| Directed by | Homi Adajania |
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| Produced by | Saif Ali Khan Dinesh Vijan |
| Written by | Imtiaz Ali Sajid Ali |
| Starring | Saif Ali Khan Deepika Padukone Diana Penty |
| Music by | Pritam Chakraborty |
| Cinematography | Anil Mehta |
| Editing by | Sreekar Prasad |
| Studio | Illuminati Films |
| Distributed by | Eros International |
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| Running time | 146 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget |  35 crore (US$6.34 million) |
| Box office | 74.33 crore (US$13.45 million) nett (5 weeks domestic )[1] |
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Plot
When Veronica (Deepika Padukone) and Meera (Diana Penty) start living together during the summer in London, they have very different agendas. Meera is a shy, introvert and recovering from a hoax marriage to Kunal Ahuja (Randeep Hooda) who has relieved her of her life-savings under the pretence of setting up a base for them in London. She is spending her time under Veronica’s roof until she can get some footing and find a job in this foreign land. Veronica, on the other hand, is a wild-child, impulsive, constantly looking for distractions to escape facing issues of a troubled upbringing. Being poles apart brings the two close, forging a loyal and solid friendship. Life takes a new turn when Gautam Kapoor (Saif Ali Khan), a software engineer by profession, starts living with them in Veronica's house.The sudden change of events lead to a panicked Gautam telling his mother (Dimple Kapadia) that Meera is the person with whom he is in a relationship. He takes Meera's name as she is the ideal Indian girl every mother would like to have as daughter-in-law when compared to Veronica. Soon they all go to a holiday in Cape Town. There Gautam and Meera develop feelings for each other and fall in love even though their characters are poles apart. Unexpectedly Veronica falls in love with Gautam. Soon Gautam realizes that he is in the horns of dilemma since he has to chose between Meera and Veronica. Veronica says she is willing to become an ideal Indian woman which Gautam's mom wants in her daughter in law. She is willing to change her modern personality. Meera on the other hand sacrifices her love for her best friend Veronica and moves away from Gautam's and Veronica's lives. Even though Gautam stayed with Veronica, he changes and he is never the flirt he used to be because of his love for Meera. Veronica realizes that Gautam's true love is Meera and she should not come between the two. Towards the end of the story, Gautam and Meera confess their love for each other and decide to get married and Veronica helps Gautam marry Meera.
Cast
- Saif Ali Khan as Gautam Kapoor
- Deepika Padukone as Veronica
- Diana Penty as Meera
- Dimple Kapadia as Kavita Kapoor
- Boman Irani as Randhir "Randy" Kapoor
- Randeep Hooda as Kunal Ahuja (special appearance)
- Manoj Pahwa (special appearance)
- Mia Uyeda (special appearance)
- Tena Desae (special appearance)
Production
Casting
Imran Khan and Deepika Padukone were signed on to play the leads in the film, after their chemistry in the promos of Break Ke Baad struck a chord with the youth.[6] However, the former declined the film and was consequently replaced by Saif Ali Khan, who decided to also produce the film under his production house Illuminati Films.[7][8] Padukone was offered both the roles of Veronica and Meera, however the character of Meera was similar to her role in Love Aaj Kal and so she chose the role of Veronica as a challenge.[9] Model Diana Penty, who was earlier supposed to play the female lead in Imtiaz Ali's Rockstar, was later signed on to Cocktail instead, on Ali's suggestion, and thus made her debut in Bollywood.[10]"The film is for people aged between 12 and 50. It is about friendship, love, romance and has something for all kinds of audience. It is a love story. The designing of the three characters Gautam (Saif), Veronica (Deepika), Meera (Diana), the cool and contemporary look of the film and its music are its USP"
-Producer Dinesh Vijan[11]
Filming
Shooting of the film started at the end of May 2011, in London. Many scenes have been shot indoors, although the crew primarily filmed on the streets of London. Locations of the filming in London include Borough High Street, Borough market, Portobello Road, Leicester Square, Piccadilly Circus, Mayfair, Clapham Junction, Battersea Park, Bank Station, St. Pauls London, Colville Gardens (Notting Hill), and Brick Lane.[12] The film was also shot in Cape Town, South Africa.[13] Padukone has gyrated to a Chinese party song at the The Grand nightclub in Clapham Junction, by dancing on a table. This is reminiscent of a dance sequence in the song Chor Bazaari from Love Aaj Kal. Whilst security was extra tight on the day to prevent outsiders entering the premises, a DJ was hired for the music and club lights were also used to make the scene look as real as possible.[14]Trailer
Earlier, it was reported that the theatrical trailer of the film would be attached to the prints of Khan's previous home production, Agent Vinod,[15] although the makers decided against this for unknown reasons. The official trailer was eventually launched on 21 May 2012, to a phenomenal response from critics and audiences, crossing 1 million hits on YouTube within 3 days.[16]Reception
Critical reception
Cocktail received positive to mixed reviews from critics. Anupama Chopra of the Hindustan Times gave the movie 3.5/5 stars, commenting that "This cocktail is full of fizz."[17] Devesh Sharma of the Filmfare gave the movie 3/5 stars, concluding that "All-in-all, it’s a nice urban romance. But again, this isn’t how I would like to describe a Imtiaz-Homi collaboration. You expected something with a twist, what you get is a pat too sweet – a Bloody Mary without the Vodka."[18] Taran Adarsh of the Bollywood Hungama gave the movie 3/5 stars, saying that "On the whole, Cocktail has a fascinating first half, charismatic performances, harmonious music and the trendy look and styling as its aces, but the second half is not as tempting or intoxicating as the first hour. It pales when compared to the attention-grabbing first hour. Yet, all said and done, this one's primarily targeted at the Gen Next, especially those in metros, who might identify with the on-screen characters."[19] Blessy Chettiar of the DNA India gave the movie 3/5 stars, stating that "You can’t hate a film like Cocktail nor can you love it in totality. If you’ve liked Ali’s storytelling before, there’s no harm in catching it at least once. Cheers!"[20] Shubhra Gupta of the Indian Express gave the movie 2.5/5 stars, concluding that "Cocktail is nice while the fizz lasts."[21] Independent Bollywood gave 2.5/5 stars to the movie and said 'Too long and hard to Digest'."[22]Sonia Chopra of the Sify gave the movie 2/5 stars, stating that "Drink this cocktail if you must; but be warned, the concoction isn’t as appetizing as it looks!"[23] Rajeev Masand of the CNN-IBN gave the movie 2/5 stars, concluding that "I'm going with two out of five for director Homi Adajania's Cocktail. With the right ingredients in the right proportions, this might have made for a smooth concoction. But Cocktail is a mostly flat romance; one that could've done with more heart."[24]
However, on his Sunday column Chetan Bhagat wrote, "Yet, when our most modern and forward cinema [like the Cocktail] sinks into regressive territory, it is unfair to our women. While the movie was fun, such depictions [of attitudes towards women] disturb me a little. When successful, strong women are portrayed [in Indian films] as finding salvation in making dal and roti for their husbands, one wonders what kind of India we are presenting to our little girls."[25]
Soundtrack
The music of Cocktail is composed by Pritam, with lyrics from Irshad Kamil. The makers have bought the rights of a famous Punjabi song "Jugni", originally sung by Punjabi folk singer Arif Lohar,[26] which has been revised."Angreji Beat Te", the Punjabi song sung by Gippy Grewal featuring Yo Yo Honey Singh, released in November 2011, is used in the beginning title credits portion of the film, along with the trailer.
Released : Jul 13, 2012
Genre : Romance
Starcast : Saif Ali Khan, Deepika Padukone, Diana Penty, Dimple Kapadia, Boman Irani
Desc :
Gautam (Saif Ali Khan) is an incorrigible flirt who runs after every girl he sees. Meera (Diana Penty) is a pretty girl with desi values and attire who comes to London from Delhi for a fresh start. Veronica (Deepika Padukone) is the spoilt bombshell who loves partying and drinking. Though different from each other, these three are perfect friends staying under one roof until friendship becomes confusing and love becomes complicated afterwards.
Duration : 2:24
Size : 172mb
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