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Dr. Cabbie

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Dr. Cabbie
Poster
Directed byJean-François Pouliot[1]
Written by
  • Manu Chopra
  • Ron Kennell
Story byVinay Virmani
Produced by
  • Salman Khan
  • Pauline Dhillon
  • Ajay Virmani
  • André Rouleau
Starring
Edited byDominique Fortin
Music by
  • Yann Simhon
  • Igor Vrabac
  • Ken Worth
Production
companies
Distributed byEros International[2]
Release dates
  • September 14, 2014 (2014-09-14) (Cinefest Sudbury
    International Film Festival)
  • September 19, 2014 (2014-09-19)
Running time
98 minutes[3]
CountriesCanada
United States
India
LanguagesEnglish
Hindi

Dr. Cabbie is a 2014 Canadian-Indian English-language romantic comedy film directed by Jean-François Pouliot and co-produced by Salman Khan.[4][5] The film stars Kunal Nayyar, Vinay Virmani, and Adrianne Palicki.[6][7] The story revolves around a newly arrived immigrant doctor in Canada who cannot get a job and is forced to become a taxi driver. He becomes a local hero when he converts his taxi into a mobile medical clinic.[8][9][10] The film was released on DVD and Blu-ray from 23 December 2014.

Plot

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Deepak Veer Chopra is an Indian doctor who immigrates to Canada in the hope of starting a new life, but cannot find employment in medicine. He meets Tony, a taxi driver and becomes one himself. After delivering a baby in his taxi, he starts treating other passengers and practising medicine illegally, even though he has a medical degree and he is certified. He also falls in love with Natalie Wilman, the woman whose baby he delivered and she uses her training as a (non-practising) lawyer to help him achieve his dreams. Natalie names her son Ganesh at Deepak's suggestion. The baby's father is revealed to be Colin, a playboy who is running for election. Evidence found by the Canadian police leads to Deepak being arrested for illegal distribution of drugs. Natalie agrees to give him legal advice. At the trial, his patients defend Deepak furiously. He is found not guilty of the crimes he committed by acting as a taxi driver doctor, but is charged for possessing and distribution of drugs. Natalie, who has fallen in love with Deepak, asks him to marry her. He refuses, then immediately proposes saying that he wants to marry her on his terms. The authorities now take into account Deepak's family members (who in this case consist of a wife and baby), and clear him of all charges and got 500 hours community service prescribing medicine without a license to avoid jail time and deportation. After the trial concludes, Colin is standing near the exit and responsible for Deepak arrest, drunk, and teases Natalie about marrying Deepak. Deepak hits Colin; Natalie asks Colin if he is okay, and then hits him again. Deepak proposes having their honeymoon in India and Natalie agrees, saying that she would love to see the Taj Mahal with him. Two years later, they are still married and Natalie is pregnant with Deepak's baby. Deepak is a full-fledged licensed doctor in Toronto and working in the hospital. Natalie requests to Deepak that this time she prefers to have the baby in the hospital rather than in the taxi and may marry the taxi driver. Deepak shares as long as the taxi driver is a doctor!

Cast

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In addition, special credits are given for appearances by Lilly Singh as Lily, Tia Bhatia as Zarah and onscreen singers and musicians Kardinal Offishall, DJ Mocha, Manj Musik (credited by his birth name, Manjeet Ral) and Selena Dhillon as themselves.

Release

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Reception

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Critical reception

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On release, the film received generally positive responses from critics. Culture plus Blog reviewed with 4 stars and stated:

What a great comedy. Lots of funny stereotyping—dialogue and behaviour that is pure mockery, with great cast that delivers over-the-top fun with some serious consequences. Brilliantly directed by Jean-François Pouliot.[11]

Anokhi Media gave a positive review to the movie and stated: "the movie crafts a new breed of cinema that caters to a multicultural universal audience, definitely one to watch."[12] Binzento blog gave the film 4.5 stars and stated, "recommend this film to those that are in the midst of going through troubling times in life, and need something to up-lift their spirits, and give them the encouragement and hope to over come the challenge."[13]

Box office

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The film was released in Canada on 19 September 2014 in 55 cinemas. It earned $350,452 on its opening day at the box office and became the second highest-grossing film in Canada. The film earned $702,000 over the weekend.[14]

In the US, the film earned only $225,490.[15]

Soundtrack

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Track listing
No.TitleArtist(s)Length
1."Dal Makhani"Manj Musik & Raftaar3:43
2."All I Need Is You"Raghav & Selena Dhillon3:45
3."Maula Mere"Mustafa Zahid4:34
4."All I Need Is You (Hindi)"Raghav2:43
5."Dr Cabbie"Deesha Sarai3:20
6."Don't Be Shy"Selena Dhillon & Jus Reign3:22
7."Dal Makhani (Punjabi Remix)"Manak-E3:34
8."Don't Be Shy"Selena Dhillon2:47

References

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  1. ^ "Dr. Cabbie Songs, Images, News, Videos & Photos - Bollywood Hungama". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on June 7, 2013. Retrieved August 15, 2018.
  2. ^ "Now Salman To Launch Katrina's Sister!". Koimoi.com. Archived from the original on January 22, 2015. Retrieved January 27, 2015. Entertainment One
  3. ^ "DR. CABBIE (15)". British Board of Film Classification. November 14, 2014. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved November 26, 2014.
  4. ^ Nyay Bhushan. "Bollywood Star Salman Khan Backs Canadian Project 'Dr Cabbie'". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on November 23, 2014. Retrieved January 27, 2015.
  5. ^ "Katrina's Sister Isabel to Soon Feature in Salman's Production". Koimoi.com. Archived from the original on November 2, 2014. Retrieved January 27, 2015.
  6. ^ "Revealed: First look of Katrina Kaif's sister in Canadian film". Intoday.in. Archived from the original on October 22, 2014. Retrieved January 27, 2015.
  7. ^ "Indo Canadian comedy Dr. Cabbie making its way to the small screen". Hindustan Times. December 21, 2014. Archived from the original on July 15, 2023. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
  8. ^ "Dr. Cabbie: A Salman Khan Production". Boxofficedaddy.com. Archived from the original on November 30, 2014. Retrieved January 27, 2015.
  9. ^ "'Dr. Cabbie' Box Office Collection: Salman's Film Shatters Opening Day Record in Canada". International Business Times. September 22, 2014. Archived from the original on February 17, 2015. Retrieved January 27, 2015.
  10. ^ "Salman Khan's Dr. Cabbie Setting Canadian Box Office On Fire". Koimoi.com. Archived from the original on November 2, 2014. Retrieved January 27, 2015.
  11. ^ Sylvain Richard. "Culture Plus". Smrcultureplus.blogspot.ca. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 27, 2015.
  12. ^ "ANOKHI MEDIA - Blog / Dr Cabbie: More Than Just Good Humor". Anokhimedia.com. Archived from the original on December 25, 2014. Retrieved January 27, 2015.
  13. ^ "Binzento Vincente: Dr. Cabbie - A Review of the Canadian Comedy Film". Binzento.com. Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved January 27, 2015.
  14. ^ "'Dr. Cabbie' Box Office Collection: Salman's Film Shatters Opening Day Record in Canada" Archived February 17, 2015, at the Wayback Machine, International Business Times, 22 September 2014. Accessed 22 October 2014.
  15. ^ "Dr. Cabbie". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on December 22, 2021. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
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