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By Joginder Tuteja, November 7, 2009 - 14:53 IST
MOVIE DETAILS
Cast: Sunil Shetty, Aarti Chhabria, Ashish Chowdhry, Tulip Joshi, Aftab Shivdasani, Javed Jaffrey, Kim Sharma, Sophie Choudry, Rajpal Yadav, Chunky Pandey
Director: K Murali Mohan Rao
Producer: Ashok Thakeria, Indra Kumar
Music: Raghav Sachar
Lyrics: Aditya Dhar
THE FILM
Can you digest an adult comedy that has the kind of adult jokes which remind one of Kya Kool Hai Hum? Does the frequent hint of the 'F' word hardly bother you? Are you cool with frequent references to gays, used in a comical manner, forming a pivotal part of the storyline? And do toilet jokes actually make you roll over with laughter?
If all these aforementioned factors do manage to make you not just smile but even roll over with laughter, then Daddy Cool is the one for you. No, I am not being judgemental here. After all, the entire American Pie series has made a fortune out of elements like these. Also, it is easy to pull down a movie by stating everything like this as so un-cool. However, one must remember that such a film isn't made for universal 'junta'. Hence once it comes to the target audience, i.e. youth, Daddy Cool does manage to work. Of course family audiences will cringe on watching the film together. However, if seen with a clear idea of what is there in the offering, Daddy Cool does manage to make those 100 minutes quickly fly by.
The story is known by now and as things stand, Daddy Cool is more about the events that happen in the day of the life (after death) of a 'Daddy' [Sharat Saxena] who is no more. There are ton loads of blood related people, other relatives, friends, a closet lover [Rajpal Yadav] and a sexy intruder [Sophie Choudry] who try to create some 'dhamaal' around the coffin and inside the Goan villa.
As is the case with every plot driven film, Daddy Cool too comes to the point straight away. Character sketches are drawn quite quickly which thankfully is a relief considering there are around a dozen odd men and women in the frame.
Daddy Cool brings along a chuckle or two at places and also full throttle laughs at more than just one juncture. It doesn't bore you completely and stays on to be some 'time pass' entertainment. Watch out for the manner in which Suneil Shetty delivers his complete drab of a funeral speech in full attendance. Or the absolutely hilarious sequence when Rajpal Yadav spills the beans about his past with Sharat Saxena. Or the frequent encounters that Sophie Choudry has with different men in order to find out the one with whom she has to indulge in casting couch.
It's the humour that follows which would have it's share of followers and detractors. Amongst the youth, a barrage of adult jokes and ton loads of toilet humour may still be digested to some extent. However, for family audiences, 'Daddy Cool' could well turn out to be a complete put off.
PACKAGING
'Daddy Cool' comes in a glossy paper and plastic packaging.
DURATION
The film's duration is 98 minutes
SPECIAL FEATURES
- Making of the Film
- Making of songs 'Nasha Nasha' and 'Life Life'
This segment is done quite well as everyone from producers Indra Kumar and Ashok Thakeria to the entire cast of the film do not hide the fact about the genre and treatment of the film. Whether it is gay jokes, mannerisms, double entendres, some sizzling act by Sophie (she shines, and truly so as 'hottie in red') and the extra marital affairs - the film has it all, as indicated in this segment. Which means that those watching the film would know what Daddy Cool is all about and hence should not have any reasons to complain.
TECHNICAL DETAILS
- 16:9 Anamorphic Widescreen Presentation
- Subtitles in English
- Dolby Digital 5.1 and Stereo
PRICE
Rs. 199/=
CONCLUSION
Daddy Cool was launched at the time, around a couple of years back, when films with 3 heroes-3 heroines and 4 heroes-4 heroines were pretty much in vogue. With comedy as the force behind the narrative, the emphasis was on getting the gags right rather than the script. So whether it was Dhol, Dhamaal, Golmaal and many more belonging to the slapstick genre, each of these films did work to an extent at least. Watch the film at your own risk while knowing pretty well that what are you getting into and you won't be disappointed.
 
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