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| Director
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David Dhawan |
| Starring
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Salman Khan, Akshay Kumar,
Priyanka Chopra |
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| Mujhse Shaadi Karogi
Movie Review : |
What
a brat! In a key action sequence in this sprightly dip
into blunder-land, Salman Khan fights five-six Akshay
Kumars simultaneously.
That, in a naughty-shell,
is the coolly comic crux of the Akshay-Salman combination.
Though Salman as Samir ("Hawaa ka jhonka (gust
of wind)," exclaims a priest, reminding us of Salman's
presence in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's "Hum Dil De
Chuke Sanam") gives a controlled and often, inspired
performance as the beefy nerd who always seems to get
his foot in his mouth, it's Akshay Kumar who is all
over the place.
As Sunny -- like the
mouse in the "Tom and Jerry" show -- in Salman's
life, he brings a bracing cartoon-strip quality to the
duel between the two leading men. As they battle for
the hand of the damsel in disdress (distress is old
hat now) we get to witness one of the wackiest comic
triangles in recent times.
Besides Akshay Kumar,
the USPs of this pleasing-n-teasing comedy are the sumptuous
songs and dances and prankish dialogues, which make
you chuckle at the sheer silliness.
A triangle with three
absolutely non-intellectual protagonists, who do not
brood as much as they bleat and bray about love, is
not easy to carry off. Throughout the film, David Dhawan
retains the rippling raga of ripostes.
Rumi Jaffrey's dialogues
are not as sharp and clever as they ought to be, but
they convey a certain street wisdom that goes well with
the "Tom and Jerry" mould of the mirth.
Apart from a smattering
of innocuous gay jokes (look what Shah Rukh and Saif
started in "Kal Ho Na Ho!"), the soundtrack
is refreshingly free of vulgarity and drivels.
This is one laughathon
you can enjoy with your family without squirming in
your seats. Undoubtedly, David Dhawan's smartest comedy
to date, "Mujhse Shaadi Karogi" communicates
the airy ambience of a beach party.
Sharmista Roy's clever
art direction recreates the crimson "Baywatch"
look. Curvaceous girls and beefy boys litter the Goan
seascape to create an eye-catching "young"
ambience.
The plot is as slender
as Ms. Chopra's waist. Clearly, the film's main attraction
is the way the two leading men go about trying to get
her attention. The hook-and-crook strategy is milked
to the last delectable drop. Apart from some portions
after the intermission, the situational witticism never
wanes.
The comedy plays itself
out at a fairly high decibel. Even the songs and dances,
though mostly like uninvited guests at a wedding, are
choreographed with a zip-and-zing that makes you sing.
The climax in a stadium filled with well-known cricketers
appears to be straining at its satirical seams.
What was the need to
introduce that short raga of ribaldry at the end where
Amrish Puri finds his wife (Supriya Karnik in an un-recognisable
getup) in a compromising position with Salman. This
kind of semi-incestuous satire seems inspired by Priyadarshan's
successful 2003 comedy "Hungama".
And really, what was
the need for the comedienne par excellence Upaasna Singh
to slither up to Salman and sigh, "Mujhe ek bachcha
chahiye (I want a baby)".
The satirical stuffing
does get a little too puffy towards the end. And the
songs come on a little too often for comfort. But the
laughs do not hang loose, thanks to the curiously tense
chemistry between the lead pair.
Salman, as the well-meaning
loser (Tusshar Kapoor in "Gayab", without
the glasses and with plenty more sinewy muscles), sportingly
steps into the fuming groove once again. A lot of his
recent roles find him resorting to a standard gritted-teeth-wicked-demeanour
angst-projection as a pantomime of controlled acting.
And off comes the shirt
to corroborate the mirth.
It's the comic aptitudes
of the cast that ultimately sees the satire to its huffing
and puffing finale. Besides the sinewy and spontaneous
male twosome, there's Rajpal Yadav (in a double role
as an astrologer and a mo'bike punk!) and Amrish Puri
(as the heroine's father who keeps getting physically
hurt by Salman) adding a slurpy sparkle to their peripheral
parts.
Kader Khan, as a landlord
suffering a new physical challenge everyday (from blindness
to deafness to... dumbness) isn't as funny as he once
used to be.
Maybe it's the company
he quips. Often, you feel the dialogues don't allow
the characters to be as amusing as their general demeanour
suggests. Whatever the faults (there isn't much a story
to tell, specially in the strenuous second-half), they're
all swept away by Akshay Kumar's crowd-wooing presence.
Though his role isn't
author-backed (he comes into the tale after a good 20
minutes), Akshay's wickedly over-the-top portrayal of
a small-time rogue is further proof of his growth as
an actor.
Earlier this year, he
revealed his impeccable comic timing in "Khakee".
Here, in the company of the sporty and sporting Salman,
Akshay blossoms into a bundle of bleaching beach-binge
burlesque that keeps us rolling with laughter.
"Mujhse Shaadi
Karogi" isn't a film that will change your life.
But it sure as hell will makes you smile, if even chuckle
once in a while. Its biggest achievement is that no
one, neither the director nor his cast, take the goings-on
seriously. The mood of fun just springs out from the
screen and grabs you with a viral vigour.
Courtesy
: Glamsham.com
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