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It makes you laugh now and then, but it falls short of being a laugh riot. David Dhawan’s movie Partner works because Govinda shows traces of his old comic self once again.One would be stupid to expect some sense out of a David Dhawan flick. He is the man who can give a humorous twist to hogwash. His brand of comedy is strictly slapstick, and pretty enjoyable at that. And ‘Partner’, his comeback film after a gap of one-and-a-half years, does carry a good dose of comedy. But it is certainly not among Dhawan’s best works.

Director David Dhawan known for his laughton’s is back after a hiatus of 2 years with Partner starring Govinda, Salman Khan, Lara Dutta and Katrina Kaif. But is his new outing as rip-roaringly funny as his previous works?

It makes you laugh now and then, but it falls short of being a laugh riot. David Dhawan’s movie Partner works because Govinda shows traces of his old comic self once again.One would be stupid to expect some sense out of a David Dhawan flick. He is the man who can give a humorous twist to hogwash. His brand of comedy is strictly slapstick, and pretty enjoyable at that. And ‘Partner’, his comeback film after a gap of one-and-a-half years, does carry a good dose of comedy. But it is certainly not among Dhawan’s best works.Prem (Salman Khan) is a dating consultant who calls himself the “Love guru”. One day he happens to meet Bhaskar (Govinda) who works as a financial advisor for Raichand industries and is in love with his boss and heiress Priya (Katrina Kaif). After a lot of persuasion, Prem agrees to help Bhaskar in getting his true love and in the process ends up falling in love with Naina (Lara Dutta), a gossip journalist.

The story is inspired by the 2005 movie Hitch (Will Smith, Eva Mendes, Kevin James) and is a laugh riot from beginning to end. The dialogues in the movie are simply sidesplitting and will have you rolling in your seats. The movie’s been shot in Mumbai and Phuket and has been captured pretty well on screen. The music by Sajid Wajid is pretty catchy especially the title song. The songs too have been picturised well.

Govinda completely steals the show in this movie. After playing second fiddle in Bhagam Bhag and Salaam-e-Ishq, he makes a great comeback in style. Salman Khan is as stylish as ever, but hams in a few scenes. The leading ladies Lara and Katrina Kaif complement them beautifully. Rajpal Yadav is funny in his take-off on Don. Suresh Menon is equally funny and gathers a few laughs. Child artiste Ali Haji acts well and looks very cute. The supporting cast consisting of Tiku Talsania, Ali Asgar, Aarti Chabbria, Deepshikha, Rajat Bedi and Dalip Tahil do their jobs well.

However the movie has its shares of flaws. The editing is badly messed up and some of the side comedy tracks like the Chota Don track (Rajpal Yadav) keep popping up and disappearing abruptly. Also the misunderstanding in the pre-climax was not at all required and is simply dragged on without rhyme or reason.

However the movie is a complete entertainer and gives the audience its money’s worth. But do leave your brains outside the theatre as it is a David Dhawan movie and is totally devoid of logic.

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Film: “Naqaab”; Director: Abbas-Mustan; Cast: Akshaye Khanna, Bobby Deol, Urvashi Sharma; Ratings: * 1/2

‘Naqaab’ breaks the promise of being the most thrilling love story of the year. With an interesting and unique theme, the movie fails to be captivating.

Two assistants in prison for the murder of their boss, Bobby Deol acts like schoolboys on a picnic which dilutes whatever impact the weak script manages to bring about. Vikas Kalantri and Vishal Malhotra, who find themselves behind bars, are trying to figure out what emotions to give the camera and in the bargain goof up the scene.

NAQAAB does not live up to the director duo Abbas-Mustan’s forte of making thrillers. The duo who have given hits like BAZIGAAR and DARAAR fail to revive the magic of HUMRAAZ, even though the cast still has Bobby Deol and Akshaye Khanna, the two stars of the last-named flick.

So what’s wrong? For starters, the script is very weak and that’s where the story ends. What unfolds next is struggling actor Akshaye Khanna and private detective Raj Zutshi’s handycam work that is being filmed as a reality movie. The only surprise element here is that both don’t know to what extent they are being used. Also, debutante Urvashi Sharma, who is engaged to millionaire Bobby Deol, knows not what her boyfriend is upto.
On the one hand there’s the ultra-hip super-cool Kiss-Miss Sophia (newcomer Urvashi) who lives in with Richie Rich Bobby Deol and romances the devil-may-care dude (Akahaye Khanna) and even runs away from her church wedding (a la Julia Roberts in “Runaway Bride”).

But get this contradiction. On the other hand when the clandestine couple Khanna and Urvashi break into a mela song, Abbas-Mustan (bless their suspenseful soul) does a quick dissolve with the camera to indicate to the audience that the song is a dream sequence

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