Dumkata (transl. A Tale of a Tail!) is a Hindi-language comedy film directed by Amol Palekar and released in 2007. The film stars Om Puri, Anjana Basu, and Sachin Khedekar in lead roles. This film also includes supporting roles played by Shernaz Patel and Aseen Desai. The film was released in India and the UK in 2007 and released to the rest of the world in 2010.

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Dumkata
Movie poster
Directed by	Amol Palekar
Written by	Sandhya Gokhale
Starring	Sachin Khedekar Om Puri
Cinematography	Asim Bose
Edited by	Amitabh Shukla
Music by	Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy
Release date	9 November 2007 (2007-11-09)
Running time	94 minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindi

Plot

This movie is the story of a young boy, Saumil (Khush Malik), who is diagnosed with a condition for which the doctor recommends an operation. Saumil refuses the operation, and his brother starts to believe he is growing a tail. Saumil and his brother Kashul (Aseen Desai), his mom (Shernaz Patel), his dad (Sachin Khedekar), his grandfather (Om Puri) must all come together in this time of need.[1]

Cast

• Om Puri
• Jainam Shah
• Viram Shah
• Anjana Basu
• Sachin Khedekar
• Shernaz Patel
• Heli Daruwala as Imlee
• Aseen Desai
• Viju Khote
• Vibhavari Deshpande as Ananya's mother
• Saloni Daini as Gauri

Critical reception

The film has poor reviews, with a majority of IMDB users rating it 5 or lower out of 10. Many people saw it as a crude remake of the blockbuster Home alone, while lacking the humor and emotional depth of Home Alone.[2]

Box office

Dum Kata grossed about Rs.342,000 at the box office.^{[additional citation(s) needed]} It was declared a 'disaster' by Box Office India due to the lacklustre business.^{[additional citation(s) needed]}

References

External links

• Dum Kaata at Bollywood Hungama

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