Hari Puttar - A Comedy Of Terrors

Infobox_Film
name = Hari Puttar - A Comedy Of Terrors


director = Lucky Kohli Rajesh Bajaj
starring = Sarika Jackie Shroff Zain Khan Saurabh Shukla Vijay Raaz Swini Khara Lilette Dubey
producer = Lucky Kohli Munish Purii A P Parigi
music = Aadesh Shrivastav
Guru Sharma
cinematography = Faroukh Mistry
editing = Hemal Kothari
released = Start date|2008|9|26
runtime = 90 min
country = India
language = Hindi
website = http://hariputtarthefilm.com
imdb_id = 1255873

"Hari Puttar - A Comedy Of Terrors" is a Bollywood comedy film released on September 26, 2008. It is directed by Lucky Kohli and Rajesh Bajaj and stars Sarika, Zain Khan, Sweeny Khara, Saurabh Shukla, Vijay Raaz, Jackie Shroff and Lilette Dubey. [ [http://indiafm.com/movies/cast/13886/index.html Hari Puttar - A Comedy of Terrors: Complete Cast and Crew details] Bollywood Hungama.]

Plot

The film is a remake of Home Alone . The film revolves around a ten year old boy, Hari Prasad Dhoonda (nicknamed Hari Puttar), who has recently moved from India to the United Kingdom. Left home alone with his cousin Tuk Tuk (Swini Khara) when his parents go on vacation, and leaves him alone, Hari must deal with two burglars who hope to steal a secret formula Hari's father had created.

oundtrack

The soundtrack for "Hari Puttar" features songs composed by Aadesh Shrivastav with lyrics by Sameer:

*"Hari Puttar" - Shaan, Aadesh Shrivastava and Neha Bhasin.
*"Tutari" - Sukhwinder Singh and Sunidhi Chauhan.
*"Bhai Ae Gaya" - Akriti Kakkar and Vicky Chandra
*"Meri Yaadon Mein Hai Tu" - Shreya Ghoshal
*"Hari Hari Puttar Hai" - Hamza Faruqui, Zain Khan and Sonia
*"Hari Puttar is a Dude" - Sameer and Aishwariya.

Controversy

Warner Bros. filed a lawsuit against production company Mirchi Movies to stop the release of the film due to the similarity of its title to that of the "Harry Potter" film series. An Indian court threw out the case on the basis that the public would be able to differentiate between the two titles, and that Warner had chosen to wait three years until the film's release to file their case. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7628948.stm Warner Bros lose Hari Puttar case] , Retrieved September 23, 2008]

Mirchi Movies CEO Munish Purii has insisted that there is very little similarity between "Hari Puttar" and any elements in the "Harry Potter" franchise, and explained that Hari is a popular Indian name, while "puttar" means "son" in the Punjabi language. [ [http://www.reuters.com/article/industryNews/idUSN2447094320080825 Warners suit takes issue with Indian film's title] , Retrieved August 24, 2008] However, similarities with the plot of "Home Alone" have been noted. [ [http://www.cinematical.com/2008/08/23/is-hari-puttar-too-close-to-harry-potter-warner-bros-think/ Is 'Hari Puttar' Too Close to 'Harry Potter'? Warner Bros. Thinks So] , Retrieved August 24, 2008]

References

External links

* [http://hariputtarthefilm.com Hari Puttar Website]
* [http://www.desimanzil.com/voiceforums/bollywood/2429-hari-puttar-2008-bz-release-high-quality-watch-online.html Hari Puttar Unofficial Website]
*imdb