Review: Golmaal
‘Wrong Day, Basanti’! Watching that watchable actor Sharman Joshi whooping it up with his irreverent friends one instantly harks back to Rakeysh Mehra's neo-classic RANG DE BASANTI where Sharman and co. told us, there's a life beyond the fun and frivolity of the the gen X.
GOLMAAL goes for the opposite thesis. Nothing matters, nothing makes a difference, so who cares?
After the Mumbai blasts, Rohit Shetty has a blast of his own in store. GOLMAAL is yet another comic outing at a time when laughter is the best medicine.
2006 is indeed a watershed year for Bollywood comedies. Two earlier ones Priyadarshan's MALAAMAL WEEKLY and Neeraj Vora's PHIR HERA PHERI have done exceedingly well at the boxoffice.
GOLMAAL is a well-timed, well-orchestrated swipe at every sacred institute in the country. There are no pauses for stock-taking, no space for anything but pace in this breathless boudoire-farce, surprisingly bereft of that embarrassing lewd content in MASTI and KYA KOOL HAIN HUM that pissed off family audiences.
Download Golmaal WallpapersClean but stupid fun, with characters who subvert the aimless youth's angst into a parody of slothfulness, GOLMAAL casts Ajay Devgan, Arshad Warsi, Tusshar Kapoor and Sharman Joshi as a quartet of wise-cracking wastrels who spare no one from their net of terrifying asininity. A college teacher with a neck collar hollers so hard you fear for his throat and sanity. Everyone screams and rants hard.
THis was an awesome movie. I expected less, but ended up delighted. Paresh Rawal is awesome as always, but I was frankly surprised wih Tusshar whom I thought was a poor actor until this released. Hats off to Rohit Shetty!
Starring: Ajay Devgan, Tusshar Kapoor, Arshad Warsi, Sharman Joshi, Rimi Sen and Manoj Joshi
Director: Rohit Shetty
Music: Vishal-Shekhar
Producer: Shree Ashtavinayak Cinevision
Golmaal
Ajay Devgan, Tusshar Kapoor, Arshad Warsi and Sharman Joshi brilliantly do the job to allure the viewers. Gopal (Ajay Devgan), Lucky (Tusshar Kapoor), Mahadev (Arshad Warsi) and Laxmi (Sharman Joshi) are the four lads who are bound together due to their child like infamy, petty business of hoodwinking people for fun and money. Amongst them, Gopal is the wisest and the wickedest. His motto in life is to eat, drink and be merry always. Laxmi is a sincere and God fearing guy whereas Mahadev and Lucky think that only idiots work and wise men use them in more ways than one to make their life comfortable.
Gopal and his friends force themselves in the bungalow and make Laxmi pretend that he's Sameer [the blind couple's grandson]. But the story doesn't end there. The four wayward guys fall in love with the same girl [Rimi Sen], suddenly discover a treasure chest and in the end, face the wrath of a gangster who lands up at the bungalow to retrieve his diamonds, which are hidden in the treasure chest.
The college professor [Manoj Joshi] works every time he appears on screen, but the local thug/money lender [Mukesh Tiwari] doesn't. This character seems unwanted/forced in the screenplay and has not much relevance with the main plot. Similarly, the love story between the four guys and the lone heroine appeals, but the villain [Anupam Shyam] isn't convincing enough. Of course, he is not the usual seething-with-anger villain, but a comical character. Yet, Vora could've made the character crazier than what he already is.
Directorially, Rohit Shetty has not only shot the film exceedingly well, but has also concentrated on making each and every sequence thoroughly entertaining. Despite a feeble plot, Shetty and writer Neeraj Vora have ensured that the paying public gets what they seek in the film: Complete time pass entertainment. In that sphere, yes, the film rocks. Technically, Golmaal looks vibrant, perhaps too vibrant. The sets (art design by Narendra Rahurikar) scream in shades of bright orange and yellow. The cinematographer does a sleek job though, with the angles and clever shots. Ajay Devgan is the leader of this brat pack. Arshad Warsi, in contrast, looks secure and chipper, mouthing silliness with carefree conviction. Tusshar Kapoor's character is a mute in every sense of the word. Paresh Rawal doesn't get to do any comedy. Ditto for Sushmita Mukherjee, who resurfaces on the big screen after a hiatus. Here's a role that does complete justice to her enormous talent. Rimi enacts the mandatory heroine part with ease.
On the whole, GOLMAAL works better than other recent farce fests it's because the boys get it right. Not just Devgan (devilishly deadpan), Warsi (as usual farce-rate) and Sharman Joshi (marvelously accomplished in his comic timing). Even Tusshar Kapoor who gets it right.
GOLMAAL goes for the opposite thesis. Nothing matters, nothing makes a difference, so who cares?
After the Mumbai blasts, Rohit Shetty has a blast of his own in store. GOLMAAL is yet another comic outing at a time when laughter is the best medicine.
2006 is indeed a watershed year for Bollywood comedies. Two earlier ones Priyadarshan's MALAAMAL WEEKLY and Neeraj Vora's PHIR HERA PHERI have done exceedingly well at the boxoffice.
GOLMAAL is a well-timed, well-orchestrated swipe at every sacred institute in the country. There are no pauses for stock-taking, no space for anything but pace in this breathless boudoire-farce, surprisingly bereft of that embarrassing lewd content in MASTI and KYA KOOL HAIN HUM that pissed off family audiences.
Download Golmaal WallpapersClean but stupid fun, with characters who subvert the aimless youth's angst into a parody of slothfulness, GOLMAAL casts Ajay Devgan, Arshad Warsi, Tusshar Kapoor and Sharman Joshi as a quartet of wise-cracking wastrels who spare no one from their net of terrifying asininity. A college teacher with a neck collar hollers so hard you fear for his throat and sanity. Everyone screams and rants hard.
THis was an awesome movie. I expected less, but ended up delighted. Paresh Rawal is awesome as always, but I was frankly surprised wih Tusshar whom I thought was a poor actor until this released. Hats off to Rohit Shetty!
Starring: Ajay Devgan, Tusshar Kapoor, Arshad Warsi, Sharman Joshi, Rimi Sen and Manoj Joshi
Director: Rohit Shetty
Music: Vishal-Shekhar
Producer: Shree Ashtavinayak Cinevision
Golmaal
Ajay Devgan, Tusshar Kapoor, Arshad Warsi and Sharman Joshi brilliantly do the job to allure the viewers. Gopal (Ajay Devgan), Lucky (Tusshar Kapoor), Mahadev (Arshad Warsi) and Laxmi (Sharman Joshi) are the four lads who are bound together due to their child like infamy, petty business of hoodwinking people for fun and money. Amongst them, Gopal is the wisest and the wickedest. His motto in life is to eat, drink and be merry always. Laxmi is a sincere and God fearing guy whereas Mahadev and Lucky think that only idiots work and wise men use them in more ways than one to make their life comfortable.
Gopal and his friends force themselves in the bungalow and make Laxmi pretend that he's Sameer [the blind couple's grandson]. But the story doesn't end there. The four wayward guys fall in love with the same girl [Rimi Sen], suddenly discover a treasure chest and in the end, face the wrath of a gangster who lands up at the bungalow to retrieve his diamonds, which are hidden in the treasure chest.
The college professor [Manoj Joshi] works every time he appears on screen, but the local thug/money lender [Mukesh Tiwari] doesn't. This character seems unwanted/forced in the screenplay and has not much relevance with the main plot. Similarly, the love story between the four guys and the lone heroine appeals, but the villain [Anupam Shyam] isn't convincing enough. Of course, he is not the usual seething-with-anger villain, but a comical character. Yet, Vora could've made the character crazier than what he already is.
Directorially, Rohit Shetty has not only shot the film exceedingly well, but has also concentrated on making each and every sequence thoroughly entertaining. Despite a feeble plot, Shetty and writer Neeraj Vora have ensured that the paying public gets what they seek in the film: Complete time pass entertainment. In that sphere, yes, the film rocks. Technically, Golmaal looks vibrant, perhaps too vibrant. The sets (art design by Narendra Rahurikar) scream in shades of bright orange and yellow. The cinematographer does a sleek job though, with the angles and clever shots. Ajay Devgan is the leader of this brat pack. Arshad Warsi, in contrast, looks secure and chipper, mouthing silliness with carefree conviction. Tusshar Kapoor's character is a mute in every sense of the word. Paresh Rawal doesn't get to do any comedy. Ditto for Sushmita Mukherjee, who resurfaces on the big screen after a hiatus. Here's a role that does complete justice to her enormous talent. Rimi enacts the mandatory heroine part with ease.
On the whole, GOLMAAL works better than other recent farce fests it's because the boys get it right. Not just Devgan (devilishly deadpan), Warsi (as usual farce-rate) and Sharman Joshi (marvelously accomplished in his comic timing). Even Tusshar Kapoor who gets it right.
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