Total Siyapaa

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Total Siyapaa
File:Total Siyappa 2014 Indian film poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by E. Nivas
Produced by Neeraj Pandey
Shital Bhatia
Written by Neeraj Pandey
Starring Ali Zafar
Yami Gautam
Anupam Kher
Kirron Kher
Sara Khan
Music by Songs:
Ali Zafar
Background Score:
Sanjoy Chowdhury
Production
company
Friday Filmworks
AKA Pictures Company
Distributed by Reliance Entertainment
Release dates
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  • 7 March 2014 (2014-03-07)
Running time
 108 minutes[1]
Country India
Language Hindi
Budget ₹100 million (US$1.5 million)[2]
Box office ₹120 million (US$1.8 million) World wide 17 days [3][4]

Total Siyapaa (English translation: Total Chaos) is a 2014 Indian romantic comedy film directed by E. Nivas and written by Neeraj Pandey.[5] The screenplay is based on the Spanish-Argentine movie Only Human (Spanish title: Seres queridos), written and directed by Dominic Harari and Teresa Pelegri. The main characters in the original movie were Israeli and Palestinian while in Total Siyapaa they are Indian and Pakistani.

It was distributed by Reliance Big Entertainment across 850 theatres in India with two other films: Gulaab Gang and Queen.[6] The film opened on a similar note with Queen in multiplexes offering stiff competition to each other owing to a similar release count.[6]

The film stars Ali Zafar and Yami Gautam in lead roles[7] with Anupam Kher and Kiron Kher in supporting roles—who appeared for the first time as an on-screen couple.[8] The first look of the film along with that of Holiday: A Soldier Is Never Off Duty was launched on the Zee Cine Awards.[9][10]

Gada-owned Pen India acquired the film rights from Reliance Entertainment while & Pictures acquired 50 per cent equity of the satellite rights. Reliance and Zee Network own the film's overseas and promotional rights respectively. Consequently, Reliance and Gada decided to postpone the release date to 7 March 2014 from 30 January 2014 to promote it.[11] Upon release, Total Siyapaa received generally negative reviews from critics but became a box office hit

Plot

Settled in London, Aman, a Pakistani musician, hopes to marry Asha, an Indian woman also living in London with her family. He visits her parents' house to seek their permission to marry her. However, his plans to impress the Punjabi family start failing when they discover that he is a Pakistani. During the course of events "total chaos" happens.

Cast

  • Ali Zafar as Aman
  • Yami Gautam as Asha
  • Anupam Kher as Rajinder Singh, Asha's father
  • Kiron Kher as Asha's mother
  • Sara Khan as Jia, Asha's sister
  • Vishwa Badola as Daddu, Asha's grandfather
  • Anuj Pandit as Manav, Asha's brother
  • Barrie Martin
  • Sandeep Londhe as friend of Anuj

Critical reception

Total Siyapaa received mostly negative reviews, with critics suggesting skipping it.[12] Reviews of the performances were mixed, with the Hindustan Times lauding it;[13] the Deccan Chronicle and Bollywood Life criticized Ali Zafar's and Yami Gautam's performances, respectively.[14][15] Kirron Kher's performance was seen as one of the strong points.[14] The lack of a solid plot,[13][16] the lack of attention to detail[17] and poor comic timing were seen as major drawbacks.[18] The film was largely seen as unfunny[13][14][15][19] and not living up to the trailer.[13][16][20]

Box office reception

Total Siyapaa received a low opening[21][22] with poor box office reception in India[23][24][25] due to negative reviews from critics.[24] However, the film did better overseas,[26] being positively received in Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates.[27]

Soundtrack

Total Siyapaa
Soundtrack album by Ali Zafar
Released 14 February 2014 (2014-02-14)[28]
Recorded 2013—2014
Genre Filmi
Length 17:21
Label T-Series
Ali Zafar chronology
Chashme Baddoor
(2013)Chashme Baddoor2013		 Total Siyapaa
(2014)

The album is sung and composed by Ali Zafar: the main lead of the movie. Music was released on 14 February 2014 and was well received by Critics. Karthik writes "The title song Total Siyaapa along with the quirky lyrics, dialogues and sounds, is good fun. Ali Zafar fares really well in Palat Meri jaan, singing, writing and composing the lovely ballad. Palat Meri Jaan is a Chart buster. Nahi maloom has a captivating Middle-Eastern + Latino blend sound and is sung particularly well by Ali and Fariha Parvaiz. The composer-singer uses a reggae template in Asha and delivers a nice, winsome song. Chal buleya is sufi song with a message. Barring that minor misstep, charming soundtrack overall, with Ali offering a good demonstration of his multi-facetedness."[29][30][31]

All music composed by Ali Zafar.

Total Siyapaa
No. Title Lyrics Singer(s) Length
1. "Total Siyapaa"   Ali Zafar, Kumaar Ali Zafar 3:06
2. "Palat Meri Jaan"   Ali Zafar Ali Zafar 3:44
3. "Nahin Maloom"   Aqeel Rubi Ali Zafar, Fariha Pervez 3:42
4. "Asha"   Ali Zafar Ali Zafar 3:25
5. "Chal Buleya"   Bulleh Shah Ali Zafar 3:24
Total length:
 17:21

References

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  3. ↑ http://www.boxofficeindia.co.in/weekly-collections-%E2%80%93-box-office/
  4. ↑ http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/box-office/overseas/id/517
  5. ↑ Neeraj Pandey: Latest News, Videos, Photos | Times of India
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  9. ↑ Ali Zafar, Yami Gautam shine in the first look of ‘Total Siyapaa’ at Zee Cine Awards | Latest News & Updates at DNAIndia.com
  10. ↑ Ali Zafar launches the first look of his film `Total Siyapaa`
  11. ↑ Pen India Buys Rights Of ITS ENTERTAINMENT And TOTAL SIYAPAA
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  20. ↑ Total Siyapaa (2014) Movie Review
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  29. ↑ Total Siyapa (Music review), Hindi – Ali Zafar by Milliblog!
  30. ↑ Music Review; Total Siyapaa (2014) *Ali Zafar - Yami Gautam* | Bollywood CineTalk
  31. ↑ Total Siyapaa - Music Review (Bollywood Soundtrack)|Ali Zafar|Yami Gautam | Music Aloud

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