Ramaiya Vastavaiya
What is it?
Remake of 2005's Telugu superhit film 'Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana', 'Ramaiya Vastavaiya' is helmed by Prabhudheva who did the original which in fact was his first film as director.
The romantic-family entertainer is a launch vehicle for Girish Kumar, son of Tips' head Kumar Taurani and has Shruti Haasan playing the female lead.
The film boasts of a remarkable ensemble of cast including veterans Randhir Kapoor and Vinod Khanna along with Poonam Dhillon, Govind Namdev, Satish Shah, Zakir Hussain, Nasser and Paresh Ganatra. The film has already garnered brownies for its special item number 'Jadoo Ki Jhappi' featuring Jacqueline Fernandez.
While Girish plays a rich-spoilt NRI, Ram, in the film, Shruti as Sona a village girl. Like opposite attract, the two fall in love. However, Ram has to stand a test from Sona's brother (played by Sonu Sood) to prove his love for Sona.
The Storyline
Ram (Girish Kumar) always introduces himself as badmaash, bigda hua and badtameez! Being the only child of Australia based billionaire couple Siddharth (Randhir Kapoor) and Ashvini (Poonam Dhillon), he's not that far off the mark! Sona (Shruti Haasan) is a lovely girl from a small village, who has been lovingly brought up by her brother Raghu (Sonu Sood), who has worked night and day to make sure Sona gets a good life. They are not very rich, but their love for each other is priceless. Ram and his snobbish mother Ashvini come to India to attend his cousin Riya's wedding.
Here he meets Sona, who is Riya's childhood friend. It's literally a clash between Venus and Mars! Ram, the habitual flirt, gets drawn to this lovely but simple girl from the village. Young love blossoms - pure and magical. But Sona's brother Raghu hates the wealthy, and Ram's mother has nothing but disdain for the not-so wealthy. Ram will have to face impossible challenges and Sona will have to witness his hardship and humiliation. Can Ram and Sona face the impossible odds? Can their love overcome all obstacles for a happy ending?
The Arrival
`Ramaiya Vastavaiya' - the colourful and extravagant entertainer replete with music, drama and action, is releasing on 19th July, 2013.