Tom, Dick, and Harry
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Tom Dick & Harry is a Bollywood
comedy
film released on May 12, 2006. It stars Dino Morea
, Jimmy Shergill
, Anuj Sawhney
, Celina Jaitley
, Kim Sharma
, Gulshan Grover
and Shakti Kapoor
. It had music by Himesh Reshammiya
who made a special appearance in the film.
It pays a small tribute to Indian/Bollywood Cinema
as it contains multiple references to older films and has a number of unforgettable Bollywood characters from past movies.
, Gabbar Singh
from Sholay
and Mogambo from Mr. India, making an indestructible Soprano. Tom, Dick & Harry unknowingly become the target of Suprano, by being the biggest barrier in his business deals.
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". 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".
The film's promotional video has the song Zara Jhoom Jhoom which became a musical blockbuster and created a record as the film's music album grossed Rs. 25 million.
" was released in 2010 directed by Rahul Kapoor starring a different cast altogether. It features the song Mein Tere Pyar Mein by Mika Singh produced by Vikas Kohli
at Fatlabs
studio.
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...
comedy
Comedy
Comedy , as a popular meaning, is any humorous discourse or work generally intended to amuse by creating laughter, especially in television, film, and stand-up comedy. This must be carefully distinguished from its academic definition, namely the comic theatre, whose Western origins are found in...
film released on May 12, 2006. It stars Dino Morea
Dino Morea
Dino Morea is an Indian actor who appears in Bollywood films and a former model.-Early life:Dino Morea was born in Bangalore to an Italian father and an Anglo Indian mother. He is the second of three brothers. Nicolo Morea is his older brother, and Santino Morea is his younger brother. His family...
, Jimmy Shergill
Jimmy Shergill
Jasjit Singh Gill , popularly known as Jimmy Shergill , is an Indian actor.-Early life:Shergill was born in a Jatt Sikh family in Gorakhpur, India and studied there till 5th Grade in St. Paul's School. Then, his family shifted to Patiala...
, Anuj Sawhney
Anuj Sawhney
Anuj Sawhney is an actor in the Mumbai based, Hindi language film industry, known coloquially as Bollywood. He became more popular after the film Tom, Dick, and Harry.-Filmography:*2008: Life Mein Kabhie Kabhiee...
, Celina Jaitley
Celina Jaitley
Celina Jiya Jaitley is an Indian actress born in Kabul, Afghanistan. She appears in mainly Bollywood films. As a former beauty queen and model, she was crowned Femina Miss India Universe in 2001.-Early life:...
, Kim Sharma
Kim Sharma
-Biography:Kim was born in Ahmednagar to an Indian father and a Japanese mother and did her schooling at St. Joseph's Convent in Panchgani. She then returned to her hometown and joined a junior college. Of her college days, she said 'Having studied in a boarding school, where most of the girls were...
, Gulshan Grover
Gulshan Grover
Gulshan Grover is an Indian actor, who has acted in over 400 films through a career spanning over 30 years.Gulshan Grover is one of the first Indian actors to have made a successful transition from Bollywood into Hollywood and international Cinema....
and Shakti Kapoor
Shakti Kapoor
Shakti Kapoor is an Indian Bollywood actor. He is notably known for playing vulgar comic and villainous roles. He is known for acting alongside comedian Kader Khan as his sidekick along with Asrani in over 100 films.-Early life:...
. It had music by Himesh Reshammiya
Himesh Reshammiya
Himesh Reshammiya is an Indian music director, composer, singer and actor.-Music and film career:Himesh Reshammiya was born in Bhavnagar, Gujarat to Vipin Reshammiya and Madhu Reshammiya. He had his first success as a music director of the 2003 film, Tere Naam...
who made a special appearance in the film.
It pays a small tribute to Indian/Bollywood Cinema
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...
as it contains multiple references to older films and has a number of unforgettable Bollywood characters from past movies.
Plot
This is a comedy with three physically impaired men: Tom (deaf), Deepak/Dick (blind) and 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 Celina, who is least interested in acknowledging their presence. Where as in Tom’s life there’s Bijlee, a fisherwoman, who is completely besotted by Tom, 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 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....
, Gabbar Singh
Gabbar Singh (character)
Gabbar Singh is a fictional character and the antagonist in the 1975 Indian movie Sholay written by Salim-Javed and also later featured in the spoof Ramgarh Ke Sholay....
from Sholay
Sholay
Sholay is a 1975 Indian action-adventure film produced by G.P. Sippy and directed by his son Ramesh Sippy. It is considered among the greatest films in the history of Indian cinema. Released on 15 August 1975, it stars Dharmendra, Amitabh Bachchan, Hema Malini, Sanjeev Kumar, Jaya Bhaduri and...
and Mogambo from Mr. India, making an indestructible Soprano. Tom, Dick & Harry unknowingly become the target of Suprano, by being the biggest barrier in his business deals.
Cast
- Dino MoreaDino MoreaDino Morea is an Indian actor who appears in Bollywood films and a former model.-Early life:Dino Morea was born in Bangalore to an Italian father and an Anglo Indian mother. He is the second of three brothers. Nicolo Morea is his older brother, and Santino Morea is his younger brother. His family...
as Tom - Jimmy ShergillJimmy ShergillJasjit Singh Gill , popularly known as Jimmy Shergill , is an Indian actor.-Early life:Shergill was born in a Jatt Sikh family in Gorakhpur, India and studied there till 5th Grade in St. Paul's School. Then, his family shifted to Patiala...
as Harry - Anuj SawhneyAnuj SawhneyAnuj Sawhney is an actor in the Mumbai based, Hindi language film industry, known coloquially as Bollywood. He became more popular after the film Tom, Dick, and Harry.-Filmography:*2008: Life Mein Kabhie Kabhiee...
as Deepak / Dick - Celina JaitleyCelina JaitleyCelina Jiya Jaitley is an Indian actress born in Kabul, Afghanistan. She appears in mainly Bollywood films. As a former beauty queen and model, she was crowned Femina Miss India Universe in 2001.-Early life:...
as Celina - Kim SharmaKim Sharma-Biography:Kim was born in Ahmednagar to an Indian father and a Japanese mother and did her schooling at St. Joseph's Convent in Panchgani. She then returned to her hometown and joined a junior college. Of her college days, she said 'Having studied in a boarding school, where most of the girls were...
as Bijli - Gulshan GroverGulshan GroverGulshan Grover is an Indian actor, who has acted in over 400 films through a career spanning over 30 years.Gulshan Grover is one of the first Indian actors to have made a successful transition from Bollywood into Hollywood and international Cinema....
as Suprano - Shakti KapoorShakti KapoorShakti Kapoor is an Indian Bollywood actor. He is notably known for playing vulgar comic and villainous roles. He is known for acting alongside comedian Kader Khan as his sidekick along with Asrani in over 100 films.-Early life:...
as Inspector Waghmare - Rakesh BediRakesh BediRakesh Bedi is an Indian film actor and television personality. He started his career as a supporting actor in the 1979 film Hamare Tumhare starring Sanjeev Kumar, and then went on to act in over 150 films and a couple of TV serials. Some of his most memorable roles were in the 1981 film Chashme...
as Happy Singh - KunikaKunikaKunika is a notable film actress, she was especially involved in a lot of films in villain and comic roles. She also is a singer and launched two albums, the first being mitti. She has two sons.-Personal life:...
as Jassi Singh - Shashi Kiran as Shopkeeper
- Avatar Gill as Celina's uncle
- Himesh ReshammiyaHimesh ReshammiyaHimesh Reshammiya is an Indian music director, composer, singer and actor.-Music and film career:Himesh Reshammiya was born in Bhavnagar, Gujarat to Vipin Reshammiya and Madhu Reshammiya. He had his first success as a music director of the 2003 film, Tere Naam...
Special Appearance as Himself in song "Zara Jhoom Jhoom"
Critical Reception
The film received mixed but mostly negative 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....
from Bollywood Hungama
Bollywood Hungama
Bollywood Hungama is a leading Bollywood entertainment website, owned by hungama.com....
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". 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".
Box office
It grossed 8 crores at the box office, altogether the total net gross was 11 crores. Overall it was declared not a flop but as below average.Trivia
- The film was originally titled "De De Pyar De".
- The role of the deaf person was first offered to Sachin TendulkarSachin TendulkarSachin Ramesh Tendulkar is an Indian cricketer widely regarded as one of the greatest batsmen in the history of cricket. He is the leading run-scorer and century maker in Test and one-day international cricket. He is the only male player to score a double century in the history of ODI cricket...
who declined it because of a heavy cricketing schedule. - The tag lines for the film were "Meet Harry.. he can hear.. he can see.. but cannot speak", "Meet Dick.. he can speak.. he can hear.. but cannot see" and "Meet Tom.. he can see.. he can speak.. but cannot hear".
- In the masquerade party sequence, Tom disguises himself as a priest from Amar Akbar AnthonyAmar Akbar AnthonyAmar Akbar Anthony is a 1977 Bollywood film about three brothers separated during their childhood who grew up in three homes, adopting three religions...
, Dick disguises himself as Radhe Mohan from Tere NaamTere NaamTere Naam is an Indian Hindi film. The film was directed by Satish Kaushik and released on 15 August 2003. The film stars Salman Khan and Bhoomika Chawla in leading roles. It is a remake of the 1999 Tamil film Sethu....
and Harry disguises himself as the titular character in Mangal PandeyMangal Pandey: The RisingMangal Pandey: The Rising or The Rising: Ballad of Mangal Pandey is an Indian movie based on the life of Mangal Pandey, an Indian soldier who is known for his role in the Indian Mutiny of 1857. It is directed by Ketan Mehta, produced by Bobby Bedi, and with a screenplay by Farrukh Dhondy...
.
Soundtrack
Lyrics by Sameer| Song | Singer(s) |
|---|---|
| Chheena Re Chheena | 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.... & Arya |
| Zara Jhoom Jhoom | Himesh Reshammiya Himesh Reshammiya Himesh Reshammiya is an Indian music director, composer, singer and actor.-Music and film career:Himesh Reshammiya was born in Bhavnagar, Gujarat to Vipin Reshammiya and Madhu Reshammiya. He had his first success as a music director of the 2003 film, Tere Naam... |
| O Mitra Re | Kunal Ganjawala Kunal Ganjawala Kunal Ganjawala is popularly known as Bollywood playback singer. But he also did a very well contribution to Kanada film industry as well. Kunal began his career by singing jingles. He came to limelight with the song 'Bheege Honth Tere' form film Murder in 2004. It was his first biggest hit... |
| Tanha Jiya Na Jaye | Himesh Reshammiya Himesh Reshammiya Himesh Reshammiya is an Indian music director, composer, singer and actor.-Music and film career:Himesh Reshammiya was born in Bhavnagar, Gujarat to Vipin Reshammiya and Madhu Reshammiya. He had his first success as a music director of the 2003 film, Tere Naam... & Ahir |
| Tere Sang Ishq | Himesh Reshamiya & Tulsi Kumar Tulsi Kumar Tulsi Kumar is an Indian playback singer for Bollywood films.-Early life:Tulsi Kumar is the daughter of the late Gulshan Kumar and the sister of Indian film producer Bhushan Kumar.-Music career:... |
| Yeu Kashi Kashi Mi | Richa Sharma & 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... |
The film's promotional video has the song Zara Jhoom Jhoom which became a musical blockbuster and created a record as the film's music album grossed Rs. 25 million.
Sequel
The sequel titled "Tom Dick and Harry Rock AgainTom Dick and Harry Rock Again
Tom, Dick, and Harry, Rock Again! is an upcoming Bollywood comedy film directed by Rahul Kapoor and produced by Surendra Kapoor. The film is a sequel to the 2006 comedy flick Tom, Dick, and Harry. The film stars a completely new cast except for Celina Jaitley who also starred in the prequel...
" was released in 2010 directed by Rahul Kapoor starring a different cast altogether. It features the song Mein Tere Pyar Mein by Mika Singh produced by Vikas Kohli
Vikas Kohli
Vikas Kohli is an Indian musician and producer best known for founding Fatlabs.-Fatlabs:Fatlabs is home recording studio in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, founded in 2003. Kohli is best known for his ability to work with multiple genres. Vikas has produced punk, jazz, hip-hop, soul, country, pop,...
at Fatlabs
Fatlabs
FatLabs, is a Canadian home recording studio in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. It was established in 2003 by Vikas Kohli. The studio is known for its ability to work with an assortment of genres.- Mission Istaanbul :...
studio.