It
seems
like
ages
since
one
saw
Minissha
Lamba
on
the
silver
screen.
It
was
way
back
in
October'09
when
she
was
seen
in
a
sizzling
new
avtar
in
Kidnap.
The
film
didn't
do
much
at
the
box
office
and
though
Minissha
had
seen
critical
and
commercial
success
coming
her
way
through
Shaurya
and
Bachna
Ae
Haseeno
respectively,
she
chose
to
lie
low.
Now
that
she
is
back
in
Well
Done
Abba,
wheels
seem
to
be
moving
yet
again
for
the
petite
Minissha.
From
Yahaan
to
now
Well
Done
Abba,
she
has
been
choosing
a
variety
of
films.
Is
she
feeling
lucky?
Smiles
Minissha,
''I
think
all
the
films
that
I
have
done
are
the
ones
that
have
truly
excited
me.
Otherwise
I
wouldn't
sign
a
project
which
fails
to
arouse
curiosity
in
me.
I
love
to
do
the
kind
of
movies
that
I
would
want
to
see
in
theatres
myself.
Also,
what
I
like
to
do
is
get
involved
in
the
process
of
filmmaking
rather
than
just
reporting
on
sets
when
my
shot
is
ready.
That's
not
my
style
of
working.''
So
is
she
consciously
balancing
it
all
by
working
in
offbeat
and
hardcore
commercial
cinema
(read
Bachna
Ae
Haseeno,
Kidnap)?
She
comments
honestly,
''I
don't
think
I
am
at
a
position
where
I
can
make
a
choice
between
conventional
and
other
films.
I
am
yet
to
have
a
repertoire
of
work
behind
me
that
would
enable
me
to
do
that.
Right
now,
I
am
picking
the
best
that
is
offered
to
me
and
I
am
happy
with
my
decisions.''
Earlier
titled
Abba
Ka
Kuan,
this
Shyam
Benegal
directed
film
is
now
titled
Well
Done
Abba.
At
one
point
of
time,
it
wasn't
quite
clear
that
which
time
period
was
the
film
set
in.
However,
in
the
contemporary
times,
the
revised
title
has
only
aided
the
film
in
gaining
much
more
recognition
and
hence
becoming
far
more
accessible
to
the
multiplex
junta.
Says
Minissha
Lamba,
''Let
me
put
this
on
record
that
that
Well
Done
Abba
is
extremely
current
and
is
set
in
today's
time.
It
is
extremely
relevant
to
what's
happening
in
the
country
today.
So
let's
not
mistake
it
with
something
old."
This
Shyam
Benegal
directed
film
has
been
narrated
in
a
comic
and
ironic
vein.
It
is
an
engaging
story
of
Armaan
Ali
(Boman
Irani),
a
driver
working
in
Mumbai.
He
takes
leave
for
a
month
to
find
a
husband
for
his
teenage
daughter
(Minissha
Lamba),
who
lives
in
a
small
locality
close
to
Hyderabad.
Armaan
Ali
returns
to
work
only
after
3
months.
His
young
employer
wants
to
sack
him
but
is
persuaded
to
listen
to
the
reason
why
Armaan
got
so
delayed.
Fascinated
by
the
experience
of
working
with
Shyam
Benegal,
she
gushes,
''Well
Done
Abba
is
told
in
a
very
simple
fun
light
hearted
way.
In
any
case,
cinema
is
the
reflection
of
society
and
in
the
same
mould,
this
film
too
is
quite
tongue
in
cheek.''
The
film
also
stars
Sameer
Dattani
(as
Minissha's
love
interest),
Ravi
Kishan,
Ila
Arun,
Salim
Ghouse,
Sonali
Kulkarni,
Rajit
Kapoor,
Yashpal
Sharma
and
Ravi
Jhankal.
A
BIG
Pictures
production,
the
film
has
lyrics
by
Swanand
Kirkire,
Ila
Arun
and
Ashok
Mishra
with
music
by
Shantanu
Moitra.
Well
Done
Abba
releases
all
over
on
26th
March.
Story first published: Wednesday, March 17, 2010, 11:17 [IST]