Reviewed by: Dare Devil Kid (DDK)
Rating: 2.5/5 stars
Kapil Sharma gets a great launch-pad with "Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon". He's in every scene, and justifiably so as he's the heart and soul of the film. Though I've never been a fan of Sharma's brand of standup humor, his comic timing and dialogue delivery work big time in this breezy, slapstick fare from Director-duo Abbas-Mustan. Perhaps he could be the first Indian standup comedian to make it big as a leading hero in slapstick-style comedies in the same vein as his Hollywood counterparts such as Eddie Murphy (Though it would be nothing short of a travesty to compare Kapil with Murphy, plus, Murphy also made a successful transition to action-comedies; something I don't see Kapil ever pulling off.) and Adam Sandler (The comparison here is more justified.).
The three actresses who play his wives - Simran Kaur Mundi, Manjari Fadnis, and Sai Lokur - have all done a decent job in their minimally etched-out roles. Ellie Avram who plays Sharma's girlfriend, Deepika, still needs a lot of fine tuning if she wants to make it big in Bollywood. Varun Sharma is quite funny as the supporting lead, and even manages to steal a few scenes. Arbaaz Khan pleasantly surprises in his bit role as a deaf gangster. Seasoned performers Sharat Saxena and Supriya Pathak manage to rise above their threadbare characters, and infuse whatever life they can into proceedings whenever they pop on screen.
There are some glaring loopholes in the script but most of the gags and dialogues work well, and extract a belly-full of guffaws. The emotional climax, however, heavily detracts from the overall tone of the film, and there are more than a few areas where the film blatantly promotes polygamy and misogyny, something Kapil Sharma has been guilty of in his standup acts and T.V. shows in the past.
Bollywood's thriller maestros, Abbas-Mustan, have helmed their first, full-fledged comedy, and more or less succeed in keeping us entertained throughout. The plot-holes and sexism aside, if you go in with moderate expectations, and don't expect something as wacky and zany as the action-comedy "Baadshah" - created by the same duo 16 years ago - you might just be in for an enjoyable surprise.
Rating: 2.5/5 stars
Kapil Sharma gets a great launch-pad with "Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon". He's in every scene, and justifiably so as he's the heart and soul of the film. Though I've never been a fan of Sharma's brand of standup humor, his comic timing and dialogue delivery work big time in this breezy, slapstick fare from Director-duo Abbas-Mustan. Perhaps he could be the first Indian standup comedian to make it big as a leading hero in slapstick-style comedies in the same vein as his Hollywood counterparts such as Eddie Murphy (Though it would be nothing short of a travesty to compare Kapil with Murphy, plus, Murphy also made a successful transition to action-comedies; something I don't see Kapil ever pulling off.) and Adam Sandler (The comparison here is more justified.).
The three actresses who play his wives - Simran Kaur Mundi, Manjari Fadnis, and Sai Lokur - have all done a decent job in their minimally etched-out roles. Ellie Avram who plays Sharma's girlfriend, Deepika, still needs a lot of fine tuning if she wants to make it big in Bollywood. Varun Sharma is quite funny as the supporting lead, and even manages to steal a few scenes. Arbaaz Khan pleasantly surprises in his bit role as a deaf gangster. Seasoned performers Sharat Saxena and Supriya Pathak manage to rise above their threadbare characters, and infuse whatever life they can into proceedings whenever they pop on screen.
There are some glaring loopholes in the script but most of the gags and dialogues work well, and extract a belly-full of guffaws. The emotional climax, however, heavily detracts from the overall tone of the film, and there are more than a few areas where the film blatantly promotes polygamy and misogyny, something Kapil Sharma has been guilty of in his standup acts and T.V. shows in the past.
Bollywood's thriller maestros, Abbas-Mustan, have helmed their first, full-fledged comedy, and more or less succeed in keeping us entertained throughout. The plot-holes and sexism aside, if you go in with moderate expectations, and don't expect something as wacky and zany as the action-comedy "Baadshah" - created by the same duo 16 years ago - you might just be in for an enjoyable surprise.