U, Bomsi & Me is a
Hindi language
Modern Standard Hindi (, ), commonly referred to as Hindi, is the standardised variety of the Hindustani language written in the Devanagari script. It is an official language of the Government of India, alongside English, and is the ''li ...
film released in 2005.
Plot
The film is based on three married men and how they face their problems.
Raghavan, also known as Raga, is from
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is the southernmost States and union territories of India, state of India. The List of states and union territories of India by area, tenth largest Indian state by area and the List of states and union territories of Indi ...
and is a clumsy guy. He loves to watch cricket with beer and is married to Raji, who is a lecturer, hates cricket, and is obsessed with cleanliness.
Bomsi, a
Parsi
The Parsis or Parsees () are a Zoroastrian ethnic group in the Indian subcontinent. They are descended from Persian refugees who migrated to the Indian subcontinent during and after the Arab-Islamic conquest of Iran in the 7th century, w ...
and an avid smoker, just wants to be rich and wants to buy a house in a big Parsi colony. He is married to Shenaaz, who is a salesgirl in a fashion magazine and wants a child, but so far the couple has been unable to conceive.
Sam Mac Patel, a half Gujarati and half Punjabi boy, is a radio jockey and wants to be a famous writer. His wife is Monica, an air hostess who is always away from him. They spend most of their time apart, leading both to be suspicious of the other person.
Cast
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Gautam Rode
Gautam Rode (born 14 August 1977) is an Indian actor known for his roles in ''Baa Bahoo Aur Baby'', ''Lucky (Indian TV series), Lucky'', ''Saraswatichandra (TV series), Saraswatichandra'', ''Suryaputra Karn'', and ''Kaal Bhairav Rahasya, Kaal B ...
as Sam Mac Patel
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Sonal Sehgal
Sonal Sehgal (born 13 July 1981) is an Indian actress who debuted on the silver screen with the critically acclaimed ''Aashayein (film)'' directed by the national award-winning director Nagesh Kukunoor where she was cast opposite John Abraham ...
as Monica
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Vivek Madan as Raghavan
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Kranti Redkar
Kranti Redkar-Wankhede (née
The birth name is the name of the person given upon their birth. The term may be applied to the surname, the given name or to the entire name. Where births are required to be officially registered, the entire ...
as Raji
* Bobby Bahl as Bomsi
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Vidya Malvade
Vidya Malvade (born 2 March 1973) is an Indian actress.
Early life
Malvade was born on 2 March 1973 in Maharashtra, India. She is the niece of veteran actress Smita Patil. She has two sisters.
Career
Vidya started her career as an air hostess ...
as Shehnaz
Reception
Patcy N of
Rediff.com
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wrote, "The film is obviously a comedy, but has few true comic moments. The actors struggle through some very poor dubbing. Vivek Madan manages a South Indian accent all right, but Bobby Bahal's Parsi diction keeps slipping. Gautam Rode pulls off a couple of sequences, but none of these kids can be called good actors."
Taran Adarsh
Taran Adarsh (born 13 June 1965) is an Indian film critic and trade analyst. He is best known for giving trade figures and box office updates on social media, as well as his reviews for Bollywood Hungama.
Career
Taran Adarsh started his journ ...
of
IndiaFM
Bollywood Hungama (lit. "Bollywood Madness" in Hindi), previously known as IndiaFM (or IndiaFM.com), is an Indian entertainment website, owned by Hungama Digital Media Entertainment, which acquired the website in 2000.
The website provides ...
gave the film 1.5 out of 5, writing, "On the whole, U, BOMSI N ME is more for the elite/metro viewer than the commoner."
Soundtrack
The soundtrack was composed by Deepak Pandit while lyrics were penned by
Manoj Muntashir
Manoj Shukla (born 27 February 1976), better known by his stage name Manoj Muntashir Shukla, is an Indian lyricist, poet, dialogue writer, screenwriter & Co founder oT-Series Prarthana The Sound of Sanatan He wrote several Hindi songs for films ...
and Aseem Arora.
Track listing
References
2000s Hindi-language films
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