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Daddy Cool (2009 Hindi film)

Daddy Cool (also known as Daddy Cool: Join The Fun) is a 2009 Indian Hindi-language comedy film directed by K. Murali Mohana Rao. An unofficial adaptation of the 2007 British-American comedy Death at a Funeral, the film stars Sunil Shetty, Jaaved Jaaferi, Aashish Chaudhary, Aftab Shivdasani and Aarti Chabria, and borrows its title from the song of the same name by the disco group Boney M., whose adaptation also serves as the film's title track.

Plot

The film is set in Goa and follows what happens on one crazy day. The story focuses on Steven and his wife Nancy, who currently live with Steven's mother and plan to purchase their own flat soon. The film begins with the death of Steven's father. Steven organises the whole funeral by himself, and the guests begin to arrive. Steven's brother Brian, a renowned novelist living in Mumbai, also arrives. Everyone is expecting Brian to give the farewell speech since he is a novelist; however, he has nothing planned, and he intends for Steven to do the speech. Every time Steven tries to start his speech, someone always interrupts, and the speech is delayed. A short man named Andrew introduces himself to Steven and asks to speak to him in private. Andrew tells him that he was Steven's father's gay lover. Surprised, Steven tells Brian this. Andrew blackmails them and demands money to keep this a secret. By this time, Steven's crazy family had arrived.

Cast

Music

The music was composed by Raghav Sachar and guest songwriters Farhad-Sajid on the songLife Life sung by Farhad, who also penned the song. The lyrics were provided by Aditya Dhar and Prashant Ingole. The title song "Daddy Cool", written by Dhar and composed by Sachar was based on the Boney M. song of the same name.

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