印度情‧印度事

好耐無睇過Askhay Kumar既戲, 以為有佢就係笑片啦, 但原來係一套勵志片. 對我黎講，係一套中規中距既戲啦。

演員：

Akshay Kumar     as  Parghat Singh Kahlon a.k.a. Gattu a.k.a. Kaali
Anushka Sharma as  Simran Chatwal
Rishi Kapoor        as  Gurtej Kahlon

故事發生o係一家印度人移民去英國後既故事。故事中Askhay Kumar飾演既Gattu(Parghat Singh Kahlon，o係一個傳統既印度家庭長大，而呢個家庭既爸爸年輕時曾經同英國人有牙齒印，所以對英國人仍然存有仇恨。而一直鍾意玩cricket既Gattu年輕時曾經拎過獎項，但由於爸爸已經幫呢間屋裏面既仔仔女女安排好出路，Gattu唯有聽爸爸話只o係一間便利店裏面工作。而屋企裏其他人都其實有自己既夢想而難於啟齒。

後來Gattu被國家隊要求代表英國出賽，孝順既Gattu當然唔會參加，但經所有細佬妹既哀求底下，Gattu終於以一個神秘人身份參加，一眾細佬佬及Gattu女朋友Simran(Anushka Sharma飾)為悍衛自己既夢想而作出大作戰，出盡辦法去助止爸爸知道Gattu幫英國人打仗。

後來爸爸終於知道左，經眾人真誠打動後終於接受左Gattu為自己夢想奮鬥既舉動‧‧‧

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Patiala House

(Copy From Wikipedia)

Theatrical release poster
Directed by Nikhil Advani
Produced by Bhushan Kumar
Mukesh Talreja
Krishan Kumar
Twinkle Khanna
Zoeb Springwala
Screenplay by Nikhil Advani
Anvita Dutt Guptan
Starring Akshay Kumar
Anushka Sharma
Rishi Kapoor
Dimple Kapadia
Armaan Kirmani
Music by Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy
Cinematography Santosh Thundiyil
Editing by Manan Sagar
Distributed by People Tree Films
Credence Motion Pictures
Hari Om Entertainment
T-Series
Release date(s) February 11, 2011 (2011-02-11)
Running time 147 minutes
Country India
Language Hindi
Budget  21 crore

Box office  55.50 crore

Patiala House (Hindi: पटियाला हॉउस) is a 2011 Hindi family drama / sports film directed by Nikhil Advani and starring Akshay Kumar and Anushka Sharma. British Asian Actor Armaan Kirmani also makes his debut in this film as Akshay's brother. The film is produced by Bhushan Kumar, Mukesh Talreja, Krishan Kumar and Twinkle Khanna under the banner of People Tree Films, Credence Motion Pictures and Hari Om Entertainment. The film released on 11 February 2011.[4] Theatrical trailer of the movie was premièred with Farah Khan's Tees Maar Khan on December 24, 2010. Akshay Kumar plays the role of a fast bowler,[5] loosely based upon Monty Panesar.[6] The film had its premier on 10 February 2011 in Patiala.[7]

PlotThe movie is about Gattu (Akshay Kumar) who is living the life his father chose for him. When Gattu was young, racism was a big issue. On his birthday, Skinheads broke his home window and yelled "We don't want you in our country." At this point, his father, Gurtej Singh Kahlon (Rishi Kapoor) grabbed a pot and used it to beat one of the Skinheads with it. He was arrested soon after, but then released. A few weeks later, Gattu's uncle was killed in a racial attack. This changed Gattu's father, and made him a kind of leader in the predominately Indian area of Southall in West London. He made a lot of changes that stopped racism where he lived. Gattu had always listened to his father, which made his siblings resent him. They were not allowed to do what they wanted, and had to be very traditional Sikhs. Gattu had always been good at cricket and wanted to play for England, though his dad would never let him become a member of the British team. During try-outs, Gattu's siblings convince him to give it a shot. If he gets on the team, their father might be able to realize that the world isn't as racist as it used to be. They are able to hide the fact that Gattu is on the team, but their father eventually finds out. Seeing his son on a team he despises gives him a heart attack and he ends up in the E.R. Gattu still plays cricket anyway. He is deeply hurt to be disgraced by his father, but he also loves cricket, and hopes to change his father.

The people of Southall all come together, and try to convince Gurtej that it is okay to be a cricket player for England. He locks himself inside the house, but his wife is still with him. She tells him that she has never acted as a mother, only a wife, and she often forgot she was both. She turned on the T.V., wanting to see her son fulfill his dream. Gurtej watches with her, and realizes how badly he had treated his son. The family comes back in the house, and Gurtej requests for one of them to drive him to the stadium. Gattu is playing poorly, because he is so upset that his father disgraced him. Only at the last ball of the game, does Gattu manage to win the championship for England. His father compares his bowling to Late Lala Amarnath. His father apologizes to him, and Gattu's siblings are now able to pursue their dreams.

Cast

Akshay Kumar as Parghat Singh Kahlon a.k.a. Gattu a.k.a. Kaali
Anushka Sharma as Simran Chatwal
Rishi Kapoor as Gurtej Kahlon
Dimple Kapadia as Mrs. Kahlon
Armaan Kirmani as Jaskaran Singh Kahlon a.k.a. Jassi
Prem Chopra as Advocate Veerendra Singh Saini
Hard Kaur as Komal Chatwal
Rabbit Sack C as Aman Kahlon
Soni Razdan as Dolly Maan
Tinu Anand as Mr. Bedi
Kumud Mishra
Jeneva Talwar as Priti Kahlon
Simi Melwani as Arshpreet
Ankush Khanna as Himaan Khalon
Maya Sarao as Manmeet Khalon
Tanveer Singh as Ranbir
Selina Hotwani as Jasmeet Khalon
Juveria Khan as Anaida Khalon
Masood Akhtar as Dr. Kanwaljeet
Roly Lee as the Umpire at Trent Bridge
David Frost as the Umpire at The Oval
Mick Slaney as the Umpire at The Oval and Chelmsford
Andrew Symonds as himself
Nasser Hussain as himself
Usman Qureshi as young Gattu
Martian Phoenix as bowler

 Reception Critical receptionThe film met with mixed reviews overall. At one end of the scale, Kunal Guha of Yahoo! Movies and Rajeev Masand of CNN IBN gave the film 1.5/5 stars, with Masand arguing that Patiala House was "lacking subtleties and nuances" that could have made it truly heart-felt.[8][9] Similarly, Mayank Shankar of Hindustan Times gave the movie 2/5,[10] and Sonia Chopra of Sify awarded the movie 2/5 stars and described it as "predictable".[11] A similar score was awarded by Anupama Chopra of NDTV, who also gave it 2.5/5 stars, but the reviewer described it as the "best work director Nikhil Advani and [star] Akshay Kumar have done in recent years", and argued that the movie "never soars but it is a notch better than the mediocre fare that we see every week."[12] Countering these, more positive reviews came from other sources. Aniruddha Guha from Daily News and Analysis and Sukanya Verma from Rediff Movies each awarded it 3 stars out of five, with Verma acknowledging Akshay's role: "Patiala House rests on Akshay's restraint and valiant performance".[13] Smriti Sharma of India Today gave it 3.5/5 stars, describing it as an emotional journey, and Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama awarded the film four stars, concluding that the "hallmark" of the film was the "merging of its engaging drama with cricket" and describing it as a "compelling watch".

Box officeAccording to BoxofficeIndia, Patiala House grossed  4.14 crore on its opening day in India. The film collected  15.64 crore in its opening weekend[16] and  23.25 crore at the end of its first week. It earned US$ 1.40 million overseas during its opening weekend. Box Office India declared it a hit although the total collections of its box office run and satellite rights made a decent 55 Crore altogether.