Movie Preview - Fool N Final

A slick diamond robbery takes place in India. The story begins when a number of characters get involved with their own problems and goof ups and the stolen diamond becomes the centre of focus of their stories as well. The film has lots of twists and turns and is a comical roller coaster.

Fool N Final is directed by Ahmed Khan and produced by Firoz Nadiadwala. It has a huge starcast which includes Sunny Deol, Shahid Kapoor, Ayesha Takia, Paresh Rawal, Paresh Rawal, Arbaaz Khan, Jackie Shroff, Chunky Pandey, Sameera Reddy, Gulshan Grover, Om Puri and Sharmila Tagore.

By IndiaFM News Bureau, May 7, 2007 - 17:20 IST

A slick diamond robbery takes place in India. The robber is none other than Rocky (Chunky Pandey) who's the nephew of Chowksi (Gulshan Grover), a Don based in London. Chowksi tells Rocky to sell the diamond to his brother Lalwani (Asrani) in Dubai. Lalwani is a dealer of smuggled gems and jewellery. But he warns Rocky to stay away from guns and gambling, which is his weakness, to ensure nothing goes wrong.

On the other hand, the local mafia in Dubai, Moscow Chikna (Arbaaz Khan) is torturing Choubey (Paresh Rawal) because he was unable to return the money he had loaned from Moscow Chikna. Choubey owns a junk shop and was facing major loses. He gets information about the diamond robbery from one of his informants. He is also made aware of the involvement of the International mafia Chowksi. To keep a low profile, Moscow Chikna asks Choubey to get the diamond for him, only after which he will leave him. Choubey gets along with Raja (Shahid Kapoor), a fast robber, and Tina (Ayesha Takia) who's his niece to plan the robbery of the precious diamond.

Luckee (Viveik Oberoi) and Bob (Suresh Menon) own a small video and game parlour in Dubai. To earn a little extra money they also promote new fighters who want to take part in illegal boxing matches in Dubai.

J.D (Zakir Hussain) is a big underworld Don, who controls al

Banner
Base Industries Group

Status
Completed

Color
C

Release Date
June 1, 2007

Tagline
Stealing Stones 'N' Breaking Bones

Language
Hindi

Genre
Action  /  Comedy  /  Musical  /  Romance

Shooting Locations (City & Country)
Dubai (United Arab Emirates)
United Arab Emirates
Brazil

Shooting Studios
Filmistan
Mehboob Studio
Filmcity
Filmalaya

Producer
Firoz Nadiadwala

Director
Ahmed Khan

Star Cast
Sunny Deol...... Munnna
Om Puri...... Munnna's brother
Sharmila Tagore...... Munnna's sister-in-law
Shahid Kapoor...... Rajaa
Ayesha Takia...... Tina
Paresh Rawal...... Choubey
Vijay Raaz
Vivek Oberoi...... Luckee
Arbaaz Khan...... Moscow Chikna
Jackie Shroff...... Gunmaster G9
Chunky Pandey...... Rocky
Sameera Reddy...... Payal
Zakir Hussain...... JD
Johny Lever...... Pattu Pilot
Gulshan Grover...... Chowksi
Razzak Khan
Suresh Menon...... Bob
Asrani...... Lalwani
Sunil Pal

Cassettes and CD's on
T-Series

Singers
Kunal Ganjawala
Himani Kapoor
Hanif Sheikh
Himesh Reshammiya
Jayesh Gandhi

Lyricist
Sameer

Music Director
Himesh Reshammiya

Cinematography
Johny Lall

Choreography
Ahmed Khan

Action
Allan Amin

Art
R Verman

Editor
Ashfaque Makrani

Screenplay
Umesh Shukla
Abbas Hirapurwala

Dialogue
Anurag Kashyap

Publicity Designs
Studio Link

Story / Writer
Anurag Kashyap
Neeraj Vora

By Joginder Tuteja, April 28, 2007 - 08:39 IST

Himesh Reshammiya gave at least two chartbuster tracks, 'Ae Meri Zohrajabeen' and 'Yaad Sataye Teri' in Firoz Nadiadwala's last film 'Phir Hera Pheri'. Hence it was imperative that he was repeated for the enterprising producer's latest offering Fool N Final. Boasting of a mammoth starcast led by Sunny Deol, Shahid Kapoor, Viveik Oberoi, Bipasha Basu and Ayesha Takia, 'Fool N Final' is a film by choreographer turned director Ahmed Khan who earlier debuted with 'Lakeer'.

With number of dance hits behind him, least what is expected from the songs of 'Fool N Final' is lavish choreography that gives hopes to elevate this soundtrack by Himesh Reshammiya and Sameer. Now that is actually the need of the situation since without a promise of some eye pleasing choreography, there is nothing else that can potentially lift this score by Reshammiya.

There are just four tracks in the entire album. Though it does raise an eyebrow, what really sounds threatening at the very face value is the presence of remix version of each of the tracks. There was a time when a remix version sounded like a good idea, but not anymore; especially when it is all mundane, routine and very much expected. Nevertheless one moves on to the album to check it out in entirety.

In current scenario it is a pleasant surprise to read the name of some other singer on an inlay card when an album is composed by Himesh Reshammiya. This is the reason why 'Tere Layee' starts on one-up when Kunal Ganjawala and Himani are the names that you read for the very first track. A racy track that isn't anything special lyrically, it is sheer rhythm, arrangements and some underground feel to the proceedings which makes 'Tere Layee' instantly catchy.

The beats are at just the right places while the mixing demonstrates some good effort that would have gone in making this song the highlight of the album. It actually turns out to be the one because this is the first and last time in the album when you actually enjoy a track thoroughly (except for those four minutes in the middle of the album when its padded-with-additional-beats-remix version arrives). While Kunal is spirited as usual, Himani, who is currently being utilized mainly by Himesh, does well yet again in her trademark husky rendition.

New find Hanif Shaikh croons 'Yeh Dooriyan' with a punch to give it that youthful edge. An average sounding track, it could probably have been elevated to a decent level if it was picturised on Emraan Hashmi but over here in 'Fool N Final' it depends a lot on how it comes across on screen. The basic tune is nothing special and though the arrangements are done well to make it flow in a distinct western rhythm, one is not overtly kicked while hearing 'Yeh Dooriyan', neither in its original nor the 'remix versio'n.

One of the most inane tracks in the recent times comes in the form of 'Ek Kalsa' [whatever that means!]. With lyrics that go like 'Ek Kalsa, Do Kalsa, Teen Kalsa.....' and so on and so forth, it can be simply termed as a strange number for lack of any better reference. Supposed to be a love song, it starts with an annoying crooning of 'Ek Kalsa....' before Reshammiya debuts as a singer in the album with his rendition of 'Tere Bina Kya Meri Life Kya Sapna'.

There is absolutely no novelty in either the tune, arrangements or singing and the song threatens to fade into oblivion until and unless Ahmed Khan does something remarkably with this painful track. Just like the rest of the album, this track too is based on western rhythm though it truly misses spunk of any kind, even though it is followed by a similar sounding 'remix version'.

Last song of the album isn't particularly exceptional either as 'Sigdi' turns out to be a track composed keeping Sunny Deol's fans in mind. With reference to a girl being a 'sigdi', this one mixes Punjabi, Western and 'kabeela' genre of songs and results in a 'bhel puri' that is just not spicy enough to make you ask for more. It is just the fast paced rhythm that may help one sit through the track when being played on screen.

While the 'mukhda' is still bearable, the subsequent portions are such drags that one wonders about the kind of effort that would have gone in finalizing this track. The remix version comes with some Punjabi elements added in the instruments but when the foundation itself is so weak, how can one expect any turnaround in fortunes through change in arrangements?

Ok, now what is this all about? Classic 'Jo Waada Kiya Wo Nibhana Padega' is electronically given a child-like sound to play in the background as 'Masti remix' brings the album to its end. Songs heard before in their remix versions now cross paths with each other at numerous junctures but that's about it.

Except for this four minute musical piece being used for the promotional purpose in true Firoz Nadiadwala style, what with flying vehicles and humans amidst exotic locations, there is nothing else to look forward in Kunal Ganjawala, Himani, Himesh Reshammiya, Jayesh Gandhi and Hanif Shaikh rendered 'Masti remix'.

While 'Ek Kalsa' and 'Sigdi' are hardly the tracks to remember, 'Yeh Dooriyan' can be heard at least till it lasts. This leaves the onus completely on 'Tere Layee' to provide 'Fool N Final' some momentum. Though even 'Tere Layee' isn't slotted as a chartbuster of the year, it at least gets your feet tapping that gives Reshammiya something to cheer about.

Firoz Nadiadwala's 'Fool N Final' is inspired from Guy Ritchie's Snatch. Director Ahmed Khan adds he was also inspired by Transporter and U-Turn

By IndiaFM News Bureau, May 7, 2007 - 10:43 IST

Phir Hera Pheri directed by Neeraj Vora was a huge success last year but not many are aware that the film wasn't an original script. The Firoz Nadiadwala film was inspired from an English film Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels directed by Guy Ritchie. Not only was the basic theme of Phir Hera Pheri derived from Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels but the last scene of Phir Hera Pheri where the film abruptly ends when the frame freezes with Akshay Kumar hanging from a bridge is a direct rip-off from the English flick. And seems like Firoz Nadiadwala has a huge fascination for Guy Ritchie films or perhaps his personal DVD collection is stacked with the English director's films. That's because his next multi-starrer film Fool N Final again seeks inspiration from a Guy Ritchie film. This time Firoz has derived from Guy Ritchie's Snatch starring Brad Pitt and Jason Statham which was his immediate release after Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels. Interestingly Fool N Final too is Nadiadwala's immediate release after Phir Hera Pheri. Director Ahmed Khan is honest enough to accept the source of his inspiration. "I have been a very big fan of Guy Richie, Oliver Stone and Robert Rodriguez. So when we were writing this film, Snatch was there behind our minds. However I won't say it's a copy. In fact why just Snatch, I would say I am even inspired by Transporter and U-Turn. But it's just an inspired idea". Fool N Final is written by Neeraj Vora who had written-directed Phir Hera Pheri. In fact the script was started by none other than Anurag Kashyap. "The first draft was written by Anurag and then I needed to commercialize the film with some comic fill. So we roped in Neeraj. But it was Abbas Hirapurwala and Umesh Shukla who finally completed the screenplay. They spiked the ideas of dialogues and gags and that's how the film was made", explains Ahmed about the writers of this madcap comedy. So Fool N Final is a multi-starrer not only in terms of its cast but also in terms of its screenwriters. One wonders why the film needed so many writers. "This film deals with a multiple track storyline. It has three screenplays running simultaneously at the same time but they are not individual or different from each other. They are all weaved into one story", explains the director. But Ahmed Khan goes a step ahead in deriving from the original source. Even the tagline for his film is directly lifted from Snatch which reads as 'Stealin' Stones and Breakin' Bones. The film is about a big diamond robbery. A diamond is robbed from India which is transit to London but via Dubai. Ahmed Khan justifies even this. "I loved that tagline and so did Firoz. So instead of using a tagline like Fool N Final – 'the game begins' or 'the game ends' or some crap like that we thought we'd rather put on what we like. There's no harm in showing people what we like". So what next Firoz? Going by the chronology of your inspirations from Guy Ritchie films, could we next expect a remake of the Madonna starrer 'Swept Away'? Only this time the original was a big disaster when it released in 2002.

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By IndiaFM News Bureau, April 19, 2007 - 06:14 IST

Om Puri the legendary actor is currently having his biography penned down by a writer and it will be out in the market by the end of this year. Reportedly, the biography is 75 percent complete and will cover the last 30 years of the actor's life. Om Puri says that the biography will give a complete honest account of his life. In the book, Puri will talk about his Indian as well as International films. Om Puri says that he is one of those few actors who have survived in the industry despite doing small films. He has never gone for many big banner films and he is proud of this fact. Om Puri has a couple of releases lined up. This week will be Panga Naa Lo starring him and Satish Shah. This will be followed by Ahmed Khan's Fool N Final which is a multi starrer.

Firoz Nadiadwala has approached world famous boxer Mike Tyson to feature in a promotional video for his film Fool N Final

By IndiaFM News Bureau, April 11, 2007 - 10:35 IST

Here's bringing you the biggest scoop only on IndiaFM. Firoz Nadiadwala is known for his lavish action flicks and the kind of money he spends to give them his best shot. He is doing the same this time around. His next film Fool N Final having a mammoth cast of Sunny Deol, Shahid Kapoor, Sunil Shetty, Jackie Shroff, Paresh Rawal, Vivek Oberoi, Bipasha Basu, Arbaaz Khan, Ayesha Takia and Sameera Reddy is completed. And like every other film, Firoz has planned to shoot a promotional video for the film. So what's new about that, you ask? Well the celebrity who he is getting to feature in the promotional song. According to our sources, Firoz Nadiadwala has approached world famous boxer Mike Tyson to appear in the promotional track to be shot for Fool N Final. Doesn't the choice sound surprising? While other filmmakers are roping in international singing sensations to feature in their video, how does a boxer arise on Nadiadwala's list? That is perhaps because the film has to do a lot with action. And has Tyson agreed? "Well almost", says the source. "He is just to sign the dotted line. His managers are working out details for Firoz Nadiadwala. In fact Mike Tyson has even given a clearance of coming down to India on April 20 to participate for the shoot. Ahmed Khan who has directed the film will be choreographing the promotional track", adds the source. In fact there is buzz that Mike Tyson might even release the music of the film composed by Himesh Reshammiya.

Fool N Final set on fire

By IndiaFM News Bureau, February 9, 2007 - 06:14 IST

The set of Ahmed Khan's Fool N Final is in ashes due to an alleged fire which burned down the entire set. The set was built for Shahid Kapoor's song sequences in Filmistan. Says the film director Ahmed Khan, "The set caught fire yesterday in the morning and it must have been caused by a short circuit." Equipment worth Rs70 lakhs has been completely destroyed because of the fire. This is not the first time that this film's set has caught fire. Earlier in January last year while shooting in Film City with Sunny Deol and Shahid Kapoor, the entire helipad had caught fire. Fool N Final will be Ahmed Khan's second directorial venture. The film has a huge starcast which includes Sunny Deol, Shahid Kapoor, Sunil Shetty, Jackie Shroff, Vivek Oberoi, Bipasha Basu, Arbaaz Khan, Ayesha Takia and Sameera Reddy. The film is produced by Firoz Nadiadwala.   Vivek Oberoi drives James Bond car in Fool and Final By IndiaFM News Bureau, January 19, 2007 - 10:50 IST   Vivek Oberoi is rearing to go in the world's costliest car Aston Martin DBS. He will be the first Indian actor to shoot with the car after Daniel Craig of the James bond film Casino Royale. The car will be used for a song sequence in Dubai. Director Ahmed Khan and producer Feroz Nadiadwala have specially called for this car from New York for the shoot. According to Ahmed Khan, the hiring cost for the car is about $178400 and this royal car will be hired for a week. The song used for the sequence will have a hard rock effect. Vivek plays a guy, who fixes boxing matches in the film. He will be seen driving various costly cars in the film. The interesting thing about the song according to Ahmed Khan is that Vivek will have the James Bond look Ahmed further adds that the song has been sung by Himesh Reshammiya and Ahmed himself will choreograph the song. Fool and Final will have the costliest film promo to be made till date in Bollywood with the expenditure of 40 lakhs By IndiaFM News Bureau, September 13, 2006 - 07:36 IST   After making Lakeer Ahmed Khan sits on the director's seat again but this time, he is back with a comedy. Talking about his upcoming film Fool and Final, Ahmed says, "The film is comedy, which is clear from the title. It is about a group of people to finish something but do it foolishly. There are three parallel stories running through the film. There is also a one funny part that shows Indian Dons in Dubai and the manner in which they talk. The different accents in which people from different parts of India speak is also funnily shown." Interestingly, the entire promotion of the film is done like a comic book. Says Ahmed Khan "Everything starting from the posters, the hoardings, the brochures, the promos etc. will be designed like comic books. In fact, the theatrical promo of the film will be the costliest film promo to be made till date in Bollywood with the expenditure of 40 lakhs." The film is going to be presented in a very innovative style. "This is the first time that something like this will be done in India" says Ahmed excitedly. "When the audiences see the film, they will get the feeling as if they are reading a comic book. Even when the film begins, it seems like you are reading a comic book. The editing is also done in a unique manner, as if you are turning to next page after the scene." It is an interesting way of presenting a comic film. But that's not all. "The background score is also funny with sounds like "Yahuu!" being added in the film. Also, the thought bubbles appear above the characters head at times, with text in them, just like in comic books." Besides, all these innovative ideas, what seemed extremely hatke to us were the names of some of the characters in this film. In this film, Arbaaz Khan is called Moscow Chikna, Paresh Rawal is Chatur Chaubhey, Jackie Shoff is Gunmaster-G9, Johny Lever is Pattu Pilate and Vijay Raaz is Abdul Tikki. Looking at the starcast and the innovative ideas that are packed in this film, Fool and Final which is releasing in January next year is definitely a film to look forward to.   After 'Fool And Final', It's 'Ever Ready'  By Taran Adarsh, July 4, 2006 - 09:30 IST   Choreographer turned director Ahmed Khan is making films at jet speed. A few months ago, he started filming FOOL AND FINAL [Sunny, Vivek, Shahid] and before you enquire about the progress of the film, Ahmed springs a surprise by confirming its release date [January 26, 2007]. "Since we have almost completed the film, we can bring its release date closer. But Firozbhai [Nadiadwala] wants to concentrate on post-production and promotion of the film. He feels, we shouldn't hurry up on the release," Ahmed tells me. What's next on the agenda? "EVER READY," he shoots back, "It's a multi-starrer again. We plan to cast four top actors in principal roles." FOOL AND FINAL producer Firoz Nadiadwala will produce EVER READY as well. 'Fool & Final' By Taran Adarsh, October 26, 2005 - 23:22 IST   Topnotch choreographer Ahmed Khan's directorial debut LAKEER may have missed the target at the box-office, but the child artist turned choreographer turned director is all geared up to start his second film. Titled FOOL & FINAL, the film will be produced by Firoz A. Nadiadwala and star Sunny Deol, Suniel Shetty and Shahid Kapoor in the lead. While Bipasha Basu has been teamed opposite Sunny, a leading lady opposite Shahid and one more lead man are currently under finalization. FOOL & FINAL also has an impressive supporting cast, which includes Jackie Shroff, Javed Jaffrey, Paresh Rawal, Om Puri, Rajpal Yadav, Vijay Raaz and Razzaq Khan. When you hear a title like FOOL & FINAL, you assume that it's a laugh riot on the lines of David Dhawan and Anees Bazmee entertainers. "FOOL & FINAL is on the lines of M.I. 2 and SNATCH, while the humor is of the DIL CHAHTA HAI and ANDAZ APNA APNA variety. I enjoy David and Anees' films, but I cannot think like them when it comes to humor," Ahmed informs me. To be shot in Dubai and Brazil, FOOL & FINAL will take off on January 15, 2006 with the picturization of the climax first. "I want to ensure that I have a mind-blowing climax when the enthusiasm levels of the stars and technical team are very much high," he jokes, but gets serious soon thereafter, "I don't want to go wrong this time. The start, the middle and the end should be equally spell-binding." Ahmed hopes to wrap up the shooting by June 2006. While ace composers Vishal-Shekhar are likely to compose the music [six songs], action expert Allan Amin and A-list writers Neeraj Vora [associated with Priyadarshan] and Anurag Kashyap [associated with Mani Ratnam] have been confirmed for the project in question. What took Ahmed so long to start his next directorial venture, after LAKEER? "Three factors! One, I had six assignments to honor as a choreographer [SALAAM | NAMASTE, MILENGE MILENGE, VAAH! LIFE HO TOH AISI, Anil Sharma's film with the Deols and Subhash Ghai's two films]. Two, I didn't want to hurry up on the script till it was complete. Three, procuring bulk dates from an extremely busy cast takes time. Now that everything has fallen into place, I am ready to go ahead with it," he tells me. So, what's the USP of FOOL & FINAL? "It'll have great music and terrific stunts. With Shahid, Vishal-Shekhar and Ahmed Khan in a film, expect a spell-binding musical score and great choreography. And with Sunny, Allan Amin and producer Firoz A. Nadiadwala [known for stylish action fares] teaming up for the first time, expect pulse-pounding action sequences as well," Ahmed retorts. Meanwhile, Ahmed has bagged yet another prestigious assignment [as a director], besides FOOL & FINAL. He has been signed by none other than Subhash Ghai to direct a film for Mukta Arts Ltd. Way to go!