F.A.L.T.U
| F.A.L.T.U | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Remo D'souza |
| Produced by | Vashu Bhagnani |
| Written by | Mayur Puri (dialogue) |
| Screenplay by |
Tushar Hiranandani Mayur Puri |
| Starring |
Arshad Warsi Riteish Deshmukh Jackky Bhagnani Puja Gupta Chandan Roy Sanyal Angad Bedi |
| Music by | Sachin-Jigar |
| Cinematography | Vijay Arora |
| Distributed by | Puja Entertainment Ltd. |
Release date |
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Running time | 127 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi/English |
| Budget | ₹ 50 million[2] |
| Box office | ₹ 53 million[3] |
F.A.L.T.U (full expansion: Fakirchand and Lakirchand Trust University, English translation: Useless, Hindi: बेकार) is a Hindi comedy film directed by Remo D'Souza and produced by Vashu Bhagnani under the banner Puja Entertainment (India) Ltd.[4] Its plot heavily borrowed from the 2006 Hollywood comedy, Accepted.[5]
It stars Jackky Bhagnani, Puja Gupta, Chandan Roy Sanyal Angad Bedi and Riteish Deshmukh in the lead role, While Arshad Warsi, Akbar Khan and Darshan Jariwala appear in supporting roles. The film was released on 1 April 2011 and was recorded average at the box office.[6]
Plot
A group of friends, Ritesh (Jackky), Nanj (Angad), and Puja (Puja), all receive extremely bad marks in their exams. One of their close friends, Vishnu (Chandan) has passed with top marks under the pressure of his father and has enrolled into the top high school of India.
To make their parents happy and proud, the four friends create a fake university titled "Fakirchand and Lakirchand Trust University" (or F.A.L.T.U) with the help of Ritesh's childhood friend Google (Arshad Warsi). Things take a turn for the worse when the parents would like to see F.A.L.T.U. To make things go right, Ritesh and Google hire someone, Bajirao (Riteish), to act as the principal for one day. However, after the parents' visit, a bunch of kids apply for F.A.L.T.U thinking it is a real university. Unable to send them back, the trio, along with Vishnu, Google and Bajirao, turn F.A.L.T.U into an official trust university. Soon enough, the government files a case against every student/member of F.A.L.T.U for creating a fake college. Now the group of friends must fight for their rights, and keep F.A.L.T.U as a university to give the kids an education.Near the end there is a song competition in which the trio along with the college sneak in to.As Vishnu's father is the one who filed the case against them it's a bit of a shock that when F.A.L.T.U finish their performance he stands up and claps.(He did not know which college was performing because it was dark).The education minister asked Ritesh about F.A.L.T.U and what it was and Ritesh gave a speech about the education system and how F.A.L.T.U fixes it.In the end the college is given a license of two years as an official college.And Vishnu's father finally accepts the college along with him.
Cast
- Arshad Warsi as Google Chand
- Ritesh Deshmukh as Principal Bajirao
- Jackky Bhagnani as Ritesh Virani
- Puja Gupta as Puja Nigam
- Chandan Roy Sanyal as Vishnu Vardhan
- Angad Bedi as Niranjan "Nanj" Nair
- Boman Irani as Principal Sharma (special appearance)
- Darshan Jariwala as Jeevanlal
- Akbar Khan as Mr. Vardhan
- Mahesh Thakur as Mr. Nigam
- Vijay Kashyap as Mr. Nair
- Vivek Vaswani as Examiner
- Himani Shivpuri as Contest Judge
- Mithun Chakraborty as Himself (special appearance)
- Remo D'Souza as Himself (special appearance)
Inspiration
This film was a remake from the 2006 movie Accepted directed by Steve Pink.
Soundtrack
| F.A.L.T.U | |
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| Soundtrack album by Sachin-Jigar | |
| Released | 20 February 2011 |
| Recorded | 2011 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Label | Sony Music |
| Producer | Sachin-Jigar |
The soundtrack is composed by Sachin - Jigar with lyrics penned by Sameer. The song "Le Ja Tu Mujhe" by Atif Aslam was in the top 10 chart busters of 2011.
| F.A.L.T.U | ||||
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| Soundtrack album by Sachin - Jigar | ||||
| Released | 1 April 2011 | |||
| Genre | Film soundtrack | |||
| Label | Sony Music | |||
| Sachin - Jigar chronology | ||||
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| # | Title | Singer(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Le Jaa Tu Mujhe" | Atif Aslam |
| 2 | "Char Baj Gaye" | Hard Kaur |
| 3 | "Rab Sab Se Sona" | Neeraj Shridhar, Apeksha Dandekar |
| 4 | "Awaaz" | Jigar Saraiya |
| 5 | "Faltu" | Mika Singh, Hard Kaur |
| 6 | "Gale Laga Le" | Vijay Prakash, Priya Panchal |
| 7 | "Nayee Subah" | Jigar Saraiya |
| 8 | "O Teri" | Jigar Saraiya |
| 9 | "Percentage" | Neuman Pinto |
| 10 | "Beh Chala" | Neeraj Shridhar |
| 11 | "Bhoot" | Lehmber Hussainpuri |
Accolades
| Award Ceremony | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref.(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4th Mirchi Music Awards | Best Programmer & Arranger of the Year | "Chaar Baj Gaye" | Nominated | [7] |
References
- ↑ "Jackky, Puja are just good friends?". Times of India. 28 February 2011.
- ↑ ""F.A.L.T.U is going to be a bigger success than all other recent films" - Vashu". Bollywoodhungama.com. 4 April 2011. Archived from the original on 13 May 2011. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
- ↑ "Dum Maaro Dum Dull Opening Thank You Steady Second Week". Boxofficeindia.com. 23 April 2011. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
- ↑ "Jackky, Puja are just good friends?". Times of India. 28 February 2011.
- ↑ "Vashu's 'Faltu' troubles". Times of India. 19 May 2010. Retrieved 23 March 2011.
- ↑ "F.A.L.T.U - Movie - Box Office India". boxofficeindia.com. Retrieved 2018-07-30.
- ↑ "Nominations - Mirchi Music Award Hindi 2011". 30 January 2013. Archived from the original on 30 January 2013. Retrieved 24 May 2018.