First Look: Deepika Padukone's Quest to Find Fanny

Written by Chandni Prashar | July 09, 2014 13:06 IST (New Delhi)

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A still from the movie Finding Fanny

If you are tired of masala potboilers, run of the mill comedies and action flicks, then Finding Fanny seems promising. The movie, the first look of which is out, is about the journey of five Goans who embark on a road trip in search of an old postman's (Naseeruddin Shah) childhood love Fanny Fernandes. (Also Read: Arjun Kapoor Sports Bohemian Look in Finding Fanny)

The trailer opens with Deepika Padukone and Arjun Kapoor holding hands and peering at a hill facing the sea. Giving them company is Dimple Kapadia, who comforts a dejected Pankaj Kapur. Deepika says, "Love never dies, it's somewhere, sometimes you just have to find it."

Scene 2: A flashback of Deepika Padukone, looking quite cheerful as she attends her husband's funeral. She recalls her wedding day recounting that it was the first time she was ever kissed, 15 minutes before her husband (Ranveer Singh) choked to his death."I'm a virgin," she adds. Dimple Kapadia plays a strong headed lady who catches the fancy of Pankaj Kapur.

The characters are, at the very least, quirky.

Sample this: Arjun Kapoor asks Dimple about the identity of a man in a portrait and she retorts, "Jesus Christ, now we don't recognise our father." Arjun responds, "This used to be a black and white photograph" and Dimple remarks that he used to be in the pink of health. Arjun says, "Health? I don't think you realise this man is dead."

And this

Naseeruddin Shah weeps for his lost love Fanny. Deepika's response is to gag him and pour water over his face. She later asks him, "Do you want to die never knowing what happened to the only person you wanted to spend your whole life with?." Naseeruddin Shah: "I don't want to die."

And therein begins the quest to find Fanny. Romance blooms between Deepika and Arjun and between Pankaj Kapur and Dimple Kapadia as they journey through the picturesque locales of Goa.

Finding Fanny, which has been directed by Homi Adajania, will hit the screens on September 12 this year.

Finding Fanny will have two versions

Roshmila Bhattacharya, Mumbai Mirror | Jul 21, 2014, 12.00AM IST

Finding Fanny

Two years after Cocktail, Homi Adajania is back with a quirky misadventure; this time about a motley crew looking for a postman's lost love through Goa. The Hindi and English versions of Finding Fanny will open in theatres on September 12, across India and in 40 international territories, which form the diaspora markets targeted by most main stream Bollywood films.

ALSO READ: First Look of Arjun Kapoor from Finding Fanny

But Mirror has learnt that Finding Fanny will also make the rounds of non-diaspora theatres in the US, Europe and the Far East, three-four months after its September release.

ALSO READ: Deepika Padukone's first look from Finding Fanny

"The difference between the two versions is just threefour minutes and not a complete re-edit. This English version will be cut by Nick Moore to cater to that audience," admits Homi. Moore has directed films like Wild Child (2008) and Horrid Henry: The Movie (2011) but is better known as the editor of The Full Monty (1997) which bagged him a BAFTA nomination, Notting Hill (1999), About A Boy (2002) and Love Actually (2003).

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