Cocktail

Sometimes good friends may be too good to share...
कॉकटेल (2012)
2:26 (146 min)
6.4/10
18 070
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6.1/10
133
6.3/10
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Release date
Budget
$5 100 000
Revenue
$18 000 000
Director
Scenario
Sajid Ali
Producer
Actors
Photo Deepika Padukone
Deepika Padukone
Veronica Malaney
Photo Diana Penty
Diana Penty
Meera Sahni
Photo Saif Ali Khan
Saif Ali Khan
Gautam Kapoor
Photo Randeep Hooda
Randeep Hooda
Kunal Ahuja
Photo Boman Irani
Boman Irani
Randhir "Randy" Kapoor
Photo Dimple Kapadia
Dimple Kapadia
Kavita Kapoor
Photo Ray Burnet
Ray Burnet
Security Guard
Photo Tina Desai
Tina Desai
Waitress (Special Appearance)
All actors and roles (9)

Short description

Meera, a shy and traditional young woman from India, arrives in London to join her husband Kunal, only to find that he wants nothing to do with her, leaving her stranded in a foreign city with no money and no place to stay. Veronica, a free-spirited photographer who lives alone and enjoys the city's nightlife, takes her in. Gautam, a carefree womaniser visiting his uncle in London, meets Veronica at a club and soon moves into her flat. The three young Indians end up sharing one roof, and the arrangement reshapes their friendships and their notions of love as the two women and the charming Gautam grow close.

Directed by Homi Adajania, Cocktail was his second feature, following his debut and preceding Finding Fanny, Angrezi Medium, Murder Mubarak and Cocktail 2 in his filmography. The screenplay was written by Sajid Ali and Imtiaz Ali, and the film was produced by Saif Ali Khan, Dinesh Vijan and Andrew Heffernan. Deepika Padukone plays Veronica, Diana Penty plays Meera, and Saif Ali Khan plays Gautam, with Randeep Hooda, Boman Irani and Dimple Kapadia in supporting roles.

Made on a budget of about 5 million dollars, the film took roughly 18 million dollars worldwide, a strong return on its cost. On TMDB it holds a rating of 6.1 out of 10 from 131 votes, indicating a mixed to moderate reception from that audience.

What's left behind the scenes

  • The scenes during the song 'Daaru Desi' were filmed in a studio against a green screen. Using computer technology, a cityscape was added to the scenes where Deepika Padukone sits on a balcony and where Saif Ali Khan pinches Diana Penty's nose.
  • In the final scene, as the camera cuts several times between Gautam's face and Meera's face, it can be noticed that Meera's hairstyle changes after a cut.
  • The film's first official trailer garnered over a million views on YouTube in just 3 days.
  • Deepika Padukone was given a choice between the roles of Meera and Veronica. She chose Veronica because the character of Meera was similar to the Meera she had previously played in the film 'Love Aaj Kal' (2009). Ultimately, the role of Meera went to Diana Penty.
  • In the scene where Gautam dials a number and then puts his iPhone to his ear, the phone screen does not turn off but continues to glow.

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