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My Friend Pinto is a 2011 Bollywood film shot directed by Raaghav Dar and produced by Sanjay Leela Bhansali and starring Prateik Babbar, Kalki Koechlin, Arjun Mathur, Shruti Seth, Makrand Deshpande, Raj Zutshi and Divya Dutta. The film is also produced by Ronnie Screwvala . The film was released on 14 October 2011.
Critic Consensus
My Friend Pinto received a mixed-to-negative critical reception, with most reviewers finding it a passable but unremarkable family entertainer. A handful of critics acknowledged its feel-good, lighthearted quality and noted that newer faces brought some freshness to the screen. However, the majority found significant fault with the screenplay, citing too many underdeveloped subplots, a lack of comic punch, and a sluggish narrative that struggles to hold together as a cohesive film. Only a few critics gave it a cautious recommendation, while several advised audiences to skip it entirely.
11 reviews · 3 positive · 3 mixed · 3 negative
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"So what is it that actually tickles the funny bone in here? Definitely not Pinto's slow and steady steps."Read full review ↗
"The trouble with `My Friend Pinto' is that it takes so long to get to the point where it starts to feel like a film that you almost give up. Characters tumble about, minus direction."Read full review ↗
"My Friend Pinto is one happy, no-frills film that's sure to make you smile. As one of the characters rightly says, a smile is what we need the most sometimes. Recommended."Read full review ↗
"These are interesting times. Different voices. Newer faces. Still Bollywood. The material here may be a lot better than the movie. But it doesn't quite disappoint you still. Which is great to know. And you should be good to go."Read full review ↗
"MY FRIEND PINTO is definitely a feel good movie. One, which an entire family can enjoy together."Read full review ↗
"My Friend Pinto has a long way to go before he can befriend the audience."Read full review ↗
"The film could have been made into something relevant had it not focused on too many sub-plots. As far as comedy goes, the film lacks the punch. There's nothing humorous about 'My Friend Pinto'."Read full review ↗
"On the whole, My Friend Pinto has little to endear it to the paying public. Given its poor promotion and dull start on the one hand and the dull pre-Diwali days on the other, the film doesn't stand much of a chance at the box-office."Read full review ↗
"See this only if you are a Prateik Babbar fan. Else avoid."Read full review ↗
"'My Friend Pinto' is worth the smile it generates – but so much more seems to be left undone. The songs in the movie are great, the actors so perfectly sweet and the chaos all pervading. But as a whole – the movie gives nothing great to take home."Read full review ↗
"My Friend Pinto is a very complex script to write and an even more complex act to pull off on screen. Dar manages the chaos created by Michael Pinto's misadventures across the celebratory streets of Mumbai with fluency and grace."Read full review ↗
Cast & Crew
Cast
- Kalki Koechlin · Maggie
- Arjun Mathur · Sameer
- Shruti Seth · Suhani
- Rajendranath Zutshi
- Prateik Smita Patil · Michael Pinto
- Makarand Deshpande · Don
- Divya Dutta · Reshma
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Music
Editing
Details
- Release Date
- 14 October 2011
- Runtime
- 115 min
- Language
- Hindi
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