Movie Review: Dhol
Cast: Tusshar Kapoor, Sharman Joshi, Kunal Khemu, Tanushree Dutta and Rajpal Yadav
Director: Priyadarshan
Synopsis: Four friends, Sam (Tusshar Kapoor), Pakkya (Sharman Joshi), Goti (Kunal Khemu) and Maru (Rajpal Yadav), want to make it big in life but with the least effort possible. Each one tries their hand at finding a short cut to success but ends up getting in even deeper trouble instead. Just when things get worse as they get neck deep in debt they encounter an old friend who has become a multi millionaire now by marrying a rich girl. Then on they start hunting for such a girl. They get extremely delighted to find one such right in their neighbourhood, Ritu (Tanushree). They make a pact amongst themselves that they all will try wooing her but if one amongst them gets luckier the rest shall retreat.
Ritu has moved in with her grandparents from another city. Her aim to come here is to find the hidden truth behind her brother’s suicide in suspicious circumstances. The foursome takes advantage of this and strike friendship with her, bluffing to her about them being her brother’s closest pals. This further leads to a lot of confusion, creating mirthful twists and turns, along with some elements of thrill, crime, murder and suspense.
Acting: The chemistry amongst the foursome works very well as they compliment each other perfectly during the hilarious portions. Tusshar gets his comic timing right. Sharman is endearing and has got the best lines in the film. Kunal, for the first time in a comic role, is good. Rajpal Yadav is a laugh riot. Tanushree is better in this compared to her previous films. Om Puri appears wasted though. Murli Sharma’s villainous act works.
Direction: Priyadarshan does a neat job. His touch is evident in the fast paced narrative with the picture perfect frames, great one-liners and crispy editing supplemented with good sound. The film gets predictable at times but the way he has handled his actors makes it appealing and a good one time watch. But, the most important element of the film - the dhol - is introduced far late in the film.
Script: This south remake had earlier been made in Hindi as Parda Hai Parda (1991) starring Chunkey Pandey but one must hand it over to the writer Manisha Korde for making this one far better than that one. There are a plenty of LOL moments during the first half with the foursome’s antics. Also, the same fun undercurrent is maintained during the tense moments in the pre-climax when the film slightly deviates into a thriller mode. The climax fight sequence idea is innovative.
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