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By Joginder Tuteja, August 4, 2009 - 14:34 IST
MOVIE DETAILS
Cast: Chandrachur Singh, Ritika Shrivastava, Erik A Nanda, Sushmita Mukherji, Murli Sharma, Vindoo Dara Singh, Shahbaaz Khan, Samiksha
Director: Manikya Raju
Producer: Abhimanyu Singh
Music: Kartik Shah
Lyrics: Subrat Sinha
THE FILM
Chandrachur Singh would have to wait for a while before he could actually term a movie of his as a 'comeback film'. That's because Maruti Mera Dosst is certainly not the film that would bring him back in the reckoning.
Seven years after shooting for his last film Bharat Bhagya Vidhaata and two years after his last release Sarhad Paar, Chandrachur Singh makes a comeback to the silver screen. In this 'part live part animation' film, he reprises the role of Rishi Kapoor as seen in Raju Chacha [2000] i.e. a Mr. Richie Rich who has lost his wife and has to raise a child [Ritika Shrivastava] along with his second wife.
So the basic plot of Maruti Mera Dosst pretty much stays on to be on the same lines as Raju Chacha. So we have a huge mansion (that doesn't have any lights, fans or ACs and only has candles for support), a doting father (who is cool with his under-10 years girl roaming around the village/town (whatever it is!) unescorted till late in the night), an innocent child (who puts in a few English words in her vocabulary to assure audiences that the film is not as outdated as it seems), some scheming relatives [Sushmita Mukherji and others], a horde of villains [Murli Sharma, Shahbaaz Khan] and finally an ultimate dost (or shall we say 'dosst'?).
In Raju Chacha this 'dost' was a friendly chor [Ajay Devgan] while in Maruti Mera Dosst it is Lord Hanuman himself who comes in the 'roop' of a kid called Maruti [Erik Nanda].
In between all this 'zameen zayadaad ka laalach' and evil schemes of eliminating poor 'Miss Lonely Girl', there are also some funny antics a la Bhoothnath as Maruti takes it upon himself to teach a lesson to the tormentors. With the target audiences being kids, these are enjoyable pieces, especially with all the special effects involved.
While it is known throughout the film's narrative that eventually good will win over evil, one looks forward to a reasonably high impact climax where it becomes a full on battle between demons and the God. That turns out to be 'thanda' though because just a couple of kicks and blows from Hanuman, now being enacted by Vindoo Dara Singh, knocks out the three-headed demon, hence bringing the film to an end.
Chandrachur Singh is an absolute letdown as he doesn't leave an impact in even a single scene. Samiksha, who plays his wife's role (and was earlier seen in Mr. Hot Mr. Kool) has a resemblance to Manisha Koirala but doesn't have much to in the film then give a sorry expression. Pun intended! As for Vindoo, he doesn't have a single dialogue in 'very special' appearance that lasts barely five minutes. As for the kids around whom the film revolves, Ritika is below average with an awful dialogue delivery (demand of the character?) while Erik is barely passable.
What works well for the film though is the background score, especially around the dramatic portions where the sound of 'Jai Hanuman' is heard in full throttle. The cinematography is effective too as it enhances the scary moments, special effects are done well and a couple of 2D animation sequences are good too.
PACKAGING
The DVD comes in a regular plastic case and a free DVD of My Friend Ganesha – 2
DURATION
The film's duration is 115 minutes
SPECIAL FEATURES
The DVD doesn't come with any special features
TECHNICAL DETAILS
- 16:9 Anamorphic Widescreen Presentation
- Subtitles in English
- Dolby Digital 5.1 and Stereo
PRICE
Rs. 149/=
CONCLUSION
Surprisingly the actors who create maximum impact are the villains of the show - Shahbaaz Khan, Sushmita Mukherji and Murli Sharma. In fact they are totally filmy in appeal with Shahbaaz seeming to come straight out of the sets of Sunny Deol starrer Ziddi, Sushmita recreating the Rohini Hattangadi persona from Chalbaaz while Murli Sharma going on to play another calculating part.
 
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