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{{Infobox film
| name = Fruit and Nut
| image = Fruit and nut movie poster.jpg
| alt = 
| caption =
| director = [[Kunal Vijaykar]]
| producer =
| writer = [[Kunal Vijaykar]] [[Sharad Kataria]]
| starring = [[Boman Irani]] [[Cyrus Broacha]] [[Dia Mirza]] [[Mahesh Manjrekar]] [[Sachin Nayak]]
| music = [[Sangeet Haldipur]] [[Siddharth Haldipur]]-([[Sangeet-Siddharth]])
| cinematography = [[Attar Singh Saini]]
| editing =
| studio =
| distributor = [[Viacom 18 Motion Pictures]]
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2009|10|23}}
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| budget =
| gross =
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'''''Fruit and Nut''''' is a 2009 [[Bollywood]] [[comedy]] film directed by well-known comedian [[Kunal Vijaykar]] and starring [[Boman Irani]], [[Cyrus Broacha]], [[Dia Mirza]] and [[Mahesh Manjrekar]] in pivotal roles.<ref name=cnc>{{cite web|url=http://www.apunkachoice.com/titles/fru/fruit-and-nut/mid_25711/|publisher=Apun Ka Choice|title=Cast and Director of Fruit 'n Nut|accessdate=21 March 2010}}</ref> The film was produced and distributed by [[Viacom 18 Motion Pictures]], and was released on 23 October 2009.<ref name=cnc/>

==Synopsis==
Monica Gokhale ([[Dia Mirza]]) works for Bombay Heritage Society under Khandar Zala ([[Mahesh Manjrekar]]). Her plans of revamping the city's old buildings go against Maharaja Harry Holkar ([[Boman Irani]]). To stop Gokhale, Holkar has her kidnapped. However, she is rescued by Jolly Maker ([[Cyrus Broacha]]), an innocent and not so smart person. This not only brings fame to Maker, but also makes Holkar join hands with Zala to bomb the Secretariat building and recruit scientist Vishwas Atmavishwas Pinakin ([[Rajit Kapoor]]) for the same. Realizing their plan, Gokhale reveals her true identity and joins hands with Maker to stop the crooks from destroying the city.

==Cast==
* [[Boman Irani]] as Harry Holkar
* [[Cyrus Broacha]] as Jolly Maker
* [[Dia Mirza]] as Monica 'Monu' M. Gokhale
* [[Mahesh Manjrekar]] as Khandar Zala
* [[Atmaram Bhende]] as Peter
* [[Rajit Kapoor]] as Vishwas Atmavishwas Pinakin (credited as Rajit Kapur)
* [[Vijay Patkar]] as Clint
* [[Surendra Rajan]] as Dhotilal (Holkar's associate)
* [[Kishore Nadlaskar]] as Motilal (Holkar's associate)
* [[Suhas Khandke]] as Mayor (credited as Suhas Khadke)
* [[Anisha Hinduja]] as Suman (a terrorist hired from Dubai)
* [[Sachin Nayak]] as Anna (a beggar and undercover RAW agent)
* [[Bachan Pachera]] as Sulaiman (a terrorist hired from Dubai)
* [[Anil Mahtrey]] as Inspector Chaugle (credited as Anil Mhatre)
* [[Bhuvnesh Shetty]] as office peon (credited as Bhuvanesh Shetty)
==Release==

===Critical reception===
The film received very negative reviews from critics. Most dismissed the film as "slapstick".
[[Taran Adarsh]] of ''IndiaFM'' rated the film as 1.5 stars out of 5, and said, "Director Kunal Vijaykar tries hard to keep you entertained, but the writing is just not captivating. Sure, you do laugh at a few jokes/situations, but there are times when the jokes aren’t too funny and also tend to get repetitive." [[Anupama Chopra]] of [[NDTV]] gave the film 1.5 stars out of 5, and stated, "Vijaykar and his actors are straining too hard to make you laugh at jokes that are simply too flimsy for film. It’s exhausting more than entertaining. See it if you must." [[Nikhat Kazmi]] of [[The Times of India]] gave the film 1.5 stars out of 5, and said, "Neither fruity nor nutty, this film ends up as a total squish. After an unfruitful watch, you feel completely let down." Kaveri Bamzai of [[India Today Group]] gave the film 1 star out of 5, and said, "Unfortunately, the writers seem to have exhausted themselves thinking of the funny names and the interesting premise. There is nothing beyond it, except for two senseless item songs, one each for Irani and Mirza to stretch their legs." [[Rajeev Masand]] of CNN-IBN gave the film 1.5 stars out of 5, and stated, "Despite juvenile jokes like peeing on open electric wires, Fruit & Nut is mercifully not the sort of vulgar comedy we’ve got used to seeing at the cinemas these days."
<ref>{{cite web|url=http://moifightclub.wordpress.com/2009/10/23/film-reviews-fruit-and-nut|title=Film Reviews: Fruit And Nut|publisher=moifightclub|date=23 December 2009}}</ref>

===Box office===
''Fruit and Nut'' failed to perform well at the box office, partly due to high-budget film like ''[[Blue (2009 film)|Blue]]'' and ''[[All The Best: Fun Begins]]'', which had released the previous week. The film earned around {{INR}} 3-4 million in its first week, and was declared a flop/disaster.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://allbollywood.com/news/bd/2009/1106/459838/blue/index.shtml|title=Box Office|publisher=allbollywood|date=6 November 2009|access-date=22 March 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100317023113/http://www.allbollywood.com/news/bd/2009/1106/459838/blue/index.shtml|archive-date=17 March 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb title|1634329}}
* [https://archive.is/20130218090505/http://popcorn.oneindia.in/movie-synopsis/1244/fruit-and-nut.html ''Fruit and Nut''] at [[Oneindia.in]]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100304204546/http://bharatmovies.com/hindi/info/Fruit_and_Nut.htm ''Fruit and Nut''] at BharatMovies.com

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