![]() If Vatsal's tale is removed, the story would still be about an avenging soul in a car killing the bad guys.Īyesha Takia is likeable. His story, which is quite weak, is woven around the antics of the car. So, it's a waiting game until the car makes its appearance. What's missing is that Vatsal, despite his earnestness, is no Hrithik Roshan. The structure is similar to Rakesh Roshan's Koi. The villains are from the 1970s and 1980s, hamming to the hilt, with the most idiotic lines. The car looks great, and does exactly what it is supposed to do - churn out good, clean, kiddish, violent fun. This is when the film really takes off and we have some fun watching the wonder car bash up bullies and then kill the five baddies one by one in the second half. He discovers his father's car in a scrapyard and spends another reel putting it together. The film spends a few more reels on Vatsal's romance with London-returned Ayesha Takia. His father (Devgan) is bumped off in the first reel by five villains. Vatsal Seth, an orphan, is a nerd who works as a mechanic in Amrish Puri's garage, loves his grandmother (Farida Jalal) and goes to college every day. ![]() It gets its name Taarzan from its designer in the film, Devgan, who hangs a Tarzan figurine (which looks like the animated Disney film released in 1999) in the car. This Rs 2 crore Dilip Chhabria-designed wonder car is the real hero of Taarzan – The Wonder Car. To top it all, it has Ajay Devgan's ghost, who is hungry for revenge, as its driver. ![]() Within a week or two, there would be clarity on the release date.A car that changes its shape, drives in any way, becomes a motorboat and navigates underwater, can fall apart and pull itself back together, and can never be damaged. What’s the status of your Gujarati film, Hun Mari Wife Ne Ano Husband ? It was shot a few years ago and there were talks that it would released in 2022… So, it’s a dream project, and also a dream role for me. Om Raut, who has won National Awards, is the director. Prabhas and Saif sir are there in the star cast. When it comes out, everybody would be like ‘OMG’! I can’t talk much about it but it’s quite exciting for sure. Yes, and right now, I am very, very thrilled and excited to be a part of it. You will be seen next in Adipurush, one of the most awaited films of 2023… You should ask this question to the producer and directors. ![]() Looking at the response to Taarzan – The Wonder Car, don’t you think that it’s high time that Taarzan 2 is made? Awards milein ya na milein, it doesn’t matter. But at the end of the day, when I see the response and love that I have got for the film, it’s okay. It would have been great had I won the award. Shockingly, no one was awarded the best for Best Debut (Male) and hence you didn’t win. I guess, it was way ahead of its time.Īyesha Takia won the award for the Best Debut (Female) at the 50th Filmfare Awards. And this is what has happened – kids who were born recently are watching it and loving it. The other day, Sohail bhai (Sohail Khan) sent me a message saying that his son, who was born way after Taarzan – The Wonder Car released, is hooked on to the film. Yes, a lot of people recollect Taarzan – The Wonder Car. What’s extraordinary is that many of them were not even born when the film had been released in theatres! However, kids born post-2000 know you thanks to Taarzan – The Wonder Car. While growing up in the 90s, many of us remembered you as the ‘Just Mohabbat’ kid. It just took one meeting for me to bag the film! The next day, I got a call that I am on for the project. I met Abbas bhai and Mustan bhai and they were looking to cast the main lead. Could you tell us the process of bagging the film? Taarzan – The Wonder Car was your debut film. As the film completed 18 years, Vatsal Sheth, who is back from the Maldives after celebrating his birthday, spoke exclusively to Bollywood Hungama about the memories of doing this film, working with Ayesha Takia and a lot more.ġ8 Years Of Taarzan: The Wonder Car EXCLUSIVE: Vatsal Sheth is humbled by the film’s BLOCKBUSTER response on television says “Kids who were born way after it was released are watching it and loving it” The story of a car coming to life and taking revenge found an audience, especially among kids. However, it enjoys a huge fan following on television and is right there in the league of Sooryavansham and Nayak. Abbas-Mustan’s Taarzan – The Wonder Car, which was released on August 6, 2004, might not have been a hit at the box office.
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