Golmaal was just another multi starrer comedy that had hit the screens back in 2006. Circa 2008 and its sequel, Golmaal Returns, being elevated to the status of being a potential blockbuster and the most awaited film of this year.
So, does it live up to the expectations?
Let’s see…
Twenty minutes into the film and you’ll find yourself laughing out loud. Golmmal Returns like its predecessor revolves around four men whose lives are inextricably intertwined.
It’s more than two years since Golmaal released and the director has taken his own time to emerge with the sequel. And a lot of effort has gone into the script. Essentially the film remains a comic caper but the timing is perfect. Every sequence is well scripted and tightly edited. So despite the fact that the 30 minutes of the film the director is just establishing the characters and their various personalities the film doesn’t drag. Actually you keep waiting to see what is likely to happen next.
A tight script and good comic timing help to maintain the pace. The film drags briefly before the interval but then it picks up again. And in the earlier films the characters were simple unsophisticated college dropouts. Here they are men of the world. They look good and they dress flashily. Which goes perfectly well with the storyline. Thankfully there has been no attempt to overload the film with songs even though the music is by pritam.
If Tusshar was good in Golmaal he is excellent in this film. He’s back with his favourite dialogue ‘Mayar Oot’. For those who haven’t seen the first part they can figure out what it stands for. And thankfully the director has used it with a great deal of restraint so every time he utters this curse you find yourself laughing all over again.
Kareena Kapoor looks very good in the film. And she succeeds in looking thin without looking haggard. And she manages to ooze irrespective of what she is wearing. But her role itself is very limited so there’s nothing much she can do in this film.
Shreyas Talpade is the new entrant instead of Sharman Joshi. And luckily his chemistry with the earlier trio Arshad Warsi, Ajay Devgan and Tusshar Kapoor clicks perfectly. They are all simply amazing.
Ajay Devgan is a very effective counterpart to Tusshar’s effervescence and ebullience. And Arshad Warsi as the gleeful inspector is a sheer delight. Most of the kids in the audience start giggling the minute Arshad appears on screen.
The film has been shot almost entirely in India. And it’s good that simple fun films do not need grand locations. But a little more thought could have been given to the locations. And a lot of sequences, which have been shot on sets, would work much better if they were shot on location. And the women are completely wasted. Especially Amrita Arora!
But the film makes you laugh…
Verdict: If you are in the mood to watch a harebrained comic caper this film is perfect.
Coutesy: Buzz18
Golmaal was just another multi starrer comedy that had hit the screens back in 2006. Circa 2008 and its sequel, Golmaal Returns, being elevated to the status of being a potential blockbuster and the most awaited film of this year.
