''Utt Pataang'' () is a 2011

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film, written and directed by Srikanth V. Velagaleti and features

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in a double role alongside,

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and

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in the leading roles. The film was released on 4 February 2011, to mixed reviews and was also a commercial failure. It is inspired by

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, '' A Stranger of Mine'' (2005).

Synopsis

Ramvilas Sharma (

) has just ended his live-in relationship with his girlfriend Sanjana Mahadik (

). His detective friend Nandu (

) sets him up with Koel Datta (

), who has also ended her relationship with her boyfriend after finding out that he was cheating on her. Unknown to Ram, Sanjana is having an affair with gangster Lucky Sardana (also played by

). When Sanjana realizes that Lucky is using 5 crore of his money to buy a flat for his wife, Nimmi (

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), she absconds with the money. Sanjana decides to take Nandu's help in recovering her passport from Ram's place so that she can leave the country with the money. However, Nandu decides to return the money to Lucky, as he doesn't want to have anything to do with Lucky's money. He returns the bag to Lucky not realizing that Sanjana has switched the bags and has hidden the money at Ram's place. The remainder of the movie depicts how the money causes confusion in the lives of the characters.

Cast

as Ram Sharma / Lucky Sardana *

as Sanjana Mahadik *

as Nandu Pandey *

as Koel * Sanjay Mishra as Bolu *

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as Dolu *

as Nimmi *

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as Ghani Bhai (Special Appearance) *

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as Inspector Shinde (Special Appearance) *

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as Ramvilas' Office Colleague

Reception

Critical reception

Utt Pataang received mixed reviews from critics.

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from

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gave it 3 out of 5 stars saying "It has a novel premise and what makes it even more appealing is the way the subject material has been executed".

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also gave it 3 out of 5 but said "No doubt the director wants to make the story-telling deep and complex but it gets unnervingly complicated and needlessly heavy and tedious. The dialogue is crisp and some scenes have a deadpan humour". Nikhat Kazmi from

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rated it 2.5/5 and said "Another fair is foul-foul is fair drama that has energetic bits and pieces amidst some mediocre stuff." She further stated "the narrative structure which might seem innovative to few but gets clunky and incoherent for the average viewer who might just lose patience trying to keep pace with the back and forth jumps." Renuka Rao from

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gave it 2.5/5 and said "Watch Utt Pataang not for sheer entertainment but for the way it pulls you into its story. An enjoyable film, Utt Pataang is definitely paisa vasool". Mayank Shekhar of

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rated it 1.5/5 saying "You'd imagine someone read this script and thought the supposed page-turner would make for another low-budget comic hit. They didn't bother to apply any cinema at all".

Soundtrack

The music of the film was composed by Shamir Tandon. It consists of 2 songs and 3 remixes. The music was released on Junglee Music. Lyrics were penned by Arun Kumar and Rohit Sharma.

Track listing

References

External links

*{{IMDb title, 1809399 2011 films 2010s Hindi-language films Films scored by Sanjoy Chowdhury Indian comedy thriller films Films scored by Shamir Tandon Indian remakes of Japanese films Warner Bros. films