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Director -
Pankaj Kapoor, Deven Bhojani, Manoj Pahwa, Sanjay
Mishra, Hemant Pandey, Asawari Joshi, Gaurav Kapoor
Director -
Rajiv Mehra
Chala
Mussaddi Office Office is an adaptation of the
television serial Office Office. The TV serial portrays
the plight of a common man in various sticky situations.
It has different situations where the commoner Mussadi
Lal comes across dishonesty, corruption and bribery. The
TV Serial, Office Office gained popularity as the
audience would connect with the character of Mussaddi, a
simple man who is bogged down by the corrupt system.
The film deals with the burning issues of bribery and
corruption and it shows how the common man bears the
brunt of it all. All characters of the television serial
are repeated in this film. Mussaddi Lal (Pankaj Kapoor)
is a middle class citizen of our country who strives to
make the two ends meet. He comes across the evils of the
current state of affairs in India, in its government
offices, etc.
Here, while he is away, the pension officers come for
the routine inspection at Mussaddi's house to enquire his
status. Mussaddi's neighbor informs them that Mussaddi
‘…has gone far away’ – which the Pension Officers
interpret that he has expired and report Mussaddi Lal
Tripathi as “dead” in their files.
On his return, Mussaddi Lal discovers that according to
government files - he is dead. He would not receive his
pension anymore. He tries hard to convince the Pension
Office staff that he is alive, but they are not convinced
at all as they want “proof”.
The film is about whether Mussaddi be able to get justice
in the end?
CREDITS
Banner - Eagle Films
Producers - Rajiv Mehra, Rajesh Mehra, Umesh Mehra
Director - Rajiv Mehra
Story Writer - Ashwani Dhir
Lyricist - Gulzar
Music Director – Sajid Wajid
Cinematography - Carlton D'Mello
Choreography - Piyush Panchal
Art - Tina Dharamsey
Editor - Manish Jaitly
Sound - Suraj Mahadik
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The film has retained the cast of the tele-show as the
writer Ashwani Dhir and director Rajiv Mehra present the
usual characters - Bhatia (Manoj Pahwa), Pandey (Hemant
Gupta), Patel (Deven Bhojani), Usha (Asawari Joshi), and
Shukla (Sanjay Mishra) as the government officials who
manipulate the poor common man.
Mussaddi Lal Tripathi (Pankaj Kapur) is a retired school
master and his wife (Farida Jalal) who is besieged with
serious illness which needs to be operated upon. So he
takes her to the hospital where due to the utter
negligence and vested interests of the doctors result in
her untimely death.
Mussaddi is left alone in the world with just his
unemployed son Bunty (Gaurav Kapoor). Anyway, the school
master sets out for his pilgrimage for the “chaar dham
yatra” for the immersion of his wife's ashes.
One does identify with the common man in the film and many
may draw parallels with their real life in one instance or
the other. Pankaj Kapoor is notable and Gaurav Kapur as
his unemployed son adds some interesting moments in this
film.
Rajiv Mehra, very convincingly tells a story about a
simple retired teacher who becomes a victim who is
exploited in a system where things don’t move until palms
are greased.
There are few funny moments, however the cinematic
experience of this topic is unimpressive as we would
rather sit home and watch the television serial which is
much better. The story seems stretched later on and it
becomes repetitive when the bureaucrats continue to
manipulate money out of him.
- Amar Jeet
Cast
Mussaddi Lal Tripathi - Pankaj Kapoor
Patel - Deven Bhojani
Bhatia - Manoj Pahwa
Shukla - Sanjay Mishra
Pandeyji - Hemant Pandey
Ushaji - Asawari Joshi
Bunty - Gaurav Kapoor
Farida Jalal
Makrand Deshpande
Vinay Jain
Mahesh Thakur
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