Superb comedy

Posted by Habshi on September 30, 2001 at 18:15:33:

Released only last week but already available on DVD with English subtitles from www.indiaplaza.com for $20 and from others .
Bollywood at its brilliant best . Anyone who doubts that Govinda is the top comedian of all time should see the last half hour of this movie , where he plays the lawyer who has got to the top by lying through his teeth , suddenly has to speak the truth .
Some ideas are borrowed from Liar liar which I have seen only in bits . Had just come out of seeing American Desi - first half bad , last half very good and was debating whether to see this one , and really it turned out to be very entertaining three hours .
Too many western dresses by the women , the difference is that western ones rely on the cut for eg exposing one shoulder while the Indian ones add sparkly bits of mirrors etc. and I find that much more appealing .
Art decoration is very good , very rich houses which we all be able to live in if growth continues at 7% for another generation .
Dailogue is world class or even better - some may not translate so well . When Govinda says watch me get into that girl's life , like Old Age , once it gets you , you can never get rid of it or when he reveals his true feelings about his wife , mistress , father in law , best friends when he becomes afflicted with the urge to tell the truth and demolishes lifetime relationships in a day .
Court room scenes are superb and very intelligently thought out . It is a fantastic comedy on the lines of other Govinda films -Jody no.1 , DM , Dulhe Raja , Jhoru ka Ghulam , BMCM , Anari no.1 , Ankhen , and even if you havent seen all of them , you have missed the most entertaining movies of Bollywood .

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