Rustom Deboo, a middle-classwidower, is a head clerk whose young son, Kayo, is obsessed with cricket. Kayo's school organises a cricket camp which would send students to the Lord's Cricket Ground in London, England and would provide Kayo with a chance to play with his idol, renowned cricketer Sachin Tendulkar. However, Rustom has insufficient money to pay for the fees. In a desperate attempt to play the role of a perfect father and fulfill his son's dream, the honest and upright Rustom performs his first act of dishonesty by stealing the gleaming red Ferrari owned by Sachin Tendulkar just for one hour. The only problem is that the naïve Rustom does not inform the legendary owner of the car, and must dodge bullets and bouncers for one unforgettable night. A wild, breathless, bumpy ride begins, a ride that leads to a menagerie of amazing characters; a marriage planner who will stop at nothing, a Laurel-and-Hardyesque pair of loyal attendants, a greedy politician and his reckless son and a mechanic who specializes in stolen cars. As the Ferrari zooms through this chaotic world of street thugs and collective marriages, another saga unfolds – a grumpy old man and his secret injuries, and an epic rivalry that goes back 38 years.
Cast
Sharman Joshi as Rustom Behram Deboo, Kayo's father and Behram's son
Boman Irani as Behram Ardeshir Deboo, Rustom's father and Kayo's grandfather
Ritvik Sahore as Kayoze Rustom Deboo (a.k.a. Kayo), Rustom's son and Behram's grandson
Rajesh Mapuskar has worked as an associate director on films such as 3 Idiots (2009) and Lage Raho Munna Bhai (2006); in fact the idea of the film came to him during the post-production work of Lage Raho Munna Bhai, when for an advertising assignment he went out looking for expensive cars in Mumbai, he found them all except a Ferrari. Eventually, he managed to track a Ferrari parked at Pali Hill. This gave him the idea, "What if I steal this car for a day? What will happen?", which developed into the idea of Sachin Tendulkar's Ferrari and the script was developed over the next seven and a half years along with Vidhu Vinod Chopra.[4]
The background music is composed by Tapas Relia while the soundtrack is composed by Pritam. The album contains seven original tracks. The lyrics are penned by Swanand Kirkire, Amitabh Bhattacharya, Guru Thakur and duo of Satyanshu & Devanshu Singh.
Madhu Soodha of Goarticles.com noted "The soundtrack of "Ferrari Ki Sawaari" does not take you on a rollercoaster ride, but with five lyricists at his helm, Pritam has managed to dole out a decent album. It has an array of tracks, which can manage to generate a happy and positive response from listeners."
The movie received favorable reviews from critics for its storyline and performances.[5] Subhash K. Jha of IANS gave it 3 out 5 stars and said, "The dialogues in Ferrari Ki Sawaari lack the punch of Hirani's Munnabhai films but the heart is still in the right place. Honestly, the film is hard to dislike. It has moments of immense warmth and humour."[6] Rajeev Masand of CNN IBN gave 2.5/5 stars and mentioned that "it would have been a good movie if was kept short." Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama gave it 3.5 out 5 stars, saying that "This heartwarming, tender and sprightly film should not be missed!".[7]Rediff gave the movie 2.5 stars out of 5. Rachit Gupta of Filmfare gave a rating of 4 stars out of 5. He said,"Ferrari Ki Sawaari is a well constructed film that switches between drama and comedy with ease. Hirani's dialogue is pitch-perfect."[8] Madhureeta Mukherjee of Times of India gave it 4 stars out of five,[9] with Kunal Guha of Yahoo! Movies and Sonia Chopra of Sify giving 1.5 and 3 stars out of five respectively.[10][11]
Box office
India
Ferrari Ki Sawaari collected ₹3.04 crore nett approx. on day one.[2] The film showed growth on Saturday and Sunday to around ₹10.87 crore;[2] and made additional ₹7.05 crore by end of the first week for a total of ₹20.96 crore nett.[2]
Ferrari Ki Sawaari made a lifetime collection of ₹28.10 crore - ₹30.52 crore nett in India and a worldwide gross of ₹45.69 crore.[2][12]
Overseas
Ferrari Ki Sawaari collected a gross of around $1.2 million overseas.[2] The gross collections from major markets were: UK - £140,000; North America (Canada & USA) - $435,000; UAE - $385,000; Australia - $53,700.[12]