Fun2shh... Dudes in the 10th Century
{{short description|2003 film}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Fun2shh: Dudes in the 10th Century
| image = Fun2shh... Dudes in the 10th Century.jpg
| caption = Poster
| director = Imtiaz Punjabi
| producer = Seema Kar
Dhilin Mehta
| writer = Story and Screenplay:
Imtiaz Punjabi
Screenplay and Dialogues:
Pravin Rai
Rajesh Khattar
| starring = Gulshan Grover
Paresh Rawal
Farida Jalal
Anuj Sawhney
Iqbal Khan
Raima Sen
Natanya Singh
| music = Songs:
Pritam
Background Score:
Salim–Sulaiman
| cinematography = Faroukh Fali Mistry
| editing = Onir
| distributor = Shree Ashtavinayak Cine Vision Limited
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2003|12|19}}
| runtime = 130 minutes
| country = India
| budget =
| gross = {{INR|4.41 crore}}{{Cite web|url=https://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=558|title=Fun2shh... - Movie - Box Office India|website=Boxofficeindia.com|date=19 December 2003|access-date=10 August 2022|archive-date=1 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220701005613/https://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=558|url-status=live}}
| language = Hindi
}}
Fun2shh: Dudes in the 10th Century is a 2003 Indian Hindi-language science fiction comedy film written and directed by Imtiaz Punjabi (in his directorial debut) and produced by Seema Kar and Dhilin Mehta under Shree Ashtavinayak Cine Vision Limited, with a script co-written by Pravin Rai and Rajesh Khattar. The film stars Paresh Rawal, Gulshan Grover, Anuj Sawhney, Iqbal Khan, Natanya Singh, Raima Sen and Farida Jalal.{{cite web |url=https://in.rediff.com/movies/2003/dec/01bolly5.htm |title=Bollywood this December:Fun2shh |author= |date=5 December 2003 |website=Rediff.com |access-date=28 April 2024 |archive-date=13 September 2004 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040913230037/http://in.rediff.com/movies/2003/dec/01bolly5.htm |url-status=live }} The music is composed by Pritam and the background score by Salim–Sulaiman.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/weblite/news/bollywood/fun2shh-dudes-in-the-10th-century/|title='FUN2SHH DUDES IN THE 10TH CENTURY'|website=Bollywood Hungama|access-date=10 August 2022|archive-date=28 April 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240428153033/https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/weblite/news/bollywood/fun2shh-dudes-in-the-10th-century/|url-status=live}}
Plot
Mumbai lives in fear of a notorious thief who calls himself Chindi Chor and steals whenever and whatever he desires without any regard to security or police protection. When Ghoshal announces the exhibition and subsequent auction of a crown once worn by Emperor Babushah, Chindi challenges him that he is going to steal this priceless crown, and Ghoshal accepts the challenge and hires private security guards. Chindi carries out the theft, and two of the security guards, Vikram and Ajay, and an accomplice, John D'Souza, become prime suspects and are on the run. They must apprehend Chindi and recover the crown to absolve themselves of this crime. While being chased by security guards, the trio crashes into a wall and is transported back to the 10th century, straight into the palace of Emperor Babushah himself. The trio thinks they are on the set of a Bollywood film and takes nothing seriously until they are imprisoned. It is then the hapless trio realise that they must not only escape but must also take the crown, back with them to the 21st century to absolve themselves of this crime. Only a miracle can get them back to the 21st century.
Cast
- Paresh Rawal as John "Johnny" D’Souza
- Iqbal Khan as Vikram "Vicky" Rajput
- Anuj Sawhney as Ajay "Ajju" Sharma
- Gulshan Grover as Chindi Chor / Babushah
- Natanya Singh as the First Princess Junali
- Raima Sen as the Second Princess Rudali
- Farida Jalal as Mrs. Preeti D'Souza / Hiraka
- Rushali Arora as Maria / Shalaka
- Kader Khan as Bhaleram / Goatherd
- Kanwarjeet Paintal as Scientist of 10th century
- Narendra Jha as Babushah's Commander
- Ashish Vidyarthi as Ghoshal Roshan
- Bobby Darling as One of Maharaj Babushah's 40 wives
- Veerendra Saxena as Inspector Chhatri Pal
- Niloufer as Maharaj Babushah's 1st wife
- Kavi Kumar Azad as Royal Guard/Goon on Juhu Beach
- Amitabh Bachchan as Narrator
Music
The songs are written by Pravin Rai, Nitin Raikwar and Amitabh Verma.{{Track listing
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| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length = 30:23
| all_writing =
| all_lyrics =
| all_music = Pritam
| title1 = Hold, You Will Be Mine
| note1 =
| writer1 =
| lyrics1 =
| music1 =
| extra1 = K. K., Shaan, Sunidhi Chauhan
| length1 = 4:28
| title2 = Dhuan Dhuan Sa Sama, Gila Gila Aasman
| note2 =
| writer2 =
| lyrics2 =
| music2 =
| extra2 = K. S. Chithra (background vocals by Sanjeevani)
| length2 = 4:58
| title3 = Fun2shh
| note3 = Female Version
| writer3 =
| lyrics3 =
| music3 =
| extra3 = Usha Uthup
| length3 = 5:37
| title4 = Fun2shh
| note4 = Male Version
| writer4 =
| lyrics4 =
| music4 =
| extra4 = Kunal Ganjawala
| length4 = 5:32
| title5 = Hum Hai Fun2shh
| note5 =
| writer5 =
| lyrics5 =
| music5 =
| extra5 = Nitin Raikwar, Vinod Rathod, Kunal Ganjawala
| length5 = 5:09
| title6 = Time Kharab Hai
| note6 =
| writer6 =
| lyrics6 =
| music6 =
| extra6 = Sonu Nigam, Farida Jalal, Paresh Rawal, Iqbal Khan, Anuj Sawhney, Sudesh Bhosle
| length6 = 4:39
}}
Reception
Taran Adarsh of IndiaFM gave the film 1.5 out of 5, writing, "On the whole, FUN2SHH has an interesting first half, but an uninspiring second half takes away the sheen from the enterprise. The film has some curiosity value, but the content [script] does not match the expectations one has from a subject like this. "{{cite web |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/fun2ssh/critic-review/fun2ssh-movie-review/ |title=Fun2ssh Movie Review |last=Adarsh |first=Taran |date=19 December 2003 |website=Bollywood Hungama |access-date=28 April 2024 |archive-date=28 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240428153010/https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/fun2ssh/critic-review/fun2ssh-movie-review/ |url-status=live }} Jyoti Shukla of Rediff.com wrote, "Fun2shh appears to be a mix of a few episodes of the television serial Chandrakanta, a few Asterix comics and some Bollywood song and dance masala. The result is neither satirical nor comical. Just a test of the viewers' patience."{{cite web |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2003/dec/19fun.htm |title=This one's no fun |last=Shukla |first=Jyoti |date=19 December 2003 |website=Rediff.com |access-date=28 April 2024 |archive-date=21 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231021094806/https://www.rediff.com/movies/2003/dec/19fun.htm |url-status=live }}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|0391165|Fun 2shh}}
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Category:2000s Hindi-language films
Category:Films featuring songs by Pritam
Category:2000s science fiction comedy films
Category:Indian time travel films
Category:2000s films about time travel
Category:Indian science fiction comedy films
Category:Films set in the 21st century