Ta Ra Rum Pum; Life is Beautiful

'Ta Ra Rum Pum', (Don't Worry Be Happy) the latest Bollywood movie revolving around the story of human spirit and how it ultimately prevails is now being screened at Liberty Colombo and Cinemax- Jaela.

Directed by Siddharth Anand and produced by Aditya Chopra the film stars Saif Ali Khan, Rani Mukherjee, Jaaved Jaaferi, Ali Haji, Angelina Idnani, Victor Banerjee and Bharat Dabholkar.

Distributed by EAP Films the story revolves around a man, his family and how they collectively overcome the obstacles that life puts in their way.

Rajveer Singh (Saif Ali Khan) a pit-crew worker in a racing team with a passion for driving is discovered by a team manager, Harry (Jaaved Kaaferi). The same day he accidentally meets a music student, Radhika (Rani Mukerji), with whom he falls for instantly.

He gets drafted into "Speeding Saddles" - a failing race team and transforms from Rajveer Singh to "RV" - the racecar driver. While his racing career takes off instantly, his love life after a whirlwind romance also blossoms. A few months later, he is a happily married man and the country's best racer. Fatherhood and greater success both follow and soon after. He is the Number 1 racecar driver in the USA, as well as a proud father of two precocious kids - Priya (Angelina Idnani) and Ranveer (Ali Haji).

But as a result of a bad-racing accident, RV is hospitalized for a few months. When he tries to make a comeback, he realizes that he has been mentally scarred by the accident and has lost his edge. His life now takes a turn for the worse and after a string of failures, he is forced to auction his house and move in with his family to a run-down Bronx- style neighbourhood. However, RV and Radhika decide not to tell their children the truth and construct a skillful masquerade of a reality show where they have to live a poor life in order to win a mythical grand prize.

The family struggles to survive a life that they are not used to, using a mixture of fantasy and cheerfulness to pull through in face of adversity. Then an incident forces RV to reclaim the life that was taken away from him.
'Ta Ra Rum Pum' is also screened at Sigiri Katugastota and Cinexpo Kurunegala.