Well Done Abba Movie Review
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16 Sep 2010
Well Done Abba movie review: what critics say (6)
What critics say Critics are divided: 1 of 6 rated critics gave it 3.5 or more, 1 gave it 2 or less.
`Well Done Abba scores on a couple of counts. By getting Boman Irani to play Armaan Ali, resident of Chikatpally in Andhra Pradesh, father of a teenage daughter, and above all, teller of truth.
Read the full reviewThere are many good things in Well Done Abba. Benegal creates a darkly comic theater of the absurd, which indicts every level of government from the irrigation minister to the local sarpanch who attests that she has tasted the…
Read the full reviewIt often comes as a surprise to watch movies set in the real India, the one not populated by Gucci and Prada-sporting leading men and women; the one where every other young man is not named Raj or Karan.
Read the full reviewWhile the director has continually succeeded in addressing important social issues even while telling lighthearted personal tales, Well Done Abba appears to be bursting at its seams with too many messages about women’s rights…
Read the full reviewWell Done Abba! is a simple story about simple people.It defies the stereotype and makes you smile without resorting to buffoonery.
Shyam Benegal’s Well Done Abba emerges as some kind of a benchmark for our current brat pack who want to say so much, so very differently.
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What we know
Armaan tells his employer why he was away for three months looking for a husband for his daughter.
Cast and crew
Boman IraniArmaan Ali / Rehman Ali
Minissha LambaMuskaan Ali
Sammir DattaniArif Ali
Ravi KishanSub Engineer Vikas Jha
Ila ArunSalma Ali
Salim GhouseJanardhan Reddy
Sonali KulkarniMalti Jha; Vikas Jha's Wife
Rajit KapoorInspector Srikanth ReddyAAkhil MishraArun Mishra; Tahsildar
Yashpal SharmaConstable Ramayya
Ravi JhankalConstable Rustam
Deepika AminLata; Inspector Srikanth's Wife Where to watch in India
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Box office
Day-wise India net starts on 16 Sep 2010. Advance booking and every day's figure are on the box office page.
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Questions
Is Well Done Abba worth watching?
Critics rate it mixed: 2.8 out of 5, with 3 of 6 critics recommending it.
When did Well Done Abba release?
16 Sep 2010.
Who is in the cast of Well Done Abba?
Boman Irani, Minissha Lamba, Sammir Dattani, Ravi Kishan, Ila Arun, Salim Ghouse, Sonali Kulkarni, Rajit Kapoor.
Who directs Well Done Abba?
Shyam Benegal.
What do critics say about Well Done Abba?
6 critic reviews are on this page, with a Critic Score of 2.8 out of 5. Each one shows the critic, a short excerpt and a link to the full review.