Toh Baat Pakki!(2010)
Toh Baat Pakki! is a 2010 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film directed by Kedar Shinde. The film stars Tabu, Sharman Joshi, Yuvika Chaudhary, and Vatsal Sheth. It follows Rajeshwari, a controlling housewife who invites a civil engineer student as a tenant to marry her younger sister. When a wealthier suitor appears, she tries to remove the tenant from their lives. The film explores themes of love versus material wealth and family interference. It received mixed reviews from critics, with praise for Tabu's performance but criticism for its slow second half. The film was released on February 19, 2010, by Tips Films.
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- Amazon Prime Video, ShemarooMe, JioHotstar, YouTube
- Theatrical Release
- 19 February 2010
- Director
- Kedar Shinde
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 2h 2m
- Rating
- 4.8/10
Storyline
A bossy sister wants to find the perfect husband for her younger sister. She invites a kind student to live with them. But when a rich man shows up, she changes her mind. Now she must get rid of the first man before the wedding is fixed.
“Love is not a plan.”
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Trivia
- The film is a loose adaptation of the 2005 Hollywood romantic comedy 'The Perfect Man', starring Hilary Duff and Heather Locklear.
- It was one of the final films produced by the veteran banner Shree Ashtavinayak Cine Vision Ltd., known for many 2000s hits.
- Actor Sharman Joshi, who plays the lead, was a last-minute replacement after the original actor chosen backed out.
- The movie's title is a popular Hindi idiom meaning 'Then it's settled!', often used in casual conversation about plans.
- Despite being a comedy, the film subtly critiques the pressure and transactional nature of arranged marriages in middle-class families.
- Director Kedar Shinde is better known in Marathi theatre and cinema, making this one of his few Bollywood directorial ventures.
- The song 'Toh Baat Pakki' was recreated from an older 1980s track of the same name from the film 'Souten Ki Beti'.