Total Siyapaa

Total Siyapaa
Theatrical release poster
Directed byEeshwar Nivas
Written byNeeraj Pandey
Produced byNeeraj Pandey
Shital Bhatia
StarringAli Zafar
Yami Gautam
Anupam Kher
Kirron Kher
Sara Khan
CinematographyVishnu Rao
Music bySongs:
Ali Zafar
Score:
Sanjoy Chowdhury
Production
companies
AKA Picture Company
Friday Filmworks
Distributed byReliance Entertainment
Release date
  • 7 March 2014 (2014-03-07)
Running time
108 minutes[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget₹100 million[2]
Box officeest. ₹131 million[3]

Total Siyapaa[a] (Total Chaos) is a 2014 Bollywood romantic comedy film directed by Eeshwar Nivas and written by Neeraj Pandey.[5] The screenplay is based on that of the Spanish-Argentine film Only Human, written and directed by Dominic Harari and Teresa Pelegri. The main characters in the original film are Israeli and Palestinian, whilst 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,[4] with Anupam Kher and Kirron Kher in supporting roles, who appeared for the first time as an on-screen couple.[7] The first look of the film along with that of Holiday: A Soldier Is Never Off Duty was launched on the Zee Cine Awards.[8][9]

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.[10] Upon release, Total Siyapaa received generally negative reviews from critics and did not perform well financially.

Plot

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Settled in London, Aman Joshi, a Pakistani musician, hopes to marry Asha Singh, an Indian woman 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 Pakistani. During the course of events, "total chaos" happens.

Cast

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  • Ali Zafar as Aman Joshi
  • Yami Gautam as Asha Singh
  • Anupam Kher as Rajinder Singh, Asha's father
  • Kirron Kher as Asha's mother
  • Sara Khan as Jiah Singh, Asha's sister
  • Arshpreet Kaur as Anjali Singh, Jiah's daughter
  • Vishwa Mohan Badola as Daddu, Asha's grandfather
  • Anuj Pandit Sharma as Manav Singh, Asha's brother
  • Barrie Martin
  • Sandeep Londhe as friend of Manav Singh

Critical reception

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Total Siyapaa received mostly negative reviews, with critics suggesting skipping it.[11] Reviews of the performances were mixed, with the Hindustan Times lauding it;[12] the Deccan Chronicle and Bollywood Life criticized Ali Zafar's and Yami Gautam's performances, respectively.[13][14] Kirron Kher's performance was seen as one of the strong points.[13] The lack of a solid plot,[12][15] the lack of attention to detail[16] and poor comic timing were seen as major drawbacks.[17] The film was largely seen as unfunny[12][13][14][18] and not living up to the trailer.[12][15][19]

Box office reception

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Total Siyapaa received a low opening[20][21] with poor box office reception in India[22][23][24] due to negative reviews from critics.[23] However, the film did better overseas,[25] being positively received in Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates.[26]

Soundtrack

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Total Siyapaa
Soundtrack album by
Ali Zafar
Released14 February 2014 (2014-02-14)
Recorded2013
GenreFilmi Soundtrack
Length17:17[27]
LabelT-Series
Ali Zafar chronology
London, Paris, New York
(2012) 		Total Siyapaa
(2014) 		Teefa in Trouble
(2018)

The album is sung and composed by Ali Zafar; the main lead of the movie. Music was released on 14 February 2014[28] and was well received by Critics. Karthik writes "The title song Total Siyapaa 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 is composed by Ali Zafar

Total Siyapaa
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Total Siyapaa"KumaarAli Zafar3:05
2."Palat Meri Jaan"Ali ZafarAli Zafar3:44
3."Nahin Maloom"Aqeel RubiAli Zafar, Fariha Pervez3:41
4."Asha"Ali ZafarAli Zafar3:24
5."Chal Buleya"Bulleh ShahAli Zafar3:23
Total length:17:17

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Originally titled Aman Ki Asha after an Indo-Pakistani peace campaign of the same name.[4] Later changed due to copyright issues with the campaign.

References

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  1. ^ "TOTAL SIYAPAA (2014)". BBFC. 25 February 2014. Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
  2. ^ Ankita R Kanabar (13 March 2014). "An unimpressive start". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
  3. ^ "Total Siyaapa – Movie – Box Office India". Archived from the original on 19 November 2016. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  4. ^ a b "'Aman Ki Asha' goes on floors March 2013". dawn.com. 17 November 2012. Archived from the original on 18 January 2013. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
  5. ^ "Neeraj Pandey: Movies, Photos, Videos, News & Biography – eTimes". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 9 February 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  6. ^ a b "Gulaab Gang Queen And Total Siyaapa Depend On Word Of Mouth". Box Office India. 7 March 2014. Archived from the original on 7 March 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
  7. ^ "Resource not found". Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
  8. ^ "Ali Zafar, Yami Gautam shine in the first look of 'Total Siyapaa' at Zee Cine Awards". 20 February 2014. Archived from the original on 27 February 2014. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
  9. ^ "Ali Zafar launches the first look of his film 'Total Siyapaa'". 20 February 2014. Archived from the original on 24 February 2014. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
  10. ^ India, Box Office Capsule. "Pen India Buys Rights Of ITS ENTERTAINMENT And TOTAL SIYAPAA". www.boxofficecapsule.com. Archived from the original on 21 January 2014. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
  11. ^ Mehta, Ankita (7 March 2014). "'Total Siyapaa' Review Roundup: Avoid it!". International Business Times. Archived from the original on 14 March 2014. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
  12. ^ a b c d Kaushal, Sweta (8 March 2014). "Movie review: Despite good actors, Total Siyapaa is a waste of time". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 8 March 2014.
  13. ^ a b c "Movie review Total Siyappa: Loud, no punch". Deccan Chronicle. 8 March 2014. Archived from the original on 17 March 2014. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
  14. ^ a b Thakker, Namrata (6 March 2014). "Total Siyapaa movie review: Ali Zafar and Yami Gautam's romedy lacks both romance and comedy!". bollywoodlife.com. Archived from the original on 9 March 2014. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
  15. ^ a b Kamath, Sudhish (8 March 2014). "Total Siyappa: Lamest Indo-Pak match". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 13 March 2014. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
  16. ^ Chute, David (8 March 2014). "Film Review: 'Total Siyapaa'". Variety. Archived from the original on 27 November 2017. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  17. ^ Joshi, Tushar (7 March 2014). "Film review: 'Total Siyapaa' is a wasted opportunity". DNA. Archived from the original on 14 March 2014. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
  18. ^ Saltz, Rachel (9 March 2014). "A Pakistani Fiancé Meets the Indian Parents". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 24 November 2018. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
  19. ^ "Total Siyapaa (2014) Movie Review". Archived from the original on 23 March 2014. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
  20. ^ "Gulaab Gang, Queen, Total Siyapaa Have Poor Opening at Box Office". 7 March 2014. Archived from the original on 10 March 2014. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
  21. ^ "Total Siyapaa Lags Behind Gulaab Gang, Queen". Koimoi. 8 March 2014. Archived from the original on 9 March 2014. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
  22. ^ "Total Siyapaa Has A Low Opening Weekend Collections at the Box Office". 10 March 2014. Archived from the original on 11 March 2014. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
  23. ^ a b "Total Siyapaa Continues To Perform Poorly – 1st Tuesday Box Office Collections – Koimoi". 12 March 2014. Archived from the original on 27 March 2014. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
  24. ^ "Queen races ahead of Gulaab Gang and Total Siyappa at the box office". India Today. Archived from the original on 28 March 2014. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
  25. ^ Mehta, Ankita (11 March 2014). "Box Office Collection: 'Queen' Dominates Over 'Gulaab Gang', 'Total Siyapaa' Worldwide". International Business Times. Archived from the original on 27 March 2014. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
  26. ^ Mehta, Ankita (18 March 2014). "Box Office Collection: 'Queen', 'Bewakoofiyaan', 'Total Siyapaa', 'Gulaab Gang' and Others". International Business Times. Archived from the original on 23 March 2014. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
  27. ^ ""Total Siyapaa" Full Songs (Jukebox) | Ali Zafar, Yaami Gautam". T-Series. 13 February 2014. Archived from the original on 8 February 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2017 – via YouTube.
  28. ^ "Total Siyapaa (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) – EP". Ali Zafar. iTunes India. 14 February 2014. Archived from the original on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
  29. ^ "Total Siyapa (Music review), Hindi – Ali Zafar by Milliblog!". itwofs.com. 15 February 2014. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
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  31. ^ "Total Siyapaa – Music Review (Bollywood Soundtrack)-Ali Zafar-Yami Gautam – Music Aloud". www.musicaloud.com. 15 February 2014. Archived from the original on 23 February 2014. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
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