Dum Kaata

Dumkata
Movie poster
Directed by	Amol Palekar
Written by	Sandhya Gokhale
Starring	Sachin Khedekar Om Puri
Music by	Shankar Mahadevan Ehsaan Noorani Loy Mendonsa
Cinematography	Asim Bose
Editing by	Amitabh Shukla
Release date(s)	9 November 2007
Running time	94 minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindi

Dumkata (English: A Tale of a Tail!) is a Hindi comedy film released in 2007 and directed by Amol Palekar. The film stars Om Puri and Sachin Khedekar in lead roles. Shernaz Patel and Aseen Desai have important supporting roles in the film. The film was only released in India and the UK in 2007, but in the rest of the world it was released in 2010, since it had been postponed.

Plot

This story is about a boy (Aseen Desai), his big brother (Khush Malik), his mom (Shernaz Patel), his dad (Sachin Khedekar), his grandfather (Om Puri) and his friends. Through the movie the boy finds out he has to get an operation. This is brings the family closer as they are.

Cast

Actor / Actress
Om Puri
Sachin Khedekar
Shernaz Patel
Aseen Desai
Viju Khote

Critical reception

The reviews to the film were rarely all negative, blaming the script and lack of comedy. The film had a poor opening. Many people saw it as a crude remake of the blockbuster Home alone, while lacking the humor and emotional depth of Home Alone.

Box office

Dum Kata made only about Rs.3.42 lakhs at the box office. It was declared not a flop but a 'disaster' by Box Office India due to the lacklustre business.

External links

• Dum Kaata at Bollywood Hungama