The use of English language is free flowing. The Goan accent is not overdone and the Anglo Indian lingo is maintained. The writing is witty and realistic though the characters are weird. This losers on love get together for a road trip to help Ferdie find his Fanny and during their journey they battle their myth, come out of their mask to finally reach their destination. And a passionate painter Don Pedro (Pankaj Kapur),is always in search of a female muse to paint his next masterpiece. Angie’s mother-in-law Rosie Eucharistica (Dimple Kapadia) also a widow for decades is incomplete without love. Angie’s childhood friend Savio Da Gama (Arjun Kapoor) is back to the village after a tasteless, womenless life in Mumbai. Tall and beautiful Angie (Deepika Padukone) has lost her husband Joffrey (Ranveer Singh) six years back on the day of her wedding and she still is a virgin.
Heartbroken and shattered Ferdie is helped by his neighbors who equally are in desperate need of life partners. Homi Adajania and Kersi Khambatta unite after ‘Beign Cyrus’ in Goa for a sharp, wicked, funny joy ride involving Ferdie (Naseeruddin Shah) who for four decades is living without women - one night Ferdie wakes up to the truth that the letter has never reached her lover. Fox Star studios and Maddock Films ‘Finding Fanny’ is a cinematic triumph of love and life brilliantly helmed by Homi Adajania arguably his best so far, signaling a new phenomenon in bollywood involving A -list which is ambitious yet intimate, appearing individual but yet can be happily universal (the reason it’s releasing both in English and Hindi), ‘Finding Fanny’ will find solace amongst disciple of art and followers of cinema. Watching Fanny is as refreshing as spending a summer’s day contemplating the utter audacity of love.Catching a team of distinguish talents like Naseeruddin Shah, Pankaj Kapur, Dimple Kapadia with raging superstars like Deepika Padukone and hot favorite Arjun Kapoor in their best powers as actors, servicing not for opening day numbers but for a rich, evocative, quirky, cinematic experience boldly and so beautifully layered with love and life. This is a beautifully shot film, in which nearly every frame is saturated with sunlight. While the story moves slowly, it's still a surprisingly enjoyable ride. The dialogue is almost entirely in Goan English, with its lilting cadences and particularities captured perfectly by the cast. The characters are well crafted and their banter is fun. Don Pedro is obsessed with Rosie, while for Savio, Angie is the one who got away. On the journey this group of over-the-top misfits each discloses their longings and insecurities. They set out on a road trip along with Rosie, Don Pedro (Pankaj Kapur), who owns the only car in the village, and Savio (Arjun Kapoor), the only driver.
He is devastated to learn that the letter with which he had proposed was never actually posted.Īngie is determined to find Fanny, the intended recipient of that letter, and bring closure to this love story. Angie’s best friend is Freddie (Naseeruddin Shah), a kind old man of limited life skills who never recovered from a rejected marriage proposal 46 years ago.
With a highly skilled ensemble cast, he constructs a light-hearted and hopeful film that celebrates the illogical folly that allows us all to believe in love.Īngie (Deepika Padukone) is a young widow living with her mother-in-law, Rosie (Dimple Kapadia), a loud but loving woman who runs everyone’s life in the small Catholic village of Pocolim. In Finding Fanny, director Homi Adajania takes us far from the tourist beach resorts that it’s commonly known for and shows us the sleepy villages and sun-drenched roads that twist through the lush land of Goa. Starring Naseeruddin Shah, Arjun Kapoor, and Deepika Padukone.
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