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{{short description|2012 Indian film directed by Rajpal Yadav}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2014}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Ata Pata Laapata
| image = Ata Pata Laapata.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Rajpal Yadav]]
| producer = Radha Yadav
| writer = Mohd. Saleem
| narrator = Rajpal Yadav
| starring = {{ubl|[[Rajpal Yadav]]|[[Asrani]]|[[Om Puri]]|[[Ashutosh Rana]]|[[Manoj Joshi (actor)|Manoj Joshi]]|[[Govind Namdev]]|[[Dara Singh]]|[[Vikram Gokhale]]|[[Vijay Raaz]]|[[Satyadev Dubey]]}}
| music = {{ubl|'''Original Songs:''' [[Sujeet Chaubey]], Amod Bhatt, [[Rajpal Yadav]], Sukhwinder Singh|'''Background Score:''' [[Aadesh Shrivastav]]}}
| cinematography = Arvind Kumar
| editing = Aseem Sinha
| studio = Shree Naurang Godavari Entertainment Ltd.
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|2012|11|02|df=yes}}
| runtime = 128 minutes
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| budget =
| gross = {{estimation}} {{INR|0.38 crore}}
}}

'''''Ata Pata Laapata''''' ({{translation|'''''Whereabouts missing'''''}}) is a 2012 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[Musical film|musical]] [[satire (film and television)|satire film]] directed by [[Rajpal Yadav]] and produced by his wife Radha Yadav. Rajpal makes his directorial debut with the film and also plays the [[protagonist]] who enlists the help of law when his house goes missing from the constructed site, and finds himself suspected instead. Other than Yadav, the film stars the ensemble cast of [[Asrani]], [[Om Puri]], [[Ashutosh Rana]], [[Manoj Joshi (actor)|Manoj Joshi]], [[Govind Namdev]], [[Dara Singh]], [[Vikram Gokhale]], [[Vijay Raaz]] and [[Satyadev Dubey]]. Released on 2 November 2012, the film was a commercial failure and panned for its script.

==Plot==
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Manav Chaturvedi (Rajpal Yadav) files a police complaint of robbery where the entire house has gone missing. Chaturvedi is suspected of abolishing his own house in order to claim the insurance money. The case comes to the media's attention and soon becomes a topic of everyone's interest. Due to media pressure, authorities are forced to acknowledge the robbery. The film focuses on the loopholes of governance, bureaucracy, and the attitude of people in power.

==Cast==
* [[Rajpal Yadav]] as Manav Chaturvedi & the narrator
* [[Amit Behl]] as a lawyer
* [[Asrani]] as Session Court lawyer
* [[Om Puri]]
* [[Mukesh Bhatt]]
* [[Mushtaq Khan]]
* [[Razak Khan]]
* [[Sharat Saxena]]
* [[Vivek Shauq]]
* [[Neeraj Sood]]
* [[Ashutosh Rana]] as Satyaprakash Choubey
* [[Mukesh Tiwari]]
* [[Manoj Joshi (actor)|Manoj Joshi]] as Jagrut Jaganath
* [[Govind Namdeo]] as [[Municipal Commissioner of Mumbai|BMC Commissioner]]
* [[Dara Singh]] as S. P. Shastri
* [[Vikram Gokhale]] as [[Superintendent of police (India)|S.P.]]
* [[Vijay Raaz]] as Munshiji
* [[Satyadev Dubey]] as Pagla Baba
* [[Nalneesh Neel]] as Bakra
* [[Arun Shekhar]] as Tiger

==Production==
This film was [[Rajpal Yadav]]'s directorial debut<ref>{{Cite news |date=2012-10-30 |title=Rajpal Yadav got 175 actors under one roof for his film |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/rajpal-yadav-got-175-actors-under-one-roof-for-his-film/articleshow/17005321.cms |access-date=2026-01-04 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>. He also acted as music director and contributed to screenplay and dialogue. Yadav's small-budget films (including this one) were produced by Radha Yadav (Rajpal's wife) under the ''"Shree Naurang Godavari Entertainment Ltd."'' banner, which was named after Rajpal's parents.<ref>{{cite news|title=Bollywood's 'little big man' on turning director, work in Hollywood|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/bollywood-s--little-big-man--on-turning-director-work-in-hollywood/1024438/0|accessdate=18 August 2014|work=[[Indian Express]]|date=31 October 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Small Budget Bollywood Movies Seek Wider Reach with Online Release on Spuul|url=http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20121129005964/en/Small-Budget-Bollywood-Movies-Seek-Wider-Reach#.U_G3_F4aeVg|accessdate=18 August 2014|work=Business Wire|date=29 November 2012}}</ref> Sujeet Choubey, Amod Bhatt, and [[Sukhwinder Singh]] were the music directors for this film. The songs were written by [[Sameer (lyricist)|Sameer]] and sung by Sukhwinder Singh.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ata Pata Laapata|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/537924|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120116223739/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/537924|url-status=dead|archive-date=16 January 2012|website=Bollywood Hungama|accessdate=18 August 2014}}</ref>

===Casting===
The film had a huge star-cast of about 175 [[actor]]s<ref>{{Cite news |date=2012-10-30 |title=Rajpal Yadav got 175 actors under one roof for his film |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/rajpal-yadav-got-175-actors-under-one-roof-for-his-film/articleshow/17005321.cms |access-date=2026-01-04 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>, the majority of whom had no prior acting experience in films. The ensemble cast included veteran [[Dara Singh]] and [[Satyadev Dubey]], for both of whom this was their last film.<ref name='rr'>{{cite news|title=Rajpal Yadav dedicates his film to Dara Singh|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Rajpal-Yadav-dedicates-his-film-to-Dara-Singh/articleshow/15052987.cms|accessdate=18 August 2014|work=[[Times of India]]|date=20 July 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Dara Singh's last act: 'Ata Pata Lapata'|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/videos/271101/dara-singhs-last-act-ata-pata-lapata.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120716004103/http://ibnlive.in.com/videos/271101/dara-singhs-last-act-ata-pata-lapata.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=16 July 2012|accessdate=18 August 2014|publisher=IBN|date=13 July 2012}}</ref> Both died before the release of the film.<ref name='rr'/>

==Release==
The music of the film was launched by [[Amitabh Bachchan]] on 22 September 2012.<ref>{{cite news|title=Rajpal Yadav weaves personal experience in directorial debut Ata Pata Lapata|url=http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/rajpal-yadav-weaves-personal-experience-in-directorial-debut-ata-pata-lapata-271120|accessdate=18 August 2014|publisher=NDTV|date=23 September 2012}}</ref> The film was originally set to release in October 2012, but its release was stayed by [[Delhi High Court]] after a local businessman M. G. Agarwal filed a cheating case against director [[Rajpal Yadav]]. Agarwal alleged that Yadav had taken {{INR|5 [[crore]]}} as loan from him for the film and signed an agreement with Agarwal-owned Murli Projects for the music and overall production of the movie. He alleged that Yadav went ahead and independently released the music and all the cheques Yadav gave to Agarwal bounced.<ref>{{cite news|title=Rajpal Yadav in legal soup |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/tabloid/rajpal-yadav-in-legal-soup/article1-943654.aspx |accessdate=18 August 2014 |work=Hindustan Times |date=12 October 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819084849/http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/tabloid/rajpal-yadav-in-legal-soup/article1-943654.aspx |archivedate=19 August 2014 |df=dmy }}</ref> The film was finally released on 2 November 2012.<ref name='rr'/>

==Reception==
''[[The Times of India]]'' criticised the film for weak script, repetitiveness, preachiness and lack of clarity. Songs were criticised for acting only as fillers without adding anything to the story.<ref>{{cite news|title=Ata Pata Laapata|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-review/Ata-Pata-Laapata/movie-review/17023523.cms|accessdate=18 August 2014|work=Times of India|date=2 November 2012}}</ref> ''[[Navbharat Times]]'' criticised the movie for being noisy, weak script and inability of Yadav to make good use of the huge star cast.<ref>{{cite news|title=मूवी रिव्यूः अता पता लापता|url=http://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/moviereview/17077909.cms|accessdate=18 August 2014|work=Navbharat Times|date=4 November 2012}}</ref> Commercially the film failed at the box office.<ref>{{cite web|title='Luv Shuv Tey Chicken Khurana' & 'Ata Pata Laapata' fail! |url= http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/box-office/overseas/id/445 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131110211507/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/box-office/overseas/id/445 |url-status= dead |archive-date= 10 November 2013 |accessdate=18 August 2014 |work= Bollywood Hungama}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb title|tt1956433}}

[[Category:2012 Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:2012 Indian films]]
[[Category:2012 films]]
[[Category:Indian musical comedy films]]
[[Category:Indian satirical films]]
[[Category:2012 directorial debut films]]

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