Home Delivery Explained

Home Delivery
Director:Sujoy Ghosh
Producer:Shabbir Boxwala
Screenplay:Sujoy Ghosh
Story:Sujoy Ghosh
Suresh Nair
Starring:Vivek Oberoi
Ayesha Takia
Boman Irani
Mahima Chaudhry
Music:Vishal–Shekhar
Cinematography:Sirsha Ray
Editing:Suresh Pai
Studio:Percept Picture Company
Distributor:Zee Motion Pictures (India)
Eros International (Overseas)
Country:India
Language:Hindi
Runtime:151 minutes

Home Delivery: Aapko... Ghar Tak is a 2005 Indian Hindi-language comedy film starring Vivek Oberoi, Ayesha Takia, Mahima Chaudhry, and Boman Irani in the lead roles.[1] The film also stars Abhishek Bachchan and Riteish Deshmukh in cameos. It is written and directed by Sujoy Ghosh and produced by Shabbir Boxwala.[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] The film received negative reviews, with criticism aimed at the unoriginal plot, humor, direction, and acting, although the visual effects, soundtrack, and performances of Oberoi and Irani were praised.

A mobile video game based on the film was released in 2006.[7]

Plot

Home Delivery is the story of how it takes just a single day to change a person's outlook on life forever. Sunny Chopra (Vivek Oberoi) is a 28-year-old writer who has carved a name for himself as a popular agony uncle, named Gyan Guru, writing for the Times of Hindustan. Sunny also managed to bag a prestigious screenplay writing project for the most happening film director, Karan Johar. A bit of a cynic, he believes he is a self-made man and that whatever he has achieved in life is due to his own hard work and nobody else's. His cynicism is extended to his views about marriage to his fiancée Jenny (Ayesha Takia) and to the festival of Diwali too.

Just as Sunny is cynical about life, Michael Burnett (Boman Irani) is optimistic about it. 51-year-old Michael is a simple-minded man, almost childlike and has recently landed job as a pizza delivery boy at Mummy's Pizza. Michael has sort of an inclination to lose every job he has ever had in two days flat. This time, however, he vows to keep this one no matter what.

On the eve of Diwali, Sunny has loads of stuff to do and very little time to do it. He has to meet his screenplay deadline, he has to get rid of Pandey (Saurabh Shukla), his irritatingly intrusive next door neighbor, and he's got to avoid his editor's telephone calls who is livid that he's bunking work. But more importantly he needs to get Jenny out of the way because he has a date with Maya (Mahima Chaudhry), a South Indian superstar who he has been in love with since as long as he can remember. In this confusion, Sunny forgets that there is no food in his bachelor pad and orders a pizza that Michael is given the task of delivering. And what Michael delivers to Sunny is so much more than just a pizza. Sunny is home delivered life's simple lessons – right to his doorstep.

Cast

Actor/Actress Role
Vivek OberoiSunny Chopra
Ayesha TakiaJenny (Nani)
Mahima ChaudhryMaya Ahuja
Boman IraniMichael Burnett
Aman VermaHitesh Sharma
Saurabh ShuklaPandey
Tiku TalsaniaGungunani
Arif ZakariaP3P (Page 3 Psycho)
Sanjay SuriMarriage Man
Shayan MunshiCorporate Man
Naseeruddin ShahUncle
Shernaz PatelLillian
Ashiesh RoyMr. Boltu

Cameo appearances

Actor/Actress/Filmmaker Role
Abhishek BachchanHimself/The Customer
Sunil ShettyTime Man
Juhi ChawlaParvati Kakkar
Ritesh DeshmukhSuresh Trivedi/Party Man
Karan JoharHimself
Ayan MukerjiHimself/Karan's colleague

Soundtrack

Song Title Singer(s)
Mere Tumhare Sabke Liye Happy Diwali Vaishali Unnikrishnan, Suraj Jagan, Sruthi Unnikrishnan, Sunidhi Chauhan
Happy Diwali (Remix) Sunidhi Chauhan, Divya, Sruthi Unnikrishnan, Vaishali Unnikrishnan, Suraj Jagan
Chaand Ki Roshani SeK. K.
Cucu - Mann Dole Tann Dole Sunidhi Chauhan, Shekhar Ravjiani
Gyan Guru Vishal Dadlani
Har Kisika Koyee Hota Sahara (Kaash) Shaan
Home Delivery (Title Song) Boman Irani
Jhume Re Aandhee, Jhume Yeh Tufan (Maya)Sanjay Dutt
Khushbu Churati Hawa ChalengiSunidhi Chauhan

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Delivering solutions. https://web.archive.org/web/20080116231632/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2005/12/03/stories/2005120301490100.htm. dead. 16 January 2008. The Hindu. 2011-01-19. 3 December 2005.
  2. Web site: BBC - Movies - review - Home Delivery .
  3. Web site: Home Delivery Review 1/5 | Home Delivery Movie Review | Home Delivery 2005 Public Review | Film Review . .
  4. Web site: Home Delivery - movie review by Shahid Khan - Planet Bollywood .
  5. Web site: Film review: 'Home Delivery' starring Vivek Oberoi, Mahima Chaudhury, Ayesha Takia .
  6. Web site: Weak plot ruins Home Delivery .
  7. News: 2006-11-22 . Game point for bollywood! . The Times of India . 2023-09-26 . 0971-8257.