Plot: Mithun and Ratna are old lovers who could not get married to one another. They both remained single. They meet after many years and decide to marry. But what about their adopted children? Mithun’s three – Arshad, Tusshar and Kunal – can’t see eye to eye with Ratna’s two – Ajay and Shreyas. Ajay’s girlfriend, Kareena, is, however, convinced that Mithun and Ratna should come together.
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What’s Good: The comedy; the performances.
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Verdict: GOLMAAL 3 will turn out to be an average fare.
Loo break: Not really.
Shree Ashtavinayak Cine Vision Ltd.’s Golmaal 3 is a comedy of two families who ultimately unite into one. Pritam (Mithun Chakraborty) drives a school bus for a living and he has three adopted sons – Madhav (Arshad Warsi), Lucky (Tusshar Kapoor) and Laxman (Kunal Kemu). Geeta alias Guddi (Ratna Pathak Shah) has two children, both adopted – Gopal (Ajay Devgan) and Laxman (Shreyas Talpade). Daboo (Kareena Kapoor) is Gopal’s girlfriend.
Gopal is a hot-headed guy whose temper spells danger. A raised finger at him is all that it takes to instigate him. Brother Laxman stammers while talking. Madhav, Lucky and Laxman keep borrowing money and losing it in suspect business ventures. Lucky has a speech problem – he can’t speak. The path of Gopal and Laxman cross that of the three brothers in such circumstances that they become sworn enemies. Even as they can’t see eye to eye, Pritam and Geeta meet by accident, and their love gets rekindled. Daboo realises that Pritam and Geeta, who were in love during their youth, still love one another. Since they are both unmarried, Daboo takes it upon herself to get them united in matrimony. But will the five sons approve of this alliance?
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Does Daboo succeed in her endeavour? What is the response of the five sons? There’s an additional track of Pappi (Johny Lever) who has memory lapses every now and then. He had stolen the queen’s necklace and had hidden it in Pritam’s bag while he was on the run from the police on the hunt for the jewel thief. Pappi, who has forgotten all about the whereabouts of the necklace, finances Pritam’s three children in their business enterprise. Does Pappi get the necklace back?
The third in the Golmaal series, this one is a farcical comedy without much of a story. Inspired by the television serial, Family No. 1, and the film, Khatta Meetha (old), it is more of an assemblage of funny sequences pieced together in a screenplay by writer Yunus Sajawal. As the story line is thin and not even new or fresh, the emphasis is more on creating laughter in individual scenes. While the attempt is successful upto a point, the monotony in the drama and the lack of an engrossing story hit the audience, especially after interval. No doubt, some scenes in the first half and a few after interval are absolutely hilarious and bring the house down with laughter, but then, there are also scenes which are designed to evoke laughter and fail. Writer Yunus Sajawal’s biggest flaw is the addition of the emotional track in the story. That’s because while the emotions fail to touch the heart and activate the tear ducts, the track robs the film of the comedy which has, actually, come to become the mainstay of the Golmaal films. So, while the emotional aspect fails to have the desired impact, it does rob the film of its USP – comedy!
Among the scenes and sequences which stand out for their comic content are the finger scenes with Gopal; the tavaa scene before interval; the telephone conversation between Vasooli (Mukesh Tiwari) and police inspector Dhande (Murali Sharma); the scene in which Daboo mouths the choicest four-letter words which are incomprehensible; some scenes of Pappi talking unrelated things after his memory problems surface at irregular intervals and also the scene in which his hands get stuck to the motorboat and the mayhem that follows; the scene in which Facebook, the dog, goes after the piece of bone hidden in the back pocket of Pritam’s shorts, Pappi’s sidekick (Sanjay Mishra) always spelling English words wrongly. There is one sequence in which the five young men, thrown together in the same house, give vent to their frustration in sign language. While this sequence is brilliantly conceived, executed and enacted and will be enjoyed by young boys, it will either not be understood by the older generation and the ladies or, if comprehended, may end up repulsing them for its obscene (though funny) connotation.
As against the aforementioned funny sequences, there are other scenes which try to tickle the funny bone but don’t succeed – sometimes, because the fun element isn’t upto the mark and, at other times, because the comedy lacks novelty or freshness. The post-interval portion, especially, has very lengthy scenes which lack in impact. The chase and action sequences, in particular bore the viewer after a point of time. Climax should’ve been far more impactful. Dialogues (by Farhad-Sajid and Bunty Rathore are witty and funny but they do look forced at times. Nevertheless, dialogues are better than the screenplay!..
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Mithun Chakraborty has his moments of comedy, in which he entertains the viewer. Ajay Devgan gets into the skin of his typical character and comes out a winner. He looks dashing with his very short hair, fantastic physique and stubble. He has great screen presence in the film. Kareena Kapoor is splendid. She has a dream role and is actually the biggest hero of the film. She plays the tomboyish character with such aplomb that she will instantly endear herself to the audience. Arshad Warsi has some very fine lines to mouth. He performs very well. Tusshar Kapoor does his talking-disability act as wonderfully as he did in the earlier two films, Golmaal and Golmaal Returns. Shreyas Talpade’s stammering act is cute but lacks novelty. He stands out in the silent scene between the five men. Kunal Kemu makes a nice impression; he has very nice and funny lines (revealing his character’s awful sense of humour) to mouth. The guy has lovely comic timing and has the ability to deliver. Ratna Pathak Shah is natural but the audience would’ve loved to see her doing comedy. Johny Lever is first-rate. His acting is terrific. Sanjay Mishra gets limited scope but is good all the same. Vrajesh Hirjee gets even lesser scope; he is okay. Ashwini Kalsekar has been wasted. Murali Sharma has his moments. Mukesh Tiwari also does a fine job. Vijay Patkar provides able support. Prem Chopra stands out in a special appearance. Jennifer Mayani and Parag Desai lend the desired support.
Rohit Shetty’s direction in Golmaal 3 is good but he should not have attempted mixing emotions and crazy comedy. Pritam Chakraborty’s music is average and the need of hit songs is sorely felt. The ‘Golmaal’ and ‘Aale re’ songs are alright. Song picturisations (Chinni Prakash, Ganesh Acharya, Rajiv Surti and Seema Desai) are eye-filling but not outstanding. Kumaar’s lyrics are okay. Cinematography (Dudley) is good. Jai Singh Nijjar’s action is of the mass-appealing variety. Sanjay Chowdhury’s background music could’ve been better. Sets (Narendra Rahurikar) are alright. Editing (Steven H. Bernard) needed to be sharper. Production values are grand.
On the whole, Golmaal 3 is an average fare. Although there are some hilarious sequences, the lack of an engaging story and the mismatch of comedy and sentiments in the drama will come in the way of its long run. Collections will drop after the initial euphoria dies down and the festive period and encashment of the Golmaal brand are done with.
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