Spicezee Bureau
Mumbai, Oct 29: If the question was - ‘Golmaal’ sequel should be made or not to be made? Then putting it blunt and straight ‘Golmaal Returns’ should never have been made. Period! After delivering a laugh till you drop through ‘Golmaal’ in 2006, Rohit Shetty’s star packed extravaganza ‘Golmaal Returns’ is a sad, glum disappointment to say the least.
Touted to be a sequel of the 2006 blockbuster, ‘Golmaal Returns’ carries forward very little from its original script. And it’s not just the script that is lost somewhere between these years; the very characterization of the four key oddballs has gone for a toss. As a result the much-loved bumpkins are seen struggling throughout the flick.
To start with the script - the entire plot is banal and has nothing new in store for you. Even though the cast and crew have constantly maintained that ‘Golmaal’ is not to be taken seriously and is a fun-film, let us tell you that it’s not fun but pun that the actors seem to be poking at the intelligent audience.
So what is this ‘wannabe’ funny movie all about?
The film narrates the story of an irritated but loving husband Gopal (Devgan) who is bumped up by his wife Ekta’s (kareena) eccentricities. According to Ekta, her hubby is a drop dead hunk, whom every woman in the world is yearning to bed with. Her annoying obsession for her husband is further aggravated by her love for tele-queen Ekta kapoor’s vamp packed ‘K’ soaps.
The ever fighting couple is joined by Gopal’s sister Esha (Amrita) and a dumb brother- in-law Lucky (Tusshar), who share their love pad and live under the same roof. The story picks up pace when one ultra filmy night, Gopal has to spend the night out with a beautiful young lady Mira Nair (Celina) on a yacht due to some unforeseen circumstances.
To avoid his suspicious wife’s nasty interrogation, Gopal takes the easy road and lies about his whereabouts to Ekta saying that he was in company of his good buddy Anthony Gonsalves.
But just like any other lie, this one too gives birth to another and soon involves Laxman (Shreyas), who is Gopal’s junior colleague.
However, things take a nasty turn and turn ugly when a corpse of Gopal’s office employee is found. As investigating officer Madhav (Arshad) comes into the picture, the lie begins to spread its web and the life of the characters goes topsy-turvy. There is a messy chaos, where everyone is busy hiding something and ending up lying to one another.
Phew… confused? Ahh, bound to be! After all, every attempt seems to be made in this direction. Even though Shetty brings together some hilarious situations, the poor dialogue delivery and weak sequences make the entire film fall flat. Nevertheless, an attempt to make the movie fun is clearly visible.
As per the performances go, all applaud should go to Shreyas Talpade and Tusshar Kapoor (who pulls off a smash-hit performance each time he goes mute). The two are the only saving grace of the flick Ajay and Kareena do not stand up to the hype surrounding them and make a dull couple.
Amrita Arora, better known as Kareena’s sidekick, once again plays the dumb glam doll. As for Arshad Warsi, one simply fails to understand what made ‘circuit’ say ‘yes’ to this role. Surprisingly, Celina has pulled off a decent performance that too fully clothed!
In all, watch ‘Golmaal Returns’ at your own risk. Two overrated cheers for this one!
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