My Friend Pinto (2011)
October 14, 2011Release Date
My Friend Pinto (2011)
October 14, 2011Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
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Cast & Crew.
Prateik Babbar
Michael Pinto
Kalki Koechlin
Maggie
Arjun Mathur
Sameer Sharma
Shruti Seth
Suhani S. Sharma
Makrand Deshpande
Don
Rajendranath Zutshi
Mac
Raj Zutshi
Mac
Meet Mukhi
Little Michael Pinto
Divya Dutta
Reshma Shergill
Shakeel Khan
Asif
Aseem Hattangady
Bhargava
Aseem Hattangadi
Bhargav
Amin Hajee
Changu
Raaghav Dar
Director
Arun Sukumar
Writer
Sanjay Leela Bhansali
Producer
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My Friend Pinto is a 2011 Indian Hindi-language musical comedy film written and directed by Raaghav Dar, in his feature-length directorial debut. It stars Prateik Babbar as Michael Pinto, a well intentioned simpleton and follows his misadventures over the course of a New Year's Eve in Mumbai. Produced by Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Ronnie Screwvala, and distributed by UTV Motion Pictures, it has elements of picaresque, slapstick comedy and multiple musical sequences. The film features Kalki Koechlin, Arjun Mathur, Shruti Seth, Makarand Deshpande, Rajendranath Zutshi and Divya Dutta in supporting roles.
Although Dar had written the script while working as an assistant director on Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na (2008), it was not until he met Bhansali that he began working on a proper screenplay. Conceived as a musical comedy, My Friend Pinto had multiple sequences choreographed by Longinus Fernandes, featuring Babbar and Koechlin primarily. Principal photography was done over a period of two and a half years in South Mumbai, mostly during night. The film's soundtrack was composed by the music director duo Ajay–Atul, while Hitesh Sonik composed the background score and a surplus song.
My Friend Pinto released theatrically on 14 October 2011 to mixed response from film critics. While the performances of majority of the cast were favourably reviewed, the film drew criticism for its scattered screenplay and the several underdeveloped subplots. At the box-office, it collected a total of ₹18 million (US$230,000) in its entire theatrical run against the production costs of approximately ₹90 million (US$1.1 million). The film was released on DVD in February 2012.