Two friends lose their jobs, then part bitterly after they get exposed as male strippers.Two friends lose their jobs, then part bitterly after they get exposed as male strippers.Two friends lose their jobs, then part bitterly after they get exposed as male strippers.
- Awards
- 2 wins & 10 nominations total
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Stripping for Beginners with Akshay Kumar and John Abraham
A year before "Magic Mike", Bollywood let two of its biggest male stars loose on the enthusiastic world of women. ;-) In this RomCom by Rohit Dhawan we get to know two Indian expats in London who are struggling with the financial crisis after 2008.
Jerry (Akshay Kumar, *1967) moves from job to job and also lovingly looks after his nephew, who the youth welfare office would like to place elsewhere. Nick (John Abraham, *1972) has a job in a suit, but soon finds himself on the streets as a result of the banking crisis and can't marry his girlfriend Radhika (Deepika Padukone, *1986) due to lack of money.
So what can two well-built Indian boys ("DesiBoyz"!) do in such a tricky situation? Sex sells, of course! Under the guidance of Mr. Khalnayak (Sanjay Dutt), the two muscle-bound charm studs become the stars of his escort service as "Rocco and Hunter". This goes well for a while until the rude awakening (i.e. Being discovered) comes. It's a good thing that Jerry meets the beautiful Tanya (Chitrangada Singh) while continuing his studies, and Nick finds an unexpected comrade in her father (very funny: Anupan Kher) when he tries to win Radhika back. All's well that ends well. Mr. Khalnayak can then announce the relocation of his company to Mumbai...
Well, nothing special on the stripper front! Despite a smash hit as the title song ("Make Some Noise for the DesiBoyz"), the film only performed below average in the box office (a meager 2.35 million USD worldwide). There just wasn't enough drama to make the entry into the sex trade of two actually very well-behaved Indian boys understandable.
"The Full Monty" had a lot more drive. ;-)
A year before "Magic Mike", Bollywood let two of its biggest male stars loose on the enthusiastic world of women. ;-) In this RomCom by Rohit Dhawan we get to know two Indian expats in London who are struggling with the financial crisis after 2008.
Jerry (Akshay Kumar, *1967) moves from job to job and also lovingly looks after his nephew, who the youth welfare office would like to place elsewhere. Nick (John Abraham, *1972) has a job in a suit, but soon finds himself on the streets as a result of the banking crisis and can't marry his girlfriend Radhika (Deepika Padukone, *1986) due to lack of money.
So what can two well-built Indian boys ("DesiBoyz"!) do in such a tricky situation? Sex sells, of course! Under the guidance of Mr. Khalnayak (Sanjay Dutt), the two muscle-bound charm studs become the stars of his escort service as "Rocco and Hunter". This goes well for a while until the rude awakening (i.e. Being discovered) comes. It's a good thing that Jerry meets the beautiful Tanya (Chitrangada Singh) while continuing his studies, and Nick finds an unexpected comrade in her father (very funny: Anupan Kher) when he tries to win Radhika back. All's well that ends well. Mr. Khalnayak can then announce the relocation of his company to Mumbai...
Well, nothing special on the stripper front! Despite a smash hit as the title song ("Make Some Noise for the DesiBoyz"), the film only performed below average in the box office (a meager 2.35 million USD worldwide). There just wasn't enough drama to make the entry into the sex trade of two actually very well-behaved Indian boys understandable.
"The Full Monty" had a lot more drive. ;-)
Before going into the theater,I didn't expect much because the trailer seemed senseless and... since Akshay's previous scores were terrible in Action Replayy,Tees Maar Khan,Patiala House and Thank You,I remained hopeless. But WOW.The movie was more like a surprise. The chemistry between Akshay and John is excellent.Jokes were hilarious.Some flaws in directing.
Concerning music,Pritam builds up a good tempo in 'Make some noise for Desi Boyz' and carries the fun promisingly with Jhak Maar Ke and Tu Mera Hero with an all-together new breed and genre of music.
The whole movie is a laughter pack for everyone and it is one of the best comedies of 2011.
Don't miss this,Highly Recommended !
Concerning music,Pritam builds up a good tempo in 'Make some noise for Desi Boyz' and carries the fun promisingly with Jhak Maar Ke and Tu Mera Hero with an all-together new breed and genre of music.
The whole movie is a laughter pack for everyone and it is one of the best comedies of 2011.
Don't miss this,Highly Recommended !
At last akshay kumar got it right :) after series of awful movies (except patiala house) i had lost hope on him but what a nice way to come back with a bang :) Story and Direction - Story is not novel but direction by rohit dhawan is good considering it is his first movie. He has bright future as director.
Performances - Akshay Kumar rocks man ! He has performed exceedingly well - comedy he does good as usual but it is emotional scenes - the one with child where he showcases his ability as actor ! John Abraham does well - although he need to improve his dancing skills which was ordinary ! Deepika Padukone was also good ! Chitrangda strikes in small role ! Anupam Kher was good ! Sanjay Dutt was show stealer - he was brilliant in his cameo ! The child who play Akshay's nephew was cute and did well ! Omi Vaidya irritates a lot ! Music - Music is highlight of the movie ! Desi Boyz title track and Allah Maaf kare are my favorites.
Cinematography was good (locales of UK were beautiful). Editing was good though they could have cut down the court scene in climax which was too lengthy and slightly irritating.
In Other Words, Desi Boyz is no classic but it is feel good movie - a nice entertainer 8/10.
Performances - Akshay Kumar rocks man ! He has performed exceedingly well - comedy he does good as usual but it is emotional scenes - the one with child where he showcases his ability as actor ! John Abraham does well - although he need to improve his dancing skills which was ordinary ! Deepika Padukone was also good ! Chitrangda strikes in small role ! Anupam Kher was good ! Sanjay Dutt was show stealer - he was brilliant in his cameo ! The child who play Akshay's nephew was cute and did well ! Omi Vaidya irritates a lot ! Music - Music is highlight of the movie ! Desi Boyz title track and Allah Maaf kare are my favorites.
Cinematography was good (locales of UK were beautiful). Editing was good though they could have cut down the court scene in climax which was too lengthy and slightly irritating.
In Other Words, Desi Boyz is no classic but it is feel good movie - a nice entertainer 8/10.
Can i get my money back , its really a stupid , crap , very bad movie if you don't believe see the below links for reviews Foreign audience are blaming Bollywood, why do they make such a crap movie because of these Review of the people who saw the Desi Boyz in America , the people who saw it in America (new jersey), see the reactions of the it people who saw it in America see.it was. released on 2 days earlier due to thanksgiving , Its a trash movie , they were blaming , and asking that Bollywood should prohibited from making the movies. I has got only 1 star by mos of the unbiased reviews , see the reviews , Watch if you want to sleep in theater and have lot of money to waste please give my money back , and pay for the torture , you should pay me to watch this movie
Akshay is back with his charm in Desi Boyz after giving flop movies like Tees Maar Khan, Action Replay, Patiyala House. Desi Boyz is probably the most entertaining comedy movie of the year. The Chemistry between Akshay and John is outstanding. Omi Vaidya is also very good in the movie. You will really enjoy the funny gags in the movie, especially gags with Ajay aka Omi Vaidya. Anupam Kher and Sanjay Dutt are also good. Glamour of Deepika Padukone and Chitrangada Singh is also charming. Story and Direction of the movie is good. Music is also good.
Overall, it's an entertaining & worth watching comedy movie i recommend you to watch.
Overall, it's an entertaining & worth watching comedy movie i recommend you to watch.
Did you know
- TriviaThe story of Akshay Kumar and his nephew is heavily influenced by the plot of Adam Sandler starrer Big Daddy. The scene in the beginning where he enters Nick Mathur's Birthday bash and the surprise gets wasted is a straight pick up from Big Daddy where Adam is shown to be a irritating slacker just like Akshay's character.
- Goofs(around 1 hour and 35 minutes) Nikhil Mathur finished talking to his ex-girlfriend. He should have walked towards the steps because that is where his guitar and dog were, but he was walking towards a dead end.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Chashme Baddoor (2013)
- SoundtracksJhak Maar Ke (Remix)
Written by Irshad Kamil
Performed by Neeraj Shridhar, Harshdeep Kaur
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Details
Box office
- Budget
- £2,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $1,078,826
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $702,325
- Nov 27, 2011
- Gross worldwide
- $2,355,293
- Runtime
- 2h 2m(122 min)
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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