''Total Siyapaa'' () is a 2014 Indian
Hindi
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-language
romantic comedy film
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directed by
Eeshwar Nivas and written by
Neeraj Pandey. The screenplay is based on that of the Spanish-Argentine film ''
Only Human'', written and directed by Dominic Harari and Teresa Pelegri. The main characters in the original film are Israeli and Palestinian while in ''Total Siyapaa'', they are Indian and Pakistani.
It was distributed by
Reliance Big Entertainment
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across 850 theatres in India with two other films: ''
Gulaab Gang
''Gulaab Gang'' () is a 2014 Indian Hindi-language action drama film centered on the struggle of women in India, directed by Soumik Sen and produced by Sohum Shah and Anubhav Sinha. It stars Madhuri Dixit and Juhi Chawla in lead roles, marking ...
'' and ''
Queen
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''.
The film opened on a similar note with ''Queen'' in multiplexes, offering stiff competition to each other owing to a similar release count.
The film stars
Ali Zafar and
Yami Gautam
Yami Gautam Dhar (born 28 November 1988) is an Indian actress known predominantly for her work in Bollywood, Hindi films. She sprang into prominence after doing some commercials for Glow & Lovely and began her acting career in television shows ...
in lead roles with
Anupam Kher and
Kirron Kher
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in supporting roles, who appeared for the first time as an on-screen couple. The first look of the film along with that of ''
Holiday: A Soldier Is Never Off Duty'' was launched on the
Zee Cine Awards.
Gada-owned Pen India acquired the film rights from Reliance Entertainment while
& Pictures acquired 50 per cent equity of the satellite rights. Reliance and
Zee Network own the film's overseas and promotional rights respectively. Consequently, Reliance and Gada decided to postpone the release date to 7 March 2014 from 30 January 2014 to promote it. Upon release, ''Total Siyapaa'' received generally negative reviews from critics and did not perform well financially.
Plot
Settled in London, Aman, a Pakistani musician, hopes to marry Asha, an Indian woman also living in London with her family. He visits her parents' house to seek their permission to marry her. However, his plans to impress the Punjabi family start failing when they discover that he is Pakistani. During the course of events "total chaos" happens.
Cast
*
Ali Zafar as Aman
*
Yami Gautam
Yami Gautam Dhar (born 28 November 1988) is an Indian actress known predominantly for her work in Bollywood, Hindi films. She sprang into prominence after doing some commercials for Glow & Lovely and began her acting career in television shows ...
as Asha Singh
*
Anupam Kher as Rajinder Singh, Asha's father
*
Kirron Kher
Kirron Anupam Kher (also Kiran ''Indian Express'', 12 May 2002. or, Kiron born 14 June 1952) is an Indian people, Indian politician; theatre, film and television actress; television personality; singer; entertainment producer; and a member of t ...
as Asha's mother
*
Sara Khan as Jia Singh, Asha's sister
*Arshpreet Kaur as Anjali Singh, Jia’s daughter
* ''Vishwa Mohan Badola'' as Daddu, Asha's grandfather
*
Anuj Pandit Sharma
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as Manav Singh, Asha's brother
* Barrie Martin
* Sandeep Londhe as friend of Manav
Critical reception
''Total Siyapaa'' received mostly negative reviews, with critics suggesting skipping it. Reviews of the performances were mixed, with the ''
Hindustan Times
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It was founded by Sunder Singh Lyall ...
'' lauding it;
the ''
Deccan Chronicle
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'' and ''Bollywood Life'' criticized
Ali Zafar's and
Yami Gautam
Yami Gautam Dhar (born 28 November 1988) is an Indian actress known predominantly for her work in Bollywood, Hindi films. She sprang into prominence after doing some commercials for Glow & Lovely and began her acting career in television shows ...
's performances, respectively.
Kirron Kher
Kirron Anupam Kher (also Kiran ''Indian Express'', 12 May 2002. or, Kiron born 14 June 1952) is an Indian people, Indian politician; theatre, film and television actress; television personality; singer; entertainment producer; and a member of t ...
's performance was seen as one of the strong points.
The lack of a solid plot,
the lack of attention to detail and poor comic timing were seen as major drawbacks. The film was largely seen as unfunny
and not living up to the trailer.
Box office reception
''Total Siyapaa'' received a low opening with poor box office reception in India
due to negative reviews from critics.
However, the film did better overseas, being positively received in Pakistan and the
United Arab Emirates
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.
Soundtrack
The album is sung and composed by Ali Zafar; the main lead of the movie. Music was released on 14 February 2014
and was well received by Critics. Karthik writes "The title song ''Total Siyapaa'' along with the quirky lyrics, dialogues and sounds, is good fun. Ali Zafar fares really well in Palat Meri jaan, singing, writing and composing the lovely ballad. Palat Meri Jaan is a Chart buster. Nahi maloom has a captivating Middle-Eastern + Latino blend sound and is sung particularly well by Ali and Fariha Parvaiz. The composer-singer uses a reggae template in Asha and delivers a nice, winsome song. Chal Buleya is sufi song with a message. Barring that minor misstep, charming soundtrack overall, with Ali offering a good demonstration of his multi-facetedness."
See also
*Bollywood films of 2014
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Ali Zafar discography
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