Crazy Cukkad Family
'Crazy Cukkad Family' is a 2015 bollywood comedy film directed by Ritesh Menon. The producer of the film is Prakash Jha. The film stars Swanand Kirkire, Shilpa Shukla in leading and Zachary Coffin, Nora fatehi and Anushka sen in supporting roles. Mr Beri is a very wealthy man and suffered from a severe dieasease. He had four siblins and each of them varied in character. He was very sad about them and worried about the future of his children. He was afraid that the huge wealth of him would be waisted soon as he dies. Now the story starts with the slipping of Mr. Brei into coma, a third time. His four estranged children gathered together in the home to see their father breathing his last and thus heritaging his huge property. Each one made his own castles in the air. The eldest one was Pawan Beri, who was hustler he maintained some illegial relations with some local mafia and were in debt. He is badly in need of money. The second one is Archana Beri, the daughter. She was a very dreamy girl and thinks as a high society lady. She wanted to participate in Miss India cotest but against her wish married to a meek husband in her early age itself and now she is bitter towards everyone including her family. Aman Beri is the third one and is settled in America. He came with his American wife and pretends to a fashinonable photogragher, actually an unemployed one struggling to meet his end. The last and eldest one is Abhay Beri or 'Chotu' nicknamed. He went to Newzeeland for higher studies and not returned till dates. Now came with a wish to have a share in his father's huge property. There are some other funny characters with 'crazy cukkad mind'. When they try to open the will of their father the problem doubled and it says that only after the marriage of the last one , Chotu, the will can be opend. We can see many mock scenes all part of the game played to satisfy one another to show that they all loved their father very much. But slowly their mind changes with the search of finding a bride to their youngest one. The story develops to an interesting climax with some unexpected twists in the story. This film has some positive as well as mixed reviews. The film once again revealed the power of wealth in influencing the character of everyone man or woman irrespectively. It is a universal fact that with money comes greed and selfishness. Men are not afraid to do anything for money. Though the theme was an old one the film crew succeeded in giving it a modern mannerism and twist. The affection and selfishness they feel in the last moment of the film makes the viewers think that love and care have not disappeared fully from this world. On performance side it is Swanand who leads the film. The film is safe on his shoulder and all others supported him passionately. We can really meet some real characters of life in this film. In short it is a good film with some penetrating dialogue and humorous moments.