 5 crore rupees at gunpoint from Chandru. Chandru arranges the money to be delivered before the film ends. After the payment, Chandru returns back & Roy is shown to be alive. The con arranged by Roy & Dittu has been successfully executed. Unfortunately, Omar, a man conned earlier by Roy, has seen the whole thing.
When Roy & Dittu are celebrating, Omar confronts the duo. Roy suddenly faces one more blackout while Omar runs away with the money. Roy has never told Dittu about his condition. When Roy opens his eyes, he is in Dr.Bhalerao's hospital. He sees a pained look on Dittu's face who has learnt Roy's secret. Dr.Bhalerao tells Roy that his cure is possible abroad, but money is the problem. Roy withdraws all his life's savings. Suddenly, he gets a call from Simi. He answers, but hears the voice of Chandru.
Chandru threatens him that if he doesn't return the money, Simi will suffer. Roy heads towards the rendezvous location with Dittu. He instructs Dittu to forget whatever Roy has taught him & live rest of his life as a reformed man. He also tells that he will see to it that Simi comes down safely, upon which Dittu should escort her to safety. Roy comes on the top floor to meet an angry Chandru. Chandru leaves Simmi, but has a scuffle with Roy. He angrily pushes Roy from the roof.
Roy falls down, but instead of dying, ends up on an inflated plastic bed and survives. Confused, he turns towards people surrounding him, only to learn that they thought it was a film shoot. Roy tries to call everyone from Simi to Dittu and Chandru, but gets no response. Then he realizes that he has been elaborately conned. After learning that he has no brain tumour, he heads to a place where he thinks everybody would be present. As expected, he meets everybody and as Dittu gives real introduction of every partner, Roy is left amazed.
Dr. Bhalerao is actually a vet while Chandru is the script writer for all the drama (who in reality is afraid of smallest of the things). Roy learns that Dittu is actually Arjun a film-driector, and is the son of the producer he had conned and that even Simi's second engagement was fake. Then, Dittu explains in detail how the whole operation was planned. After learning that it was Simi and Dittu's idea to teach him a lesson, Roy approaches and makes up with Simi.
The background score was done by Sameeruddin.
Bollywood
Bollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...
film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
, a remake
Remake
A remake is a piece of media based primarily on an earlier work of the same medium.-Film:The term "remake" is generally used in reference to a movie which uses an earlier movie as the main source material, rather than in reference to a second, later movie based on the same source...
of the Argentine film
Cinema of Argentina
The cinema of Argentina has a tradition dating back to the late nineteenth century, and continues to play a role in the culture of Argentina....
Nine Queens. Starring Abhishek Bachchan
Abhishek Bachchan
Abhishek Bachchan is an Indian actor and producer. He is the son of Indian actors Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan and is married to actress and former Miss World Aishwarya Rai....
, Ritesh Deshmukh and Priyanka Chopra
Priyanka Chopra
Priyanka Chopra is an Indian actress and former Miss World. Before starting her acting career, she worked as a model and gained fame after winning the Miss World title in 2000. She is often referred to by the nickname "Piggy Chops", which was given to her by co-stars on the set of the film...
. Boman Irani
Boman Irani
Boman Irani is an Indian film and theatre actor and photographer. Irani began his acting career in theatre and moved to film in 2000 at the age of 44 with a role in Josh...
and Nana Patekar
Nana Patekar
Vishwanath "Nana" Patekar is an Indian actor and filmmaker.-Biography:Born Vishwanath Patekar in Murud-Janjira, Maharashtra, to Dinkar Patekar and his wife Sanjanabai Patekar. He is an alumnus of the Sir J.J...
have supporting roles in the film. This film is not related to Manmohan Desai
Manmohan Desai
Manmohan Desai was a producer and director of Indian movies.- Background :His father, Kikubhai Desai, was an Indian film producer and owner of Paramount Studios from 1931 to 1941. His productions, mainly stunt films, included Circus Queen, Golden Gang, and Sheikh Challi...
's film Bluff Master
Bluff Master (film)
Bluff Master is a Bollywood movie released in 1963, starring Shammi Kapoor, Saira Banu, Pran, and Lalita Pawar. This film is not related to Rohan Sippy's 2005 film Bluffmaster! starring Abhishek Bachchan.The film was directed by Manmohan Desai.-Plot:...
released in 1963.
The film was directed by Rohan Sippy
Rohan Sippy
Rohan Sippy is an Indian film director and producer who has directed three films: Kuch Naa Kaho , Bluffmaster! and Dum Maaro Dum . He is the son of Ramesh Sippy, the director of the Hindi blockbuster film Sholay, and grandson of producer G. P. Sippy...
, the son of Ramesh Sippy
Ramesh Sippy
Ramesh Sippy is an Indian film director, probably best-known for directing the popular and critically acclaimed film Sholay ....
. This film was his second directorial venture following his film Kuch Naa Kaho
Kuch Naa Kaho
Kuch Naa Kaho is an Indian Bollywood movie, directed by Rohan Sippy, starring Aishwarya Rai, Abhishek Bachchan and Arbaaz Khan...
. The role played by Priyanka Chopra
Priyanka Chopra
Priyanka Chopra is an Indian actress and former Miss World. Before starting her acting career, she worked as a model and gained fame after winning the Miss World title in 2000. She is often referred to by the nickname "Piggy Chops", which was given to her by co-stars on the set of the film...
was originally given to Aishwarya Rai
Aishwarya Rai
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is an Indian film actress. She worked as a model before starting her acting career, and ultimately won the Miss World pageant in 1994...
, but she was dropped from the film. Special appearance was done by Arash Labaf, an Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
ian singer.
The film had an excellent opening at the box office and opened to good reviews, though failed at the box office. In India, the film was commercially declared as an "below average", but in the Overseas Market, the film was a huge commercial success at the box office.
Synopsis
Roy Kapoor(Abhishek BachchanAbhishek Bachchan
Abhishek Bachchan is an Indian actor and producer. He is the son of Indian actors Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan and is married to actress and former Miss World Aishwarya Rai....
) cons everybody, even his girlfriend Simi(Priyanka Chopra
Priyanka Chopra
Priyanka Chopra is an Indian actress and former Miss World. Before starting her acting career, she worked as a model and gained fame after winning the Miss World title in 2000. She is often referred to by the nickname "Piggy Chops", which was given to her by co-stars on the set of the film...
). On the day of their engagement, however, Roy's true face is exposed & Roy loses Simi. As if that were not enough, Roy finds out that he is going to die in less than 3 months. Besides this, an amateur conman named Dittu(Ritesh Deshmukh) enters his life. He learns from Dittu that a man named Chandrakant Parekh aka Chandru(Nana Patekar
Nana Patekar
Vishwanath "Nana" Patekar is an Indian actor and filmmaker.-Biography:Born Vishwanath Patekar in Murud-Janjira, Maharashtra, to Dinkar Patekar and his wife Sanjanabai Patekar. He is an alumnus of the Sir J.J...
) had duped Dittu's father & countless other of their life savings.
Chandru is a whimsical, irate & ruthless man, who will not hesitate in resorting to violence even on slightest pretext. Roy decides to do one good turn for Dittu. Roy is now between devil & the deep sea. Can the greatest conman con the death itself?
Plot
Roy Kapoor is a shameless conman. In fact, Roy's girlfriend Simi too believes that he is an investment banker. One day he cons a film producer(Tinu Anand). Unfortunately, the producer turns out to be an acquaintance of Simi and thus Roy's true face is exposed. Simi calls their wedding off. Some weeks past this episode, Roy sees an amateur conman Dittu conning a doctor called Dr. Bhalerao(Boman IraniBoman Irani
Boman Irani is an Indian film and theatre actor and photographer. Irani began his acting career in theatre and moved to film in 2000 at the age of 44 with a role in Josh...
). Roy meets and foils Dittu's plans a couple of times, upon which Dittu pesters Roy to become his mentor. Roy reluctantly accepts Dittu, a film buff.
One day, Roy starts experiencing blurring of eyes, unbearable headache and blackouts. Dr. Bhalerao diagnoses him with brain tumor and says he has only 3 months to live. Roy is shattered. He wants to reconcile with Simi, while she spurns him. When Roy sees her with somebody else, he resigns to his fate and turns his attention to Dittu. Dittu reveals that his father was a simple man who was conned of his life savings by a share market scam, apparently pulled by Chandru. Chandru is a whimsical but ruthless man. Roy decides to do use his skills for Dittu. When Roy sees a news footage about a robbery in a jewellery shop, Roy gets an idea to con Chandru.
Roy sends one of his men as police to Chandru to give him a list of serial numbers of all the notes stolen in the "heist"(which they have themselves printed). Then Roy and Dittu turn themselves up at Chandru's hotel as suspicious characters with lots of money. When Chandru is convinced that they are the thieves, he proposes to give them any amount for the stolen loot. They strike a deal with Chandru. They turn down the deal, which makes Chandru raise the price. Chandru privately arranges another deal with Roy: Roy gets full money if he kills Dittu. Roy apparently accepts the deal.
Meanwhile, Simi re-enters Roy's life after learning that he was indeed telling the truth about his condition. She has broken her marriage and wants to be with Roy in his last days. Their relationship blossoms again.She learns from Roy why he took up to being a conman. As per Chandru's deal Roy kills Dittu & tells Chandru to meet him in Maratha Mandir. It is revealed that Dittu is not dead, he has faked it as part of their con.
Chandru arrives with the money at the theatre as promised. But Dittu shows up behind them suddenly & shoots Roy to death, taking advantage of a shooting scene being shown. Dittu demands 5 crore rupees at gunpoint from Chandru. Chandru arranges the money to be delivered before the film ends. After the payment, Chandru returns back & Roy is shown to be alive. The con arranged by Roy & Dittu has been successfully executed. Unfortunately, Omar, a man conned earlier by Roy, has seen the whole thing.
When Roy & Dittu are celebrating, Omar confronts the duo. Roy suddenly faces one more blackout while Omar runs away with the money. Roy has never told Dittu about his condition. When Roy opens his eyes, he is in Dr.Bhalerao's hospital. He sees a pained look on Dittu's face who has learnt Roy's secret. Dr.Bhalerao tells Roy that his cure is possible abroad, but money is the problem. Roy withdraws all his life's savings. Suddenly, he gets a call from Simi. He answers, but hears the voice of Chandru.
Chandru threatens him that if he doesn't return the money, Simi will suffer. Roy heads towards the rendezvous location with Dittu. He instructs Dittu to forget whatever Roy has taught him & live rest of his life as a reformed man. He also tells that he will see to it that Simi comes down safely, upon which Dittu should escort her to safety. Roy comes on the top floor to meet an angry Chandru. Chandru leaves Simmi, but has a scuffle with Roy. He angrily pushes Roy from the roof.
Roy falls down, but instead of dying, ends up on an inflated plastic bed and survives. Confused, he turns towards people surrounding him, only to learn that they thought it was a film shoot. Roy tries to call everyone from Simi to Dittu and Chandru, but gets no response. Then he realizes that he has been elaborately conned. After learning that he has no brain tumour, he heads to a place where he thinks everybody would be present. As expected, he meets everybody and as Dittu gives real introduction of every partner, Roy is left amazed.
Dr. Bhalerao is actually a vet while Chandru is the script writer for all the drama (who in reality is afraid of smallest of the things). Roy learns that Dittu is actually Arjun a film-driector, and is the son of the producer he had conned and that even Simi's second engagement was fake. Then, Dittu explains in detail how the whole operation was planned. After learning that it was Simi and Dittu's idea to teach him a lesson, Roy approaches and makes up with Simi.
Cast
- Abhishek BachchanAbhishek BachchanAbhishek Bachchan is an Indian actor and producer. He is the son of Indian actors Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan and is married to actress and former Miss World Aishwarya Rai....
as Roy Kapoor - Priyanka ChopraPriyanka ChopraPriyanka Chopra is an Indian actress and former Miss World. Before starting her acting career, she worked as a model and gained fame after winning the Miss World title in 2000. She is often referred to by the nickname "Piggy Chops", which was given to her by co-stars on the set of the film...
as Simran Saxena aka Simi - Ritesh Deshmukh as Aditya Srivastav aka Dittu
- Nana PatekarNana PatekarVishwanath "Nana" Patekar is an Indian actor and filmmaker.-Biography:Born Vishwanath Patekar in Murud-Janjira, Maharashtra, to Dinkar Patekar and his wife Sanjanabai Patekar. He is an alumnus of the Sir J.J...
as Chandrakant Parekh aka Chandru - Boman IraniBoman IraniBoman Irani is an Indian film and theatre actor and photographer. Irani began his acting career in theatre and moved to film in 2000 at the age of 44 with a role in Josh...
as Dr. Bhalerao
Allusions
- When Roy and Dittu attempt a con in a cinema hall, the movie playing is Ramesh SippyRamesh SippyRamesh Sippy is an Indian film director, probably best-known for directing the popular and critically acclaimed film Sholay ....
's hit film ShaanShaan (film)Shaan is a 1980 Indian Hindi film. It is director Ramesh Sippy's 2nd film with Amitabh Bachchan after Sholay. The story was written by Salim-Javed....
. This film starred Abhishek BachchanAbhishek BachchanAbhishek Bachchan is an Indian actor and producer. He is the son of Indian actors Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan and is married to actress and former Miss World Aishwarya Rai....
's father Amitabh BachchanAmitabh BachchanAmitabh Bachchan is an Indian film actor. He first gained popularity in the early 1970s as the "angry young man" of Hindi cinema, and has since appeared in over 180 Indian films in a career spanning more than four decades...
. - The song Do Aur Do PaanchDo Aur Do PaanchDo Aur Do Paanch is a 1980 Hindi movie produced by C. Dhandyadupani and directed by Rakesh Kumar. The film stars Amitabh Bachchan, Parveen Babi, Shashi Kapoor, Hema Malini, Shreeram Lagoo, Om Prakash and Kader Khan....
is originally from the film of the same name, which starred Amitabh BachchanAmitabh BachchanAmitabh Bachchan is an Indian film actor. He first gained popularity in the early 1970s as the "angry young man" of Hindi cinema, and has since appeared in over 180 Indian films in a career spanning more than four decades...
, the father of AbhishekAbhishek BachchanAbhishek Bachchan is an Indian actor and producer. He is the son of Indian actors Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan and is married to actress and former Miss World Aishwarya Rai....
, lead actor of this film. - Majority of the background music of the film & some dialogues were taken straight away from various films of Sippy Productions.
- The song "Bitter Sweet SymphonyBitter Sweet Symphony"Bitter Sweet Symphony" is a song by English alternative rock band The Verve, the lead track on their third album, Urban Hymns. It is based on music from an Andrew Loog Oldham adaptation of a Rolling Stones song, "The Last Time". It was released on 16 June 1997 by Hut Recordings as the first single...
" appears during several scenes in the film. - The film is based on the movies CriminalCriminal (film)Criminal is a 2004 American film based upon the Argentine film Nine Queens. Directed by Gregory Jacobs, it stars John C. Reilly, Diego Luna, Maggie Gyllenhaal, and Maeve Quinlan and is a production of Section Eight, the production company of Steven Soderbergh and George Clooney.-Plot:John C. Reilly...
and Nine Queens. - The movie bears many resemblances to the Hollywood film Matchstick MenMatchstick Men (film)Matchstick Men is a 2003 American drama film directed by Ridley Scott. Based on Eric Garcia's novel Matchstick Men: A Novel about Grifters with Issues , the motion picture stars Nicolas Cage, Sam Rockwell, and Alison Lohman.-Plot:...
, a Ridley Scott film starring Nicolas CageNicolas CageNicolas Cage is an American actor, producer and director, having appeared in over 60 films including Raising Arizona , The Rock , Face/Off , Gone in 60 Seconds , Adaptation , National Treasure , Ghost Rider , Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans , and...
. Interestingly CageNicolas CageNicolas Cage is an American actor, producer and director, having appeared in over 60 films including Raising Arizona , The Rock , Face/Off , Gone in 60 Seconds , Adaptation , National Treasure , Ghost Rider , Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans , and...
's name in Matchstick MenMatchstick Men (film)Matchstick Men is a 2003 American drama film directed by Ridley Scott. Based on Eric Garcia's novel Matchstick Men: A Novel about Grifters with Issues , the motion picture stars Nicolas Cage, Sam Rockwell, and Alison Lohman.-Plot:...
was Roy and BachchanAbhishek BachchanAbhishek Bachchan is an Indian actor and producer. He is the son of Indian actors Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan and is married to actress and former Miss World Aishwarya Rai....
's name in Bluffmaster is Roy Kapoor. - The movie is also inspired by the 1997 Michael DouglasMichael DouglasMichael Kirk Douglas is an American actor and producer, primarily in movies and television. He has won three Golden Globes and two Academy Awards; first as producer of 1975's Best Picture, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, and as Best Actor in 1987 for his role in Wall Street. Douglas received the...
film, The GameThe Game (film)The Game is a 1997 neo-noir psychological thriller film directed by David Fincher, starring Michael Douglas and Sean Penn, and produced by Polygram. It tells the story of an investment banker who is given a mysterious gift: participation in a game that integrates in strange ways with his life...
.
Soundtrack
The soundtrack was released in 20 November 2005.The background score was done by Sameeruddin.
Track listing
- Sabse Bada Rupaiyya: Mehmood, Chetan, Saira Hussain, TrickBaby – 4:09
- Say Na Say NaSay Na Say NaSay Na Say Na is a song sung by Aneela Mirza in the 2005 Bollywood movie Bluffmaster!, whose release as a single rose Mirza to fame, being a chart hit in India....
: Aneela, Robert Uhlmann, Arash – 3:16 - Tabdeer Se Bigdi Hui Taqdeer: Geeta DuttGeeta DuttGeetā Dutt was a prominent singer in India. She found particular prominence as a playback singer in Hindi cinema...
, Sameeruddin – 3:25 - Right Here Right Now: Abhishek BachchanAbhishek BachchanAbhishek Bachchan is an Indian actor and producer. He is the son of Indian actors Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan and is married to actress and former Miss World Aishwarya Rai....
, Sunidhi ChauhanSunidhi ChauhanSunidhi 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....
– 3:02 - 9 Parts Of Desire: TrickBaby (Hussain, Ager) – 3:48
- The Gateway Theme: Sameeruddin – 2:47
- Boro Boro: Robert Uhlmann, Arash – 3:06
- Do Aur Do Paanch: Kishore KumarKishore KumarKishore Kumar , born Abhas Kumar Ganguly, was an Indian film playback singer and an actor who also worked as lyricist, composer, producer, director, screenwriter and scriptwriter.Kishore Kumar was one of India's greatest performers of the late 20th century...
, Sameeruddin – 4:29 - Indi-Yarn: TrickBaby (Hussain, Ager) – 3:58
- Neela: TrickBaby (Hussain, Ager) – 3:06
- Parde Ke Peechhe: Jaideep SahniJaideep SahniJaideep Sahni is an Indian screenwriter, songwriter and producer, most known for screenplays of films like, Company , Khosla Ka Ghosla and Chak De! India . He is currently on contract with Yash Raj Films...
, TrickBaby (Hussain, Ager) – 3:37 - Come Fishing (Bluffmaster Theme): Sammeruddin – 2:42
- Right Here Right Now (Hip Hop Mix): Abhishek Bachchan, Sunidhi Chauhan – 3:43