Total Siyapaa[a] (Total Chaos) is a 2014Bollywoodromantic comedy film directed byEeshwar Nivas and written byNeeraj Pandey.[5] The screenplay is based on that of the Spanish-Argentine filmOnly Human, written and directed by Dominic Harari and Teresa Pelegri. The main characters in the original film are Israeli and Palestinian, whilst inTotal Siyapaa, they are Indian and Pakistani.
It was distributed byReliance Big Entertainment across 850 theatres in India with two other films:Gulaab Gang andQueen.[6] The film opened on a similar note withQueen in multiplexes, offering stiff competition to each other owing to a similar release count.[6]
Gada-owned Pen India acquired the film rights from Reliance Entertainment while& Pictures acquired 50 per cent equity of the satellite rights. Reliance andZee Network own the film's overseas and promotional rights respectively. Consequently, Reliance and Gada decided to postpone the release date to 7 March 2014 from 30 January 2014 to promote it.[10] Upon release,Total Siyapaa received generally negative reviews from critics and did not perform well financially.
Settled in London, Aman Ali, a Pakistani musician, hopes to marry Asha Singh, an Indian woman living in London with her family. He visits her parents' house to seek their permission to marry her. However, his plans to impress the Punjabi family start failing when they discover that he is Pakistani. During the course of events, "total chaos" happens.
Total Siyapaa received mostly negative reviews, with critics suggesting skipping it.[11] Reviews of the performances were mixed, with theHindustan Times lauding it;[12] theDeccan Chronicle andBollywood Life criticizedAli Zafar's andYami Gautam's performances, respectively.[13][14]Kirron Kher's performance was seen as one of the strong points.[13] The lack of a solid plot,[12][15] the lack of attention to detail[16] and poor comic timing were seen as major drawbacks.[17] The film was largely seen as unfunny[12][13][14][18] and not living up to the trailer.[12][15][19]
Total Siyapaa received a low opening[20][21] with poor box office reception in India[22][23][24] due to negative reviews from critics.[23] However, the film did better overseas,[25] being positively received in Pakistan and theUnited Arab Emirates.[26]
The album is sung and composed by Ali Zafar; the main lead of the movie. Music was released on 14 February 2014[28] and was well received by Critics. Karthik writes "The title songTotal Siyapaa along with the quirky lyrics, dialogues and sounds, is good fun. Ali Zafar fares really well in Palat Meri jaan, singing, writing and composing the lovely ballad. Palat Meri Jaan is a Chart buster. Nahi maloom has a captivating Middle-Eastern + Latino blend sound and is sung particularly well by Ali and Fariha Parvaiz. The composer-singer uses a reggae template in Asha and delivers a nice, winsome song. Chal Buleya is sufi song with a message. Barring that minor misstep, charming soundtrack overall, with Ali offering a good demonstration of his multi-facetedness."[29][30][31]
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