My Friend Pinto Preview

- October 11, 2011 | 1:05 PM IST

My Friend Pinto Box-Office Expectations:

The publicity of My Friend Pinto has been low key; the English title will be a disadvantage in certain parts of India; plus Prateik is yet to establish himself as a crowd puller. All these things mean that My Friend Pinto will have to rely on word-of-mouth when it releases this Friday.

My Friend Pinto Star cast:

Prateik Babbar, Kalki Koechlin, Manisha Koirala, Naseruddin Shah, Divya Dutta and Makrand Deshpande.

My Friend Pinto Plot:

Twenty-something Michael Pinto (Prateik) has grown up in a small Goan village, believing everyone in the world to be simple, kind and honest, just like him. His world revolves around a doting mother, a passion for music and the memories of a childhood friend, Sameer, who left Goa for Mumbai many years ago and hasn’t replied to his frequent letters ever since. Pinto’s talent for music is only matched by his knack for finding trouble in the unlikeliest of places often resulting in the most outlandish and hilarious situations. When Pinto’s idyllic world is shattered by the sudden demise of his mother he decides to head to Mumbai in search of the only friend he knows. Will Pinto find Sameer or will trouble find him first? Will Pinto and his crazy antics survive the big bad city or more importantly, will Mumbai survive a phenomenon called Pinto?

My Friend Pinto Trailer:

My Friend Pinto Release Date:

October 14, 2011

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