Madness galore Cast: Prabhu Deva, Himesh Reshammiya, Kriti Kulhari, Simona J., Johny Lever, Sanjay Mishra, Anil George, Navneet Nishan, Sulb...
Cast: Prabhu Deva, Himesh Reshammiya, Kriti Kulhari, Simona J., Johny Lever, Sanjay Mishra, Anil George, Navneet Nishan, Sulbha Arya Special Appearances by: Sunny Leone, Pavan Malhotra, Prashant Narayanan & Saurabh Sachdeva
'Logic is optional' appears on the screen and from that moment you know that you are in for a mad-cap entertainer that defies logic and storytelling. Plus the 80s feel (as mentioned in the tagline) is just an eyewash as there is not a semblance of the same as costumes and cars are anything but the 80s. Yet you are smiling throughout the film wondering at the proceedings and trying to fathom whether the 80s made such kitsch films (even possibly the now cult film Gunda is from the late 90s).
There are tributes galore like the villains have been named Jagawar Chaudhry (Amrish Puri's character in Vidhaata-1982), Bhujang (again Mr. Puri from Vishwatma -1992) who is a fake Godman (Mr. Puri from Jaadugar-1989 again) and the main villain as Carlos Pedro Panther. The Shatrughan Sinha tribute dialogue of Kaala Patthar (1979) 'Teesra baadshah hum hain' is also there. The one-liners (dialogues by Bunty Rathore) given by our hero and the villain add to the flavour of this masala film.
Director Keith Gomes makes you keep your brains aside and buckles you up for this crazy roller-coaster of a ride packing the film with too many elements and even adding the Dharmendra starrer Shalimar (1978) diamond robbery scene. This sequence is too funny as the prelude to the scene is 5-6 songs (Hum Kisise Kum Naheen-1977) thrown in before the robbery.
The story is set in 1989 when a ruthless badass cop Ravi Kumar (Himesh) eliminates the criminals who believe in corruption. He is suspended for taking the law into his own hands. In the meantime, Omar Syed Bashir (Manish Wadhwa), a Pakistani top official meets Carlos Pedro (Prabhu Deva) in Oman and asks for his help in retrieving a film camera reel that has all the details about the Indian secret agents and their whereabouts and the deadly missiles that India has hidden. Before Pedro can lay his hands on the reel, it is whacked by Laila (Kriti Kulhari) who is in love with Ravi who in turn is in love with her younger sister Madhubala (Simona J). Laila tells Pedro that she is willing to hand over the reel personally to him in Muscat but for a price - a priceless diamond necklace that is to be displayed under heavy security. Back in Delhi, Interpol agent Mahavir Ahuja (Prashant Narayanan) meets Commissioner Awasthi (Saurabh Sachdeva) and informs him that they need to arrest Pedro's associate Jagawar (Rajesh Sharma). They assign the case to Ravi Kumar.
Himesh is in the titular role that is tailor-made for him and plays to the gallery like a pro. Prabhu Deva as Carlos is in the mould of Joker and Ballu Balram (Sanjay Dutt in Khalnayak-1993) and goes overboard convincingly. As Laila, Kriti Kulhari is sizzling. Sunny Leone as Nisha (in a cameo) adds to the glamour quotient (by the way has she done a botox on her lovely face?) Johny Lever as Raja and Sanjay Mishra as Rana (a tribute to Ashok Kumar & Pran from Victoria No. 203- 1972) are damp squibs. Simon J as Madhubala is a total write-off. Rajesh Sharma (Jagawar) and Anil George (Bhujang) are fine despite being funny. As Ravi's mother and grandmother, Navneet Nishan and Sulbha Arya are adorable. Saurabh Sachdeva and Prashant Narayanan in special appearances are okay.
The story and screenplay by Himesh are very ordinary but ensure massy scenes throughout the film. Music again by Himesh is very appealing and it is after a long time we get to see the songs appearing every 10 minutes or so. The cinematography by Manoj Soni adds grandeur to the film. The action sequences are over-the-top bloody but high voltage.
There is madness galore in the film but you leave the theatre chuckling and wondering what you have just witnessed.
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