ROHIT AND AJAY'S DIWALI GIFT
By Pankaj Shukla
By Eye TV India Bureau
Director: Rohit Shetty
Cast: Ajay Devgn, Sanjay Dutt, Fardeen Khan, Bipasha Basu and Mughda Godse
Critic's I-view
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Ajay Devgn is one actor whom film pundits have never taken seriously for the top position in Hindi Cinema. It doesn't matter to him as he keeps on experimenting with all types of films. As a producer, he is a maverick businessman. Devgn is a gambler for an entertainer. He's also one with a heart. He is the only one who puts money in films like 'Raju Chacha', 'U, Me and Hum' and now 'All The Best'.
Rohit Shetty who was once an assistant to Ajay's father Veeru Devgan has been a close buddy right from Ajay's debut film 'Phool Aur Kaante'. And, Rohit Shetty is such a crazy fan of this actor that he has never made a single film without Ajay Devgn so far in his career right from his first Zameen' to 'Golmaal', 'Sunday' and 'Golmaal Returns'. In 'All The Best', both come back with more madness (a lovely positive craze) for each other.
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Yes, madness and it's the USP of Rohit's last three films. In 'All The Best', he repeats this again. Two brothers - Dharam and Veer (Yes, Rohit is a big fan of late filmmaker Man Mohan Desai) and as a tribute to Desai he has taken these names from Desai's super hit film ('Dharam Veer') of 1973. Veer (Fardeen Khan) fools his big brother Dharam (Sanjay Dutt) to milk money.
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Prem (Ajay Devgn) is a close friend of Veer and is married to Jhanvi (Bipasha Basu). Veer finds his love interest in Vidya (Mugdha Godse). And one fine day Dharam lands up at Veer's place. All things go haywire when Jhanvi is mistaken as Veer's wife and Vidya is taken as Prem's love interest. The story of this mistaken identity finds many resemblances with same kind of stories of the past, but the madness that surrounds the film doesn't let you keep track of those.
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Grounded on a good script 'All The Best' makes you laugh and roll over the seat holding your stomach for good two hours. Films especially in Hindi are no more souvenirs. A film is like a FMCG nowadays, it needs to be marketed well to reach its right audience. For comparison, while 'Blue' fails to reap on the hype around the film, 'All The Best' manages to catch the festival fever.
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Rohit Shetty has found a good High Five in his actors. Fardeen Khan may be counted as the weakest link among these five main actors, yet he tries his best to match others. Mugdha Godse comes second in this line; she loses all that she earned in 'Fashion'. She shouldn't have agreed to do such a minuscule role. The film belongs to Ajay Devgn and Sanjay Dutt. The duo fight each other like Tom and Jerry and Bipasha only adds to the fire. Rohit also gets good support from Sanjay Mishra and Johny Lever. Johny who is seen on the big screen after a long hiatus, brings cheers to his fans and does justice to his name after so many years.
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Music may not be the talking point of this comedy caper, but who cares for it, as long as the film remains honest to its genre. Action sequences have always been the highlight of all Rohit Shetty films and 'All The Best' proves it too. Jai Singh proves his prowess in well-designed action scenes and delivers some out of the mind sequences on the screen. Cinematography by Dudley is another highlight of the film. In the festive season, 'All The Best' brings much cheer to the viewers just like the crackers. Enjoy the flick! Happy Diwali !
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