F.A.L.T.U
F.A.L.T.U (short for Fakirchand and Lakirchand Trust University, transl. Useless) is a 2011 Indian comedy film directed by Remo D'Souza and produced by Vashu Bhagnani, under the banner Puja Entertainment (India) Ltd.[3] Its plot is heavily borrowed from the 2006 Hollywood comedy, Accepted.[4]
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| Directed by | Remo D'Souza |
| Produced by | Vashu Bhagnani |
| Written by | Screenplay: Tushar Hiranandani Dialogues: Mayur Puri |
| Story by | Sachin Bajaj |
| Based on | Accepted by Steve Pink |
| Starring | Arshad Warsi Riteish Deshmukh Jackky Bhagnani Puja Gupta Chandan Roy Sanyal Angad Bedi |
| Music by | Sachin-Jigar |
| Cinematography | Vijay Arora |
| Distributed by | Puja Entertainment Ltd. |
Release date |
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Running time | 127 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi English |
| Budget | ₹200 million[2] |
It stars Jackky Bhagnani, Puja Gupta, Chandan Roy Sanyal, Angad Bedi and Riteish Deshmukh in the lead role, While Arshad Warsi, Akbar Khan and Darshan Jariwala appear in supporting roles. The film was released on 1 April 2011 and was recorded average at the box office.[5]
Plot
A group of friends, Ritesh (Jackky), Nanj (Angad), and Puja (Puja), all receive extremely bad marks in their exams. One of their close friends, Vishnu (Chandan), has passed with top marks under the pressure of his father, and has enrolled in the top high school of India.
To make their parents happy and proud, the four friends create a fake university titled "Fakirchand and Lakirchand Trust University" (F.A.L.T.U) with the assistance of Ritesh's childhood friend Google (Arshad Warsi). Things take a turn for the worse when the parents would like to see F.A.L.T.U. To make things go right, Ritesh and Google hire someone, Bajirao (Riteish), to act as the principal for one day. However, after the parents's visit, a bunch of kids apply for F.A.L.T.U, believing it to be a real university. Unable to send them back, the trio, along with Vishnu, Google and Bajirao, turn F.A.L.T.U into an official trust university. Soon enough, the government files a case against every student/member of F.A.L.T.U for creating a fake college. Now the group of friends must fight for their rights, and keep F.A.L.T.U as a university to give the kids an education. Near the end there is a song competition into which the trio, along with the college, sneak. As Vishnu's father is the one who had filed the case against them, it comes as something of a shock that, when the members of F.A.L.T.U finish their performance, he stands up and claps. (He did not know which college was performing because it was very dark.) The education minister asks Ritesh about F.A.L.T.U and what it was, in response to which Ritesh makes a speech about the education system and how F.A.L.T.U fixes it. In the end, the college is granted a license to function for three years as an official college, and Vishnu's father finally accepts the college along with him.
Cast
- Arshad Warsi as Google Chand
- Ritesh Deshmukh as "Principal" Bajirao
- Jackky Bhagnani as Ritesh Virani
- Puja Gupta as Puja Nigam
- Chandan Roy Sanyal as Vishnu Vardhan
- Angad Bedi as Niranjan "Nanj" Nair
- Boman Irani as Principal Sharma (special appearance)
- Darshan Jariwala as Jeevanlal
- Akbar Khan as Mr. Vardhan
- Mahesh Thakur as Mr. Nigam
- Vijay Kashyap as Mr. Nair
- Vivek Vaswani as Examiner
- Himani Shivpuri as Herself/ Contest Judge
- Mithun Chakraborty as Himself/Contest Judge (special appearance)
- Remo D'Souza as Himself/Content Judge (special appearance)
Inspiration
This film was a remake of the 2006 United States movie Accepted, which starred Justin Long and was directed by Steve Pink.
Soundtrack
| F.A.L.T.U | |
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| Released | February 20, 2011 |
| Recorded | 2011 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Label | Sony Music |
| Producer | Sachin-Jigar |
The soundtrack is composed by Sachin - Jigar with lyrics penned by Sameer. The song "Le Ja Tu Mujhe" by Atif Aslam was in the top 10 chart busters of 2011.
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| Released | 1 April 2011 | |||
| Genre | Film soundtrack | |||
| Label | Sony Music | |||
| Sachin - Jigar chronology | ||||
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| # | Title | Singer(s) |
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| 1 | "Le Jaa Tu Mujhe" | Atif Aslam |
| 2 | "Char Baj Gaye" | Hard Kaur |
| 3 | "Rab Sab Se Sona" | Neeraj Shridhar, Apeksha Dandekar |
| 4 | "Awaaz" | Jigar Saraiya |
| 5 | "Faltu" | Mika Singh, Hard Kaur |
| 6 | "Gale Laga Le" | Vijay Prakash, Priya Panchal |
| 7 | "Nayee Subah" | Jigar Saraiya |
| 8 | "O Teri" | Jigar Saraiya |
| 9 | "Percentage" | Neuman Pinto |
| 10 | "Beh Chala" | Neeraj Shridhar |
| 11 | "Bhoot" | Lehmber Hussainpuri |
Accolades
| Award Ceremony | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4th Mirchi Music Awards | Best Programmer & Arranger of the Year | "Chaar Baj Gaye" | Nominated | [6] |
References
- "Jackky, Puja are just good friends?". Times of India. 28 February 2011.
- ""F.A.L.T.U is going to be a bigger success than all other recent films" – Vashu". Bollywoodhungama.com. 4 April 2011. Archived from the original on 13 May 2011. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
- "Jackky, Puja are just good friends?". Times of India. 28 February 2011.
- "Vashu's 'Faltu' troubles". Times of India. 19 May 2010. Retrieved 23 March 2011.
- "F.A.L.T.U – Movie – Box Office India". boxofficeindia.com. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
- "Nominations – Mirchi Music Award Hindi 2011". 30 January 2013. Archived from the original on 30 January 2013. Retrieved 24 May 2018.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)