Ferrari Ki Sawaari

Ferrari Ki Sawaari (translation: A Ride In The Ferrari) is a 2012 Indian Hindi-language sports comedy drama film written and directed by Rajesh Mapuskar and produced by Vidhu Vinod Chopra under the production banners of Eros International and Vinod Chopra Films. The film was released in India on 15 June 2012 and stars an ensemble cast of Sharman Joshi, Boman Irani, Ritvik Sahore, Vidya Balan, Paresh Rawal, Seema Bhargava Pahwa, Deepak Shirke, Aakash Dabhade, Vijay Nikam, Nilesh Diwekar and Bhalchandra Kadam.

Plot
Rustom Deboo (Sharman Joshi), also known as Rusy, is a lower-middle-class widowed clerk whose young son, Kayoze (Ritvik Sahore), also known as Kayo, is obsessed with cricket. Kayo's school organises a cricket camp which would send students to the Lord's Cricket Ground in London, England and would provide Kayo with a chance to play with his role model, Sachin Tendulkar, but Rusy has insufficient money to pay the fees. In a desperate attempt to play the role of a perfect father and fulfill his son's dream, the honest and upright Rusy performs his first act of dishonesty by stealing the gleaming red Ferrari owned by Tendulkar just for one hour. The only problem is that the naïve Rusy does not inform the legendary owner of the car, and must dodge bullets and bouncers for one unforgettable night. A wild, breathless, bumpy ride begins, a ride that leads to a menagerie of amazing characters; a marriage planner who will stop at nothing, a Laurel-and-Hardyesque pair of loyal attendants, a greedy politician and his reckless son and a mechanic who specialises in stolen cars. As the Ferrari zooms through this chaotic world of street thugs and collective marriages, another saga unfolds – a grumpy old man and his secret injuries, and an epic rivalry that goes back 38 years.

Cast

 * Sharman Joshi as Rustom Behram Deboo (Rusy)
 * Boman Irani as Behram Ardeshir Deboo (Papa)
 * Ritvik Sahore as Kayoze Rustom Deboo (Kayo)
 * Vidya Balan as item number in "Mala Jau De" song (cameo appearance)
 * Paresh Rawal as Dilip N. Dharmadhikari: Behram's childhood friend
 * Seema Bhargava Pahwa as Babbu Chanchal Didi
 * Deepak Shirke as Mahavir Tambe (Mama): Sachin Tendulkar's security guard
 * Aakash Dabhade as Mohan: Sachin Tendulkar's domestic worker
 * Vijay Nikam as Corporator Tatyasaheb Mandke
 * Nilesh Diwekar as Prakash Tatyasaheb Mandke (Pakya)
 * Bhalchandra Kadam as Shamshu Bhai: garage owner
 * Uday Sabnis as Inspector Kadam: Rustom's accquaintance
 * Satyadeep Mishra as Vilayat Sir: Kayo's cricket coach
 * Achyut Potdar as Shop owner

Production
Rajesh Mapuskar has worked as an associate director on films such as 3 Idiots (2009) and Lage Raho Munna Bhai (2006); in fact the idea of the film came to him during the post-production work of Lage Raho Munna Bhai, when for an advertising assignment he went out looking for expensive cars in Mumbai, he found them all except a Ferrari. Eventually, he managed to track a Ferrari parked at Pali Hill. This gave him the idea, "What if I steal this car for a day? What will happen?", which developed into the idea of Sachin Tendulkar's Ferrari and the script was developed over the next seven and a half years along with Vidhu Vinod Chopra.

Music
The background music is composed by Tapas Relia while the soundtrack is composed by Pritam. The album contains seven original tracks. The lyrics are penned by Swanand Kirkire, Amitabh Bhattacharya, Guru Thakur and duo of Satyanshu & Devanshu Singh.

Madhu Soodha of Goarticles.com noted "The soundtrack of "Ferrari Ki Sawaari" does not take you on a rollercoaster ride, but with five lyricists at his helm, Pritam has managed to dole out a decent album. It has an array of tracks, which can manage to generate a happy and positive response from listeners."

Critical reception
The movie received favorable reviews from critics for its storyline and performances. Subhash K. Jha of IANS gave it 3 out 5 stars and said, "The dialogues in Ferrari Ki Sawaari lack the punch of Hirani's Munnabhai films but the heart is still in the right place. Honestly, the film is hard to dislike. It has moments of immense warmth and humour." Rajeev Masand of CNN IBN gave 2.5/5 stars and mentioned that "it would have been a good movie if was kept short." Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama gave it 3.5 out 5 stars, saying that "This heartwarming, tender and sprightly film should not be missed!". Rediff gave the movie 2.5 stars out of 5. Rachit Gupta of Filmfare gave a rating of 4 stars out of 5. He said,"Ferrari Ki Sawaari is a well constructed film that switches between drama and comedy with ease. Hirani's dialogue is pitch-perfect." Madhureeta Mukherjee of Times of India gave it 4 stars out of five, with Kunal Guha of Yahoo! Movies and Sonia Chopra of Sify giving 1.5 and 3 stars out of five respectively.

India
Ferrari Ki Sawaari collected ₹3.04 crore nett approx. on day one. The film showed growth on Saturday and Sunday to around ₹10.87 crore; and made additional ₹7.05 crore by end of the first week for a total of ₹20.96 crore nett. Ferrari Ki Sawaari made a lifetime collection of ₹28.10 crore - ₹30.52 crore nett in India and a worldwide gross of ₹45.69 crore.

Overseas
Ferrari Ki Sawaari collected a gross of around $1.2 million overseas. The gross collections from major markets were: UK - £140,000; North America (Canada & USA) - $435,000; UAE - $385,000; Australia - $53,700.