Fruit & Nut (2009) User Reviews

Depressingly Bad Farce

[RRHowell41 · 1/10 · 10 June 2010]

I love Indian movies, Bollywood, parallel cinema, and regional. It takes a lot for me to give only one star. Jolly Maker (Cyrus Broacha) trips and stumbles his way through life, leaving a trail of chaos and wreckage in his wake of which he is only barely aware. He is so clueless that he can have an entire conversation with a person who is bound and gagged and not have it cross his mind that they might want help. This is mildly funny for about 15 minutes, and after that gets irritating. The villains of the piece are wacky and never remotely believable. They are reminiscent of villains from the Batman TV show. Probably this is meant as a spoof of all bad silly kidnapping/evil villain shows, but I did not find myself able to read it as something that was "so bad it's good." Instead, it was merely so bad it was bad. Really really bad.

Wastage of time, irritating comedy

[dipsmit · 1/10 · 1 March 2022]

First 15mins was good but after that it becomes irritating. Cannot tolerate after 30mins of movie.

Don't waste your time and money on this movie.

All were over acting to create comedy.

Just give yourself over to it.

[jen-122-636160 · 8/10 · 2 October 2014]

This is a silly movie. Super silly. And I loved it. Laughed through the whole thing. This is the movie that made me realize - if I like even the obviously crappy Bollywood movies - I'm seriously addicted to Bollywood.

With certain movies, you just have to give yourself over to it. This is one of those movies.

Here is how I would describe this film - caution - it does contain spoilers.

Doofus bumbles through an underworld plot to take over the city. Includes a great transvestite dance sequence and an old man evil old guy dance sequence that is really worth watching.

This movie is funny, IF you just give yourself over to it and allow yourself to enjoy it.

Ahead of it's time in Indian Cinema

[sayhellotovinit · 10/10 · 4 July 2023]

Absurd Comedy at its best in Indian context. Monica Gokhale, who works for the Bombay Heritage Society, has plans to revamp the city's old buildings. This goes against the wishes of Maharaja Harry Holkar, who wants to keep the buildings as they are. To stop Gokhale, Holkar has her kidnapped. However, she is rescued by Jolly Maker, an innocent and not very bright person. This not only brings fame to Maker, but it also angers Holkar, who decides to bomb the Secretariat building with the help of Khandar Zala. They also recruit scientist Vishwas Atmavishwas Pinakin to help them with their plan. Realizing what Holkar and Zala are up to, Gokhale reveals her true identity and joins forces with Maker to stop them from destroying the city.