Director Indra Kumar has
united various members of Bollywood?s new generation for his latest
comedy Masti. The likes of Vivek Oberoi, Aftab Shivdasani, Ritesh
Deshmukh, Amrita Rao, Tara Sharma and Genelia head the cast, whilst
Ajay Devgan and Lara Dutta also make special appearances.
Amar (Ritesh Deshmukh)
is the dumbest of the three. When he got married to Bindiya (Genilia),
it was she who made all the moves. So he has been under her control
ever since. His biggest problem is that Bindiya has brought her
equally dominating mother to live with them! So when these three
friends reunite after three years, they pour their heart out. They
decide that the only way to spice up their lives is have as many
affairs as possible for the one month. They should then meet again and
talk about their experiences. And so begins a hilarious journey of
self discovery as all three try to delve into extra marital affairs.
But just in that nick of time, their adventure takes a turn for the
worse. They face the wrath of inspector Sikander (Ajay Devgan) which
leaves them very scared. Unknown to them, they have been part of a
mysterious plot. Adding insult to injury, they must now face the
danger of being exposed in front of their respective wives.
MASTI is not for
those looking for logic or meaningful cinema and screenplay writers
Milap Zaveri and Tushar Hiranandani make no bones about it. The film
abounds in hilarious moments - most of them of the nonsensical variety
- but they're a pleasure given the essence of the film.
If MASTI belongs to
anyone, it's Aftab Shivdasani. Doing a Jim Carrey, Aftab is absolutely
remarkable in the film, proving that his timing for comic sequences is
just perfect. Ritesh Deshmukh follows next with an incredible
performance. Vivek Oberoi tries hard to look the character, but is not
at ease this time around. Ajay Devgan comes in the post-interval
portions and does well in a role that seems tailormade. Lara Dutta
looks the part she has been asked to portray and she looks convincing.
'Masti' is fun, but,
mainly in parts. There were high expectations from the album due to
the a young star-cast, fun theme, Inder Kumar at the helm and the
initial promos, but in the end the album just settles down to the
above average level.
Anand Raaj Anand’s
music in Masti again falls in the ‘average’ category. A couple of
songs do create an impact, but by and large, this may not merit too
many listens. On Ek Kunwara Phir Gaya Mara, lyricist Sameer is quite
funny as he talks about a guy who’s getting married. Udit Narayan and
Abhijeet are crisp, and the song has a catchy chorus.
On the whole, MASTI
has all it to masti about
