Finding Fanny

Name: Finding Fanny
Genre: Drama, Comedy, Romance
Released: September 12, 2014
Duration: 102 min
Cast: Anand Tiwari, Anjali Patil, Ankur Tewari, Arjun Kapoor, Deepika Padukone

2014

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Fox STAR Studios | Release Date: September 12, 2014 | Not Rated

Starring: Anand Tiwari, Anjali Patil, Ankur Tewari, Arjun Kapoor, Deepika Padukone, Dimple Kapadia, Naseeruddin Shah, Pankaj Kapur

Summary: Five Goans set off on a road trip in search of an old postman's childhood love, Stefanie "Fanny" Fernandes, though nobody knows whether she's alive or dead or just a figment of someone's imagination.

Director: Homi Adajania

Genre(s): Drama, Comedy, Romance

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 102 min

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Rachel Saltz

Sep 11, 2014

Ms. Kapadia, now 57 and a Bollywood star since she made a splash in “Bobby,” at 16, inhabits and enhances her role. So, too, does the younger star Deepika Padukone, who plays her widowed daughter-in-law with an uncloying sweetness. But the men flounder. Read full review

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reellm

Jun 4, 2015

4/5★ Bollywood has many variations, but they mostly stay within excepted conventions. Finding Fanny breaks those conventions and brings Wes Anderson style quirkiness to Bollywood.
There is a studied quietness, in contrast to the constant frenzy in Bollywood films. The cinematography is all4/5★ Bollywood has many variations, but they mostly stay within excepted conventions. Finding Fanny breaks those conventions and brings Wes Anderson style quirkiness to Bollywood.
There is a studied quietness, in contrast to the constant frenzy in Bollywood films. The cinematography is all pastel and natural light, the cast, for the most part, restrained. The films is by no means perfect, but it is charming.
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al_dsz

Mar 12, 2016

While this is a beautifully shot movie the pacing could have been better. The movie meanders quite a bit after the first half. Also I thought the ending sends off mixed messages and I'm not really sure what the director wants to say. Overall it's a stylish film that lacks a bit of substanceWhile this is a beautifully shot movie the pacing could have been better. The movie meanders quite a bit after the first half. Also I thought the ending sends off mixed messages and I'm not really sure what the director wants to say. Overall it's a stylish film that lacks a bit of substance and is a bit unsure of itself. The director also seems to emulate the style of French indie films a bit too much in my view.… Expand

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