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Since dance bar culture is washed out, some hi-socialite filth is spreading through 'Fight Club'? This film is an inspirational lift from the original title 'Fight Club'. In 1999, Hollywood produced 'Fight Club' with Brad Pitt as the leading man and now Sohail Khan copies the concept with the same title. It can be termed as "buffoonery act of chivalry" where people settle scores through organized fights. 'Fight club' can be termed as a platform for settling scores with enemies in an environment of providing fun to others. So, you have freestyle WWF wrestling within your own town with a new crop of actors. Pathetic!!

It's pity that dozens of recognizable faces have teamed up for such a reckless concept that won't find grounding on Indian culture. The flop brigade of actors might have believed that westernized experimentation might change their luck. Unfortunately, 'Fight Club' is not another 'Dil Chahta Hai' by any standard. Farhan Akhtar's 'Dil Chahta Hai' resurrected the sagging career of Saif Ali Khan and Akshaye Khanna and gave them second chance as an actor. 'Fight Club' will not help any of the recognizable but unsuccessful actors ranging from Dino Morea to Ashish Chaudhry. The film glorifies amateurish approach of first time director Vikram Chopra who has delivered maximum glitz with minimum substance. Even the hi-socialite cosmopolitan genre won't accept such a lousy concept that has spineless script and ineffective screenplay.

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Why do rich and affluent guys risk their lives and careers for street side brawls or fights? The rich educated guys never forget their father or uncle's birthday but fail to draw lines between civility and chivalry. Urbanized criminalization has been encouraged with lead characters succumbing to charms of alcohol, drugs and girls. The director might have been encouraged by the bold concepts of pre-marital sex ('Neal n Nikki') and live-in relationship ('Salaam Namaste') and now he substitutes dance bars with fight clubs.

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The problem of delivering the needful does not end here but it rather begins in second half where the story is derailed from its original plot. The good looking and charming guys fold up their sleeves and settle terms with city's biggest goons and gang lords in hypothetical ways. The immature young dudes who run "Fight Club" turn bouncers to protect their friends' dance club "Crossroads". So, why plan a film with fictional "Fight Club" as the plot and theme and end up in conventional "filmi" way? Ridiculous!!

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Even the dressing sense seems to inspire from Hollywood as all baddies donned long haired looks (Suniel Shetty and Ashmit Patel). 'Fight Club' falls in the cadre of films like 'Ek Ajnabee' and 'Zinda' where the filmmaker has mindlessly exported foreign concept to prove his directorial prowess.

'Fight Club' is a mind game of four fun-loving guys Vicky (Zayed Khan), Karan (Dino Morea), Dikku (Ashish Chaudhry) and Somil (Ritesh Deshmukh). These guys want to live life to its extreme and often get brick- batting from their families and seniors.

The love bug strikes Vicky as he is charmed with Anu's (Diya Mirza) charms. Ironically, Anu is Karan's sister who has strong passions for his friendly neighbor Shonali (Amrita Rao). The four pranksters try to rejuvenate their youth as they plan something adventurous and money-spinning.

Vicky decides and plans to have a platform to earn quick bucks and float "Fight Club". This is a club where people can settle their rivalry through one to one fight and thus entertain others.

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The inspiration of plotting an adventurous theme might have triggered from the success of 'Dhoom' where a bunch of guys perform evil acts through motorbike adventures. Ironically, it's all glitz and no substance as no actor stands any chance of appreciation from any segment of audiences. In other words, a film like 'Fight Club' encourages or rather glamorizes crime in a big way but fails to entertain.

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Initially they enjoy as the fight proves funny but later the game becomes deadly and blood splattering later. One fateful day, Mohit (Yash Tonk) arrives with his rival to fight his worries out. The fight turns brutal and Mohit is pulled out from the fight. This disturbs him and he abuses them. He also decides to avenge this as he is arrested. The scenario shifts from Mumbai to Delhi where Somil's uncle (Kulbushan Kharbanda) is harassed by the land mafia of Sandy (Rahul Dev).

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Somil rushes to Delhi to meet his uncle. In a hot pursuit to grab dance club "Crossroads" Sandy along with his brother Dinesh (Ashmit Patel) kills him. All the four shift their base to Delhi and reopen the dance bar. Vicky's old compatriot Sameer (Sohail Khan) joins them and together they protect their club from goons and gang lords. Sameer has love interest in Komal (Neha Dhupia), a good looking doctor who helps him during the street brawl.

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Anna (Suniel Shetty) is a reformed gangster who has given up crime and is elder brother to Mohit. Sandy and his gang entice Anna to join them to extort land from Somil and his friends but he refuses. Dinesh plots Mohit's murder and all the four get arrested for the murder. In the climax, Anna fights with all of them but learns about the truth about brother's death. The film ends on a happy note and the audiences end up as losers.

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The mindless action, hip-gyrating pelvic thrusting and loud and harsh music with insipid narration speaks for the ill fate of this multi-starrer entertainer. The film stands tall with technically crafted action sequences and some exotic beach locations. Actresses have been used as glam dolls and music is purely situational. Even the inspirational lift from Pakistani pop singer Ali Zafar "Channo" to "Chhore Ki Aankhein" is sheer time pass.

Zayed Khan, Dino Morea and Ritesh Deshmukh perform the needful but Ashish Chaudhry entertains at some place with his funny acts. Ashmit Patel's image makeover adds little to film prospects. Rahul Dev and Suniel Shetty are contemporary.

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Director Vikram Chopra's debutante directorial attempt has been more westernized and extensive than impressive with so many actors. The glossy looks and impressive promos might prove promising but the film disappoints completely. In multiplexes, it might catch the pop genre but won't survive. In nutshell, 'Fight Club' is "buffoonery act of chivalry" with big disappointment and regret.