|
CHOR
MACHAAYE SHOR
-
(Reviewed By Komal Nahta)
Director:
David Dhawan
Music: Anu Malik
Lyrics: Dev Kohli & Others
Producer: Sanjay Tolani
Starring: Bobby Deol, Shilpa Shetty & Bipasha
Basu
RATING:
4/10
Geeta
Enterprises’ Chor Machaaye Shor (UA) is
a wacky film with a wafer-thin story-line. A
young lad, dreaming of becoming quick-rich,
steals a Rs. 30-crore diamond with the help
of three friends. Chased by the police, he hides
it in a dilapidated building before being arrested.
He is sentenced to two years’ imprisonment,
and when he comes out of jail, he is shocked
to find a police headquarters building standing
in place of the dilapidated structure. Posing
as a police inspector, he enters the headquarters
with the intention of tracking down the diamond.
What follows over the next few days is hilarious.
Inspired
from the Hollywood film, Blue Streak, there’s
a good part about the film and a bad part too.
The good part is that writers Yunus Sejawal
and Shah Nawaz Ahmed have come up with some
very entertaining comedy scenes. The bad part
is that the main story (of the diamond) has
been written rather shabbily and also treated
quite badly.
 The
drama is laced with incidents and gags which
often entertain the audience brilliantly. Action
scenes in good measure keep the masses happy.
But, as said above, the implausible storyline
and its shoddy treatment keep bothering the
viewer about the lack of seriousness in even
the serious parts of the film.
It
appears that in a bid to create comedy, the
makers have forgotten to take care of the serious
side of the story. What’s more, the issue
(a Rs. 30-crore diamond) is too serious to be
taken so lightly. The film completely lacks
in romance and emotions. Dialogues (Anwar Khan)
are superb and complement the comic scenes (which
themselves have been beautifully written) wonderfully.
 Bobby
Deol springs a surprise and proves that he is
at ease in a comic role. He comes up with a
performance that’s spontaneous. He is also
good in action scenes and stunts. Shilpa Shetty
has a tiny role and does well. She is excellent
in dances, especially in the ‘Ishqan ishqan’
number. She exposes her terrific figure uninhibitedly.
Bipasha Basu has an even smaller role and does
justice to it. Shekhar Suman plays to the gallery
and evokes laughter almost every time he comes
on the screen. He shifts through the variety
of characters he portrays, with admirable ease.
 Om
Puri is also splendid, often creating comedy
with his expressions more than his dialogues.
His character has been effectively used to raise
the doubts that arise in the viewer’s mind
and then to resolve them. Paresh Rawal deserves
kudos for his comedy. As the crazy police commissioner,
he is first-rate. He is also terrific as the
Madrasi music teacher. Together, Bobby, Paresh,
Shekhar and Om Puri provide comedy that’s
pure fun. Ashish Vidyarthi and Rajat Bedi lend
admirable support. Rajpal Yadav does well but
is a bit too loud. Razak Khan excels. Ghanshyam,
Guddi Maruti, Shashi Kiran and the others provide
superb support.
 David
Dhawan seems to have bounced back in form with
this film. His narration is smooth and his comedy
punches evince audience laughter and participation.
But his sidetracking of the main story and its
casual treatment will definitely tell on the
film’s box-office performance. In most
of his other successful films, the lighter part
of the drama has always been restricted to a
few individuals but in this one, the comedy
encompasses not just the police but the state
too, giving the impression that everyone is
brainless.
Anu
Malik’s music is hummable. ‘Ishqan
ishqan’ is the best song, followed by ‘Chadh
gayi’ and ‘Aankhen hai teri badi badi’.
In the second half, songs are placed too close
to one another and they also have no situations.
Song picturisations (Ganesh Acharya) are eye-filling.
Camerawork (Harmect Singh) is very good. Action
and stunts (Abbas Ali Moghul) are very well
composed. Production values are rich.
 On
the whole, Chor Machaaye Shor has merits to
entertain the audience and is also reasonably
priced. But a dull start almost everywhere will
come in the way of its smooth journey. Considering
its dull start on the one hand and its intrinsic
merits on the other, the film will definitely
pick up by word of mouth. Business in Bombay
and Maharashtra will be much above the average
mark. In some other circuits, the film may sail
safe but the producers’ deficit will remain.
RELATED
LINKS:
.
Your
Thoughts On This Review
.
Send
Us Your Review
.
Listen
To The Songs @ IndiaHits.com
| 
