Ferrari ki Sawaari - A ride worth experiencing

Direction: Rajesh Mapuskar
Actors: Boman Irani, Sharman Joshi, Ritwik Sahore
Running time: 140 minutes
Rating: 3.5 / 5

Ferrari ki Sawaari is a nice, sweet movie about a father (Rustam Deboo – Sharman Joshi) who breaks his own principles so that his son (Kayo – Ritwik Sahore) can go to Lords for cricket training. Ferrari ki Sawaari is not a movie based on cricket and certainly unlike Iqbal. But it has its own charm and is entertaining in its own way.

Rustam is an employee in a government office and is just able to meet his ends. However, he is honest to the core and even tries finding a traffic police to pay fine when he inadvertently breaks the signal (whom he eventually finds). His son, Kayo, is an exceptional cricketer and captain of his team. However, when Kayo gets selected for the training at Lords, Rustam does not have money for the same. And there begins the story of Rustam trying to steal a Ferrari (albeit for some hours after which he intends to return it).

The movie seems to be a bit slow in the first half and tends to be a drag at the end of first half. However, it picks up nicely in second half and is quite emotional towards the end. Although the movie is slow paced, it is nicely done and one feels happy-happy with a traditional, bollywood ishtyle happy ending. The movie succeeds in keeping a smile on the face with awesome punch lines at regular intervals.

The acting of all the characters in the movie is impeccable. Sharman Joshi fitted nicely into the role of a Parsi. Boman Irani is very natural and has nicely carried out the role of a frustrated grandfather. Paresh Rawal has played a nice little cameo. Also cameo roles of the Cricket coach (Satyadeep Mishra), Sachin’s servant (Aakash Dabhade) and Pakya (Nilesh Divekar) are worth a mention.

Overall, it’s a thumbs up for Ferrari ki Sawaari.