Review: Ferrari ki Safari

Rating: 3.5/5

It has almost been a year since The Legend has sold his Ferrari. 

 

The movie is not about the political and media uproar that was caused when Sachin R Tendulkar decided to sell off the Ferrari he possessed. Instead, the script writer cleverly weaves the God of cricket and his master of speed together.

Ferrari Ki Sawari manages to engage the audience with Boman Irani as the grandfather, Sharman Joshi as the father and debutant Ritvik Sahore as a child who make a small Parsi family. Kayo (Ritvik Sahore) is a young boy who is passionate about cricket, just like his grandfather who could not make it to the Indian cricket team and hence, does not encourage his grandson to play the sport. Rusy (Sharman Joshi) is an honest and loving father who will do anything for his son irrespective of their financial crunch. Rusy needs to pay one and a half lakh rupees in order to send his extremely talented child to Lords, the mecca of cricket. An opportunity knocks at his door that can get him the money to do so, the catch is that he has to steal the Ferrari for a day and on top of that, he has to steal it from the man whom his family worships!

Can he do it? Will he do it? How will he do it? These questions pop up while the debutant director takes us on a feel good joy ride.

Since Boman Irani is a Parsi in real life, his performance is effortless and natural. He makes you believe in his character by personifying the minute details on how senior citizens walk, talk and behave. Another star, Sharman Joshi is just outstanding! He manages to make audiences smile and even cry with his sweet demeanor. The child artist Ritvik Sahore, is equally good on screen with such innocence. The relationship between a father and a son across generations is very well portrayed.
Despite getting a lukewarm response last weekend, it has managed to strike a chord with the family audiences with its noble and heart warming story of "small guys big dreams".

Some might complain about the movie being lengthy and slow during a few intervals, but the overall package cannot be missed.

Vidya Balan's item song, "mala jau de" blends in well with the script and is wonderful to watch in theaters. The only thing that could have added more face value to the movie would be Sachin Tendulkar. In fact, in the end you will end up getting that feeling and hate the director for not trying to rope him in the movie since it's about his Ferrari.

You cannot afford to miss Ferrari Ki Sawari, especially if you have been waiting for a movie that can be enjoyed along with your family. So fasten your seat belts and enjoy the ride!