''Aagey Se Right'' () is a 2009 Indian

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directed by Indrajit Nattoji. It features

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, Shenaz Treasurywala and

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in the lead roles. It was produced by

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under

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. The film was released on 4 September 2009 and although it failed to do well at the box office, it was praised for its lavish title sequence, looks, and design.

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, a subsidiary of UTV, also released a

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to accompany the film's release.

Plot

Dinkar Waghmare hails from a small town. He is a 28-year-old sub-inspector with the

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who spends his time dreaming of beautiful TV reporter Soniya Bhatt. He has never solved a case and has always stayed away from serious action. His late father was a successful police officer. He is constantly reminded of his failure by his nagging mother and feels pressure to live up to his father's larger-than-life image. One day Dinkar loses his

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-stickered gun and is under extreme pressure to find it. Meanwhile, terrorist Balma Rashid-ul-Khairi, alias Janu, has arrived in Mumbai and is planning to bomb several locations in the city. However, he falls in love with Mumbai life and a

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named Pearl. But when Janu abandons his life of violence to romance Pearl, his chief comes to Mumbai to complete his mission and kill both Janu and Pearl. As he pursues his gun around Mumbai, Dinkar accidentally becomes a hero when he saves the mayor's life and then prevents the daughter of the police commissioner from committing suicide. He meets Soniya, who falls in love with the city's new hero. He is promoted to inspector and is assigned to head security at the Mumbai Police Show. The terrorist chief plants a bomb under the stage as planned, but Janu comes to defuse it as it is about to explode when Pearl starts her number. With the help of Dinkar, Janu defuses the bomb. The terrorist's plot is foiled, and Dinkar is able to retrieve his gun and avoid humiliation.

Cast

as Dinkar Waghmare *

as Janu a.k.a. Balma-Rashidul Khairi *

as Soniya Bhatt * Shenaz Treasurywala as Pearl *

as Sunny * Shruti Seth as Suhasi *

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as Raghav Shetty *

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as Police Commissioner *

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as T.V. Vinod *

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as Parsi Baba * Nawab Shah as Mojassama *

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as Kaanta Aai * Sarthak Bhasin as Lucky Singh *

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as Rocky * Vipul Vig as Vikki * Sanjay Sharma as Bheem * Rajesh Singh as Goli * Anil Bapu Gawas as Mayor * Arvind Parab as Johnny Quarter

Reception

Critical response

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gave the film 1.5 out of 5, writing, "On the whole, AAGEY SE RIGHT has a few funny moments, but overall, this one doesn't go left or right, but directionless." Raja Sen of

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wrote, "It feels bad to write off a film that shows off some slivers of genuine wit. The B-movie sets are straight out of Malegaon Ka Superman territory, and it's refreshing to see a film reference not just the obvious Quentin Tarantino via a girl shrieking 'hunny bunny' all the time but also the beautiful moment from Woody Allen's Everyone Says I Love You where Goldie Hawn flies sublimely into the air as she dances with Allen. And yet, by the time the predictable climax drags around, it feels like a tackily made, badly paced Main Hoon Na. With nary a laugh to show for it. Nope, in the end there's too much left to do to call this film right."

Box office

the film earned against a budget.

Awards

''Aagey Se Right'' was nominated for the annual

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"Excellence in Title Design" Awards 2010, and was the only Indian finalist at the awards.

References

External links

* * {{UTV Movies 2009 films 2000s Hindi-language films Films set in Mumbai Indian action comedy films UTV Motion Pictures films 2009 action comedy films 2009 comedy films Hindi-language comedy films Films adapted for other media Fictional portrayals of the Maharashtra Police 2009 directorial debut films