Fatso! Movie Reviews


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  • Gaurav Malani

    3.0

    Gaurav Malani | Indiatimes

    Much against its title, Fatso is a film that resorts to minimalism and cuts off all excess flab and formula to come up with a sweet little story. Naveen (Purab Kohli) and Nandini (Gul Panag) are very much in love. But their cloud nine state is short-lived when Naveen dies in a road accident and reaches heaven only to realize that his soul was wrongly brought there in place of his fat friend Sudeep (Ranvir Shorey). Subsequently his soul is sent back on earth
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  • Indo-Asian News Service

    3.0

    Indo-Asian News Service | NDTV Movies

    Some fine actors, who know how to look at home even when placed in outlandish circumstances, carry this quaint tale of love, death, separation, resurrection and reparation to the level of a fairly engaging comedy. Films about near-death and after-life have a tendency to be flippant in tone while showing a world beyond the one that we know. It's the same fear of the unknown that makes us laugh loudly when we are in a pitch-dark room looking for an exit
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  • Srijana Mitra Das

    2.5

    Srijana Mitra Das | Times of India

    Think of all those uber-cool Mumbai movies you've seen - Dil Chahta Hai, Bluffmaster, Wake Up Sid - put them in an imaginary blender, switch on, and hey presto, you have Fatso, frothing over with shots of surfing sea, rain-soaked skies, stylish bars. Add a group of friends led by Navin (Kohli), who pops the question to Nandini (Panag) before crashing headlong into a truck and you have Fatso's main course - how to live after death
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  • Aakanksha Naval-Shetye and Chaya Unnikrishnan

    2.5

    Aakanksha Naval-Shetye and Chaya Unnikrishnan | DNA India

    Don’t go by the name of the film that leads you to believe it’s some kind of a slapstick comedy. Yes, Ranvir Shorey’s Sudeep is fat and there are those typical jokes around his obesity, but the film is much more than that. The story revolves around a group of young friends comprising Navin (Purab Kohli),Nandini (Gul Panag), Sudeep, Yash (Neil Bhoopalam) and Tanuja (Gunjan Bakshi). Navin and Nandini are in love with each other and are set to tie the knot
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  • Trisha Gupta

    2.5

    Trisha Gupta | Firstpost

    Fatso has several things going for it: a clever idea at its centre, some super performances, some nice set pieces and Rajat Kapur’s gentle but firm hand at the wheel. It’s fresh and often funny. The trouble is, it also wants to be profound. The plot has great potential. Good-looking yuppie couple Naveen (Purab Kohli) and Nandini (Gul Panag) are very much in love and planning to get married. Then Naveen dies in a car accident. Nandini is distraught
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  • Rajeev Masand

    2.0

    Rajeev Masand | ibnlive.com

    There's an interesting idea buried somewhere under those layers of flab in director Rajat Kapoor's Fatso. But it's a pity the film's fantastical premise isn't mined for enough laughs...Naveen (Purab Kohli) has popped the question to his girlfriend Nandini (Gul Panag). Soon after, he's killed in a road accident that was meant to claim the life of his obese friend Sudeep (Ranvir Shorey). Distraught on discovering that he was yanked out before his time
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  • Taran Adarsh

    2.0

    Taran Adarsh | bollywoodhungama.com

    Rajat Kapoor's body of work, as an actor and director, includes several significant films. Especially those directed by him. The talented raconteur has the ability to choose an out of the box story and make it work. But FATSO does not match up to the lofty standards that he has set. Actually, FATSO had the potential to reach the winning post, but the mediocre writing acts as a deterrent. As a result of a celestial gaffe, a guy is killed earlier than his time on Earth
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  • Raja Sen

    2.0

    Raja Sen | rediff.com

    There's always been a rather charming old-Hollywood naïveté to Rajat Kapoor's films, films that side affectionately and unflinchingly with his characters, indulging his leads more than he does the audience. Which is why Fatso -- ripped off from Alexander Hall's Oscar-winning 1941 film Here Comes Mr Jordan (and stolen by us before with 1968's Jhuk Gaya Aasman) -- seems quite his speed. Tragically enough, the film doesn't stick to the guns
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  • Shakti Shetty

    2.0

    Shakti Shetty | Mid-Day

    This film was made in 2009 and took nearly three years to hit the theatre. After watching it, you’ll be left wondering if it was worth the wait. Although it’s supposed to be hilarious, there are very few instances proving it so. In some way, it’s more of a supernatural-cum-romantic drama. Even the title is a bit misleading given the protagonist is just another obese guy who loves to eat and doesn’t do much about it. Directed by Rajat Kapoor, the plot revolves around
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  • Martin D'Souza

    2.0

    Martin D'Souza | Glamsham

    FATSO is heavily borrowed from the Patrick Swayze-Demi Moore starrer GHOST. There's nothing wrong with that. Most of our films have been 'inspired' by Hollywood blockbusters. Twenty-two years ago the two actors along with Whoopi Goldberg swept us of our feet. The same cannot be said about FATSO. The film has its novelty in the way it begins and moves on to second, third and fourth gear. However, it abruptly chokes while moving on to the fifth gear
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  • Shubhra Gupta

    2.0

    Shubhra Gupta | Indian Express

    Are people with layers of extra adipose worthy of being loved? There is a strongly relevant premise at the heart of 'Fatso', in which an overweight character finds his share of light at the end of a fuzzy tunnel. But despite a standout turn from Ranvir Shorey as the eponymous lead, and some nicely realized segments, 'Fatso' comes off flat and tonally confused. There is a zone a lot of fat people inhabit, learning to live on the sidelines, to be the butt
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  • Soumyadipta Banerjee

    2.0

    Soumyadipta Banerjee | In.com

    Rajat Kapoor has got a beautiful mind and he has made a beautiful film. This Fatso is an antithesis of Jannat 2 – the film has some really good performances, the story makes you think, makes you cry, makes you wonder and has a few twists and turns that grip your attention. Surely go for the film, but remember to go to the loo just before it ends. It is definitely another addition to the 'good multiplex film' line-up that arguably started with Bheja Fry
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  • Blessy Chettiar

    2.0

    Blessy Chettiar | DNA India

    Fatso is a romantic comedy with lots of romance and only sporadic comedy. Not exactly the best bet to throw your weight behind this weekend.
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  • rajverma67

    1.0

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    rajverma67, 9 years ago
    Don't waste your time on this movie. Bakwaas movie

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