Directed by Lucky Kohli and Rajesh Bajaj Hari Puttar is jst a remake of Hollywood film Home Alone. The story of Hari Puttar is just similar to Home Alone. Zain Khan, Swini Khara, Jackie Shroff, Sarika, Saurabh Shukla and Vijay Raaz are the main stars in this film.
Hari Prasad [Zain Khan] or Hari Puttar, as he is fondly called, is a bright 10-year-old who has recently moved from India to U.K. with his parents. His father, Prof. Dhoonda, is assigned to work on a secret project with the Defence Forces at a remote location in U.K. He has access to confidential information that is stored on a chip and safely kept at his house.
Within days of their arrival in London, Hari's aunt [Lilette Dubey] and uncle DK [Jackie Shroff] visit the Dhoonda residence with their own as well DK's boss' children. Suddenly, the house is filled with the effervescence of no less than ten kids.
At this point, everything goes for a spin for Hari Puttar. Not only is he thrown out of his room to accommodate the girls, he is also ragged and ridiculed by all the other kids for being too naive. Hari Puttar suddenly feels unwanted, undermined and unappreciated.
The family takes off for a holiday, leaving Hari Puttar and Tuk Tuk [Swini Khara], his cousin, behind, who confront the two goons [Saurabh Shukla, Vijay Raaz] out to rob the chip.
Zain Khan portraying the title role, does reasonalbly well although he falters badly in a few scenes. Swini Khara, the Cheeni Kum girl known mostly for her scenes in the movie with Amitabh Bachchan was surprisingly not upto the mark. Sarika surprises too with a bad performance. Jackie Shroff should retire now; he is well past his prime. The two crazy villians, in the weirdest of costumes, ham endlessly.
On the whole, the movie does have a good impact. As for today's children they will not be impressed by the movie. The movie does not have any comedy punches and the script & direction are also very poor. Sorry, but Hari Puttar has no chance to do a good business in Multiplexes.
