Freaky Ali

About the film

Freaky Ali is a 2016 Indian Hindi-language sports comedy drama film, written, produced and directed by Sohail Khan. The film stars Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Arbaaz Khan, and Amy Jackson in the lead roles.

Freaky Ali was released on 9 September 2016. Despite the obvious similarities to Happy Gilmore, the cast has maintained that it's an original story and not an adaptation.

Plot

Ali, an orphaned poor Muslim man, gets fired from a clothing store after he insults a kid who turns out to be the owner's son. He worries that he won't be able to earn money anymore to take care of his Hindu mother, Sulbha but his friend Maqsood motivates him. They approach a rich and royal woman, Padmavati, for money, but manage to do it only after a fight with her. Maqsood, it is shown, works for a gangster, Danger Bhai.

Ali is all set to be married but the alliance is broken when the clothing store owner recognizes him and turns out to be a close relative of the bride's family. Dejected, Ali visits a golf course to get some money from a businessman named Singhania. Unaware of what he is up to, Ali pokes fun at Singhania, who challenges him to hit an ace. Ali accepts his challenge and wins it, returning home after collecting the money. Ali's uncle, Kishan Lal, who is a caddy driver for Singhania, tells Ali that if he plays golf he can get rich and become a champion. Motivated by this, he begins training under Kishan's tutelage.

Ali contests a golf tournament, and in the process, falls for royal champion Vikram Rathore's manager Megha, who praises his performance, while Vikram chides him. Ali pays the entry fee and qualifies for the top 60 players. Vikram soon fires Megha and shows his arrogance to Ali, but he retaliates, telling him that golf could be a game for the poor too. He begins winning a number of matches and earns enough money to take care of Sulbha; Megha grows close to him and Sulbha in the process.

Box office

The film opened with a collection of ₹2.55 crores in India. By the end of its first weekend, the film brought in ₹8.50 crore nett in India. In next four days the film collected ₹5 crore and took its first week collection to a total of ₹13.50 crore nett. The total nett collection of film in India is ₹14.67 crore while its grossing over there is ₹15 crore.

The film grossed ₹43 lakh (US$45,000) in USA, ₹30 lakh (US$31,000) in UK, ₹16 lakh (US$17,000) in Australia and ₹4 lakh (US$4,200) in New Zealand. The worldwide gross was ₹21.32 crore (US$2.2 million).

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