Freaky Ali(2016)
Freaky Ali is an 2016 Indian sports rom-com film written and directed by Sohail Khan. Ali (Nawazuddin Siddiqui) is an extortion debt collector for the local goon along with Maqsood (Arbaaz Khan). His fate turns when one day he and Maqsood go to a golf course to collect extortion, after waiting for many hours for a man to give him money. Ali confronts the man who tells him to wait while he finishes the hole. Ali claims the hole is easy, so the man asks him to show it. Ali putts the ball in just one ace for he has a gifted natural swing, This not only surprises the man but his caddy as well who knows him. What follows is an inspirational story of a simple extortion debt collector to a golfing sensation, and along the way of him becoming a champion, Ali beats all odds and meets his dream girl, Megha (Amy Jackson).\r\n
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- JioHotstar, MX Player, Amazon Prime Video
- Theatrical Release
- 9 September 2016
- Director
- Sohail Khan
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 2h
- Rating
- 5.4/10
Storyline
A debt collector picks up golf and becomes a huge success. He shakes up the wealthy, exclusive world of the sport.
“From street hustler to golfing legend.”
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Frequent partnerships reunited for Freaky Ali
Cast reunions in this film: Arbaaz Khan & Sohail Khan (4 films together), Amy Jackson & Sajid–Wajid (3 films together), Sajid–Wajid & Nikitin Dheer (3 films together), Arbaaz Khan & Sajid–Wajid (2 films together), Arbaaz Khan & Nikitin Dheer (2 films together), and Sohail Khan & Sajid–Wajid (2 films together).
Trivia
- The film is an official remake of the 2009 Hollywood movie 'The Greatest Game Ever Played', which was about golf.
- Actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui was originally considered for the lead role before it went to Nawazuddin's brother, Nawazuddin's brother, Shaan.
- This was one of the few films where actress Amy Jackson played a full-fledged Hindi-speaking lead role in Bollywood.
- Parts of the golfing sequences were filmed at actual prestigious golf courses in Thailand to get the right look.
- The film's music composer, Sajid-Wajid, created a special song 'Jabra Fan' that became more popular than the movie itself.
- Despite the sports theme, the movie performed poorly at the box office, earning only about 10 crore rupees in India.
- Director Sohail Khan also made a cameo appearance in the film as a golfer during a tournament scene.
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