By Suhaan S M, August 22, 2008 - 15:50 IST 1 of 2 people found this review helpful
Each gang has a hero. Each school has a hero. Each drama company has a hero too. The person who act in the lead will be normally filled with high esteem and will be with a dream of doing the best of acting. No need to tell that the state of actresses will be different. They want to be the best in the country though they are limited to small environment. Maan Gaye Mughall-E-Azam is a story of a drama company which wanted to do something for the country end up saving the country from a great danger.
The movie doesn’t fall in the general category of the films bollywood used to release. It is different in approach. It is a mindless comedy but the writers concentrated more on the activities than the comedy itself to limit the fun. The writing could have been much better. Slowness in pace and repeated scenes without much fun spoiled the show a bit. The director didn’t use the possibilities to create fun, in more than many occasions. As things stand it all ended up as a strictly average show.
Paresh Rawal is good and in his usual spirit but the director failed to use the talent to create more fun. Mallika Sharawant is brilliant in the film. I haven’t seen much of her movies but I can vouch that this actress is much more than the flesh the camera wish to extract. The movie is pleasant because of Mallika, not as a sexy siren but as a good actress. She may be a failure doing serious roles but for doing comedy she is a perfect fit. Rahul Bose was quite ok in his usual style and his combination scenes with Paresh Rawal and Mallika Sherawat were superb. Kay Kay Menon shown his class in the small role assigned to him. Zakir Hussain too did a good job where Manoj Joshi is wasted.
Music of the film is just average but Choreography is brilliant. Choreography for the dream song of Rahul Bose is the highlight. I am sure Mallika will store the song for long. Cinematography of Madhu Ambat was excellent. Editing could have been better.
Overall, the movie is watchable but not much to expect in content. The style is different since it is drama based theme. (Quite normal in south’s film industry but a rarity in Bollywood.) The producers were taking a risk with the theme but I only wished the writer director took a bit more care in writing and added more fun to the scenes. A lighthearted and mindless comedy - one to watch with a zero expectation!
