‘Mujhse Shaadi Karogi’: Comical circus

Another Main Hoon Na? Pretty much! Mujhse Shaadi Karogi is an extension of the 'spoof' genre. It doesn't let you get too involved. You don't have to be committed to any protagonist. You don't even have to connect to any situation. You just retire in your chair, gobble those crunchy popcorns, and get what you paid for: entertainment!

This genre takes a little bit of everything from east, west, south, and north and spruces it up with its own inimitable touch of spunky masala. And its intentions are almost always of the do-not-take-us-seriously kind.

Besides pouring potshots, expectedly, not much of a plot here. But it seems a name that was gradually losing its claim to an adjective in Bollywood has finally delivered a downright delectable ‘Daivid Dhawan’ flick — a senseless shopping bag of sumptuous slapstick situations that often roll you off the seats.

Watch two men, Sameer (Salman Khan) and Sunny (Akshya Khanna) doing some circus to win over the heroine(Prinkaya Chopra) in “Mujhse shaadi karogi”.

While Sameer does this with all his innocent and trusting heart and looks, Sunny has always some wicked plans to outdo him.

Acting-wise it is difficult to say who outshines the other in the comical drama. While Salman wins your sympathy with his sincerity, Akshay effectively portrays his other extreme.

They share the same room. Its window straightway gives the glimpse of oomph-spreading Priyanka. While enjoying all these fun-filled moments, you are supposed to keep your mind aside. Director David Dhawan wants you to go with the flow and not try to understand or question the rationale behind the twists. If you do, there is danger that you won’t get the value of your time and money. You might end up looking confused .

Amrish Puri as Priyanka’s father leaves an impression. Though he is a retired Army officer but due to some quirk of script he is receiving injuries and fractures at the hands of lovelorn Sameer. Who does comedy of errors and creates a series of misunderstandings. Witness the climax towards the end in the cricket ground where Navjot Sidhu and Kapil Dev, leaving aside the worries of Indo-Pakistan match, exhort Sameer to shed his shyness and declare his love publically.

Farah Khan’s choreography is excellent. Several peppy song and dance numbers display her versatility. Priyanka Chopra, too, is the gainer. She is gyrating and dancing after almost 20 minutes with the one guy or the other and sometimes with both, spilling enough charm.

The key titles of this genre certainly are Rajkumar Santoshi’s Andaaz Apna Apna (1994) and among the older lot Samir Ganguly’s Shagird and a host of I S Johar / Mehmood movies.

Who cares if the moments that play out in the madcap movie works. Giggle your way through this tenable tribute to Mehmood and his trademarked lowbrow laugh-riot on the week we unfortunately lost the original master.

Akshay Khanna, Priyanka Chopra and Salman Khan in “Mujhse Shaadi Karogi”