Bye Bye Miss Goodnight
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Bye Bye Miss Goodnight is the 2006
feature film debut of writer-director Karan Kandhari
. It was filmed in Bombay and garnered the Best Cinematography award at the Portobello Film Festival for its bold use of the city's natural light in its digital cinematography. It stars Rajpal Yadav
and Neha Dubey
(Monsoon Wedding
).
Today however is the day he’s leaving. He’s decided, he will drive his taxi into the Bombay night, wherever daylight breaks is where he’s going to stop and start anew. Sounds pretty straight forward. If only the eccentric masseur who has appointed himself position of new best friend to our hapless cabby can convince Rajesh that leaving Bombay at 6 AM won’t get him past the city limits, he may actually stand a chance.
The crackly old folk tales Rajesh listens to punctuate the narrative, guiding him like an unwritten map as he embarks on this haphazard road trip into the weird and wonderful. A trip that only gets stranger by the arrival of a stowaway hidden under a pile of fruit in the back seat...
You can’t get lost if you don’t know where you’re going...
Rajpal Yadav
one of India’s most beloved comedians delivers a memorable Keatonesque performance as the disenchanted cabbie Rajesh alongside the rambunctious Neha Dubey
(Monsoon Wedding
) as the stowaway who becomes his unlikely companion in this award winning deadpan comedy. An Indian road movie...
2006 in film
- Highest-grossing films :Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top-grossing films that were first released in the United States in 2006...
feature film debut of writer-director Karan Kandhari
Karan Kandhari
Karan Kandhari is an Indian Writer-Director. He directed the Award Winning Bye Bye Miss Goodnight.His next film is Joy of the City.-Critical response:...
. It was filmed in Bombay and garnered the Best Cinematography award at the Portobello Film Festival for its bold use of the city's natural light in its digital cinematography. It stars Rajpal Yadav
Rajpal Yadav
Rajpal Yadav is an Indian film actor, known for his comedy oriented roles.-Early life and education:Rajpal Yadav was born and brought up in Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh, where he received his education.He did his college from Sardar Patel Hindu Inter College, Shahjahanpur.He played in Shahjahanpur...
and Neha Dubey
Neha Dubey
Neha Dubey is an Indian film actress. She is the daughter of Indian actress Lillete Dubey and sister of actress Ira Dubey, who was seen in the 2009 movie The President Is Coming. Neha and Ira Dubey are the nieces of theatre director Lushin Dubey...
(Monsoon Wedding
Monsoon Wedding
* Originally featured in the Hindi film Loafer * Originally featured in the Hindi film Biwi No.1 -Awards:The movie won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival...
).
Synopsis
On any other night Rajesh would have fallen asleep by now in the cafeteria to sounds of old folk tales on his battered walkman.Today however is the day he’s leaving. He’s decided, he will drive his taxi into the Bombay night, wherever daylight breaks is where he’s going to stop and start anew. Sounds pretty straight forward. If only the eccentric masseur who has appointed himself position of new best friend to our hapless cabby can convince Rajesh that leaving Bombay at 6 AM won’t get him past the city limits, he may actually stand a chance.
The crackly old folk tales Rajesh listens to punctuate the narrative, guiding him like an unwritten map as he embarks on this haphazard road trip into the weird and wonderful. A trip that only gets stranger by the arrival of a stowaway hidden under a pile of fruit in the back seat...
You can’t get lost if you don’t know where you’re going...
Rajpal Yadav
Rajpal Yadav
Rajpal Yadav is an Indian film actor, known for his comedy oriented roles.-Early life and education:Rajpal Yadav was born and brought up in Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh, where he received his education.He did his college from Sardar Patel Hindu Inter College, Shahjahanpur.He played in Shahjahanpur...
one of India’s most beloved comedians delivers a memorable Keatonesque performance as the disenchanted cabbie Rajesh alongside the rambunctious Neha Dubey
Neha Dubey
Neha Dubey is an Indian film actress. She is the daughter of Indian actress Lillete Dubey and sister of actress Ira Dubey, who was seen in the 2009 movie The President Is Coming. Neha and Ira Dubey are the nieces of theatre director Lushin Dubey...
(Monsoon Wedding
Monsoon Wedding
* Originally featured in the Hindi film Loafer * Originally featured in the Hindi film Biwi No.1 -Awards:The movie won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival...
) as the stowaway who becomes his unlikely companion in this award winning deadpan comedy. An Indian road movie...
Critical response
"There is evidence of better things to come from British Asian directors, however, as Karan Kandhari demonstrates with Bye Bye Miss Goodnight. Offering a uniquely avant-garde snapshot of modern urban India, this visually ambitious road movie belies its modest budget to chronicle the unlikely encounter between a daydreaming Mumbai cabby and a pregnant, hitchhiking free spirit." - David Parkinson, BBC Film
Cast
- Rajpal YadavRajpal YadavRajpal Yadav is an Indian film actor, known for his comedy oriented roles.-Early life and education:Rajpal Yadav was born and brought up in Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh, where he received his education.He did his college from Sardar Patel Hindu Inter College, Shahjahanpur.He played in Shahjahanpur...
- Rajesh - Neha DubeyNeha DubeyNeha Dubey is an Indian film actress. She is the daughter of Indian actress Lillete Dubey and sister of actress Ira Dubey, who was seen in the 2009 movie The President Is Coming. Neha and Ira Dubey are the nieces of theatre director Lushin Dubey...
- Niramala - Zafar Karachiwala - Rocky
- Neera Punj - Aunt's Voice