Watch Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic is a Bollywood film that was released in 2008. It was directed by Kunal Kohli and starred Saif Ali Khan and Rani Mukerji in the lead roles. The film revolves around the lives of four orphaned children who are taken care of by a wealthy businessman named Ranbeer Talwar, played by Saif Ali Khan. The movie begins with Ranbeer Talwar facing a crisis in his life. He has been accused of killing a man in a car accident and his life seems to be falling apart. In the midst of all this, he is assigned the responsibility of taking care of four children who have lost their parents in tragic circumstances.
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In the midst of all this, he is assigned the responsibility of taking care of four children who have lost their parents in tragic circumstances. Initially, the children are distant and rebellious, but with time, Ranbeer manages to win their trust and love. The movie focuses on the transformation of Ranbeer as a person, as he goes from being a selfish businessman to a loving father figure for the children.
Review: Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic
JUNE 29, 2008 – KUNAL KOHLI’S THODA PYAAR THODA MAGIC MADE ME WISH I was watching it in an outdoor theatre in the rural heartlands during an unseasonal downpour, for then I’d have been able to scoop up a handful of mud and hurl it at the screen. At least that might have lent a sense of lived-in grit to this relentlessly shiny-plasticky film, where everything – including the smiles on the actors – appears to have been scrubbed clean and pasted on a couple of seconds before the director yelled “Action!” Yes, yes – before you brandish your pitchforks and charge at me with it’s-supposed-to-be-a-fantasy cries, it’s not that I don’t get that. (Besides, it’s not just any fantasy, but a Yash Raj fantasy, and the NRI-magnet studio isn’t likely to replace, overnight, the comfort-food aspect of its menu with cold gruel. I get that too.)
But Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic happens to be a grim fairy tale about a super-rich businessman, Ranbir (Saif Ali Khan), who mows down – in a car accident – the parents of four children, and is subsequently court-ordered to take the tykes in and provide for them till they turn eighteen. Did it occur to the director that these children are forced to stare, every day, at the face of the man responsible for the death of their mother and father, and that this isn’t exactly the most ideal material for a whimsical fantasy? Didn’t Kohli wonder about the gruesome inappropriateness of the title, that the healing of young hearts and souls this wounded would take more than just a little love, a little magic? Can helping with chemistry assignments (as Saif does) or making a museum come wondrously alive (as Rani Mukerji does; she plays a nanny-angel named Geeta) smooth over the uncertainties of a life suddenly without the people who anchored your very sense of being?
Kohli appears to love film songs of another era – he, once again, weaves in a montage set to classics, with the sweetly nostalgic touch of Rishi Kapoor lip-syncing to his father’s Chalat musafir – and I kept hoping he’d take a tip or two from those films themselves, especially the ones about a brood of kids under the watchful eye of a youngish man, who may not entirely be prepared for the responsibilities he faces. I hoped that Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy (who deliver a shockingly generic soundtrack) would had been asked to conjure up a soulful solo that could alleviate the tensions of an untethered existence, at least for the duration of a night (like Main gaoon tum so jaao in Brahmachari, where Shammi Kapoor struggled as a caretaker of orphans). I hoped (against hope) that, at some point, the writers would divest Ranbir of his moneyed trappings and reduce him to a near-penniless Anil Kapoor in Mr. India, which might imbue the film with real feelings, as we would now be dealing with real people with real problems and not the residents of a vague, candy-coloured la-la land. (Kohli seems to have warmed up to Satish Kaushik’s Calendar, though, for a deadpan Razzaq Khan shows up as a liveried butler who contributes absolutely nothing to the proceedings.)
Instead, Kohli’s points of reference appear to arise from Hollywood – from classic heart-warmers like The Sound of Music (which is given a nod in a number shaped along the lines of How do you solve a problem like Maria) and Mary Poppins (Geeta descends from the clouds in a bicycle, which she folds and stuffs into an apparently bottomless bag). The corny charm of the former, the free-floating whimsy and the life lessons of the latter – that’s what Kohli is after, never mind that neither film revolved around a man who is, in a sense, a murderer. So he fills Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic with scenes such as the one where each of the heartbroken kids prays to the heavens for help. (And he’s so shameless, he splices into this montage a shot of the children’s pet dog, which makes it appear that even this animal is crying.)
And that’s just the beginning. Poor Saif is saddled with one of those talking-to-God monologues. (About the only thing that registers about the actor here is that he seems to be giving Salman Khan serious competition in the take-the-shirt-off sweepstakes.) Poor Rani is asked to warm the cockles of our hearts with leftover chicken soup-isms like “Rishte janam se hi nahin, pyaar se bhi bante hain,” that relationships aren’t forged by birth alone, but by love too. (It’ll be interesting to read in her autobiography how she was arm-twisted into playing this insufferably sweet-natured nanny.) The unfortunate result of all this brazen manipulation – including miraculous changes of heart dictated by a screenplay of convenience, and set against candied swirls of the most upbeat background music ever – is that there’s not a wet eye in the house.
And all the real bring-out-the-handkerchief moments are inexplicably tossed off like afterthoughts. Ranbir, as a boy, loses in quick succession the girl he loves, his mother, and his favourite teacher, and he compensates for these losses by turning into a grim winner. It’s a great stepping stone for a character arc – from heartbroken child to heartless, overachieving adult – but unfortunately, the whole thing is tucked away into the song that plays over the opening credits and it hardly registers. The bits about one of the kids remembering her mother (as she sees a classmate being picked up after school by a parent) and another being conflicted about beginning to warm up to Ranbir (because he feels that such an affection would be a betrayal of his parents’ memory) – these, too, are grudgingly shoehorned in, probably because giving these situations the importance they deserve would cut into the don’t-worry-be-happy mood and subsequently into the popcorn sales.
And so Kohli tries to tickle us with, oh, the scene where Malaika (Ameesha; the same actress who once bore the surname of ‘Patel,’ and who’s apparently decided that the shot in the arm her career needs is a generous display of breasts in baggy bikini tops) breaks up with Ranbir because his kids trash her birthday celebrations. Are you laughing yet? Even funnier, in even more unintended ways, is the attempt by the children (a couple of whom deliver the only decent performances in the film) to take cold-hearted revenge on Ranbir as soon as they move into his mansion. Each one tiptoes to a different corner of the house as Ranbir is sleeping, and… occupies a different bathroom just as he is ready for his morning rituals. You can sense in them the happy flush of vindication: “Ha! You snatched away our shot at a long life with mom and dad. So there! We’ve snatched away your shot at a bowel movement.”
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But Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic happens to be a grim fairy tale about a super-rich businessman, Ranbir (Saif Ali Khan), who mows down – in a car accident – the parents of four children, and is subsequently court-ordered to take the tykes in and provide for them till they turn eighteen. Did it occur to the director that these children are forced to stare, every day, at the face of the man responsible for the death of their mother and father, and that this isn’t exactly the most ideal material for a whimsical fantasy? Didn’t Kohli wonder about the gruesome inappropriateness of the title, that the healing of young hearts and souls this wounded would take more than just a little love, a little magic? Can helping with chemistry assignments (as Saif does) or making a museum come wondrously alive (as Rani Mukerji does; she plays a nanny-angel named Geeta) smooth over the uncertainties of a life suddenly without the people who anchored your very sense of being?
However, it is not all smooth sailing for Ranbeer and the children. They face various challenges and obstacles along the way, including a scheming relative who wants to take over Ranbeer's wealth. The movie also explores themes of friendship, love, and the importance of family. The film is a heartwarming tale that tugs at the heartstrings. It showcases the power of love and the ability of individuals to overcome their personal struggles. The performances by Saif Ali Khan and Rani Mukerji are commendable, with both actors effectively portraying their respective characters. Overall, Watch Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic is an entertaining film that combines elements of drama, comedy, and romance. It offers a wholesome and uplifting experience for viewers. Whether you are a fan of Bollywood movies or simply enjoy heartwarming stories, this film is definitely worth a watch..
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