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By Bollywood Hungama News
Network, June 2, 2008 - 10:17 IST
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the midst of central London, a successful Indian
restaurant called 'Gaylord' is run by a Londoner of
Indian origin called Pinu (Vinay Pathak). A well off
businessman, Pinu however, is a very insecure and
under-confident man, who views his own life as a
string of tragicomic moments. Ever since his parents
died in a plane crash, Pinu has lived with his
quirky Gujarati foster family …there's Jaisukh Kaka,
his wife Kanta Kaki and Rajat, their only son. A
simple soul at heart, Pinu has many complexes - a
special one being that he is a virgin and has
experienced no intimacy with a woman. To top that,
his biggest fear is to be laughed at by people… an
ever-repeating phenomenon with him. Pinu is quite an
introvert and has no real friends…the closest he has
ever gotten to a friendship is with his foster
brother Rajat, who is quite a contrast to his own
personality. Rajat is a well-built and handsome man
with a casual air about him; he is also the lead
singer of a rock band. Rajat is very fond of Pinu,
though is often a source of annoyance to him as he
finds Pinu really funny.
After a failed and humiliating experience when Pinu
went to India to have an arranged marriage to a
traditional girl who finally dumped him at the altar
and eloped with her lover, Pinu is broken and
disheartened…traumatized to have been the laughing
stock of the evening. He returns to London and
pretends to his staff at the restaurant that his
marriage went well, except that his bride is yet to
join him as she is stuck in India due to Visa
issues. Hiding behind his lie, Pinu is becoming a
pretty depressed guy…lonely, bored and bitter. One
day, a young Indian fellow called Kamles comes to
his restaurant and asks for a job as a stand-up
comedian. Quite thrown off, Pinu initially refuses
but finally lets him join as a cook, who also does a
stand-up act in the evenings. On the same day, he
hires a new cashier - Renu (Gul Panag), a young art
student from India, who has a passion for
caricatures. Life changes dramatically for Pinu as
Gaylord begins to transform… Renu works on the look
of the place, makes cheerful caricatures for
customers while Kamles is a fabulous cook with a
great talent for making people laugh in his acts and
soon the restaurant is more happening and the
business is much better. But the greatest difference
they bring to his life is friendship. There is a
visible difference in Pinu's personality now, as he
lets himself hang out a bit with them.
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