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{{Infobox film
| name = Oops!
| image = Oops poster.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Poster
| native_name =
| director = [[Deepak Tijori]]
| producer = [[Deepak Tijori]]
| writer = Bijesh Jayarajan<br />[[Deepak Tijori]]
| screenplay = [[Deepak Tijori]]
| story =
| narrator =
| starring = {{Plain list|

* [[Kiran Janjani]]
* [[Vikas Sethi]]
* [[Mink Brar]]
* [[Mita Vashisht]]
* [[Kiran Kumar]]
* Adyasha Satpathy
* [[Amit Singh Thakur]]
}}
| music = Ravi Pawar
| cinematography =
| editing =
| studio = Tijori Films
| distributor =
| released = 1 August 2003
| runtime = 109 mins.
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| budget =
}}
'''''Oops!''''' is a 2003 Indian [[erotic films|erotic]] [[comedy-drama]] film directed and produced by [[Deepak Tijori]]. It was his directorial debut.<ref name="flop">{{cite news|last1=Malik|first1=Jhoomur Bose|title=What works? Sex or Shah Rukh|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/What-works-Sex-or-Shah-Rukh/articleshow/1020339.cms|accessdate=14 December 2014|work=[[The Times of India]]|publisher=[[The Times Group]]|date=14 February 2005}}</ref> Based on the topic of male strippers, the film faced protests before screening.<ref name="ArtzKamalipour2007">{{cite book|last1=Artz|first1=Lee|last2=Kamalipour|first2=Yahya R.|authorlink2=Yahya R. Kamalipour|title=The Media Globe: Trends in International Mass Media|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tTJeo-qpOboC&pg=PA36|year=2007|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield|isbn=978-0-7425-4094-1|pages=36–37}}</ref> The film was produced on a budget of {{INRConvert|25|m}}. It was considered controversial because of the subject matter and initially it faced troubles with the [[Central Board of Film Certification]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Raaj|first1=Shaheen|title=Something different|url=http://archive.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/july20/ent7.asp|accessdate=24 November 2014|work=[[Deccan Herald]]|date=20 July 2003|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304203607/http://archive.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/july20/ent7.asp|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> The film was released in two versions – [[Hindi]] and [[English language|English]].<ref>{{cite news|first= Ian |last= MacKinnon |title=Bollywood directors discover sex sells|url=http://www.scotsman.com/news/bollywood-directors-discover-sex-sells-1-648511|accessdate=22 November 2014|work=[[The Scotsman]]|publisher=[[The Scotsman Publications]]|date=19 May 2003|location=Scotland}}</ref> It did not receive favourable reviews but proved to be a turning point in actress [[Mink Brar]]'s career.<ref>{{cite news|title=Mink fresh!|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/mink-fresh/article3196746.ece|accessdate=22 November 2014|work=[[The Hindu]]|publisher=[[The Hindu Group]]|date=24 July 2006}}</ref> The film flopped at the box office, and Tijori said that he had "alienated the audience with too much sex in the promos".<ref name="flop" />

== Plot ==

Jahaan ([[Kiran Janjani]]), Aakash ([[Vikas Sethi]]) and Jahaan's girlfriend Nikki (Adyasha) are good friends and members of a dance troupe. Jahaan wants to get rich very quickly, while Aakash wants to establish his career as a dancer. Impressed by Jahaan's dancing skills, Sonia ([[Mink Brar]]) tells him that he could earn a large sum of money by stripping at shows. The other also joins him on the condition that he will do it only once. The second friend refuses to do another show and both the friends quarrel over this matter. Jahaan continues to perform at strip shows. At one of these shows he meets a middle-aged woman, Sharon ([[Mita Vashisht]]), and falls in love with her. When Sharon gets bored of this affair, she breaks it off but Jahaan is unable to recover. He does not behave properly with Nikki and eventually she leaves him. One day, Aakash's father Mr. Rai invites Jahaan to his home for dinner. At his house Jahaan learns that Sharon is actually Mrs. Rai, Aakash's mother.

== Production ==

[[File:DeepakTijori.jpg|right|thumb|''Oops!'' was [[Deepak Tijori]]{{'s}} directorial debut]]
For the [[striptease]] scene, Tijori had told actors Janjani and Sethi that the first portion of that scene would be shot first where they had to remain bare-chest. However, when filming started Tijori decided to shoot the entire scene that very day.<ref name="VL">{{cite news|last1=Lalwani|first1=Vickey|title=Girls can striptease, so can boys|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2003/feb/19oops.htm|accessdate=21 November 2014|work=[[Rediff.com]]|date=19 February 2003}}</ref> On being asked why had he chose debutantes, Tijori relied that "no established actor will play a male stripper on screen".<ref>{{cite news|last1=Kapoor|first1=Pankaj|title=Oops! Now, you've got male strippers|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/bangalore-times/Oops-Now-youve-got-male-strippers/articleshow/38609978.cms|accessdate=16 December 2014|work=[[The Times of India]]|publisher=[[The Times Group]]|date=26 February 2003|location=Bangalore}}</ref> Janjani was signed before Sethi.<ref name="VL" /> Newcomer Adyasha Satpathy was cast for the lead role.<ref>{{cite news|title=From tinsel town to Utopia... Oops!|url=http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2003/07/03/stories/2003070301100200.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030825182802/http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2003/07/03/stories/2003070301100200.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=25 August 2003|accessdate=16 December 2014|work=[[The Hindu]]|publisher=[[The Hindu Group]]|date=3 July 2003}}</ref> The film was released with an A certificate implying that it was to be seen only by adult audience. Reportedly, the lead actors received invitations from nightclubs in Mumbai to perform for them.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Taparia|first1=Nidhi|title=Skin and soft porn: Jism gives filmmakers new mantra to keep cash registers ringing|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/skin-and-soft-porn-jism-gives-filmmakers-new-mantra-to-keep-cash-registers-ringing/1/206406.html|accessdate=16 December 2014|work=[[India Today]]|publisher=[[Living Media]]|date=28 April 2003}}</ref> [[Rediff.com]] declared the film a box office flop.<ref>{{cite news|title=No hungama at the BO|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2003/aug/05box.htm|accessdate=16 December 2014|work=[[Rediff.com]]|date=5 August 2003}}</ref> The film's strip choreography was done by professional strippers. Tijori got the idea of making a film on [[male stripper]]s after meeting them.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Farida|first1=Syeda|title=Bare devils|url=http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2003/06/03/stories/2003060300270200.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030821161946/http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2003/06/03/stories/2003060300270200.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=21 August 2003|accessdate=16 December 2014|work=[[The Hindu]]|publisher=[[The Hindu Group]]|date=3 June 2003|location=Hyderabad}}</ref> ''Oops!'' was simultaneously shot in English.<ref>{{cite news|author1=Times News Network|title=It's boom time for Hinglish films|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/bangalore-times/Its-boom-time-for-Hinglish-films/articleshow/34221273.cms|accessdate=16 December 2014|work=[[The Times of India]]|publisher=[[The Times Group]]|date=13 January 2003|location=Bangalore}}</ref>

== Reception ==

In her review for [[Rediff.com]], Seema Pant wrote that Tijori's direction is full of loopholes, some of the dialogues did not make any sense, the sets were worse than the ones used for television. She questioned how was Jahaan able to buy an expensive bike when he was so poor. About the second half of the film she felt that Tijori was "[dragging] out a boring and unconvincing climax." Further, she wrote that the newcomers (Janjani, Sethi and Adyahsa) spoke their dialogues "without emotion or expression."<ref>{{cite news|last1=Pant|first1=Seema|title=Oops! could have been good|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2003/aug/01oops.htm|accessdate=21 November 2014|work=[[Rediff.com]]|date=1 August 2003}}</ref> ''[[India Today]]'' called Tijori's direction amateurish but termed the film "an example of brave new breed."<ref>{{cite news|last1=Chopra|first1=Anupama|title=India Today Sex Survey: Chennai is the most conservative city, Delhi the most experimentative|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/india-today-sex-survey-chennai-is-the-most-conservative-city-delhi-the-most-experimentative/1/206096.html|accessdate=22 November 2014|work=[[India Today]]|publisher=[[Living Media]]|date=15 September 2003}}</ref> Critic [[Taran Adarsh]] appreciated the film's first half but criticised the writer for the lame ending. He felt that the climax was "the weakest link." He complimented Tijori for choosing a bold topic for his first film and praised the choreography, especially that done in the songs and the strip show. He called Janjani and Sethi "camera-friendly and a bundle of talent" and praised them for their acting in their debut. He concluded his review by saying that a "long run seems unlikely."<ref>{{cite news|last1=Adarsh|first1=Taran|authorlink1=Taran Adarsh|title=Oops?|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/criticreview/id/201590|accessdate=16 December 2014|publisher=[[Bollywood Hungama]]|date=31 July 2003}}{{rating|1.5|5}}</ref>

[[Sify]]'s Kunal Shah appreciated the film's writer for being able to add "brilliant turns of situations." He criticised the songs for hampering the pace. He praised the debut actors' performances but advised Adyahsa to learn more acting. He also appreciated Vashisth and Mink Singh's for their acting.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Shah|first1=Kunal|title=Male striptease, but watchable|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/male-striptease-but-watchable-review-bollywood-13214729.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924183956/http://www.sify.com/movies/male-striptease-but-watchable-review-bollywood-13214729.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=24 September 2015|accessdate=16 December 2014|publisher=[[Sify]]}}</ref> Writing for ''[[The Hindu]]'', Ziya Us Salam called it a "path-breaking film." He praised Janjani and Vashisth for their acting. He called Vashisth the "lifeline of the film" but criticised the songs.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Salam|first1=Ziya Us|title=Oops! What Hungama Chori Chori!|url=http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2003/08/04/stories/2003080400410300.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030923185622/http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2003/08/04/stories/2003080400410300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=23 September 2003|accessdate=16 December 2014|work=[[The Hindu]]|publisher=[[The Hindu Group]]|date=4 August 2003|location=Delhi}}</ref> Shubhra Gupta of ''[[The Hindu Business Line]]'' wrote that "[''Oops!''] works only up to a point."<ref>{{cite news|last1=Gupta|first1=Shubhra|title=A departure from the norm|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/life/2003/08/25/stories/2003082500080200.htm|accessdate=16 December 2014|work=[[The Hindu Business Line]]|publisher=[[The Hindu Group]]|date=25 August 2003}}</ref>

== References ==
{{reflist|30em}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|0354786}}
{{Deepak Tijori}}

[[Category:2003 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:2000s comedy-drama films]]
[[Category:Indian erotic drama films]]
[[Category:2000s erotic drama films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Deepak Tijori]]
[[Category:2000s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:Films about striptease]]
[[Category:Indian comedy-drama films]]
[[Category:2003 comedy films]]
[[Category:2003 drama films]]

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