has to skillfully balance between the likes and dislikes of the two. There's no doubt that he loves both — he will go to any extent to fulfill his son's desires to be a top class cricketer and at the same time see to it that he doesn't hurt his father, who gets irritated even if someone's watching the game!
A true follower of Gandhian values, Rustom leads an idealistic life. So much so that when he jumps a signal, he is the one who goes in search of the missing cop to pay a fine! The story is about Kayoze, who dreams of following in the footsteps of master blaster Sachin Tendulkar. A team captain, Kayoze is the best player in the school. It's not surprising when he is selected for a cricket camp to be held at the mecca of cricket i.e Lords but there's a hitch. He has to pay one-and-a-half-lakh as fees, which needless to say Rustom cannot afford. Earlier he has had to literally break his son's piggy bank just to buy a bat worth Rs 2800.
Enters a wedding planner Baboo didi (Seema Bhargava), who promises to lend him the amount if he can bring Sachin's Ferrari, which she has promised as part of the baraat for the corporator's son. She coaxes Rustom to speak to his father, and persuade him to ask Sachin for the car! Here, it's revealed that Mota Papa was once a famed Ranjit Trophy player whose career was thwarted by his best friend Dharmadhikari (Paresh Rawal). To Rustom's surprise Mota Papa is willing to go along with his idea of borrowing the car and thereon starts the ride with the Ferrari.
The film's plot is simple but predictable. Having said that, the film has a few sparkling moments and some of the dialogues do raise a chuckle. As for the performances, Boman Irani is brilliant as the eccentric, embittered but lovable Mota Papa. Sharman Joshi's Rustom act with a perennial smile is too sweet to digest. It looks forced and his effort to get into the character shows. He gets his opportunity to display histrionics in the climax but even that fails to impress. One had expected better from this competent actor. Seema Bhargava as the loud wedding planner provides a good comic relief.
Rajesh Mapuskar's first outing as a director is not bad but the film may go down better with the kids.