''Stumped'' is a 2003
Bollywood
Hindi cinema, popularly known as Bollywood and formerly as Bombay cinema, refers to the film industry based in Mumbai, engaged in production of motion pictures in Hindi language. The popular term Bollywood, is a portmanteau of "Bombay" (fo ...
sport/drama film written and directed by
Gaurav Pandey
Gaurav Pandey is an Indian actor. He trained at Kreating Characters Acting School. He has appeared in ads for brands including Colgate Plax, OLX, KFC, Sprite and Volkswagen. His first film appearance was in the supporting role of Shaunty in ' ...
and produced by
Raveena Tandon
Raveena Tandon (born 26 October 1972) is an Indian actress who works in Hindi films. The daughter of director Ravi Tandon, she made her acting debut in the 1991 action film ''Patthar Ke Phool'', which won her the Filmfare Award for New Face of ...
.
This film is a debut for Raveena as producer.
Cricketing icon
Sachin Tendulkar
Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar (; ; born 24 April 1973) is an Indian former international cricketer who captained the Indian national team. He is regarded as one of the greatest batsmen in the history of cricket. He is the all time highest run-scor ...
and actor
Salman Khan
Abdul Rashid Salim Salman Khan (; 27 December 1965) is an Indian actor, film producer, and television personality who works in Hindi films. In a film career spanning over thirty years, Khan has received numerous awards, including two Nation ...
had a cameo appearance in the film.
Despite a notable promotional campaign, the film had little impact after its release.
Cast
Plot
Reena and her husband Major Raghav Seth; Ranga Khetrapal, Swadesh Deshpande and their respective wives; Laltu Singh, his wife, Neetu, and son, Bhola; the building watchman, Dukhiram; bachelor Subramaniam; and a visually-challenged Holy man, Baba, are some of the residents in Happy Home Society. The common interest shared by most of them is their love of playing and watching cricket. Reena experiences isolation after her husband is called back to Kargil to battle terrorists. She is befriended by three youngsters who have a crush on her. Things, however, change dramatically after she gets word that her husband is missing and believed dead. But by the end of the film it is revealed that the husband is miraculously alive and reunites with Reena.
Soundtrack
The Music was Composed by Pritam Chakraborty and lyrics was penned by Abbas Tyrewala except two tracks "Naam Apna", which was sung, composed and written by
Zubeen Garg
Zubeen Garg (born Zubeen Borthakur; 18 November 1972) is an Indian singer, music director, composer, lyricist, music producer, actor, film director, film producer, script writer and philanthropist. He primarily works for and sings in the Assa ...
and "Tanha Dil" which was sung and written by
Shaan and composed by
Ram Sampath
Ram Sampath (born 25 July 1977) is an Indian composer, music producer and musician, who started his career composing advertising jingles for Mumbai-based advertising industry, subsequently he started composing for pop albums like ''Tanha Dil'' ( ...
, however, both were added as hidden tracks and are not used in the film and not mentioned on the tracklist. It was Pritam's first solo album.
References
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Films about cricket in India
2000s sports comedy-drama films
2000s Hindi-language films
2003 films
Films directed by Gaurav Pandey
Films featuring songs by Pritam
Indian sports comedy-drama films
2003 comedy-drama films
India–Pakistan relations in popular culture
Indian Army in films