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''De Taali'' () is a 2008 Indian
Hindi Modern Standard Hindi (, ), commonly referred to as Hindi, is the Standard language, standardised variety of the Hindustani language written in the Devanagari script. It is an official language of India, official language of the Government ...
-language
comedy film The comedy film is a film genre that emphasizes humor. These films are designed to amuse audiences and make them laugh. Films in this genre typically have a happy ending, with dark comedy being an exception to this rule. Comedy is one of the o ...
directed by Eeshwar Nivas and produced by Ravi Walia. It stars
Riteish Deshmukh Riteish Deshmukh (born 17 December 1978) is an Indian actor, filmmaker and television presenter who predominantly works in Hindi cinema, Hindi and Marathi cinema, Marathi films. Known for his comic portrayals, Deshmukh is a recipient of several ...
, Aftab Shivdasani, Ayesha Takia, and
Rimi Sen Rimi Sen (born Subhamitra Sen on 21 September 1981), also known professionally as Rimi or Rimii, is a former Indian actress and producer who appears in Hindi, Telugu, and Bengali films. She made her debut as a lead actress in 2002, in the Te ...
, and is a remake of the 2001 film '' Saving Silverman''. The film revolves around three childhood friends who have grown together and when a new girl enters their life, the whole dynamics of their friendship change. The film was initially titled ''Jalsa'' but was later named ''De Taali'' after a song in the movie. The film was released on 20 June 2008, and was a
box-office bomb A box-office bomb is a film that is unprofitable or considered highly unsuccessful during its theatrical run. Although any film for which the combined production budget, marketing, and distribution costs exceed the revenue after release has te ...
.


Plot

Abhishek 'Abhi', Paresh 'Paglu', and Amrita 'Amu' have been best friends since their childhood. Abhi's father is a very rich businessman, and his only son has no interest in work. Abhi has had many girlfriends, but none of them lasted long. Paglu and Abhi's father ask Amu to marry Abhi because they know each other very well. One day Abhi comes and tells Amu that he loves his childhood friend; Amu thinks that she is the girl whom Abhi loves, and she, too, falls in love with him. Abhi later reveals that Kartika is a woman he loves, but she is actually after his money. Amu is heartbroken. Amu and Paglu start disliking her and try to separate them. Abhi gets angry with them and decides to marry Karthika outside India. At the airport, Amu hits Kartika, and she falls unconscious. Amu and Paglu abduct Kartika and force her to write a letter to Abhi saying that she doesn't love him. Paglu tells Abhi that Amu is the right girl for him, and Abhi falls in love with her. Paglu finds out that her name is Anjali, not Karthika. She is not in love with Abhi but with his money, and she has a history of cheating people for money. Paglu then frees her, and she tells Abhi about the kidnapping. Abhi is unhappy hearing this and decides to marry Karthika anyway. On the wedding day, before Paglu tries to stop them from getting married, he meets a few people whom Karthika has already betrayed; Abhi gets angry and tells Paglu and Amu to leave. The next day, Abhi comes back, apologises to them, and says that he isn't married. He tells them that when they left the wedding, Anjali told him that she had learned a lot from the time Paglu and Amu kept her in captivity. She apologises that she can't marry him and that Amu is the right girl for him. Abhi proposes to Amu. Later, Paglu ends up with the changed Anjali.


Cast

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Ritesh Deshmukh Riteish Deshmukh (born 17 December 1978) is an Indian actor, filmmaker and television presenter who predominantly works in Hindi cinema, Hindi and Marathi cinema, Marathi films. Known for his comic portrayals, Deshmukh is a recipient of several ...
as Paresh “Paglu” Gurudev * Aftab Shivdasani as Abhishek “Abhi” Aggarwal * Ayesha Takia as Amrita “Amu” *
Rimi Sen Rimi Sen (born Subhamitra Sen on 21 September 1981), also known professionally as Rimi or Rimii, is a former Indian actress and producer who appears in Hindi, Telugu, and Bengali films. She made her debut as a lead actress in 2002, in the Te ...
as Anjali Nahata / Karthika Rai * Anupam Kher as Mr. Agarwal, Abhishek's father * Mukul Dev as Sunil *
Pavan Malhotra Pavan Malhotra (born 2 July 1958) is an Indian actor who works in Hindi films and television alongside Punjabi and few Telugu films. He has received several awards including a Filmfare OTT Award and a Filmfare Award South. He has played ...
as Professor Mhatre * Rasika Joshi as Mrs. Moolchand Nahata * Sanjay Narvekar as Venkat *
Saurabh Shukla Saurabh Shukla (born 5 March 1963) is an Indian actor, screenwriter, and film director who works in Hindi and a few Tamil language, Tamil and Telugu language, Telugu films. He is best known for his roles in ''Satya (1998 film), Satya'' (1998), ...
as Landord Godbole


Special appearances

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Neha Dhupia Neha Dhupia (born 27 August 1980) is an Indian actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder. She won the title of Femina Miss India in 2002 and represented India at Miss Universe 2002. She is primarily known for her work in Hindi films and t ...
as Sarah * Anjana Sukhani as Anita *
Hrishitaa Bhatt Hrishitaa Bhatt (born 10 May 1981), also spelled as Hrishita Bhat, is an Indian actress and model. She debuted in the film ''Asoka (2001 film), Asoka'' (2001) opposite Shah Rukh Khan, but it was ''Haasil (film), Haasil'' (2003) that brought her f ...
as Tanya


Music

The music was conducted by the duo Vishal–Shekhar.


Track listing


Reception

The film did not really take off at the box office. And to add to its woes the reviews were not too good either. However actor Riteish Deshmukh seems to have pleased everyone with his performance as he got some great reviews. Noyon Jyoti Parasara of AOL India said, "Truly this movie is Ritesh's. Ritesh has already established himself as a good comic actor and De Taali seconds that."De Taali - Movie Review - AOL India Bollywood
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References


External links

* * {{IMDb title, 1024839, De Taali *

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