A summary:
The original Bollywood idiot aka Bharat Bhushan gets lucky and finds himself hobnobbing with the rich and famous aboard a cruise liner – a liner that also plays host to a tax evading business tycoon (probably a caricature of the innumerable alleged scamsters hogging the daily news headlines in the real world) with a roving eye (no dearth of real world inspirations here either, eh) on the run from an honest IT official who is also a close friend and colleague of the bumbling protagonist. The tycoon mistakes the buffoon as the IT inspector on his tail and tries to eliminate him but fails miserably and finds himself on a beautiful island amidst the ocean with only Mr. Bharat Bhushan and his songs for company.
Another unwanted loud and lonely character (sad to see an actor of the calibre of Amol Gupte completely wasted in a sub plot that would not excite his most ardent fans) introduced in the second half would leave the audience viewing the exit door longingly more often than the movie screen.
What follows is nothing to write home about and fails to hold your interest; though a few scenes may offer the sympathetic and forgiving viewer a few opportunities of breaking into smiles. The script lacks the situational comedy and the smartly etched characters of the original – something that the audience would look forward to considering the amount of interest the publicity campaign generated prior to the release.
Vinay Pathak is sincere and tries to lend credibility to his character and the weak storyline while Minissha Lamba as his lady love only manages to look pretty. Kay Kay Menon as the lecherous businessman surprisingly fails to look menacingly funny – a difficult combination but something a discerning viewer would expect from him and Sagar Bellary to portray successfully. The less said about the others (read: Amol Gupte) the better! Mr. Sagar Bellary, please accept an apology for the high expectations we had from your flick; we as the audience feel slightly let down as we have come to expect a much better showing from a director and a character we had come to love!
The Verdict:
Another unwanted loud and lonely character (sad to see an actor of the calibre of Amol Gupte completely wasted in a sub plot that would not excite his most ardent fans) introduced in the second half would leave the audience viewing the exit door longingly more often than the movie screen.
What follows is nothing to write home about and fails to hold your interest; though a few scenes may offer the sympathetic and forgiving viewer a few opportunities of breaking into smiles. The script lacks the situational comedy and the smartly etched characters of the original – something that the audience would look forward to considering the amount of interest the publicity campaign generated prior to the release.
Vinay Pathak is sincere and tries to lend credibility to his character and the weak storyline while Minissha Lamba as his lady love only manages to look pretty. Kay Kay Menon as the lecherous businessman surprisingly fails to look menacingly funny – a difficult combination but something a discerning viewer would expect from him and Sagar Bellary to portray successfully. The less said about the others (read: Amol Gupte) the better! Mr. Sagar Bellary, please accept an apology for the high expectations we had from your flick; we as the audience feel slightly let down as we have come to expect a much better showing from a director and a character we had come to love!
The Verdict:
2* - May be a better bet to watch it on ORIGINAL DVD when its released!
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