Prahlad Agarwal Finding Fanny is a fairy tale by Homi Adajania very unlike his previous projects. A short English themed movie based on the lives of a romantic postman, a middle-aged woman, a lusty painter, a virgin widow and a morose lover. The movie begins with a straight forward introduction of characters, subsequently developing the story step by step. Things start setting in motion when Naseer receives an undelivered letter from his old flame and everybody joins the cause to bring back the romance in Naseer's life. Homi puts in a nice illusion where Naseer dreams of getting himself drowned, somewhat similar to Saif's bathtub shot in Being Cyrus. The plot thickens and becomes interesting when the bunch prepares for a road trip to find Fanny for Naseer. Shot in a picturesque cinematography of Goa, Finding Fanny sets up a beautiful imagery in the minds of audience in the first half. Gradually the movie loses its grip and begins to hastily conclude in a flat manner added by a cursory romance between Deepika and Arjun. One particular distraction was not using sync sound technique in a road trip movie, which makes it very artificial. The poorly thought ending has some excellent performance by each of the cast member. It is extremely difficult to say whether Pankaj Kapur was better than Naseer or Arjun Kapoor. Nevertheless, it's a rare bollywood creation and should be watched without any prejudices.

anoopktm Agree or disagree, this movie is not great at all. I didn't watch it with great expectations but thought it would turn out to be a decent one as I've really liked the Director's previous 'Being Cyrus'. Casting is the only plus point I see in this movie. The plot doesn't have the grip to glue the viewer to the movie. Story is about searching for a person and the events are very flat and dull. Very boring I must say. Not complaining about not having the regular Bollywood ingredients but this movie could've been better. Narration style was not interesting. Felt like the mood of the movie was going off at places.Personally didn't like this movie at all.

gupta-achin It really irks me when one of these kids from a privileged background i.e. director Homi Adajania (see. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homi_Adajania) try to flesh out (in vain) some of the innermost feelings and closely guarded secrets of common folk who lead ordinary lives within the constraints of their demons and circumstances. To add insult to injury, in this movie, bollywood's prize bimbette:Deepika Padukone is the main protagonist. She has nothing more to offer than a combination of the only two things she knows to do best: Take off her clothes and play an agony aunt in distress. The film begins with her latter act and concludes with the former. Her narration of the movie is as deadpan as a kid reading out a page during an English literature class. Not much happens in the movie otherwise. A bunch of characters with many quirks set out to find Shah's lost love and discover themselves while doing so. How this happens is half baked, uneven and predictable. You can almost watch the road trip unfold before it even begins. Pankaj Kapur has the most intriguing character but that track is abruptly ended with a whimper instead of a bang. Apart from Miss Bimbette, everyone else (including Arjun Kapur) rise above the dumb script and stupid screenplay for a few moments of inspiration which is the saving grace. I am not quite sure what should one watch this movie for. If you want to watch Deepika do what she has done in numerous masala films then just watch those. If you want to watch the other more celebrated actors give performances then just watch their earlier films. If you want to watch a road trip movie then watch ZNMD, Darjeeling Limited, Little Miss Sunshine etc. This movie is just about a rich kid (the director) who saw a lot of such movies from acclaimed directors and said: I need to get me some of that.

ghazwan124 To start with I am impressed with the fact the director who made a commercial masala film like Cocktail actually made this film. Finding Fanny is not a regular Bollywood film, it's for a very niche audience. Most filmmakers say that their films are different but take my word for it because this one is actually different.The story revolves around five characters and is set in a village called Pocolim in Goa where life is slow and simple. Their needs are minimal and they live what I would call a retired life. A young widow Angie (Deepika Padukone) decides to help the old postman of the village Fredie (Naseeruddin Shah) to find his long lost love. He is depressed because it's now, after 46 years he finds out that the love letter he wrote to the woman he loved actually never reached her.In this mission of Finding Fanny, Angie ropes in her mother-in-law Rosie (Dimple Kapadia) the self-appointed Lady of Pocolim who calls the shots and throws her weight around with the locals. Savio (Arjun Kapoor) who loved Angie many years ago is back in town, he will drive the car as he is the only one who can, the car which belongs to Don Pedro, an artist who's interested in Rosalina. It actually is not the destination that matters here but it's the journey of these five characters completely different from each other but with clean hearts. There is an undercurrent of humour in the film, in fact some scenes will leave you in splits.Acting is top class. All the five actors Naseeruddin Shah, Pankaj Kapoor, Dimple Kapadia, Deepika Padukone and Arjun Kapoor display their best talent and put up an amazing show.Saurabh Dwivedi's review | Cinematography by Anil Mehta does a terrific job. The film is very well crafted. Music by Mathias Duplessy and Sachin-Jigar is perfect for this film. It's tough to get the music right, which plays a very important role and here it's clearly in sync with the director's vision. If you are expecting a masala film because it has Bollywood's current top actress Deepika Padukone then you will be disappointed because it's not one!?With Being Cyrus, Cocktail and now Finding Fanny Homi Adajania's filmography is quite a cocktail. To pull this off and make it entertaining is not easy, but it's clear he is an extremely talented filmmaker. If you are up for watching something different then go and watch Finding Fanny, you won't be disappointed. Habeb Al_janaby