Fatso(2012)
Fatso! is a 2012 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film directed by Rajat Kapoor. The cast includes Ranvir Shorey, Gul Panag, Purab Kohli, Neil Bhoopalam, and Gunjan Bakshi. The story follows Navin, who dies in a car crash due to a heavenly clerical error. His soul is placed into the body of his overweight best friend Sudeep. Navin must then win back his fiancée Nandini while trapped in Sudeep's body. The film explores themes of love, identity, and societal judgment. It received mixed reviews from critics. The movie was released on 4 May 2012 under the Pritish Nandy Communications banner.
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- Sony LIV, Plex, Hotstar, Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Lionsgate Play, Hungama Play, YouTube
- Theatrical Release
- 4 May 2012
- Director
- Rajat Kapoor
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Rating
- 4.7/10
Storyline
Navin is about to marry Nandini when a car crash kills him. In heaven, an angel realizes he took the wrong soul. Navin's body is destroyed, so his soul enters his friend Sudeep's overweight body. Now Navin must convince Nandini he is still the man she loves, while living as 'Fatso'.
“Love sees the soul, not the body.”
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Frequent partnerships reunited for Fatso
Cast reunions in this film: Vinay Pathak & Ranvir Shorey (10 films together), Rajat Kapoor & Vinay Pathak (5 films together), Rajat Kapoor & Ranvir Shorey (5 films together), Brijendra Kala & Vinay Pathak (5 films together), Sagar Desai & Rajat Kapoor (3 films together), and Rajat Kapoor & Brijendra Kala (3 films together).
Trivia
- The film was originally titled 'Fatso!' but was released in some regions as 'Fatso! The Unlikely Love Story'.
- Director Rajat Kapoor also wrote the screenplay and played a small role as a doctor in the movie.
- It was shot on a modest budget and filmed primarily in Mumbai over a short schedule.
- The film's fantasy premise of a bureaucratic heaven was compared by critics to the Hollywood movie 'Heaven Can Wait'.
- Despite its cast of known actors like Purab Kohli and Gul Panag, it had a very limited theatrical release.
- The movie's soundtrack featured songs by composers like Sagar Desai but did not become commercially popular.
- It was one of the early Hindi films to blend romantic comedy with a body-swap fantasy plot.