Producer : Suniel Shetty, Shobha Kapoor, Ekta Kapoor, Shabbir Boxwala
Director : Saurabh Kabra
Cast : Sanjay Dutt, Arjun Rampal, Malaika Arora, Aashish Chaudhary, Neha Uberoi, Natasha Suri, Manoj Joshi, Pushkar Jog, Daya Shankar Pandey, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Urmila Matondkar
Music Director : Chirantan Bhatt
Lyricist : Hamza Farokhi, Sarim Momin
Release Date : 7 November 2008
Here is what the critics thought of EMI :
ApunKaChoice.Com – Review by Nikhil Kumar
The most shocking thing about ‘EMI’ is its end. It comes so abruptly and unexpectedly that I overheard a couple next to me exclaiming with surprise: “Oye! Khatam Ho Gayi!”
Rating : *
BollywoodHungama.com – Review by Taran Adarsh
On the whole, EMI has its share of interesting moments, but they are few and far between. Disappointing!
Rating : *1/2
Glamsham.com – Review by Martin D’Souza
Director Saurab Kadra begins well, bringing to the fore pesky bank callers shoving a loan down your throat and recovery agents making the rounds when they default. Arjun, Ashish, Neha, Kulbhushan and Urmila all convey well the angst in their given situations. Malaika Arora Khan who makes her debut in a film, has not much of a role. It’s more of an extension to her item girl tag. This was a wrong role for her to make her full-fledged debut. Sanjay spices up the proceedings with his arrival in his own inimitable way. The dialogues are witty and some are sure to bring the house down, and even though the film clocks a decent 2 hours, 15 minutes could have easily been chopped off. The plot drags when Sattarbhai shows interest in Urmila and therein lies the problem with EMI.
Rating : 2/5
HindustanTimes.com – Review by Khalid Mohamed
Those who conceived this muddle fest should get an EMI themselves to buy some salt and caramel — to add to the popcorn.
Rating : *1/2
IndiaGlitz.com
Valuating EMI on whole; the film carries good values on terms of theme, but lacks solidity in many portions. Perhaps, Sanjay Dutt is the real savior just not on the screens, but for the producers too.
Verdict: Middling piece of work
Rating : **½
IndiaTimes.com – Review by Gaurav Malani
Credit it to the lackluster direction but EMI fails to generate interest even in installments. You certainly can’t bank upon this one for entertainment. The next time any call-center employee pesters you with free credit-card offers, recommend EMI to pay them back.
Rating : * ½
MovieTalkies.com
EMI is a film, which can be called a fun film, without being mindless and brainless. It stays rooted to reality and is quite successful in taking a light look at the serious business of loans.
Rating : 2.5/5
NowRunning.com – Reveiw by Ashok Nayak
To sum up, watch EMI only IF you’re a diehard Sanjay Dutt fan. Else, just wait for the DVD.
Rating : **
Rediff.com – Review by Syed Firdaus Ashraf
Dutt is equally entertaining. Watch him as he romances Urmila in the romantic song, Aankhon Hi Aankhon Mein. Not bad for an actor touching 50. Overall, though, this Sattarbhai is nowhere close to Munnabhai.
The rest of the cast, except for Arjun, are all wasted.
You can afford to skip this EMI.
Rating : *1/2
